Santa Esmeralda and Leroy Gomez - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Philips 1977) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

As disco became an important part of the international music business, European producers began working in exotic flavours into the disco beat to create unique and competitive recordings. A good example of this trend is Santa Esmeralda, a Spanish-themed studio group that wove elements of flamenco, salsa, and other Latin musical styles into its Euro-disco sound. Although the group's sound was about as genuinely Spanish as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (Santa Esmeralda was the brainchild of French record producers), the result was a crossover success that spawned several club-favourite albums and a notable pop hit in the band's Latinized cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." Donald A. Guarisco, allmusic.

"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was included on the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill Vol. 1”

Track listing:

01. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
+ Esmeralda Suite

02. Gloria
03. You’re My Everything
04. Black Pot

Personnel:

Voices and alto sax: Leroy Gomes
Brass and string arrangements: Don Ray
Produced by Nicolas Skorsky and Jean Manuel de Scarano