Search - Sara Montiel :: 24 Grandes Exitos

A GREAT COMPILATION FOR ROOKIES !

Marcos | 02/03/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For those of you who are beginning to tap into the waters of Sarita Montiel's talents this compilation is a great start for many reasons. First, all the recordings included are original from Miss Montiel's prime years. Second, you get a good sampling of her greatest hits including her signature song "La Violetera," probably the best rendering of that old evergreen. Third and last, the songs are a good cross selection of the many musical genres the artist cultivated in her long career. For example, the collection includes romantic boleros such as "Besame Mucho," "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas," and "Perfidia"; passionate tangos such as "El Dia Que Me Quieras" and "Tatuaje"; a generous amount of Spanish coplas ("Los Piconeros", "Ojos Verdes") greatly influenced by Flamenco; a cute little tune titled "Chiss, Chiss: with an early 60s rock beat; great world standards like "La Vie En Rose" and "El Humo Ciega Tus Ojos" (Jerome Kern' Smoke Gets In Your Eyes) and many others.



This collection also includes two "cuples" whose lyrics were the source of great scandal when they were first recorded at the beginning of the 20th Century when Sarita was not even born. "Tapame, Tapame" (Cover me, cover me!) is the story of an innocent maiden who gets very cold at the beach so she desperately asks her boyfriend to warm her up. "El Polichinela" (The Puppet) is even more daring describing a woman who loves to make "puppets" of her suitors and becomes the envy of a gay man in full make up...or maybe a drag queen? Sarita rediscovered those naughty tunes in the late 50s and early 60s and her interpretation, both innocent and sexy, revived the old genre and made her an international singing sensation.



In short, all of the songs in this 2CD set are brilliantly covered by Miss Montiel and reveal a unique vocalist at the top of her powers."