Tierra (group)
Encyclopedia
Tierra is a Latin R&B
band
, originally from Los Angeles
, California
, that was established in the late 1970s by former El Chicano
members Steve Salas (trombone
and percussion), Rudy Salas (guitar
), David Torres (keyboards
) and Andre Baeza (percussion). The other original members were Bobby Navarrete (reeds
), Joey Guerra (keyboards), Steve Falomir (bass guitar
), and Philip Madayag (drum
s). Their biggest hit
was the 1980 remake of "Together", written by Gamble & Huff, which reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100
, and #9 on the US
Billboard
R&B
chart
. They had a follow-up hit called "Sonya".
More recently, they appeared on Kid Frost's 2001 CD
, Still Up in This Shit!
, performing a new version
of The Notations
' "I'm Still Here".
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, originally from Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, that was established in the late 1970s by former El Chicano
El Chicano
El Chicano is an American chicano rock and brown-eyed soul group from Los Angeles, California, whose style incorporates various modern music genres including rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa...
members Steve Salas (trombone
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
and percussion), Rudy Salas (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), David Torres (keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
) and Andre Baeza (percussion). The other original members were Bobby Navarrete (reeds
Reed (instrument)
A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument. The reeds of most Woodwind instruments are made from Arundo donax or synthetic material; tuned reeds are made of metal or synthetics.-Single reeds:Single reeds are used on the mouthpieces of clarinets...
), Joey Guerra (keyboards), Steve Falomir (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), and Philip Madayag (drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s). Their biggest hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
was the 1980 remake of "Together", written by Gamble & Huff, which reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, and #9 on the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
. They had a follow-up hit called "Sonya".
More recently, they appeared on Kid Frost's 2001 CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
, Still Up in This Shit!
Still Up in This Shit!
Still Up In This Shit! is the seventh album by rapper, Frost. The album was released in 2002 and was his first and only album for Koch International...
, performing a new version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of The Notations
The Notations
The Notations were an American soul group from Chicago.-Career:The group formed in the late 1960s and recorded for Tad Records early in their career; they later recorded for Gemigo and Twinight in the 1970s. They scored several minor hits on the U.S...
' "I'm Still Here".
Discography
- Tierra (20th Century Records, 1973)
- Stranded (Salsoul RecordsSalsoul RecordsThis article is about the record label. For SalSoul the Puerto Rican Salsa radio station see Cadena Salsoul.Salsoul Records was a New York City based record label founded by brothers Joseph Cayre, Kenneth Cayre, and Stanley Cayre . Salsoul released about 300 disco 12-inch singles, and a string of...
, 1975) - City Nights (Boardwalk RecordsBoardwalk RecordsBoardwalk Records was a record label founded by Neil Bogart in 1980, after PolyGram acquired his Casablanca Records. The label had a huge hit act with Joan Jett before Neil Bogart died of cancer in 1982...
, 1980) - Together Again (Boardwalk Records, 1981)
- Bad City Boys (Boardwalk Records, 1982)
- A New Beginning (Fiesta Records, 1989)
- Tonight (Thump RecordsThump RecordsThump Records is a record label specialized in freestyle music, Latin music and hip hop music. They are probably best known for their rap and R&B Old School compilations, as well as their Low Rider compilations.-Artists on Thump Records:* Adolfo...
, 1993) - Street Corner Gold (Thump Records, 1995)
- Greatest Hits (Thump Records, 2000)
- Two Worlds - Dos Mundos (Thump Records, 2001)
- Welcome to Cafe East L.A. (Thump Records, 2005)
- The Rare Collection (I.T.P. Records, 2005)
- Greatest Love Songs (Thump Records, 2007)
- On the Right Track (M & M Records, 2008)