El Malo (The Bad [One]) is the debut album of Willie Colón, which he recorded when he was sixteen years old. The cover design featured a double photo of Colón.^[1][2] 21-year-old Héctor Lavoe was brought on board by the producers. The title track featured in the soundtrack on the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso".

1. "Jazzy" Colón - 4:00
2. "Willie Baby" Colón - 2:46
3. "Borinquen" Public Domain - 3:15
4. "Willie Whopper" Colón - 2:40
5. "El Malo" Colón - 3:57
6. "Skinny Papa" Colón - 4:00
7. "Chonqui" Brewster, Colón - 4:07
8. "Quimbombo" Brewster, Colón - 5:00

• Dwight Brewster: piano
• Willie Colón: trombone, director, lead
• Yayo el Indio: vocals
• Irv Elkin: photography
• Irving Greenbaum: audio engineer
• Eddie Guagua: bass
• Lubi Jovanovic: liner notes
• Bob Katz: mastering
• Héctor Lavoe: vocals
• Nicky Marrero: timbales
• Jerry Masucci: producer
• Johnny Pacheco: director, recording director
• Elliot Romero: vocals
• Pablo Rosario: bongos
• Joe Santiago: trombone
• James Taylor: bass