Track Listings (14) - Disc #1| All Artists: Elvis Crespo Title: Urbano Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sony U.S. Latin Release Date: 5/21/2002 Genres: International Music, Latin Music Styles: Tropical, Salsa, Merengue Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 037628466222, 5099750846827 |
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 | Elvis Crespo Urbano Genres: International Music, Latin Music
Like his namesake, the New York-born Puerto Rican singer Elvis Crespo has been shakin' it up in the Latin tropical musical world as an ex-member of Grupo Mania and as a solo artist since 1998. This CD, his fifth solo... more » |
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Amazon.com Like his namesake, the New York-born Puerto Rican singer Elvis Crespo has been shakin' it up in the Latin tropical musical world as an ex-member of Grupo Mania and as a solo artist since 1998. This CD, his fifth solo album, updates his swinging, city-slicked meringue grooves. The track "La Cerves" features two trombones, while "Que Se Repitas" and "Bandidas," with the rapper Tempo and DJ Black, spotlight catchy guitar licks and piano vamps. "Bailalo" swings with some jazzy rhythmic twists and, like the title track from his big hit Suavemente, transports the peppery pulsations of the meringue into the land of pop with its syncopated citizenship intact. --Eugene Holley, Jr. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsIt's true what they say about cloning... Alejandra Vernon | Long Beach, California | 09/19/2003 (2 out of 5 stars) "In science fiction one always reads how the successive clones get weak and wonky, and their good qualities get diluted; the same syndrome seems to be happening to Elvis Crespo, who started out in 1998 with the terrific "Suavemente", which though it had its faults, was full of promise and a 5 star effort."Urbano" is a huge disappointment, and as a copy of a copy of a copy, the melodic content is dull and repetitive, and his voice, which was never golden, has not exactly improved.Yes, it is a good dance CD, because his band is great; the rhythm and brass sections are superb, and Freddie Mendez on piano utterly marvelous, but unfortunately, the material they have to work with is boring, and there are many other dance albums available more worthy of your time and money. Track # 12, "Como Fingir", is "unplugged", with some nice acoustic guitar work by Ito Serrano, but I cannot imagine what they were thinking to include this song as part of the recording. It is a miserable embarassment, with Elvis completely out of his depth as a slow ballad singer. Track # 14 is a duet with Sergio Vargas, the well-known merenguero from la Republica Dominicana, who has a unique, smooth voice, but he is better heard on his solo CDs. The insert is a fold-out with the lyrics and recording info, and stylish photos of Elvis, who is certainly cute, and quite a chick magnet. The sound is fine, and total time 54'55." "Urbano" makes you merengue all night long... mikeonthenet | Miami, Florida USA | 06/01/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Elvis Crespo does it again. The first release from this new album "Urbano"; "Bandida" with the rapper Tempo and DJ Black, has guitar licks, piano vamps and hip-hop loops the track is slamming. Now my favorite is "La Cerveza" which features two trombones and a party feel that real merengueros love. If you are a true merenguero or just love to dance merengue this is a must for your collection..." "Boricua De Verdad"! Josue' | Puerto Rico | 01/10/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "This CD is the hottest one he's ever made! I like his first hit single "Bandida" and "Besame En La Boca", because it makes just turn up the volume and dance!"
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