Some people stop and wonder what the meaning is
Of this little word that sounds so cool
It’s been heard around the world all over LA
Yeah, even down in Chuco too!
And I know that there are ways
To say you’re down to play
Yeah, even how to say that’s cool
But all the hynas and chicas and the vatos today
Use the only word that says it true!
Órale!
The only word that comes to me!
Órale!
The only word that sets me free!
Órale!
The only word that tells it true!
Just say Órale you can say it too!
Now when it’s time to say your down and say that’s tight
Yeah even when to say that’s true
Just cock that head back, looking sly and looking fine.
Like you’re about to say this fool!
And I know that there are ways
To say that you’re down to play
Yeah, even how to say that’s cool
But all the hynas and the chicas and the vatos today
Use the only word that says it true!
Órale!
The only word that comes to me!
Órale!
The only word that sets me free!
Órale!
The only word that tells it true!
Just say Órale you can say it too!
Some people stop and wonder what the meaning is
Of this little word that sounds so cool
It’s been heard around the world
Yeah, down in Burque
Yeah even down in Juarez too!
And I know that there are ways
To say you’re down to play
Yeah even how to say that’s cool
But all the hynas and chicas and the vatos today
Use the only word that says it true!
Órale!
The only word that comes to me!
Órale!
The only word that sets me free!
Órale!
The only word that tells it true!
Órale!
You can always say it too!
Órale!
The only word that comes to me!
Órale!
The only word that sets me free!
Órale!
The only word that tells it true!
Just say ¡Órale, you can say it too!
Just say ¡Órale, you can say it too!
Just say ¡Órale!, you can say
Órale!
"her FANTASTIC rockin record “¡Órale!”" - Del Villarreal, Motorbilly
"I’m immediately drawn in by Mozzy Dee’s understated yet powerful vocal delivery." - Slap That Bass
"Rum Bar isn’t just about the rock, and 2023 brought a superb debut album from retro songstress Mozzy Dee. Dee’s stock sounds take influence from Elvis, Connie Francis and other 50s greats, and her ‘Orale!’ album is a pure joy. One of its highlights, the record’s title cut. It’s a tune that shows off her great voice against a rockabilly rhythm, augmented by a few Latin influences, and with Mozzy backed by a few rousing gang vocals and an echoing rhythm guitar, this sounds like the work of the most focused bar band ever. It should provide more than enough inspiration to check out the full album." - Real Gone
"Just twenty-five minutes for twelve songs that move between rockabilly, honky tonk, blues, soul... With the shining guitar of Eddie Clendening, who is joined by a part of the Shanda & The Howlers band. Classical, three instrumentalists and one voice. And their Mozzy shines. It seems that we have taken a time machine and we have planted ourselves in Sun Records in the fifties thanks to pieces like "Mama Can Do It" or "Let's Stroll". Absolutely unbeatable hymns. As is the song that gives the album its title, halfway between surf and border aromas. To discover it is to love it." - Ruta 66
“New Mexico’s Mozzy Dee lives up to her Vintage Rock- approved Hot Prospect accolade with this impressive nine-track album that delves into affairs of the heart in all its forms. From tales of flirtation to bluesy kiss-offs, Dee is on feisty form, equally at home on heart-tugging mid-tempo numbers as she is on all-out rockers. Featuring solid backing from Eddie Clendening on guitar alongside Shanda And The Howlers bassist Luke Metz and drummer Guido Tries, Dee’s three-piece band keep the arrangements tight.” - Vintage Rock
"Equal parts soul, rock and style, you can’t miss what Mozzy Dee is all about. Mozzy Dee aka Dolores D. Fuentes (mighty lead vocals), together with C.E. Clendening (electric & rhythm guitar, backup vocals), Luke Metz (electric bass guitar), Guido Tries (drums), Shanda Cisneros Ratto (backup vocals) and Frankie Lee (backup vocals), not only breathe rhythm & blues and rockabilly from 50s America, but also know how to write amazing songs and manage to catapult them skillfully to 2023. On their full-length debut album ¡Órale! you’ll hear nine infectious floor fillers (plus two bonus tracks), some of which have been performed live for years, which are guaranteed to provide a good time. Vintage rock ‘n’ roll executed to perfection." - Add To Want List
"With nine songs playing through a really short 25 minutes, this debut has the spirit of an old Sun Records disc or RCA LP from the 50s. It takes serious dedication to sound like you’re having so much fun in a recording studio, but Mozzy Dee truly brings these songs to life. If you have even the most fleeting interest in US sounds that hark back to a pre- British Invasion time, then this is a record that’ll deliver. It might be very knowing, but with charm and hooks galore, ‘Orale!’ offers a huge amount of entertainment in a pleasingly small package." - Real Gone
"Speaking of anachronism in music and of enjoying it so much. This combination sums up my impressions of Mozzy Dee's album Orale. Somewhere in the back of my mind for some time is the notion to buy a Robert Gordon and Link Wray album, the one with 'Red Hot' on it. Thanks to Orale it's at the front of my mind." - WoNo Blog
"Cinematic Rockabilly from Albuquerque New Mexico. Simply brilliant this track. I need to find a way to play this on our show, and we're doing it now." - Punky! Radio
"With her deep voice she leads the whole she-bang of call and response: orale indeed. The song is as 1950s rock and roll as it comes. No, not in the style of the great male rockers of the day. It's closer to rhythm and blues and surf. Expect a guitar playing a walking part the whole time and the high sound of the lead guitar. Perhaps Link Wray style. Chord changes are to be avoided as much as possible. The result is a song that just keeps going and going. Dolores D. Fuentes sings it with Shanda Cisneros Ratto (Shanda & The Howlers) and Frankie Miller responding in the choruses. Orale!." - WoNo Blog
Mozzy Dee is one of the Top Ten Hot Prospects of 2022, according to Vintage Rock Magazine!
Car Kulture Deluxe Magazine has claimed Mozzy Dee as the "Southwest Queen of Rock and Soul", bringing together rockabilly, rhythm and blues, and soul all into one powerhouse of music!
Mozzy Dee is a rockabilly/soul and rhythm and blues singer that takes influence from the days of the 1960s. Her greatest influences include Laveryn Baker, Ruth Brown, Joyce Green, and Varetta Dillard, plus much more!
credits
released May 5, 2023
Dolores D. Fuentes - lead vocals
C.E. Clendening - electric & rhythm guitar / backup vocals
Luke Metz - electric bass guitar
Guido Tries - drums
Shanda Cisneros Ratto - backup vocals
Frankie Lee - backup vocals
Tracks 1-4 written by Dolores D. Fuentes
Track 5 written by Dolores D. Fuentes and C.E. Clendening
Tracks 6, 7 & 9 written by Dolores D. Fuentes and Luke Metz
Track 8 written by Luke Metz
Produced by John Fallon and Joe Lawless with Dolores D. Fuentes
Recorded at Lawless Noise and Vision, Las Vegas NV
Photos by Melangll Photography
Layout by Amanda Shaffer
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