Fireworks
Studio album by
José Feliciano
ReleasedJune 1970
RecordedDecember 21, 1969 – April 1970
StudioRCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
GenrePop, soft rock, Latin, jazz
Length36:32
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerRick Jarrard
José Feliciano chronology
10 to 23
(1969)		 Fireworks
(1970)		 Feliz Navidad
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Fireworks is a 1970 album by Puerto Rican guitarist José Feliciano. Most of the tracks are acoustic cover versions and instrumentals of songs popularized by other artists, including The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, added by four songs write by himself and a guitar arrangements and recording of a classical composition by Georg Friedrich Händel.

Fireworks! was the last LP produced with Rick Jarrard, who had produced the previous four successful and Gold LPs by Feliciano. The album reached the top ten on the album charts of such countries as Spain, Australia and South East and Italy.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Fireworks (From Handel's "Fireworks Suite")" (G.F. Haendel) – 2:07
  2. "Destiny" (Jose Feliciano) – 2:28
  3. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:18
  4. "Norwegian Wood" (instrumental) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:32
  5. "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:18

Side two

  1. "Pegao" (Jose Feliciano) – 2:45
  2. "Once There Was A Love" (Jose Feliciano, Rick Jarrard) – 3:23
  3. "Blackbird" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:23
  4. "Susie-Q" (Hawkins, Broadwater, Lewis) – 5:14
  5. "Yesterday" (instrumental) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:57
  6. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:00

Personnel

Technical

  • Rick Jarrard – producer
  • Mickey Crofford – recording engineer
  • Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, California, on November 1969 and April 1970

Chart performance

Chart performance for Fireworks
Chart (1970) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Go-Set) 11
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[2] 32
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 65
US Billboard 200[4] 57
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[5] 1[6]
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] 10[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Fireworks – José Feliciano". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2504". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jose Feliciano Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – José Feliciano – Fireworks". Hung Medien.
  6. ↑ "Spain LP Charts".
  7. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – José Feliciano – Fireworks". Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia".
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