Ken K. from COTTAGE GROVE, MN Reviewed on 4/4/2012...
great cd. one ofmy favorites
CD Reviews
It was high time!
07/17/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Along with her brand new album, Spanish solo diva Marta Sanchez stands up above the rest as the most colourful voice on stage. "Soy yo"(It's me) compiles a bunch of songs only to show off the many registers of her sensual voice giving way to ballads rather than disco hymns as track# 2 "Soy Yo" is,massive under Brian Rowling's direction. Brilliant!"
MARTA HAS PROVED TO BE ONE OF SPAIN'S BEST SINGERS
Fernando Silva | Santiago de Chile. | 04/12/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"My Wife and I are fans of Marta's songs long since her very first solo album "Mujer", and we've bought every single album she's released since...I even liked her singing back when she was the lead singer of the spanish group "Olé-Olé", scoring such hits as "Lilí Marlen" and the groovy "Bailando sin Salir de Casa".Since "Mujer", Marta has been in a constant process of evolution, turning into one the best female spanish interpreters, her voice becoming richer (even sometimes sounding like a female black singer), and her way of delivering a song, becoming increasingly more heart-felt with each passing year, in a sort of maturing process...especially in her ballads.What one regrets, is that sometimes the fact that she is such a sensual and attractive woman, comes in the way of some critics' comments, who tend to dismiss her long proved talent because of that aspect of her persona, rather than giving full attention to her great artistry. Fortunately, over the years, since "Mujer", this has changed.....Marta has come a long way overcoming the handicap every beautiful woman has to, when they're beautiful and talented....to demonstrate her worth....It has happened to many artists in may different areas of art: Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, et al. A woman's talent shouldn't be dismissed because of her looks, it's just unfair.This album is one of her best definitely, with such powerhouse ballads as "Sigo Intentando" (I Keep Trying), "Amor Cobarde" (Cowardly Love), "En Tus Brazos" (In Your Arms) and "No Te Quiero Más" (I Don't want You Anymore), most of them released as singles in Spain......plus the very danceable Title song "Soy Yo" (I Am) (also released as a single).....and the wondrous and powerful mid-tempo "Socorro" (SOS)(which deserves becoming the album's fifth single).This album is a winner, buy it!"
Soulful and thrilling
E. A Solinas | MD USA | 02/17/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've been a fan of Marta Sanchez ever since I heard "Mujer" and "Woman" (which are basically the same album). And I haven't been disappointed in her newest album, the fantastic "Soy Yo," which showcases the colorful Latin music and Marta's thrilling voice.As in her prior albums, "Soy Yo" includes a variety of different songs, most of them very danceable. Even the ballads bring a waltz to mind. There is the dreamy, soaring "Sigo Intentando," the delightfully wild title track, the beautiful guitar-ballad "En Tus Brazos," funky "Noche Tras Dia," the dreamy and intimate "Como Un Angel," the wonderfully electronic-blasting "Socorro," the plaintive piano-accentuated "No Te Quiero Mas," and several others.It's a shame that Marta is not as well known in the US as the relatively inferior Spanish-singing artists that often hit the top of the charts. She certainly deserves to be; her voice is rich, smooth and throaty, and on the soaring notes I was getting chills. Unlike many artists, she does ballads and dance tracks with equal skill, and her voice is never overwhelmed by the music. And "Soy Yo" is one of those fantastic albums that will never disappoint."