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Summary: Olga
Comment: I prefer the merengue songs over anything else. I say maybe 8 out of 11 songs here are good.
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Summary: Big Change for Olga, with mixed results
Comment: Rating: *** (can't change the above)
With Yo Por Ti, Olga Tanon entered the new century by remaking her overall image, her appearance, her music and even to some extent, her vocal delivery. Gone is the senora persona of the 90s, the fur, heavy makeup, and Spanish clothes. Altered significantly is the unique merengue "Olga-style" that reached its apotheosis in Siente el Amor and Llevame Contigo. This trend began with Te Acordaras de Mi--and now a new hip modern Olga appears.
Clearly, the new Olga has a much broader appeal than the old. The songs on this album have a pop overlay to them that was absent from most of her earlier music. I would say that the result is variable in quality.
1. Mientame - a very appealing merengue/ballad, and Olga's singing is lovely.
2.Pegaito - At first I hated this song, but when I saw it was arranged by the great Cuco Pena, I figured there must be more to it, and indeed, there is. Olga's singing is quite amazing, and the song is pretty cute.
3. Como Olvidar - A low key merengue that has a bit of a disco sound to it. A nice enjoyable song, if not outstanding.
4. Me Gusta - This is just awful. Should not be here.
5. Tu te lo Pierdas - This is a good club dance type song, along the lines of Gloria's No me dejes de querer, or Oye. As such, very enjoyable, but not much depth here.
6. Quiero que tu me quieras - Speaking of Gloria Estefan, if I didn't know, I would swear it was she singing her. The song and Olga's delivery is ver much in her style. A nice song.
7. Yo Por Ti - The title song is another easy going merengue that is very nice, but not a truly great one.
8. I Wanna Have Fun - Another awful party song that detracts from the album.
9.Ahora Soy Mala. - The best song on the album, and the one that harks back most closely to Olga's old style. Yet it is different enough-- you would not expect to find this song on Llevame Contigo. Olga belts it out like never before. A few more songs like this would have greatly improved the album.
10. Prohibido el Paso - I am not a fan of Olga's ballades, but this one is very good. The song has an attractive melodic line, transforming to a very strong conclusion. Olga's singing is full and powerful.
11. The album ends with a ballad version of Como Olvidar. In my opinion, it adds nothing of interest to the song, and feels like filler here.
Overall, Yo Por Ti is a very enjoyable album, one which I like much more now than I did initially. Yet in no way does it supercede her best work of the 90s. LLevame Contigo is still her strongest album, if you are willing to open your mind to a more traditional style. It would have been greatly strengthened by eliminating the "party" songs and substituting a few more hard hitting merengues. Hence I do not find it quite the smash album it is widely regarded.
The best songs are Mientame and Ahora Soy Mala - these two, I hope, will form the inspiration of a new and modern style for Olga in upcoming albums.
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Summary: Olga leaves the dark ages.
Comment: Great deliverance from her 1990's CD's, this is a very good prelude to "Sobrevivir". She's in very good form and the music is more versatile and better sung, if a little more pop. This is to be expected in this day and age. She has so much nonsense to compete with and here she delivers. Best Cuts: Tu Te Lo Pierdes, Como Olvidar (Balada), Pegaito, Mienteme, and Quiero Que Tu Me Quieras. Vocally she is in very good form and the material here is stronger then on previous recordings . I rate this a 4 star of 5
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Summary: Simply wonderful.
Comment: Olga Tañon besides being the Queen of Merengue is known as "La mujer de fuego" (fire woman) because of her voice and strengh in her music and lyrics.
In 2001 she released this production which was a big hit in the U.S, Latin America and Spain. The first single "Como olvidar" (how can I forget) was a #1 hit and was released in merengue and ballad. That single was follwed by "Mienteme" (Lie to me), another big hit.
This album is basically a Merengue one, the only pop song is the ballad "Como olvidar". There are great songs to dance like "Tu te lo pierdes" (you miss it) that has 100% of rhythm, "Me gusta" (I like it) another great track, "I wanna have fun" which is in Spanish. There's one song that is softer but doesn't lose its Merengue style, the song is the one that gives little to the cd, "Yo por ti" (Me for you).
This cd won the 2002 Grammy for best Latin album and debuted at #4 in the American charts.
I would also recommend her 2002 cd "Sobrevivir" (Survive) which is amazing but doesn't have the rhythm that this one has. It has more ballads and also includes a duet with hit Latin singer Luis Fonsi and includes also the 2003 #1 hit "Asi es la vida" (That's the way life is) which is a Merengue song.
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Summary: This girl definitey has talent...
Comment: Olga has a beautiful voice and personality to match. I've seen her on various tv shows and I like her very much. I recommend her music to everyone. Believe me, you won't regret it!
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