Que Saben?

構成数 : 1
合計収録時間 : 00:50:25
Personnel: Dean Parks, George Doering (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ramon Stagnaro (acoustic guitar); Doug Livingston (steel guitar); Jeff Driskill (flute, tenor saxophone); Greg Huckins (flute, baritone saxophone); Tommy Morgan (harmonica); John Fumo, Ramon Flores (trumpet); Rodolfo Luviano (piano); Pablo Aguirre (keyboards, programming); Luis Conte, Rafael Padilla (percussion). Recording information: Castle Oaks Studios, Calabasas, CA; Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA; Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA; House Of Blues, Encino, CA; Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA; Sound Chambers, North Hollywood, CA. Photographer: Caesar Lima. Arranger: Pablo Aguirre. When an album is totally written and produced by Mexican superstar Marco Antonio Solis, one has a pretty good idea what it is going to sound like. One expects romantic Latin pop/Latin adult contemporary, if you will, with Mexican overtones at times. And Que Saben definitely fits that description; this sleek, polished, ballad-heavy CD has Solis' stamp all over it. Solis is not the only major Latin producer Victoria has worked with; the Argentinean singer has also worked with the ubiquitous Rudy Perez, but Solis is an especially good fit for Victoria because of her romantic orientation. In fact, one of Victoria's primary influences is the late Spanish singer/actress Rocio Durcal, who also worked with Solis. Although Durcal was a true madrilena (a woman from Madrid), she was a madrilena who had a healthy appreciation of Mexico's rich mariachi/ranchera tradition. In fact, she was sometimes described as "la espanola mas mexicana" -- "the most Mexican Spanish woman" -- because of those mariachi/ranchera influences, and similarly, Que Saben could earn Victoria a reputation for being a Mexican-influenced portena (female from Buenos Aires). Que Saben is far from a hardcore mariachi/ranchera album -- there is no doubt that Victoria is a pop vocalist first and foremost -- but thanks to Solis, the Mexican touches assert themselves in a subtle fashion on "Abusas," "Hay Veces," "Muriendo Verte" and other Solis compositions. They aren't overwhelming, but they're there. Although not in a class with Solis' best work with Durcal, Que Saben is an enjoyable effort that makes one hope Victoria and Solis will have more musical encounters in the future. ~ Alex Henderson
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)