Thalia [2003]

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: Thalia (vocals); Marc Anthony (vocals); Fat Joe (rap vocals); Dan Warner (acoustic & electric guitars); Steve Morales (electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals); Chris Goercke (guitar); David Siegel (keyboards); Lee Levin (drums); Junior Figueroa, Samuel Torres (percussion); Julio Reyes (programming); Kara DioGuardi, Cathy Dennis, Corey Rooney, Lincoln Browder (backgroud vocals).
Producers: Ric Wake, Cory Rooney, Steve Morales, Estefano, Poke.
Recorded at Sony Studios and The Hit Factory, New York, New York; The Bank, The Hit Factory and The Gallery, Miami, Florida; The Pool House, Long Island, New York.
THALIA was nomimated for the 2003 Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album.
Recording information: Cove City Sound Studios, New York; Hilt Factory, New York City; Pie Studios, Glen Cove, NY; Sony Music Studios, New York City; The Gallery, Miami, FL; The Pool House, Long Island, NY.
Gloria Estefan did it back in the 1980s, Selena was poised to do it in the '90s before her tragic end, Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias were the most recent Latin music stars to crossover to English-language success before Thalia offered her foray into the Anglopop pool. THALIA opens with a bouncy R&B tune set to the bassline of Big Pun's "Still Not A Player," as the established Tejano singer ably trades lines with Fat Joe. Through the next five songs, Thalia displays her multifaceted musical skills, sampling different angles of the R&B/dance-pop scene, from club-banger "Don't Look Back" to the seductively naughty "Another Girl."
The gifted vocalist shines brightest at the center of the record on ultra-catchy uber-ballads "Closer To You" and "Save the Day," delivering in Alanis mode on the former and a Macy Gray vibe on the latter. From there, THALIA delves into the familiar, with a translation of her brilliantly dizzying, horn-laden 2002 hit "Tu Y Yo," followed by a Hex Hector remix of another track from that album, and four Spanish-language versions of other tracks on THALIA.