Una Mujer Como Yo
Studio album by
Albita
Released1997
LabelCrescent Moon/Epic[1]
ProducerEmilio Estefan, Jr.
Albita chronology
Dicen Que
(1996)		 Una Mujer Como Yo
(1997)		 Son
(2000)

Una Mujer Como Yo is an album by the Cuban musician Albita, released in 1997.[2][3]

The album peaked at No. 9 on Billboard's Tropical Albums chart.[4] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Tropical Latin Album" category.[5]

Production

The album was produced by Emilio Estefan, Jr.[6] It was recorded more quickly than Albita's previous two albums, and moved beyond traditional Cuban music styles.[7][8] Albita wrote "Tocame con un Beso" and "Y No Tengo Guano"; Kike Santander contributed to the writing and arranging of some of Una Mujer Como Yo's songs.[9][10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
The Commercial Appeal[12]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide[13]
Orlando Sentinel[14]

Miami New Times deemed the album "a shrill pastiche of merengue, salsa, cumbia, vallenato, Cuban jazz riffs and even, God help us, rap."[15] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "the up-tempo songs celebrate Albita's musical roots and influences but don't sound like a formal excursion into the past."[14] The San Diego Union-Tribune declared that "Albita, with her deep, rich voice, could sing any style and make it sound easy."[16]

Newsday called the songs "full pedal-to-the-metal jams," writing that "never has Albita sounded so agreeably aggressive on disc."[9] The Commercial Appeal stated that "the Cuban with the beefy alto fuses folk instruments to modern production without sacrificing one syncopated, seductive note."[12] The Baltimore Sun determined that Albita's voice "is dark and lustrous, with all the sweet sonority of a trombone, and she uses that to great effect against the brass and percussion of 'Me Demito' or the breathlessly rhythmic 'Ven a Verme'"; the paper later listed the album as the tenth best of 1997.[17][18]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Una Mujer Como Yo" 
2."Me Derrito" 
3."Ta' Bueno Ya" 
4."Rie Rie" 
5."El Amor Llegó" 
6."Ven a Verme" 
7."Tócame con un Beso" 
8."Y No Tengo Guano" 
9."Tanta Lucha Pa' Que" 
10."Año Nuevo, Vida Nueva" 

References

  1. ↑ Robson, Britt (November 12, 1997). "Albita: Una Mujer Como Yo". City Pages. CD Review.
  2. ↑ Tadiar, N.; Davis, A. (September 16, 2005). "Beyond the Frame: Women of Color and Visual Representation". Springer – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Let The Son Shine". MTV News.
  4. ↑ "Albita". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Albita". Recording Academy. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Holston, Mark (Dec 1997). "Music". Hispanic. 10 (12): 82.
  7. ↑ Obejas, Achy (26 June 1998). "SINGER ALBITA RIDING A CUBAN-MUSIC WAVE". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. 25.
  8. ↑ Hoekstra, Dave (October 24, 1997). "Albita at the House of Blues". Chicago Sun-Times. Features. p. 48.
  9. 1 2 Torres, Richard (26 Oct 1997). "A Lightning Showpiece From Albita". Newsday. p. D29.
  10. ↑ Gonzalez, Fernando (October 3, 1997). "ALBITA Una Mujer Como Yo". Miami Herald. p. 22G.
  11. ↑ "Una Mujer Como Yo - Albita | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  12. 1 2 Ellis, Bill (November 22, 1997). "RECORDINGS". The Commercial Appeal. p. C3.
  13. ↑ MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 20.
  14. 1 2 Gettelman, Parry (21 Nov 1997). "ALBITA". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 8.
  15. ↑ Cantor, Judy. "Rotations". Miami New Times.
  16. ↑ Portillo Jr., Ernesto (December 18, 1997). "Albita, 'Una Mujer Como Yo". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 12.
  17. ↑ Considine, J.D. (9 Oct 1997). "Albita Una Mujer Como Yo". The Baltimore Sun. Features. p. 14.
  18. ↑ Considine, J.D. (28 Dec 1997). "The Best of '97: It was a year for the ages". The Baltimore Sun. p. 4E.
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