Romantic Classics

Julio Iglesias

Released on 06-06-2006 by Columbia - Burgundy
Main artists: Julio Iglesias
Genre: Internationaal variété

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Ever the sentimentalist, balladeer Julio Iglesias continues his legacy of finding the sappiest songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s on Romantic Classics. Unlike 2004's Love Songs, which was a compilation of some of Iglesias' best-known covers, Romantic Classics is 11 tracks that Iglesias chose and then recorded especially for this album, songs he felt would become future standards. So while there might not be a version of "My Funny Valentine" or "Fools Rush In," there is Richard Marx ("Right Here Waiting"), the Bee Gees ("How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?"), and plenty of Foreigner ("Waiting for a Girl Like You," "I Want to Know What Love Is"). Iglesias imparts his Spanish-accented English on each of the tracks, a technique that has the profound effect of making them seem even more dramatic and plaintive than they already did, but this is nothing new. He's been doing it since the first note he ever sang, and he'll being doing it for years to come. Yes, the production is overdone, and yes, his voice, the keyboards, and the drums are affected to the point of excess, but this is adult contemporary after all (in fact, this album may be the very definition of adult contemporary), and that's supposed to happen. If the singer doesn't sound emotional, like he's about to start bawling, like he's known the pain and joy of love better than anyone else and so cannot help but sing about it, then he fails, and the album fails. And since these are in fact the criteria and they are most assuredly met, Romantic Classics is quite successful.

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Romantic Classics

Julio Iglesias

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Everybody's Talking (Album Version)

00:02:45

Greg Dennen, 2nd Engineer - J.C. Ulloa, Vocal - J.C. Ulloa, Mixing Engineer - Nathaniel Kunkel, Engineer - Scott Moore, 2nd Engineer - Valente Torrez, 2nd Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Recording Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - F. Neil, Composer - Carlos Alvarez, Mixing Engineer - Darius Fong, 2nd Engineer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Albert Hammond, Producer - Ivy Skoff, Coordinator - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Noah Lebenzon, 2nd Engineer - Julio Iglesias, Performer - David Massey, Executive Producer

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How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? (Album Version)

00:03:51

Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Julio Iglesias, Performer - Nathaniel Kunkel, Engineer - Darius Fong, 2nd Engineer - Barry Gibb, Lyricist - Barry Gibb, Composer - Greg Dennen, 2nd Engineer - David Massey, Executive Producer - Albert Hammond, Producer - J.C. Ulloa, Vocal - J.C. Ulloa, Mixing Engineer - Carlos Alvarez, Mixing Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Recording Engineer - Valente Torrez, 2nd Engineer - Noah Lebenzon, 2nd Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Scott Moore, 2nd Engineer - Robin Gibb, Composer - Robin Gibb, Lyricist - Ivy Skoff, Coordinator

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Careless Whisper (Album Version)

00:04:34

Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Julio Iglesias, Performer - Nathaniel Kunkel, Engineer - Darius Fong, 2nd Engineer - Greg Dennen, 2nd Engineer - George Michael, Composer - George Michael, Lyricist - David Massey, Executive Producer - Albert Hammond, Producer - J.C. Ulloa, Vocal - J.C. Ulloa, Mixing Engineer - Carlos Alvarez, Mixing Engineer - Chandler Bridges, Recording Engineer - Valente Torrez, 2nd Engineer - Noah Lebenzon, 2nd Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Scott Moore, 2nd Engineer - Andrew Ridgeley, Composer - Andrew Ridgeley, Lyricist - Ivy Skoff, Coordinator

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Always on My Mind (Album Version)

00:03:43

Waiting For A Girl Like You (Album Version)