Solid Ground - Ricky Skaggs

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...The others are right, the guy certainly does have a certain amount of girl appeal. I suppose you either love or hate Ricky Martin and I've got to say I love him. Having said that that doesn't mean I love all of this album. Ricky's at his best doing the more upbeat numbers of which there are quite a few on this album, the trouble is most of them have been released as singles though it's good to have them all in one place. Half of the album could almost be a Ricky Martin best of, pretty impressive for one so young, the rest of the album is filled with a few dreary ballads, but it's worth the purchase for the handful of good tracks which are there, programme those in on your stereo and get dancing!... Read review

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Advantages: About 9 of the songs are excellent!!
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...The Best Of Ricky Martin Album is excellent, because about 9 of the songs on there are really funky and I love all the spanish/english lyrics!! There are 14 songs altogether, so considering 9 of them are really good, this CD is brilliant!! I think I first heard about Ricky and his songs was when I heard Livin' La Vida Loca and I loved that song, so I went on to buy this album and was amazed. :) It was definitely worth every penny, because I listen to his songs over and over again and never get bored! Here's a bit about the artist himself, before I tell you more about the album: He was born on 24th December 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His birth name is Enrique Martín Morales, but he changed it to Ricky Martin, so it would appeal more to the British public and many other countries. He started off his career when he was 12, being... Read review

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Advantages: brilliant songs and sexy
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...The Cup of Life was the official song of the France 98 tournament and was a great song as was Maria. However, what really catapulted Ricky Martin to fame was the brilliant Livin La Vida Loca. It went straight to number one and won many awards. It put Latin music on the map as well as Ricky himself. It was the dance song that had everyone on their feet. He followed this up with Shake Your Bon-Bon which didn't do quite so well despite being a great song. Private Emotion is his latest release from this album and is an extremely powerful ballad which is set to go straight to number one. It proves that the talented Ricky Martin can do many different types of music. The album ends with Spanish versions of a couple of his songs, a brilliant way to round of an even better album.... Read review

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