Muy Personal [PA]

Performer: Victor Manuelle
Artist: Yuridia
Engineer: Rolando Alejandro
Producer: Harry Aponte
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: Yanira Torres, Gilda Gonzalez, William J. Pamblanco Torres, Miledys Jimenez, Laura Saez, Felix Alvarado, Angel Luis "Wison" Torres, Abimael Hernandez, Aldo Matta, Lorna Marcano (vocals); Harry Aponte (guitar, piano, bass instrument, drums); Jorge Laboy (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Fernando Medina, Lynette Cartagena, Francisco Caban, Enid Collado, Francisco Jimenez (violin); Ramon Negron, Jaime Amador (viola); Solimar Soto, Luis Miguel Rojas (cello); Benjamin "El Pollo" Vega (saxophone); Kenneth Montgomery (trumpet, flugelhorn); Moises Nogueras (trombone); Noel Schajris (piano). One of the most popular salsa artists of his generation, Puerto Rican singer Victor Manuelle has been releasing successful albums steadily since 1993. This 2009 offering is "muy personal" indeed--rife with gorgeous, intimate ballads and from-the-heart spoken-word tracks. Among the gems here, "Tengo Ganas" is a sultry, danceable stand-out. As could be guessed from the title, Muy Personal is the most reflective collection of songs in Victor Manuelle's career, with the brassy leads of his usual salsa output replaced by the tropes of Latin pop (including piano, keyboards, and textured acoustic guitar). But the most respected sonero in his generation doesn't just dip a toe into the water; he writes much of his own material -- some with prominent help from Sin Bandera's Noel Schajris, who also duets on a song -- and makes Muy Personal an album not for lovers, but for those who have loved and lost. Aside from Schajris, Manuelle also duets with Yuridia on "Nuestro Amor Se Ha Vuelto Ayer." As expected, Muy Personal was Manuelle's first album to reach the Latin Pop Albums chart, but not only that, it also hit number one. ~ John Bush

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