The Sisters Morales
Para Gloria
Luna Records – 2584
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This is the first time that Roberta and Lisa Morales have recorded an album of songs all in Spanish, that is solely devoted to exploring their Mexican-American childhood. The disc is dedicated to their mother Gloria Morales, who provided the inspiration and also the English translations that are in the liner. These ladies grew up in a nurturing household and a strong community in Tucson, and whenever they return half the audience is old friends and family, no matter what music they are playing. Their two earlier discs were solid mixtures of rock, country, and honky-tonk, with the occasional song or two in Spanish. They have a different band but the
lead guitar duties are still handled by David Spencer. This is a well-done disc in every way though sporadically over produced at times with a too luxuriant use of strings. The songs are the traditional folk songs of the border region and offer a good variety of tempo and pace. They have that strong harmony that only family members that grow up singing together ever have that melding of two voices to produce that distinctive sound.