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Ricky Martin [Australia Bonus Tracks] by Robi Draco Rosa William Orbit Luis Enrique Kenny Aronoff Madonna Meja Jon Secada Gyan Ricky Martin (CD, 1999)

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Get your Latin music fix with the self-titled album "Ricky Martin" by Ricky Martin. This multicoloured CD, released in 1999 by Sony Music Distribution (USA), features bonus tracks for the Australian market. With a runtime of 54 minutes and 52 seconds, this album showcases the talents of several artists, including Robi Draco Rosa, Madonna, and Ricky Martin himself. The CD is in good plus (G+) condition, and comes in a standard jewel case with good (G) inlay condition. Perfect for fans of Latin and international music, this album is a must-have for any collection.

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Product Identifiers

Record LabelSony Music Distribution (USA)

UPC5099749440623

eBay Product ID (ePID)16050147193

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year1999

GenreLatin, International

Run Time54 Mins 52 Seconds

ArtistRobi Draco Rosa, William Orbit, Luis Enrique, Kenny Aronoff, Madonna, Meja, Jon Secada, Gyan, Ricky Martin

Release TitleRicky Martin [Australia Bonus Tracks]

Additional Product Features

DistributionMSI Music Distribution

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

ReviewsRolling Stone (6/10/99, p.123) - 3 out of 5 - "...The history of Latin pop is crowded with distinction. Yet often enough on RICKY MARTIN, this sudden superstar and his unsleepy producers make it into a new thrill." Spin (8/99, p.155) - 7 (out of 10) - "...new romancer Ricky Martin...rolls as poly-traditional as any dream of Beck Hansen...it's all about people pleasing people....[Martin] knows how to set the backfields in motion..." Entertainment Weekly (5/14/99, p.) - "... Paste (magazine) - "Ricky Martin was the first album he recorded in both Spanish and English, which gained him fame across borders. The hit single 'Livin' la Vida Loca' spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard 100..."

Additional informationPersonnel includes: Ricky Martin, Madonna, Meja (vocals); Robi Rova (acoustic & electric guitars, bass programming, background vocals); Dan Warner (acoustic & electric guitars); Eric Bazilian (12-string & electric guitars, mandolin); Tommy Anthony (nylon guitar, bazouki, sitar, keyboards); William Orbit (guitar, keyboards); Manny Lopez, Rusty Anderson, Rene Toledo (guitar); Tony Concepcion (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn); Randall Barlow (trumpet, programming); Paquito Hechavarria (piano); Randy Cantor (keyboards, programming); Rob Hyman (organ); Ricardo Suarez, Hugh McDonald (bass); Kenny Aronoff, Alex Saris, Lee Levin (drums); Luis Enrique, Rafael Solano (percussion); Jon Secada, Gyan, Sueann Carwell (background vocals). Producers include: Desmond Child, Robi Rosa, Madonna, William Orbit, Jon Secada. Engineers include: Charles Dye, Jules Gondar, Sebastian Krys. Walter Afanasieff won the 2000 Grammy Award for Producer Of The Year for "I Count The Minutes." RICKY MARTIN was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. "Livin' La Vida Loca" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Record Of The Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), and Song Of The Year. "Livin' La Vida Loca" won the 2000 Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Pop Track of the Year and was nominated for Hot Latin Track of the Year. "Livin' La Vida Loca (Spanish version)" was nominated for the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Record Of The Year and "Bella (She's All I Ever Had)" was nominated for the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Perforance. German edition features alternate bonus tracks. The statement may raise a few eyebrows, but this ex-Menudo hunk has come up a stunner of an album. A track like "Livin' La Vida Loca" makes a seamless amalgam of Pan-Americana in which surf guitars, electronica, and Mariachi horns rock together in fine form, and its Spanglish chorus feels as ordinary a pop hook as any other. Much of the album's appeal lies in the fact that it makes a booty-shakin' piece of art of North America's sometimes divisive bilingual reality. "The Cup Of Life," with its Carnaval-esque splendor, gathers a good deal of steam. "Shake Your Bon-Bon" and "Maria" do more of the same, while "She's All I Ever Had" and "Be Careful" take it more sweet 'n mellow. Subtle yet urgent, the latter track has the one and only Madonna adding heat to the pot, with English and Spanish pleading that twists into a fiery double helix with Ricky's soft crooning.

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo