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Paulina Rubio's decision to return to an all-Spanish format for Pau-Latina might acknowledge the 2002 English crossover attempt Border Girl as a slight misstep if her latest didn't drop its bits and pieces of Mexican instrumentation and language into such an ambitious and entertaining stew. As its colorfully kinetic, Björk-like cover art suggests, Pau-Latina is all over the place, and usually at a hundred miles an hour. "Baila Que Baila" mashes ringing mariachi guitars into the blips and bytes of an Ashanti-style contempo R&B number; there's even a hip-hop break to suggest the contribution of a Ja Rule or Jay-Z. "Quiero Cambiarme" and "Ojalá" take traditional horn blasts and robust supporting harmonies into a wild and disorienting future of neon-light electronica, while the dancefloor-ready "Algo Tienes"' bashing percussion and rock guitar would fit nicely on Shakira's Laundry Service. (The track also appears in an instrumental remix format.) Throughout Pau-Latina, there's an alluring scratchiness to Rubio's voice. Is she perpetually on the verge of raucous, contagious laughter? It's a definite that "Alma en Libertad" hijacks the lead riff from John Mellencamp's "Small Town," but it's an equally robust feel-good anthem that's impossible to shake from the brain. Neither the melodies nor the adventurism stops there. The lusty "Dame Otro Tequila" would make a nun thirsty, while the ballad "Mía" is a lush departure from the album's constant kicky beats. Pau-Latina is sure to please fans of 2000's Paulina. But the feisty, stylistic restlessness at its heart does more for Rubio's crossover potential than the pleasing though ultimately same-y beats of Border Girl ever could.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Chris Rodriguez, Producer, ComposerLyricist - M. Benito, ComposerLyricist - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Marcello Azevedo, Producer - Andres Levin, Composer - Ileana Padrón, Composer - Paulina Rubio, Author, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Alberto Gaitan, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Ricardo Gaitan, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Archie Peña, Producer, Percussion, Co-Producer, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Garza, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Warner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Cuevas, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jorge Gonzalez, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Estefano, Producer - Coti, ComposerLyricist - Vicky Echeverry, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Canto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Figueroa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist - Tim Devine, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Andahí, ComposerLyricist - A Schinoff, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Teddy Mendez, ComposerLyricist - Edwin Perez, ComposerLyricist - Sacha Triujeque, Producer - Toy Hernández, Producer - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - J De Jesus, ComposerLyricist - Tea Time, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Chris Rodriguez, Producer - Marco Antonio Solis, ComposerLyricist - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Jorge Villamizar, ComposerLyricist - SERGIO GEORGE, Producer - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist - Xandra Uribe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Emilio Estefan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alberto Gaitan, ComposerLyricist - Nicolas Tovar, ComposerLyricist - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist - Ricardo Alfredo Gaitan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Sebastian Krys, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Emilio Estefan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alberto Gaitan, Programmer, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Mardini, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tom McWilliams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Warner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jorge Gonzalez, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vicky Echeverry, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - PEDRO ALFONSO, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist - Gaitan Bros. Gaitan Bros., Producer, Co-Producer - Alejandro Valencia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ricardo Alfredo Gaitan, Programmer, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Jorge Villamizar, ComposerLyricist - Marcello Azevedo, Producer - Juan Carlos Perez Soto, ComposerLyricist - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Jorge Villamizar, ComposerLyricist - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist - Marteen, Producer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Marcello Azevedo, Producer - Reyli Barba, ComposerLyricist - Ferra, ComposerLyricist - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Emilio Estefan, Producer - Clay Ostwald, ComposerLyricist - Angie Chirino, ComposerLyricist - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist - Tim Mitchell, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Emilio Estefan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alberto Gaitan, ComposerLyricist - Tony Mardini, ComposerLyricist - Tom McWilliams, ComposerLyricist - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist - Ricardo Alfredo Gaitan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Chris Rodriguez, Producer, ComposerLyricist - M. Benito, ComposerLyricist - Paulina Rubio, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Album review
Paulina Rubio's decision to return to an all-Spanish format for Pau-Latina might acknowledge the 2002 English crossover attempt Border Girl as a slight misstep if her latest didn't drop its bits and pieces of Mexican instrumentation and language into such an ambitious and entertaining stew. As its colorfully kinetic, Björk-like cover art suggests, Pau-Latina is all over the place, and usually at a hundred miles an hour. "Baila Que Baila" mashes ringing mariachi guitars into the blips and bytes of an Ashanti-style contempo R&B number; there's even a hip-hop break to suggest the contribution of a Ja Rule or Jay-Z. "Quiero Cambiarme" and "Ojalá" take traditional horn blasts and robust supporting harmonies into a wild and disorienting future of neon-light electronica, while the dancefloor-ready "Algo Tienes"' bashing percussion and rock guitar would fit nicely on Shakira's Laundry Service. (The track also appears in an instrumental remix format.) Throughout Pau-Latina, there's an alluring scratchiness to Rubio's voice. Is she perpetually on the verge of raucous, contagious laughter? It's a definite that "Alma en Libertad" hijacks the lead riff from John Mellencamp's "Small Town," but it's an equally robust feel-good anthem that's impossible to shake from the brain. Neither the melodies nor the adventurism stops there. The lusty "Dame Otro Tequila" would make a nun thirsty, while the ballad "Mía" is a lush departure from the album's constant kicky beats. Pau-Latina is sure to please fans of 2000's Paulina. But the feisty, stylistic restlessness at its heart does more for Rubio's crossover potential than the pleasing though ultimately same-y beats of Border Girl ever could.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:10
- Main artists: Paulina Rubio
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Int'l Latin America
- Genre: World
© 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V. ℗ 2004 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
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