No recording artist has more impeccable street credentials than Joe Bataan,… Read Full Bio ↴No recording artist has more impeccable street credentials than Joe Bataan, the originator of the New York Latin Soul style that paralleled Latin boogaloo and anticipated disco. His musical experience began with street corner doo-wop in the 1950s, and came to include one of the first rap records to hit the charts, 1979's "Rap-O, Clap-O". In between these milestones, he recorded classic albums like St. Latin's Day Massacre, a perennial favorite in the salsa market, Salsoul, which gave the record label its name and helped spark the national explosion of urban dance music, and Afrofilipino, which included one of the very earliest New York disco hits, an instrumental version of Gil Scott Heron's "The Bottle".

Born Peter Nitollano, of African-American/Filipino parents, Joe Bataan grew up in Spanish Harlem, where he ran with Puerto Rican gangs and absorbed R&B, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Rican musical influences. His music career followed a pair of stints in Coxsackie State Prison. Self taught on the piano, he organized his first band in 1965 and scored his first recording success in 1967 with "Gypsy Woman" on Fania Records, . The tune was a hit with the New York Latin market despite the English lyrics sung by Joe, and exemplified the nascent Latin Soul sound. In early anticipation of the disco formula, "Gypsy Woman" created dance energy by alternating what was fundamentally a pop-soul tune with a break featuring double timed hand claps, . Joe would take this tendency even further on his influential Salsoul, which fused funk and latin influences in slick yet soulful orchestrations. Salsoul remains influential as a rare groove cult item, but pointed to the future at the time of its release. The LP embodied the artist's highly deliberate and culturally aware musical concept. Bataan theorized the '70s next big thing as a hybrid: an Afro Cuban rhythm section playing Brazilian influenced patterns over orchestral funk. In many ways, his vision was on the money, though most of the money would go to others, and mainstream stardom would elude him. He did, however, get in on the ground floor of the new trend as an early hit maker. His biggest commercial move was a Salsoul production released under the Epic umbrella, and promoted to the new disco market as Afrofilipino, which included 1975's "The Bottle", a much anthologized classic that drives an R&B horn arrangment with a relentless piano montuno.

Always in touch with the street, Joe Bataan picked up on rap very early in the game. His minor rap hit, "Rap-O, Clap-O" was a bit more successful in Europe than in the States, and is remembered as rap's debut in the European market. Nevertheless, his legacy remains his gritty and realistic Latin soul lyrics, his self identification as an "Ordinary Guy", and his highly personal and prophetic merger of Latin and soul influences.

Make Me Smile
Joe Bataan Lyrics

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1-01 我愿用我有限的永远　交换曾经快乐的泪水穿越不安地带　穿越所有危险　来到你身边我有时相信美丽的预言　却又不想如此心甘情…
Aim Vision Vision My mind is in a place that I just can't…
Akazukin ChaCha Ureshii koto attara sugu ni Denwashite aitaku naru yo Kimi g…
Blonde On Blonde Lots of guys can make me laugh And show me some…
C.C.S. When I look inside of me All I see is filthy…
Catherine Here we are, come on in, to the suffering Make yourself,…
Chicago Children play in the park, they don't know I'm alone in…
Cockney Rebel You've done it all, you've broken every code And pulled…
Duran Duran You've done it all, you've broken every code And pulled the…

Erasure You've done it all, you've broken every code and pulled the…
Foyn Trio Make the bed Make it cozy Make me dinner like a real…
George Barnett Keep laughing, keep keep me laughing It's keeping me from c…
Harley You've done it all, you've broken every code And pulled the…
Junkbunny I don't mind If you cry He's got you wrapped around your…
Lukie D You are you are baby (you are you are) Special lady…
Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra You make me feel so young You make me feel as…
Pearl And The Puppets Maybe I should go ahead Tell her that I'm on a…
Poco Maybe someday I can trade you a smile Makin' love a…
RAK - London Poor fool, he makes me laugh Ha ha, ha ha, ha,…
Robbie Williams You've done it all, you've broken every code And pulled the…
Roberto Jacketti & The Scooters You hear me? Go get a calculator, nigga Ya dig? Yeah (Krazy…
Sam Ock You ask me how I'm doing but you know I feel…
Sarcastic Sounds Make me swoon, make me sway With your arms, with your…
Steve Harley You've done it all, you've broken every code And pulled the…
Suzi Quatro Ooh la la ooh la la You've done it all You've broken…
The Slackers You know, I'm trying so hard to pull you in. But you…
The Wedding Present You've done it all You've broken every .... Robbed the rebel…
Tommy's Rocktrip Make me smile I'm so alive something inside Gott ahold…
Various Artists Take the ribbon from your hair Shake it loose and let…
広瀬香美 Make me smile Take me high はるか遠く There's so much that we…
안재욱 자꾸만 웃게돼 가만 있어도 내 친구들과 얘길 하고 있을때도 이런 내가 때로는…
Chicago Children play in the park, they don't know I'm alone in…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Joe Bataan:

Always & Forever Always and forever Each moment with you Is just like a dream…
Bilingual Girl Oye, look who is there Está super hot será latino ó…
Call My Name Before the setting sun and I'll appear And know that I'm…
Chick a Boom Boom boom, chick-a-boom boom boom Chick-a-boom, chick-a-boom…
Chick-A-Boom Boom boom, chick-a-boom boom boom Chick-a-boom, chick-a-boo…
Crystal Blue Persuasion Look over yonder (better get ready) What do you see? (Crysta…
Cycles of You In the morning, as I make my way down the…
Freedom 3RD STOREE Miscellaneous Get Wit' Me"(feat. Joe Budden [Intr…
Gypsy Woman From nowhere through the caravan Round the campfire light A …
I Wish You Love I wish you bluebirds in the spring To give your heart…
If I Were A King If I were a king (if I were a king) I'd…
It's A Good Feeling Everybody is doing it. That's right! Everybody is doing it.…
Mestizo Mestizo, you're the air, Mestizo, you're the world, Latino…
Mestizo (12" Mix) Mestizos throughout the earth Stand tall **about your birth …
Mi Nube Gracias Señor por la nube que hiciste para mí Para que…
More Love Ooh, ooh, ooh. Let it be soon, don't hesitate, make love,…
Muchacho Ordinario Yo no guio un carro que es gran cosa Yo no…
Mujer Mujer mía... Mira este amor; Cómo pasa. Después que te fuist…
Mujer Mia Mujer mía Mira el tiempo como pasa Después que te fuistes de…
My Cloud Thank you lord for the cloud you made for me I…
Ordinary Guy I can't move a mountain top Everything's ordinary on my bloc…
Para Puerto Rico Voy Desde lejos yo oigo Un canto suspirar El zumbido de tus play…
Rap-O Clap-O Just clap your hands, everybody Everybody, come on, clap yo…
Sad Girl Sad girl Sad girl You look so sad Did he break your heart? …
Subway Joe (oh is this the right car? Boss street is coming up…
The Prayer In the name of the Father, and of the Son,…
Under The Street Lamp Standing around telling jokes We can't go no where because w…
Uptown Hey! Hey! Uptown Shoop shoo dooby dooby Uptown How! Uptown S…
What Good Is A Castle What good is a castle Way high upon a hill If you're…
When Sunny Gets Blue When Sunny gets blue, her eyes get gray and cloudy, Then…
When We Get Married Darlin' oh-oh-oh When we get married we'll have a big celeb…

You're Driving Me Right out of My Mind Now that you've taken, all the love that I could…

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