Track Listing

1. Soldado
2. Eres
3. Dinteles
4. Gloria
5. Mi Padre Me Ama
6. Avispas
7. Tan S�lo He Venido
8. Para Ti
9. Extiende Tu Mano
10. Aleluya
11. Canci�n de Sanidad [*]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72097 in Music
• Released on: 2004-08-31
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Amazon.com
Singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra applies his tropical big band magic on Christian-themed tunes on this CD but the result is the same--infectious rhythms that induce dance fever. Guerra's strength has always been his seamless blend of the spicy salsa and carnivalesque merengue rhythms and layering the music with elaborate vocal and horn arrangements to produce irresistible melodies. Guerra penned all 12 songs here; thay all deal thematically with God and devotion. Highlights include "Eres," which blends blues sentiment and gospel fever. Crisp piano and powerful horns drive the title track and "Las Avispas," a tune about walking with renewed confidence. Acoustic guitars introduce "Tan Solo he Venido," a mellow song about willing to give it all up for the Lord. As a singer, Guerra in top shape, his vocals conveying the variety of emotions from pain and longing to hope and celebration. As a bandleader Guerra hasn't lost his edge. He is a musical genius who knows how to fuse complex arrangements with tuneful hooks. --Ramiro Burr

Customer Reviews

Un album lleno de vitalismo personal.
Para los admiradores no religiosos de la musica de Juan Luis, acostumbrados a saborear cancion por cancion la BELLEZA de sus letras, su sensualidad, sus imagenes poetico literarias tan originales y emotivas, al oir su intencion de escribir un album de contenido sacro-religioso nos hizo vacilar, dudar y rascarnos la cabeza y decirnos: 'Ya la Rego, Juan Luis".
Sin embargo, en esta nueva propuesta suya, su genialidad lirica, sus pegajosos coros, su uso impecable de la percusion merenguera, y la calidad sonoro musical que permea cada cancion del album, confirma a Juan Luis como un compositor especial, y un creador historico en la musica latino-caribena.
En "Para Ti"...Las letras son religiosas, pero sin caer en lo panfletario, ni lo enteramente sacro, cada cancion refleja su vision espiritual de manera jocosa, alegre, optimista y convincente.
"Las avispas" es uno de los mejores merengues que se han hecho en los ultimos anos. Con un ritmo contagiante, con un zigzagueo y rejuego vocal de primera, con un mambo arrebatador, y siempre las armonias sofisticadas y los arreglos de primera que evitan la caida en lo cursi y trivial.
Aleluya habra de convertirse en un clasico interdenominacional de la musica gospel latinoamericana, el arreglo coral y la evolucion de la cancion es mas bien una cantata sublime de adoracion magico-mistica. Por otro lado sus baladas son el vehiculo adecuado para presentar una vision mas clara de su pensamiento religioso, pero la calidad musical nunca decae.
Ninguna cancion es un desperdicio o un relleno, lo cual hace notorio el perfeccionismo de Juan Luis y el cudiado que pone en todo cuanto presenta al publico.
Este es un album que sorprendera a muchos y que probablemente sera unos de sus mas populares. Enhorabuena, Juan Luis!

"The Master of Dominican Music Returns"
After a long abscence of more than 6 years, Domincan singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, returns with what is his first record of christian music. "Para Ti" is the artists most personal record yet, and masterpiece of religious music. Juan Luis Guerra has composed an album that will lift the souls and enlighten the spirits of listeners, while not losing focus of his Merengue/Pop dance floor sounds. Guerra also makes an attempt at gospel and slow balads, with an amazing amount of success, which could easily be heard at a local baptist churches. Yet again, the record never becomes boring, due to some excellent Merengue songs, and a new Salsa song which should have listeners dancing and begging for more.

The only downfall to the record, is that it is missing some of Juan Luis Guerra's trademark Bachata songs, for which he is known to be the king of the genre. While some secular music lovers may disapprove, "Para Ti" delivers something new and innovative for Guerra's longtime fans, and at the same time capturing the hearts and souls of religiois music lovers.

Great sound!
One day I was in a store and heard some music that caught my attention. I asked the store owner what I was listening to. It was "Ojala Que Llueva Café" by Juan Luis Guerra. At the music store I asked for help in finding it. "That's a good one, but `Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual' sells a lot more." So I bought both and was glad I did. They are both full of lively happy music. When I bought "Para Ti" I was blown away by the music. JLG is a great writer, fine singer, and has a wonderful supporting cast of musicians. I listen to it again and again, not understanding the lyrics, but lost in the joyful sound.