NOW Latino (2006)

Product Summary Label: STRATEGIC MARKETING UPC: 00828767244020 Release Date: 3/21/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202316970 Item#: M2V6DP Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Rompe - Daddy Yankee ~ Various Artists 2. Ella y Yo - Aventura - (featuring Don Omar) ~ Various Artists 3. Para Tu Amor - Juanes ~ Various Artists 4. Daria - La Quinta Estacion (5a) ~ Various Artists 5. Nuestro Amor - RBD ~ Various Artists 6. Na Na Na (Mi Dulce Nina) - A.B. Quintanilla III/Kumbia Kings ~ Various Artists 7. No Te Preocupes Por Mi - Chayanne ~ Various Artists 8. Llame Pa' Verte - Wisin & Yandel ~ Various Artists 9. Malo - Bebe ~ Various Artists 10. Acompaname A Estar Solo - Ricardo Arjona ~ Various Artists 11. Estoy Perdido - Luis Fonsi ~ Various Artists 12. Seduccion - Thalia ~ Various Artists 13. La Locura Automatica - La Secta All Star ~ Various Artists 14. Eso Ehh! - Alexis & Fido ~ Various Artists 15. Yo Voy - Zion & Lennox - (featuring Daddy Yankee) ~ Various Artists 16. Ven Bailalo - Angel & Khriz ~ Various Artists 17. Amor Eterno - Christian Castro ~ Various Artists 18. Noviembre Sin Ti - Reik ~ Various Artists 19. Suelta Mi Mano - Sin Bandera ~ Various Artists 20. Para Vivir - Alejandro Fernandez ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info With this 2006 release, the NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC empire expands to Latin America, offering up a 20-track collection of Spanish-language songs that range from traditional tunes to pop hits. Highlights of NOW LATINO include Daddy Yankee's propulsive reggaeton hit "Rompe," Juanes's emotive ballad "Para Tu Amor," and Thalia's energetic dance single "Seduccion." The hit-filled, long-running Now That's What I Call Music! series went Latino in 2006 with Now ­Esto Es Musica! Latino, a 20-song compilation of popular Latin music assembled by Sony BMG. It's easy to criticize these sort of CDs for being so across-the-board and randomly sequenced. But if you accept it for what it is, Now ­Esto Es Musica! Latino is a fun listen -- well, most of it, that is. The first three-quarters of the compilation are exhilarating, lining up one big superstar hit after another -- from Daddy Yankee to Don Omar to Juanes to la 5¦ Estaci¢n to RBD to Kumbia Kings -- bouncing back and forth from reggaeton to Latin pop. However, Now ­Esto Es Musica! Latino begins to run out of energy during the final quarter, and the end run of emotive balladry -- Reik, Sin Bandera, Alejandro Fernandez -- brings the fun to screeching, weeping halt, unfortunately. Still, as far as these Now CDs go, Now ­Esto Es Musica! Latino is especially cohesive and free-flowing, and above all, it's well selected. This is so because it focuses almost exclusively on Latin pop and reggaeton, eschewing other popular Latin styles like regional Mexican, tropical, Brazilian pop, New York salsa, Latin jazz, and rock en espa¤ol. Such a limited focus no doubt will upset some people, but truth be told, these CDs are about popular music and there are no styles more popular than Latin pop and reggaeton. Some of the bigger names here are represented by lesser hits -- Juanes' "Para Tu Amor" and Thalia's "Seducci¢n," in particular -- but even these songs are fun to hear in a context like this. Other highlights include "Rompe" (Daddy Yankee), "Ella y Yo" (Aventura with Don Omar), "Dar¡a" (la 5¦ Estaci¢n), "Na Na Na (Dulce Ni¤a)" (Kumbia Kings), "Llame Pa' Verte (Bailando Sexy)" (Wisin & Yandel), "Malo" (Bebe), and "Estoy Perdido" (Luis Fonsi). ~ Jason Birchmeier Musical Guests Don Omar Daddy Yankee   Technical Info Release Date : 03/21/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 72440 Label : Sony BMG Latin Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00828767244020    Related Videos Sergio Mendes, Morning in...