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William Pulford
It's easy for us Brits to label Ricky Martin as a naff, one-man cruise show - especially when he names his new greatest hits album after the amount of years he's been in the biz: the apparently lucky number 17. That said, with worldwide album sales of 55 million and a string of Grammys to his name, the retrospective serves as a timely reminder that there's a helluva lot more to the Puerto Rican star than a decent set of hips.
Cherry-picking - you guessed it - 17 of his 27 Spanglish hits since breaking the UK in 1995, it's surprising how well many of his songs of the now largely defunct latino pop genre have stood up over time. Of course, 'Livin' la Vida Loca' remains a staple of pop culture, but the steamy ballad 'Private Emotion', Christina Aguilera-assisted 'Nobody Wants to be Lonely' and rock-infused 'Loaded' are as appealing today as they were over a decade ago.
While the lion's share of the patchwork-quilted LP is an exercise in positive nostalgia, Martin's career hasn't been without its misfires. 'Shake Your Bon-Bon' is as novelty as it was in '99, 'She Bangs' in hindsight sounds all the more contrived after his not-so-surprising coming out last year, and how 'She's All I Ever Had' managed to peak at number two in the US is anyone's guess. Nonetheless, if his recent duet 'The Best Thing About Me Is You' with Joss Stone is anything to go by, there's plenty more shake 'n' twist in those infamous hips yet.
Artist: Ricky Martin
Title Of Album: 17: The Greatest Hits
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: UK
Genre: Pop/Latina
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: 256Kbps
Total Time: 01:11:00
Total Size: 146 MB
01. Livin' la Vida Loca
02. María (Pablo Flores Spanglish Rad)
03. She Bangs (English Version)
04. Shake Your Bon-Bon
05. Nobody Wants to Be Lonely
06. The Cup of Life
07. La Bomba
08. I Don't Care
09. Private Emotion
10. She's All I Ever Had
11. Come to Me
12. The Best Thing About Me Is You
13. Spanish Eyes Lola, Lola
14. Loaded (George Noriega Radio Edition)
15. It's Alright
16. Pégate (MTV Unplugged Version)
17. Más (Wally Bilingual Remix)
NOBODY WANTS TO BE LONELY - RICKY MARTIN (SOLO VERSION)
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