Ricky Martin Album: “La Historia”

"La Histria" es un excelente CD que incluye los mejores exitos de Ricky Martin, pero en este CD debio estar el exito "Todo Es Vida" que Ricky Martin grabo con la hermosa y talentosa cantante Jessica Cristina.

Tambien recomiendo los siguientes CD's: "VUELVE" de Ricky Martin, "JESSICA CRISTINA" y "PASIONAL" de Jessica Cristina.

This Spanish language compilation draws together the best of all six of Ricky Martin's albums! Even if you have all six of his albums already (as I do), it's great to have the best together on one album--and his newly recorded versions of "Fuego Contra Fuego" and "El Amor De Mi Vida" demonstrate how much he has matured as an artist since they first appeared on his first self-titled "Ricky Martin" album in 1991. I don't speak Spanish, but Ricky's songs in Spanish are AWESOME!!! Buy this--you'll love it!!!

Love horns, love piano, love electric and/or acoustic guitar, violens, drums, a voice that will hit parts of you that you weren't aware were there . . . ? This album has it ALL. 99.9% Spanish lyrics, but your mother tongue could be of a distant minority, this album crosses ALL bariers. Ricky Martin most definitely proves himself a Musical, Spiritual Master, in touch with his soul, the soul of all us mere mortals! Open your big heart, your mind, let the music in and let "La Historia" change your life now and, no exaggeration, for all time . . .

This is Ricky Martin at his finest, singing in his mother tongue. He's warmer and more sensuous. This will make you want to curl up with that Special Someone for sure! If you haven't given Ricky's Spanish songs a try, please do. You won't regret it; I promise you. You don't need to know the language, you'll get the message from the emotion and the sound alone. But then again, it may encourage you to take Spanish like it did me! It's one of Ricky's goals.. to spread his culture around the world, and his songs are definitely doing the job! Enjoy!

This CD so far surpasses--even though it's a retrospective---"Sound Loaded" that the SONY moguls should have released only this one for 2001, and allowed RM and company time (notice he's not touring with "SL") to put together a worthy English (mainly) album. "Solo Quiero Amarte" shows quite clearly that the song doesn't need Christina; the new "Amor de mi Vida" is soulful; the original "Copa" is the best. However, "Maria" should have been the more sensual one from "A Medio Vivir", and any compilation that doesn't include "Casi un Bolero", by definition (in my book) can't be called "greatest". But Ricky's voice and the superior musicianship deserve 4 stars. (One thing though: RM seems to be overly fond of the Phil Spector "Wall of Sound" reverbs; does this indicate his pipes are going?)