Mo' Ritmo

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Mo' Ritmo is the debut album by Ecuadorian singer Gerardo. It was released on January 29, 1991 on Interscope Records, the first such album to be released by the record company. Mo’ Ritmo achieved success by breaking into the top-50 on the Billboard 200 and the top-75 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, making Gerardo a summer hit in 1991.

Song lengths from the CD liner notes differ from the actual track lengths.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

"When the Lights Go Out" (Gerardo Mejía, Dan Sembello, Michael Sembello) – 4:05
"Brother to Brother" (Mejía, Alfred Rubalcava) – 3:33
"Rico Suave" (Mejia, Christian Warren) - 4:51
"En Mi Barrio" (Mejia, M. Sembello) - 2:58
"Latin Till I Die (Oye Como Va)" (Mejia, Tito Puente) - 4:01
"We Want the Funk" (cover; written by Mejia, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Jerome Brailey) - 4:12
"Christina" (Mejia, Warren) - 3:56
"Fandango" (Mejia, Rubalcava) - 5:30
"You Gotta Hold of My Soul" (Mejia, M. Sembello) - 4:58
"The Groove Remains the Same" (Mejia, M. Sembello, Brian O'Doherty) - 5:13
”When the Lights Go Out [Dr. Freeze Mix]” (Mejia, D. Sembello, M. Sembello) - 3:20

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Billboard 200	36
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	64

Credits

Lead vocals: Gerardo
Additional vocals: Coco, Ellis Hall, Nikki Harris, Anna Marie, Gerardo, Xavier Menia, Brian O’Daughtery, Alfred Rubalcava, Cruz Baca Sembello, and Michael Sembello
Programmers: Jimmy Abney, Hilary Bercovici, Brian O’Daughtery, Alfred Rubalcava, Danny Sembello, Michael Sembello, and Christian Warren
Engineer: Hilary Bercovici, David Bianco, Bobby Brooks, Bud Rizzo, and Michael Smith
Assistant Engineer: Tim Anderson
Mixers: Hilary Bercovici, David Bianco, Bobby Brooks, and Erik Zobler
Scratcher: D-Roc
Remixers: Dr. Freeze and Angela Piva
Timbales: Ronnie Gutierrez and Michael Sembello
Bongos: Alfred Ortiz
Congas: Alfred Ortiz
Photography: Barry King and Randee St. Nicholas

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