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1982 studio album by Herb Alpert

Fandango is a studio album by American musician Herb Alpert released on A&M Records in April 1982^[1] with catalog number SP-3731.

One of Alpert's most popular albums, the title tune was composed by Juan Carlos Calderón. It was briefly available on CD in the early '90s, but went out of print. In 2012, a remastered version was released on CD by Shout Factory, and is also available as a download.

Background and recording

Released 20 years after the Latin-inspired "The Lonely Bull", this album marks a return to a Hispanic sound.^[2] Alpert had wanted to do something to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his first hit, so he traveled to Mexico and made a recording intended solely for the Latin-American market. However, his interest was kindled by the diversity and quality of the local musicians, and he decided to record an entire album there.^[3] Additionally, research