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El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye)

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"'El ltimo Adis'" (English: "The Last Goodbye") is a song written by Peruvian singer Gian Marco and Cuban American musician and producer Emlio Estefan to commemorate the September 11 attacks and support the families of the victims. Proceeds of the recording went to the American Red Cross and the United Way. This version of the song was released both as a stand-alone single, and as part of a four-song special EP by the same name. Gian Marco also recorded a solo version of the song, which was considered one of his standout pieces during his international debut.

In the four minutes of the song, a variety of musical genres can be heard, and over 120 different artists were involved in the project, including Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Thala, Chayanne, Alejandro Sanz, Jos Jos, Ivete Sangalo, Luis Fonsi, Ana Brbara, Juan Luis Guerra and Gloria Estefan.

Personnel



;'Composers/producers'

*Gian Marco

*Emilio Estefan

;'Soloists (in order of appearance)'

*Ricky Martin

*Alejandro Sanz

*Thala

*Juan Luis Guerra & Gloria Estefan

*Celia Cruz

*Juan Luis Guerra, Gloria Estefan & Olga Tan

*Ricardo Montaner

*Ana Gabriel

*Jorge Hernndez/Los Tigres del Norte & Alicia Villarreal / Grupo Lmite

*Alejandro Fernndez

*Carlos Vives

*Jaci Velasquez

*Jos Luis Rodrguez "El Puma"

*Marco Antonio Sols

*Jos Jos & Luca Mndez

*Jennifer Lopez

*Emmanuel

*Chayanne

*Elvis Crespo, Gisselle Ortz Cceres & Gilberto Santa Rosa

*Paulina Rubio

*Beto Cuevas / La Ley

*Ana Brbara

*Carlos Ponce

*Jon Secada

*Shakira

*Gian Marco

*Luis Fonsi

*Yuri & Miguel Bos

*Wilkins, Gisselle Ortz Cceres Melina Len & Ramiro / Limi-T 21

*Todos Unidos, Christina Aguilera Ad Libs

*Jos Feliciano & Alejandro Sanz

*Jos Feliciano

;'Chorus'

Conducted by Timothy Sharp

*A.B. Quintanilla

*Alberto "Beto" Zapata

*lvaro Torres

*Charlie Zaa

*Ednita Nazario

*Elvis Crespo

*Emilio Regueira

*Franco De Vita

*Ivete Sangalo

*Kumbia Kings

*Luis Conte

*Luis Enrique

*MDO

*Marcos Llunas

*Mauricio Claveria

*Nestor Torres

*Nicolas Tovar

*OV7

*Patricia Manterola

*Pilar Montenegro

*Rey Ruiz

*Ricky Muoz

*Shalim

*Soraya

*Tito Puente

*Tommy Torres

;Instrumentalists

Arranged and Conducted by Jos Antonio Molina

* Concertmaster Alfredo Oliva

* Violin Bogumila Zgraja, Bruce Wethey, Carole Cole, Carole Simmons, Dale Sandvold, Denise Stillwell, Gennady Aronin, Gustavo Correa*, Huifang Chen, John DiPuccio, Mariana Carreras, Mei Mei Luo, Rafael Elvira, Rochelle Skolnick, Sania Derevianko, Scott Flavin, Tony Huang

* Viola David Chappell, Debra Spring, Karen Hebermehl, Richard Fleischman, Scott O'Donell, Tim Barnes, Xi Yang

* Cello Chris Glansdorp, Claudio Jaffe, David Cole, Philip Lakofsky, Ross T. Harbaugh

* Double Bass Geoffrey Bowater

* Harp Deborah Fleisher

* Guitar Dan Warner

* Bass Guitar Julio Hernandez

* Trumpet Arturo Sandoval, Jason Carder, Teddy Mulet

* Trombone Dana Teboe, John Kricker

* French Horn Dwayne Dixon, Jeffrey Meyer, John David Smith

* Flute Jeanne Tarrant, Nestor Torres

* Clarinet David Pharris

* Oboe Robert Weiner

* Bassoon Luciano Magnanini, Michael Degregorio

* Piano Michael Levine

* Keyboards Doug Emery

* Timpani Mark Schubert

* Percussion Andy Garcia, Archie Pea

;'Production Team'

* Production Coordinators Frank Amadeo, Mauricio Abaroa, Jorge A. Plasencia

* Talent Coordinators - Maria Luisa Calderon, Maria Elena Fermin, Mauricio Montenegro

* Studio Coordinator Kevin Dillon

* Production Directors - Carlos Pulido, Csar Pulido

* Copyist Eugenio Vanderhorst

* Engineers Alfred Figueroa, Andre Rafael, Boris Milan, Eric Schilling, Franco Jordanni, Gustavo Celis, Hector I. Rosa, Isaias Garca Asbun, Javier Garza, Jim Monti, Joe Leal Sr., Marcelo Sabia, Robb Williams, Roberto Ruiz

* Assistant Engineers - Jorge Gonzalez, Jos Rey, Juan Rosario, Javier Valverde, Charlie Vela, Ed Williams

* Mixer Freddy Piero, Jr

Track listing



* 'Single'

# El Ultimo Adis (Varios Artistas Version) 3:58

*'EP'

# El Ultimo Adis (Varios Artistas Version) 3:58

# The Last Goodbye (Jon Secada English Language Version) 3:58

# El Ultimo Adis (Arturo Sandoval Instrumental Version) 3:58

# El Ultimo Adis (Gian Marco Version) 3:58

Charts



The song failed to enter the charts, but the EP peaked at No. 197 on the 'Billboard' 200.

Live performances



The song mainly circulated as a single to be purchased, but a few notable performances and presentations of the song include:

* The national radio simulcast of the White House's Hispanic Heritage Month Event hosted by President George W. Bush on October 14, 2001

* The video of the song was aired on Univision's variety show 'Sbado Gigante'. The show's host, Don Francisco, came up with the idea to assemble an all-star group to record a tribute album on September 13, and was instrumental in supporting the project.

* Gian Marco recorded a solo acoustic version of the song which he has also performed in his concerts, prefacing the performance with "'This song...was born with a guitar. And with that guitar, I will play it to you."'[https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Gian-Marco/El-Ultimo-Adios Gian Marco-El Ultimo Adios] He also stated that Don Francisco originally asked him for the song so he could include it in a program he was going to do for the September 11 attack but other artists such as Juan Luis Guerra came into the picture and the song became a collaboration between many artists.[https://elcomercio.pe/somos/gian-marco-conto-inicios-regina-joe-danova-hija-nicole-noticia-ecpm-632738-noticia/ Gian Marco: lo que nunca cont sobre sus inicios, Regina, Joe Danova y su hija Nicole]

References



[http://www.thalia-sodi.latin.cz/lyrics/ thalia-sodi.latin.cz/lyrics]

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