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Insomniacs, of course, can't sleep, so they stay up all night -- and who better to provide a soundtrack to sleepless nights than Enrique Iglesias, the heir to the Latin loverman throne that his father Julio claimed in the '80s. Unlike his dad, Enrique became a global superstar at a relatively young age, and he also came of age in an era that's decidedly flashier than Julio's, so even if he shared a taste for corny romantic ballads with his father, he had a far hipper persona than his dad, and nowhere is that more evident than on 2007's Insomniac, his fourth English-language album and first to really be pushed to a younger audience. Sure, there's a surplus of slow-burning romantic ballads, but Insomniac also has a stylish shimmer designed for clubs and even those slow tunes can get down and dirty, as on "On Top of You," which is every bit the sub-R. Kelly bump-n-grind the title indicates. But Enrique is too much of a crossover guy to spend the entire album doing the nasty -- he's sharp enough to spend just enough time to give the impression that Insomniac leans toward that sleek, sexy club sound, but loads up the rest of the record with songs that can fit into smooth pop radio stations the world over. Sometimes, he pushes too hard in either direction -- complete with a Lil Wayne cameo, the dirty-dancing anthem "Push" (as in "push push/back upon it/don't stop until the morning") tries way too hard and has the opposite effect as intended, while some ballads drown in syrup -- but sometimes Iglesias strikes the right balance between crossover pop and stylish retro-new wave production, as on "Stay in Tonight," a tune that's sleek and propulsive but not edgy, a tune that could have fit into adult contemporary pop radio at any time since the late '80s, and Sean Garrett's production on "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" is the inverse, sounding tailor-made for the moment of its release. Both are similar in one regard: they're the kind of song that works for Enrique because it glides by on its sound and doesn't rely on him to do the heavy lifting, either as a singer or a seducer. But what works on this slick, snazzy makeover is what always works for him: the ballads and the middle-of-the-road pop tunes. They may not be hip, but they're part of the family tradition, and when he sticks to them, he's as good as ever.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Kristian Lundin, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, ComposerLyricist - Enrique Iglesias, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Anna Nordell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Steve Morales, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Enrique Iglesias, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Paucar, Producer, Additional Producer - Adonis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Brian Kidd, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Enrique Iglesias, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MARK STENT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Garrett, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Paucar, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Kara Dioguardi, ComposerLyricist - Enrique Iglesias, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Shanks, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Johntá Austin, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tor Erik Hermansen, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - H. Rustan, ComposerLyricist - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Enrique Iglesias, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - StarGate, Producer
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Enrique Iglesias, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - Scott Thomas, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Paucar, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Arnthor Birgisson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rami, Producer - Rami Yacoub, ComposerLyricist - Enrique Iglesias, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MARK STENT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Arnthor Birgisson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rami, Producer - Rami Yacoub, ComposerLyricist - Enrique Iglesias, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Enrique Iglesias, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ren Swan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Paul Berry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Kara Dioguardi, ComposerLyricist - Enrique Iglesias, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Shanks, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Andy Ellis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Staub, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Enrique Iglesias, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - Carlos Paucar, Producer, Additional Producer - Brodie Stewart, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Alex Smith, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Enrique Iglesias, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Barry, ComposerLyricist - Mark Taylor, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Michael Cosculluela, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Kidd, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Enrique Iglesias, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Luis Gómez Escolar, Adapter - MARK STENT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Garrett, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Paucar, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Kara Dioguardi, ComposerLyricist - Enrique Iglesias, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Shanks, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Paucar, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Enrique Iglesias, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - MARK STENT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Paucar, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Enrique Iglesias, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Barry, ComposerLyricist - Mark Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Thunderpuss, Producer, Additional Producer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records A Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Brian Kidd, ComposerLyricist - Enrique Iglesias, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Luis Gómez Escolar, Adapter - Sean Garrett, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Interscope Records
Steve Morales, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Raymond Díaz, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Houghkirk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Enrique Iglesias, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Oyanedel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frankie Storm, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Paucar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Pittman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Interscope Records
Album review
Insomniacs, of course, can't sleep, so they stay up all night -- and who better to provide a soundtrack to sleepless nights than Enrique Iglesias, the heir to the Latin loverman throne that his father Julio claimed in the '80s. Unlike his dad, Enrique became a global superstar at a relatively young age, and he also came of age in an era that's decidedly flashier than Julio's, so even if he shared a taste for corny romantic ballads with his father, he had a far hipper persona than his dad, and nowhere is that more evident than on 2007's Insomniac, his fourth English-language album and first to really be pushed to a younger audience. Sure, there's a surplus of slow-burning romantic ballads, but Insomniac also has a stylish shimmer designed for clubs and even those slow tunes can get down and dirty, as on "On Top of You," which is every bit the sub-R. Kelly bump-n-grind the title indicates. But Enrique is too much of a crossover guy to spend the entire album doing the nasty -- he's sharp enough to spend just enough time to give the impression that Insomniac leans toward that sleek, sexy club sound, but loads up the rest of the record with songs that can fit into smooth pop radio stations the world over. Sometimes, he pushes too hard in either direction -- complete with a Lil Wayne cameo, the dirty-dancing anthem "Push" (as in "push push/back upon it/don't stop until the morning") tries way too hard and has the opposite effect as intended, while some ballads drown in syrup -- but sometimes Iglesias strikes the right balance between crossover pop and stylish retro-new wave production, as on "Stay in Tonight," a tune that's sleek and propulsive but not edgy, a tune that could have fit into adult contemporary pop radio at any time since the late '80s, and Sean Garrett's production on "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" is the inverse, sounding tailor-made for the moment of its release. Both are similar in one regard: they're the kind of song that works for Enrique because it glides by on its sound and doesn't rely on him to do the heavy lifting, either as a singer or a seducer. But what works on this slick, snazzy makeover is what always works for him: the ballads and the middle-of-the-road pop tunes. They may not be hip, but they're part of the family tradition, and when he sticks to them, he's as good as ever.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:25
- Main artists: Enrique Iglesias
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Interscope
- Genre: World
© 2008 Interscope Records ℗ 2008 Interscope Records
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