Track Title Composer Time
1 El Nuevo Barretto Barretto 5:52
2 Mercy, Mercy, Baby Barretto 2:47
3 Acid Barretto 5:09
4 A Deeper Shade of Soul Barretto 2:49
5 The Soul Drummers Barretto 3:51
6 Sola Te Dejare Barretto, Lopez 3:53
7 Teacher of Love Barretto, Cruz 2:31
8 Espiritu Libre Barretto 8:29
9 Guarare * Penco 5:35
10 Vine Pa' Echar Candela * Barretto 5:46
11 Vale Mas Un Guaguanco * Curet Alonso 4:15
12 Canto Abacua * Blades 8:14
13 Eras * Barretto 5:12
* Bonus Track
In an AMG review, John Bush wrote:
Barretto's Latin/soul crossover record of 1968, Acid includes a few tracks
of his ebullient, instrumental salsa, but also plays off the boogaloo craze
of the past few years with a few Latin soul numbers. The crossovers
"A Deeper Shade of Soul," "The Soul Drummers," and "Teacher of Love"
(all written by Barretto himself) are a lot of fun, but the (relatively)
straight-ahead salsa of "El Nuevo Barretto" and the title track easily
edge out the competition. It's nowhere near as psychedelic as the title
would indicate, but Acid holds up nevertheless as a great document of
the late-'60s confluence of Latin, funk, and soul.
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