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Ricky Martin
Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin's self-titled first English-language album is a triumph of an omnivorous world-pop sensibility--but more important is that at its best, it's a real kick. The first single, "Livin' la Vida Loca," employs a revved-up ska tempo to praise a girl whose "lips are devil red [and] skin's the color of mocha." Martin is no less irresistible on the disc's other uptempo numbers, such as "Spanish Eyes," "The Cup of Life" (the 1998 World Cup theme which with he stole the Grammy telecast a few months before this CD's release), and the Soul Coughing-indebted "Shake Your Bon Bon." Ricky Martin loses momentum with its draggier ballads--even the much-touted Madonna duet, "Be Careful (Cuidade con Mi Corazon)," doesn't spark--but overall, it deserves its inevitable multiplatinum success. --Rickey Wright
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Tracks| 1 | Livin' la Vida Loca - Rusty Anderson, Randy Cantor, , Ricky Martin, Robi Rosa, Rafael Solano | | 2 | Spanish Eyes | | 3 | She's All I Ever Had | | 4 | Shake Your Bon Bon | | 5 | Cuidado Con Mi Corazon - (with Madonna) | | 6 | Private Emotion - (with Meja) | | 7 | Love You For A Day | | 8 | I Am Made Of You | | 9 | Cup Of Life, The - (Spanglish version) | | 10 | You Stay With Me | | 11 | Livin' La Vida Loca - (Spanish version) | | 12 | I Count The Minutes | | 13 | (She's All I Ever Had, Spanish version) | | 14 | Maria - (Spanglish version remix, radio edit) |
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