La Historia

Performer: Ricky Martin
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Producers include: K.C. Porter, Jon Secada, Desmond Child,, Tommy Torres, Walter Afanasieff. Includes liner notes by Leila Cobo. Personnel: Ricky Martin (vocals). Audio Remixers: Pablo Flores; Javier Garza. Liner Note Author: Leila Cobo. Photographers: Omar Cruz ; David LaChapelle; Kevin Mazur; Pablo Alfaro; Lance Staedler. Given the surprisingly soft performance of Ricky Martin's second English language album, Sound Loaded, 2001's La Historia attempted to direct fans back to what attracted them to him in the first place: his voice and smoldering sensuality. A collection of Martin's biggest Spanish language hits, La Historia reaffirms that he didn't become a star just because of his good looks; tracks such as "Vuelve," "Bella (She's All I Ever Had)," and "El Amor de Mi Vida" are reminders that his singing is just as appealing as his face. Spanish and "Spanglish" versions of hits like "Maria," "Livin' La Vida Loca," "She Bangs," and "Bombon de Azucar" appeal to both Martin's longtime fans and more recent, predominantly English-speaking ones, and the mix of ballads such as "Perdido Sin Ti" and up-tempo tracks like "La Bomba" is arguably more fluid and convincing than on Martin's albumsen Ingles. For all of his fans, La Historia serves as a welcome reminder of -- or introduction to -- some of Ricky Martin's best moments. ~ Heather Phares

Q (6/01, p.132) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Presents the best of his solo work between 1991 and '98 - fizzing, Caribbean-flavored party anthems such as 'Maria' and 'La Copa De La Vida' - plus Spanish versions of recent hits..."

Getting his start as part of teenyboppers Menudo in the '80s, and staying in the public's eye as an actor on General Hospital, Ricky Martin launched his own solo career by the late-'90s. Nobody could have predicted Martin's meteoric rise, topping the charts and selling out arenas on the strength of his monster Latin dance hit "Livin' La Vida Loca."

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