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Disco de Paulina Rubio: “Ananda [Target Bonus Track]”
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Ananda [Target Bonus Track] |
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Fecha de Publicación:2006-01-01
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Tipo:Desconocido
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Género:Latin, Pop, Pop Latino
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Sello Discográfico:Universal Music Latino
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:602517078062
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With {^Ananda}, her third impressive all-new album in a row, it seems like {$Paulina Rubio} has her career as one of {\Latin pop}'s biggest and brightest hitmakers on safe ground, following a frustrating decade with {@EMI} in the '90s and an unsuccessful bid for English-language-translated crossover in 2002 (the stilted {^Border Girl}, probably best forgotten). The former Mexican child star, aka La Chica Dorada, certainly has been through a lot, so it's reassuring to see her settle into such a smooth-running groove -- and it's especially reassuring for fans, who have had to wait several years between new albums. Rest assured, the two-and-a-half-year wait for {^Ananda} was worthwhile, just as the four-year gap between her comeback album (and {@Universal Latino} debut), {^Paulina} (2000), and the kaleidoscopic {^Pau-Latina} (2004) was indeed worthwhile. What makes {^Ananda} so enjoyable, however, beyond the satisfaction of its impressiveness in the wake of its anticipation, is how different it is from her past work. Granted, the freneticism and {\electronic}-tinged production prowess of {^Pau-Latina} was a stretch from the relatively straightforward {\Latin pop} of {^Paulina}. But to then fully embrace restrained {\pop/rock}, as {$Rubio} does throughout {^Ananda}, is surprising. If anything, one might have expected {$Rubio} to urbanize her style with {\reggaeton} flourishes, since she's such a huge {\pop} star and since that seems to be the prevailing {\Latin} musical trend of the moment. After all, even {$Shakira} -- probably the most individual of {\Latin pop} stars -- embraced {\reggaeton} inflections with {&"La Tortura,"} the runaway {\Latin pop} hit of 2005. Instead, {$Rubio} heads in the opposite direction, collaborating with some of the most tasteful and mannered artists in contemporary popular {\Latin} music, most notably {$Julieta Venegas}, {$Juanes}, and {$Xabi San Martín} (better known in the guise of his band, {$La Oreja de Van Gogh}), who each contribute a song. In addition, she collaborates with {$Cachorro López}, the producer partly responsible for the wealth of wonders on {$Venegas}' {^Limón y Sal} (2006), as well as several other producers with grade-A résumés: {$Aureo Baqueiro}, {$Rick Wake}, {$Toy Hernández}, {$Chris "Tricky" Stewart}, and even {$Gustavo Santaolalla}, who co-produces {&"Hoy"} with his longtime associate, {$Adrian Sosa}. (If that weren't enough, even former {$Guns N' Roses} guitarist {$Slash} is a collaborator, oddly enough, laying down a solo on {&"Nada Puede Cambiarme."}) Because each of these collaborators appears on only one or two songs, and because the recording of {^Ananda} allegedly took over a year -- at {$Rubio}'s home studio in Madrid, no less -- the resulting album is an exceptionally solid collection of 13 would-be hits, each interesting and pleasing in its own fashion. It all kicks off with a run of radio-ready singalongs, beginning with lead single {&"Ni una Sola Palabra,"} and works through some guitar-driven {\rock} songs before wrapping up with a few uplifting {\dance-pop} songs and a breezy {\ballad} to top it all off. Really, there's little to not like here if you enjoy Spanish-language {\pop/rock} that is well written and impeccably produced. Granted, some may grumble about the lack of Mexican motifs, or the subdued turn away from {\dance} music, or even the reliance on outsiders. Well, grumble away, because {$Rubio} seems to be in such a comfortable place on {^Ananda} that she could probably care less. For instance, the title she chose for this album is based upon "a worldwide movement based on the teachings of {%Paramhansa Yogananda}" ({/ananda.org}) -- a spiritual form of yoga, that is -- a world removed from all the {\reggaeton} and {\duranguense} concurrently overtaking the {\Latin} marketplace. Listeners who likewise would prefer to remove themselves from such a marketplace might start with {^Ananda}. [The Target edition adds a bonus track, a terribly tacky {\reggaeton} remix of {&"Ni una Sola Palabra"} that couldn't sound more out of place -- and thereby validating the notion that {^Ananda} is a comfortable respite from the inescapable {\reggaeton} bandwagon in 2006.] ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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