Carpe Diem

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:40:14
Recording information: 3:20 Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Brava! Music; Estudio Jean, Madrid, Spain; Igloo Music, Los Angeles, CA; Limestone Studios, Sweden; Maximedia Studio, Miami, FL; Montecristo Studio; Rex Studios, Miami Beach, FL; Smallroom, Torrelodones, Spain; Studio 19, Mexico, D.F.; Switch Audio Studio, Mexico; Switch Audio, Mexico. Carpe Diem, the third album to date and first full-length release in four years by Mexican telenovela star Belinda, is her most complete effort thus far. It finds her changing style from tween-oriented pop/rock to dance-oriented electro-pop, and taking fuller command of her recording career. Credited as executive producer of Carpe Diem, she's also credited with either writing or co-writing all of the album's 11 songs. Though Carpe Diem finds Belinda in fuller command than on her previous two albums, Belinda (2003) and Utopia (2006), it's still a highly collaborative effort. Her brother, Nacho Peregrin, is credited with co-writing most of the songs, and four different producers are credited with crafting the album's synth-heavy electro-pop style: Carlos Jean, Arno Elias, Jimmy Harry, and Aureo Baqueiro, all of them accomplished Latin pop hitmakers. Belinda fans who have followed her progression from one album to the next will surely take note of her maturity not only as a record-maker and songwriter but also a young woman with an edgier style. Lead single "Egoista" is perhaps the edgiest song on the album. It teams her up with risque Cuban-American rapper Pitbull for a full-on club banger that radiates sass and celebrates selfishness. It's one of several songs on Carpe Diem that employs light touches of Auto-Tune. The first half of Carpe Diem is filled with dance-oriented electro-pop along the same lines as "Egoista," and most of these songs are appealing, especially "Amor Transgenico" and "Dopamina." One of the boldest of these songs is "Lolita," an electro-rocker that flirts with a sexiness not often heard from the Walt Disney-affiliated actress. Following "Lolita," the second half of Carpe Diem is lighter in style and deeper from a lyrical standpoint. These songs aren't as exciting, but in some ways, they're more interesting. While the 20-year-old Belinda is still evolving as a songwriter, she's unafraid to delve into matters such as faith ("Mi Religion") and environmentalism ("Gaia"); moreover, the heartfelt "Cuida de Mi" was written for her late grandfather, who passed away in 2008. ~ Jason Birchmeier