Enrique Iglesias - Insomniac
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Track List: Insomniac
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- Ring My Bells
- Push
- Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song)
- Somebody's Me
- On Top Of You
- Tired Of Being Sorry
- Miss You
- Wish I Was Your Lover
- Little Girl
- Stay Here Tonight
- Sweet Isabel
- Don't You Forget About Me
- Dimelo
- Alguien Soy Yo
- Amigo Vulnerable
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Album Details: Insomniac
- Release Date:
- 06/12/2007
- Label:
- Universal Japan
- UPC:
- 4988005478276
Pro Reviews: Insomniac
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Insomniacs, of course, can't sleep, so they stay up all night and who better to provide a soundtrack to sleepless nights than Enrique Iglesias, the heir to the Latin loverman throne that his father Julio claimed in the '80s. Unlike his dad, Enrique became a global superstar at a relatively young age, and he also came of age in an era that's decidedly flashier than Julio's, so even if he shared a taste for corny romantic ballads with his father, he had a far hipper persona than his dad, and nowhere is that more evident than on 2007's Insomniac, his fourth Englishlanguage album and first to really be pushed to a younger audience. Sure, there's a surplus of slowburning romantic ballads, but Insomniac also has a stylish shimmer designed for clubs and even those slow tunes can get down and dirty, as on "On Top of You," which is every bit the subR. Kelly bumpngrind the title indicates. But Enrique is too much of a crossover guy to spend the entire album doing the nasty he's sharp enough to spend just enough time to give the impression that Insomniac leans toward that sleek, sexy club sound, but loads up the rest of the record with songs that can fit into smooth pop radio stations the world over. Sometimes, he pushes too hard in either direction complete with a Lil Wayne cameo, the dirtydancing anthem "Push" (as in "push push/back upon it/don't stop until the morning") tries way too hard and has the opposite effect as intended, while some ballads drown in syrup but sometimes Iglesias strikes the right balance between crossover pop and stylish retronew wave production, as on "Stay in Tonight," a tune that's sleek and propulsive but not edgy, a tune that could have fit into adult contemporary pop radio at any time since the late '80s, and Sean Garrett's production on "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" is the inverse, sounding tailormade for the moment of its release. Both are similar in one regard: they're the kind of song that works for Enrique because it glides by on its sound and doesn't rely on him to do the heavy lifting, either as a singer or a seducer. But what works on this slick, snazzy makeover is what always works for him: the ballads and the middleoftheroad pop tunes. They may not be hip, but they're part of the family tradition, and when he sticks to them, he's as good as ever. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Enrique Iglesias Biography
At the dawn of the new millennium, Enrique Iglesias was the best-selling Latin recording artist in the world. The son of multimillion-selling singer Julio Iglesias, Enrique was born in Madrid, Spain, where he lived with his mother, his brother Julio,...Full Enrique Iglesias Biography
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