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Patricia Manterola--the next Gloria Estefan, maybe?

Daniel J. Hamlow | Narita, Japan | 06/13/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Having first seen Patricia Manterola doing guest vocal duties on an Alessandro Safina concert on TV, the two questions on my mind were: does she have an album of her own out, and does she sound better on it? Face it, the impression I got of her was, "Yeah, she has a nice bod, but is that it, because vocally, she don't quite cut it?"Well, upon listening to Que El Ritmo No Pare, I'll say she acquits herself well enough and I jumped the gun a bit on my original assessment. She gets into first gear with the first two songs, but then, she brings on la sonido latino.To spice things off, check out the Latin-flavored dance-techno of "Ojos Negros." I haven't heard anything this infectious and Latin since Miami Sound Machine's "Conga" and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You." Other songs on the dancing side are "Necesito Tu Amor" "Bandidos," and "Libre." The other superlative shaker is the dance salsa of "When 'U' Move Like That" with its quick-paced drums, chorus, and a backing vocals going "hey hey," it just can't miss.OK, lovey ballad time, and on "Quiero Que Quieras Volver," which is comparable to a Celine Dion-style ballad, she does a bang-on job. She tops that with "Take My Heart," which could easily become a breakthrough single for her due to her vocal proximity to Gloria Estefan.As for her other English language songs, well, she isn't bad. She has R&B stylings in "I'll See You Again" and gets into Ricky Martin-like pop in "Tell You, Tell Me" and "The Rhythm," which is the English version of the title track and which is repeated in two bonus football cheer versions.Musically, she's close to Gloria Estefan than Shakira or Selena. Vocally, Manterola comes off as a second-rate Gloria Estefan, but with less of a range. She's also superior to J-Lo, both musically and vocally. With a little more vocal fine tuning, she might break through in the U.S. Thing is, she faces stiff competition from the incomparable Shakira and Paulina Rubio, whose debut has not surfaced as of this writing.She has no problem baring her navel on the back cover, which goes back to the good figure thing I mentioned earlier. Good job, Patricia."

El ritmo no parara!

M. Alvarez | Arlington, VA USA | 10/15/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I've had this cd for over 6 months now and I just now happen to write this review.Patricia has a name of her own already, she's been know to us (latin americans) for a long time, and her other solo projects helped her mantain a popular status, giving her hits but not really making her a star.
With "Que el ritmo no pare" Patty creates the best party cd done in years, the concept is very clear: IT'S PARTY TIME!!!! So from there she offers the best dance, latin cuts I've heard in a long time. Her best songs are the title track of course which comes with two bonus tracks, one for the soccer world cup, the other one for her country: Mexico. Check out: Ojos negros (the best one in my opinion), Necesito tu amor (reminds me a lot of her Garibaldi times!), Bandidos (this last one, a very seductive dance club style song). And her english tracks like: I'll see you again (welcome to the r&b style, she did a great job) and tell you tell me. Her english is excellent and she'll get you going.So now you know, buy her cd, get your own opinion and share what you discovered with the rest.
This cd makes her a true star now!
Good job Patty."

EXCELENTE

Fernando | Culiacán Sinaloa México | 05/28/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Es Un disco muy caliente, muy movido, Patricia Manterola se anoto un 10 con este paquete "Que el Ritmo no Pare" será la mejor canción del año, es una mujer con una Voz y un Cuerpo impresionante, lo tiene todo para conquistar al mundo. Y Que el Futbol no pare con Paty Manterola en el Mundial con esta canción."