[iTunes Plus AAC M4A] Ricky Martin - The Greatest Hits (iTunes Version)
17 is the latest in a series of greatest hits compilations released by commercial Latin pop hero Ricky Martin. It’s a supposedly lucky number, but for the multi-million-selling Puerto Rican singer it’s just one lucky number in a long list. It’s not so much about celebrating universal pleasures, but about giving them their own fanfare. And so the trap is laid out: because these messages are so inoffensive, the overriding joie de vivre of Martin’s cruise ship-croon can't be argued with. Nobody Wants to Be Lonely, with tacked-on partner Christina Aguilera, transforms magically from sullen musing to the power duet to end all power duets – and it’s hard to argue with that pop nous. Livin’ La Vida Loca is still as irresistibly frolicsome as it was back in 1999. There are plenty of howlers on here too, though – such as The Best Thing About Me Is You, a duet with Joss Stone featuring the asinine line, "I'm as happy as happy can be / ‘Cause I'm allergic to tragedy". By-numbers RnB venture I Don’t Care is another turkey, with Martin’s vocal scraping through awkwardly like nails on chalk; the fiercely masculine She Bangs is another loser, vacant and purposeless now the singer has come out. But it’s not all bad – when the silly-pop badge is worn naturally, it wins through. The Cup of Life is a beacon for the singer’s cocktail of great big glossy choruses, vibrant feel-good brass and syncopated timbale beats....
Track List :
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)
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