Gran City Pop

Performer: Paulina Rubio
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Audio Mixer: Cesar Sogbe. Mexican diva Paulina Rubio has always been adept at balancing dance-pop gloss, Beatlesque melodicism, and the rich musical tradition of the rancheras, bandas, and cumbias that informed her earliest listening experiences. On this 2009 release, a worthy follow-up to her excellent 2006 offering, she achieves the same balancing act, and the result is a set of compelling, modern-sounding songs with vibrant production and buttery vocals. Although pop is the pervading style here, there is some delightful variety, too. The catchy, '60sish single "Causa y Efecto" also appears as a trad-banda mix, and the singer skillfully handles the countryish lilt of "Amaneci sin Tu" and the reggaeton-flavored "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes."

Mexican-born Paulina Rubio started out as a child star in the 1980s with a vocal group called Timbiriche (where singer Thalia also got her start), and acted in some popular Mexican telenovelas before making her solo recording debut in 1992. For the rest of the '90s, she happily released lightweight pop albums and acted on TV. The turning point came in 1999, when Rubio adopted a slightly tougher, more rocking image and sound, exercising her strong vocals on dramatic, guitar-heavy ballads, dance songs, and rockers. By the early 2000s, she had conquered the U.S. charts, been nominated for a Grammy, and charmed critics and audiences alike with her infectious blend of Latin and rock styles.

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