Entertainment Weekly (11/23/01, p.82) - "...Working his native idiom, Anthony sounds like an artist reborn...he's a force of nature..." - Rating: A-
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Even when Marc Anthony had accomplished his major goals of becoming one of the world's best-selling salsa singers, getting successfully involved in the English-language market as well, he decided to look over his roots once again, delving into songwriting to follow his previous Latin dance record, Contra La Corriente, released in 1997. Recorded over an eight-month period, Libre comprised nine songs, including the hit single "Celos" and the brilliantly made "Este Loco Que te Mira," "Hasta Que Vuelvas Conmigo," and "Barco a la Deriva." Flawless and seductive, Libre comes to an end with "Caminare," getting Marc Anthony closer to one of Cuban music's treasures, a Latin style known as bolero. ~ Drago Bonacich
Rovi
パーフェクト! 最高。ハウス・シーンから、稀にみる成功を獲得したサルサ界の貴公子へ。英語ポップ・アルバムの前作では、傾いた世界にその残された美声を惜し気もなく振り撒いた。そしてこれだ。こういうことがあるから、アメリカの胃袋の大きさを羨望せざるを得ない。70年代ファニア・マナーを絢爛に誇りながら、サルサ/ラテンを超越したポピュラーな吸引力をもつ傑作。“Viviendo”は2001年きっての名曲名唱。
bounce (C)マランドロン
タワーレコード(2002年01,02月号掲載 (P100))