Una Mujer Como Yo
| Una Mujer Como Yo | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Label | Crescent Moon/Epic[1] | |||
| Producer | Emilio Estefan, Jr. | |||
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Una Mujer Como Yo is an album by the Cuban musician Albita, released in 1997.[2][3]
The album peaked at No. 9 on Billboard's Tropical Albums chart.[4] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Tropical Latin Album".[5]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Emilio Estefan, Jr.[6] It was recorded more quickly than Albita's previous two albums, and moved beyond traditional Cuban music styles.[7][8] Albita wrote "Tocame con un Beso" and "Y No Tengo Guano"; Kike Santander contributed to the writing and arranging of some of Una Mujer Como Yo's songs.[9][10]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| The Commercial Appeal | [12] |
| MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide |  [13] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [14] |
Miami New Times deemed the album "a shrill pastiche of merengue, salsa, cumbia, vallenato, Cuban jazz riffs and even, God help us, rap."[15] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "the up-tempo songs celebrate Albita's musical roots and influences but don't sound like a formal excursion into the past."[14] The San Diego Union-Tribune declared that "Albita, with her deep, rich voice, could sing any style and make it sound easy."[16]
Newsday called the songs "full pedal-to-the-metal jams," writing that "never has Albita sounded so agreeably aggressive on disc."[9] The Commercial Appeal stated that "the Cuban with the beefy alto fuses folk instruments to modern production without sacrificing one syncopated, seductive note."[12] The Baltimore Sun determined that Albita's voice "is dark and lustrous, with all the sweet sonority of a trombone, and she uses that to great effect against the brass and percussion of 'Me Demito' or the breathlessly rhythmic 'Ven a Verme'"; the paper later listed the album as the tenth best of 1997.[17][18]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Una Mujer Como Yo" | |
| 2. | "Me Derrito" | |
| 3. | "Ta' Bueno Ya" | |
| 4. | "Rie Rie" | |
| 5. | "El Amor Llegó" | |
| 6. | "Ven a Verme" | |
| 7. | "Tócame con un Beso" | |
| 8. | "Y No Tengo Guano" | |
| 9. | "Tanta Lucha Pa' Que" | |
| 10. | "Año Nuevo, Vida Nueva" |
References
[edit]- ^ Robson, Britt (November 12, 1997). "Albita: Una Mujer Como Yo". CD Review. City Pages.
- ^ Tadiar, N.; Davis, A. (September 16, 2005). Beyond the Frame: Women of Color and Visual Representation. Springer.
- ^ "Let the Son Shine". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Albita". Billboard.
- ^ "Albita". Recording Academy. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Holston, Mark (Dec 1997). "Music". Hispanic. Vol. 10, no. 12. p. 82.
- ^ Obejas, Achy (26 June 1998). "Singer Albita Riding a Cuban-Music Wave". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 25.
- ^ Hoekstra, Dave (October 24, 1997). "Albita at the House of Blues". Features. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 48.
- ^ a b Torres, Richard (26 Oct 1997). "A Lightning Showpiece from Albita". Newsday. p. D29.
- ^ Gonzalez, Fernando (October 3, 1997). "Albita Una Mujer Como Yo". Miami Herald. p. 22G.
- ^ "Una Mujer Como Yo". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Ellis, Bill (November 22, 1997). "Recordings". The Commercial Appeal. p. C3.
- ^ MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 20.
- ^ a b Gettelman, Parry (21 Nov 1997). "Albita". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 8.
- ^ Cantor, Judy. "Rotations". Miami New Times.
- ^ Portillo Jr., Ernesto (December 18, 1997). "Albita, 'Una Mujer Como Yo". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 12.
- ^ Considine, J.D. (9 Oct 1997). "Albita Una Mujer Como Yo". Features. The Baltimore Sun. p. 14.
- ^ Considine, J.D. (28 Dec 1997). "The Best of '97: It was a year for the ages". The Baltimore Sun. p. 4E.
