Title:
Thalia (English) Year: 2003
Original Release Date: July 8, 2003
Label: Virgin International
Video Clips: I Want You, Baby, I'm In Love, Me Pones Sexy ,Alguien Real
Track List:
01. I Want You
02. Baby, I'm In Love
03. Misbehavin'
04. Don't Look Back
05. Another Girl
06. What's It Gonna Be Boy?
07. Closer To You
08. Save The Day
09. Tu Y Yo (English)
10. Dance Dance
11. Me Pones Sexy
12. Alguien Real
13. Cerca De Ti
14. Toda La Felicidad
Review Of Amazon.com
Light R&B hooks, breathy vocals, guest rappers--it sounds like a recipe for the latest effort from J-Lo or Ashanti, but those elements make up the mix on Mexican diva Thalia's self-titled, English-language debut album. It's a slickly produced smorgasbord, but there's little of the personality, energy and growth here that Thalia has exhibited on her last three Spanish-language studio albums. Instead, the singer opts for maximum mainstream appeal which, in this case, includes collaborating with a bevy of hip-pop producers and songwriters, including Rick Wake (Celine Dion, Anastacia), Cory Rooney (J-Lo, Destiny's Child) and Cathy Dennis (Kylie Minogue, Kelly Clarkson). The first single, "I Want You," featuring Fat Joe, breezes in and out of memory almost instantly. The album's six remaining original tunes are equally anonymous. Only the yearning ballad "Closer To You" and a remix of "The Mexican," both repeats from Thalia's 2002 album, generate any real heat. It's not an altogether disastrous effort, but that so much of Thalia's own flavor was lost in the translation is ultimately disappointing. --Joey Guerra
Album's Chart History
Dance Dance (The Mexican)(Hot Dance Music/Club Play), Peak: 13
Dance Dance (The Mexican) [HQ2 & Ricky Crespo Mixes] (Hot Dance Music/Club Play), Peak: 6
I Want You (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks), Peak: 61
I Want You (The Billboard Hot 100),Peak: 22
I Want You (Pablo Flores Remix)(Hot Dance Music/Club Play),Peak: 27
Me Pones Sexy (Hot Latin Tracks), Peak: 9
Thalia (2003) (The Billboard 200), Peak: 11
Certifications: Platinum: (Brazil)
