Track Listing

1. Today
2. I See You
3. Every Little Thing About You
4. Ya Tu Veras
5. Are We Almost There?
6. No Me Preguntes Tanto
7. Takes Two to Tango
8. De T� Me Olvidar�
9. Ocho Versos
10. I Said I Love You
11. Let's Not Say Goodbye Anymore
12. Since When

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27238 in Music
• Released on: 2001-10-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

What an entrancing voice!
I didn't know what to expect as a solo album. - Like the Mavericks and think Raul Malo is a talented songwriter with a great voice and know he has eclectic taste that can't be nailed down. I am entranced by this CD. Gets better each time I hear it. I have nearly worn it out in 3 weeks. I love the latin beat touch and the mix of the rest. The Two to Tango duet with Shelby Lynne is incredible. It's addictive. Too bad his style can't be pinned down for more commercial play and truly wish he would get out in more concert tours. Do I have to go to the UK to see him? The quality of his voice is great and his songswriting ability seems to be overlooked. Hope he gets more opportunities and recognition to keep him going. Can't even find a website to express satisfaction with this CD directly as a fan.

No es Malo
As the lead singer of The Mavericks, Malo is responsible for some of the most exciting and passionate recorded performances of the last 10 years. This departure from that group (whether temporary or permanent, we know not) allows Raul to dive head-on into the stream of Latin sounds and rhythms of his heritage. Whether singing en engles o espanol, he conveys both the beauty and the fire with his clarion tenor. Accompanied by as hot a band as imaginable, he has awarded us with music that simply drives us to dance, in spite of our ` pieds izquierdas' (left feet).

Eclectic mix with a ton of passion
I have always liked the Mavericks (Raul's original group), especially the latter-day Mavericks where they began incorporating more world rhythms into their sound. This album takes what the Mavericks had done and breaks down all the "country" labels the group had. The songs on here run the gamut from Cuban dance rhythms that Ricky Martin wishes he could touch (Today) to late-night smoky lounge jazz (Since When). That's right, Jazz!

The song "Every Little Thing" is a slow blues song, ala BB King's How Blue Can You Get, with a Latin backbeat creating the most intense build-up of rhythm I've heard. The song SMOKES!Shelby Lynne (who appeared on some Mavericks albums) does a great guest vocal spot on "It Takes Two to Tango".

Tell you how great the sound of this album is - at least half the songs are in English, and all the choruses are catchy (even the Spanish ones) so that you can sing along with them, and I've been listening to this for a week, but I still don't know any of the words of the songs. Because they're bad? No, because the music is so good that every time I listen I'm captivated by the sound and don't even pay attention! The horn arrangements are awesome, and the backing band is tight, very tight. Not a moment out of place on this, and the songs do not get stale throughout the course of the album. A very entertaining listen.