Product Description

Studio: Sony Music Release Date: 02/24/2004 Run time: 45 minutes

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62903 in DVD
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2000-01-25
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 45 minutes

Amazon.com
Fans of Ricky Martin will need no encouragement to buy One Night Only other than knowing it exists, so it's commendable that what they will get is a pretty good package after all. On the down side, without the kind of slick studio production accorded to his albums it's clear that Martin's voice is, well, rather ordinary. But on the up side, he's beautiful, he's great fun, he's not short on stage presence, and his enthusiasm for the Latin music of his native Puerto Rico is entirely genuine.

There's a spooky moment in the opening number of this huge 1999 gig (which took place in Liberty State Park in New York) as the backdrop artfully falls to reveal the twin towers of the World Trade Center framing Martin like Samson's pillars. Once this frisson passes it's good times all the way, with the inevitable "Vida Loca" and "La Copa de la Vida" as highlights, plus guest spots from Carlos Santana and José Feliciano. --Roger Thomas

Customer Reviews

I WAS THERE!
I was personally there at the Live taping of the concert and the video is just as spectacular as the taping,especially when they showed the part where he sang,"Woke up in New York City".You couldn't see the effect until you saw the Special on TV or the video. This is definitely a Ricky Martin Fan must have item.

What a great show!
If you're as unfortunate as I am to not have seen Ricky Martin live in concert before your own eyes, then this is the next best thing! It really shows how talented Ricky is, to all you non-believers: he's much more than a pretty face believe me! He dances non-stop all the time and sings both his English hits Livin' la vida loca, She's all.., Shake your bon-bon and Spanish hits such as María, Copa de la vida and Lola, Lola plus a great trio with Santana and José Feliciano. And this is what I really like about this VHS/DVD: You can really see him up close, the cameras aren't swinging back and forth and up and down or focusing on the audience, they're on Ricky 95% of the time! The sound is very good so the power in the drums and the horns (the band is great!) and of course in Ricky's voice comes very well across. I also like the short bits in between the songs which show Ricky singing with little kids or walking the streets of Puerto Rico. And it doesn't hurt to see him in those Armani outfits, Oh my GOD! If you really like Kiki but are afraid of buying VHS/DVD with bad quality, don't be afraid about this one because this tape is as good as it gets. BUY IT NOW!

what a fan must have!
I just want to say that the dvd I watched was incredible. i mean it is kind of impossible to use an adjective to describe how fantastiv it was to me.The quality was perfect (Audio/Video). But really short I expected more time. But well the real perfume comes in small bottles! so to sum it up if you are a real fan you must get it now. by watching it you will dance, sing and feel as if you were in the best seat in front of the concert!, yeah, believe i am the biggest fan of ricky in lima, peru i have all the three dvd's of ricky martin "the ricky martin video collection", "one night only",and....."it's a crazy life" all these videos were bought from amazon.