Enrique Iglesias Album: “Quizas”
 Description :
Personnel includes: Enrique Iglesias (vocals); Ramon Stagnaro (acoustic guitar); Rusty Anderson, Michael Thompson (electric guitar, nylon string guitar); Lester Mendez (keyboards, programming); Reggie Hamilton (bass); Richard Bravo (bongos); Lee Levin (drums); Wendy Pederson, Raul Midon (background vocals).
<p>Producers: Enrique Iglesias, Lester Mendez, Rafael Perez Botija.
<p>QUIZAS won the 2003 Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album.
<p>Look, up in the sky! It's Ricky Martin! It's Marc Anthony! No stupid, it's Enrique Iglesias! For those who concentrate only on image, it might be tempting to lump Iglesias in with his aforementioned Latin pop peers, but no great understanding was ever achieved through judging a book by its cover. Iglesias is possessed of neither the crass do-or-die hooks populating Martin's albums nor the trad/pop mix offered by Anthony. What QUIZAS ultimately makes clear is that Iglesias isn't a self-consciously "Latin" pop artist awkwardly grafting the rhythms of his native Spain to Anglified pop. Rather he's simply a Hispanic artist who makes pop records for all the world to hear. QUIZAS finds Iglesias' emotive tenor backed by everything from lush strings to R&B synths, hip-hop drum loops, and syncopated synthesizers. Yet it's all of a piece, in the end it's all simply, how you say, Enrique.
Track Listing :
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Tres Palabras - (Spanish) |
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2 |
Para que la Vida - (Spanish) |
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3 |
La Chica de Ayer - (Spanish) |
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4 |
Mentiroso - (Spanish) |
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5 |
Quizas - (Spanish) |
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6 |
Pienso en Ti - (Spanish) |
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7 |
Marta - (Spanish) |
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8 |
Riendas |
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9 |
Mamacita - (Spanish) |
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10 |
Mentiroso - (mariachi version) |
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11 |
No Apagues la Luz - (Spanish) |
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Album Information :
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UPC:044006438528
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Format:CD
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Type:Performer
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Genre:International - Latin
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Artist:Enrique Iglesias
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Label:Universal Music Latino
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Distributed:Universal Distribution
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Release Date:2002/09/17
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Original Release Year:2002
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Discs:1
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Studio
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Robby (ASTORIA, NEW YORK USA) - October 22, 2002
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
- Get the included DVD
Honestly I thought I was going to get a spanish version of an english album, This is not the case. This album most resembles the last spanish album cosas de la vida. It is full of slooooooow ballads, no pop songs. The only pop song is the spanish version of turn off the lights. If you want this album get the one with the included dvd. That is worth it, not the cd.
Customer review - October 12, 2002
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
- A work of Art
Quizas has got to be Enrique Iglesias' most intimate and personal Spanish speaking Album to date. With almost all the tracks written by this versatile artist it is a mixture of ballads and upbeat tunes this is a must have for fans of his unique musical style.
The title song Quizas (Perhaps) is a touching message from a son to his estranged Father and gives an insight into Enrique's own relationship with his father. He also adds "No Apagues La Luz" (Don't Turn Off The Lights" which is taken from his ESCAPE Album.
This is sure to be the next best selling album following his massive selling English Album ESCAPE, he has gone back to his Latin roots with this album, but still keeps the Pop beats throughout the album.
If you liked Hero and Escape then you'll love Quizas - Enrique's first album in his native Spanish for five years. A perfect blend of uptempo tracks and romantic ballads, the latter which Enrique was born to sing with his urgent and emotional vocals. Every single track pulls you into Enrique's world as he sings right to you from his heart and from his soul, taking you to a warm and beautiful place from where you'll never want to return!
Quizas is a wonderful return for Enrique Iglesias to his native language, full of emotion. The realisation that something could be lost forever is beautifully expressed in the title track. However there is no mistaking his search for true love & true love that is lost in the first two tracks, Tres Palabras & Para Que La Vida. Then there is pain, Mentiroso!!!! Still he has time for fun with Sueltame Las Riendas. For me this is the one & only, the best Spanish album from Enrique Iglesias
Customer review - February 19, 2003
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- lilsweetsjen
This CD is amazing, I love it! I have all of Enriques CD's and this is one of my favorites. He has such a beautiful voice. The listener can really feel the emotions come through in his songs. I would definatly recommend purchasing this CD!!
"gkwong" (Bay Area, California) - November 19, 2002
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- Another excellent CD
Quizas is an excellent album much like the ones Enrique has put out before. There are many other singers who have better voices yet I find his singing and its emotional impact much more satisfying.
I cannot speak a word of Spanish yet I am stirred when I listen to his songs. Not many singers, English or Spanish have that effect. Take the chance to decide for yourself. You will find the experience worthwhile. Enjoy....
Customer review - September 18, 2002
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- A must-have for all the fans of good music
After the success obtained with his two English albums, Enrique Iglesias returns to his Latin roots, and he does it in a quite impressive way. With love once again as the leading motive of the CD, the songs cover however a wider range of themes from the more common (although masterfully raised) heartbreak theme of "Para qué la vida" to the more complex track "Quizás"(title track of the album), where the artist addresses to his father, the also singer Julio Iglesias, speculating about the reasons why they have drifted apart and wondering about what the future may bring them.
Along with the diversity of the themes, the singer also reaches out for new musical styles, from pure pop as in "La chica de ayer", to the more classic Latin sound of the bolero-like "Mentiroso", of which the album also features a Mariachi version.
But while such changes in the music are easily perceptible, the charming softness of his voice remains unchanged, thus making this album a great purchase for both Spanish and non-Spanish speakers.
"Quizás" is therefore a must-have not only for Enrique Iglesias's fans, but for all the fans of good music.
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