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Canto a mi ídolo... Frankie Ruiz

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Frankie Ruiz is my fave salsa singer. His voice is one of a kind and his lyrics are just as unique. Jerry is another one of my faves but I have to admit that I was a little biased when I bought the CD. I didn't quite like the idea of someone singing songs that I'm so used to hearing Frankie sing. I didn't think that Jerry would be able to pull this off but he did. Though I know in the back of my mind that no one can sing Frankie Ruiz songs like Frankie, Jerry does a good job at this tribute to him. We couldn't have asked for a better person to do this than him. My fave songs on the album are "Puerto Rico", "Para Darte Fuego", "Mi Libertad", and "Separemos Nuestras Vidas". I recommend this to anyone that misses Frankie as much as I do and would like to hear a different take on his songs.
No one can take Frankie's place as the "Father of Salsa" and I think Jerry made this CD to remind everyone that there is and will only ever will be one KING!!!!!
I Love You Frankie!!!!

En esta producción debemos dejar atras las criticas, por que esto fue mas un capricho y un sueño de Jerry que Sony Discos no le podia cumplir pero que sin embargo BMG si le cumplio. Obvio nunca las canciones le hiban a quedar igual por que primero Jerry no es el interprete original y segundo Jerry no posee el vozaron que tenia Frankie Ruiz (Q.E.P.D). Pero este disco muestra que querer es poder y Jerry pudo y con su voz melodiosa le hizo un verdadero homenaje al "Papa De La Salsa". Los mejores temas son "El Camionero" "Separemos Nuestras Vidas" y "Mi Libertad". Creo que hubiera quedado mejor si Jerry le hubiese puesto un poco de toque y soneo originales de el a las letras. Jerry no te vayas de BMG ahora si estas haciendo lo que te gusta y lo que sueñas.

Mucha gente simplemente no puede ver a alguien diferente del interprete original cantar sus canciones. Pero aqui Jerry Rivera lo hace muy bien. Lo unico malo es que ahora despues de un tiempo de poner sus versiones de las canciones en la radio, ponen en vez las de Frankie.
Quizas lo unico malo fue que Jerry no le puso suficientes cambios a las canciones para evitar eso. Pero para alguien que es nuevo a la salsa y no tiene las originales de Frankie Ruiz, este disco debe ser comprado como buen pan caliente.

The hits I heard as a young man, sung by the now deceased Frankie Ruiz, are sung by Jerry Rivera on this album. Jerry was a HUGE Frankie Ruiz fan, and when the chance came, he sang Frankie's songs and put an album together. If you like Jerry and Frankie's music, this is an album you should buy. There is not a dull track on this.

This was excellent. I'm a HUGE fan of both Jerry Rivera and Frankie Ruiz and it's great to hear Jerry's great voice and Frankie's unforgettable songs. This will be in my collection for ever...

Jerry Rivera does not have the voice nor the "soul" to sing the classics of Frankie Ruiz. His sucess is due to his amazing band and great songwriters who have been able to compensate for his short comings as a singer. I'm not saying he is completely horrible, I admit I own his greatest hits album. However, he cannot be mentioned in the same league with the all time greats of salsa, such as Frankie Ruiz. Someone of his caliber should stick to what made him famous, catchy love songs.

ES UN BUEN DISCO, NUEVOS AREGLOS, PERO LA VOZ DE JERRY RIVERA NO ES TAN "SWEET" COMO EN DISCOS ANTERIORES, COMO UN GUSTO PERSONAL DE JERRY RIVERA ESTA BIEN, PERO COMO ADMIRADOR INCONDICIONAL DE FRANKIE RUIZ... ME PARECE UN DISCO UN POCO SOSO, CREO QUE CON OTRO PRODUCTOR MUSICAL JERRY RIVERA HUBIESE PODIDO HACER UN VERDADERO HOMENAJE VOCAL A EL PADRE DE LA SALSA MI INMORTAL FRANKIE RUIZ!

Interesting CD for a change and a good compilation. the instrumentation part of the CD is pretty good, nevertheless Jerrys voice is lacking in some songs... no match for the original songs.

If you liked FRuiz, however, it might be interesting to have it in your collection - but there were better releases this year.

Unfortunately, Jerry Rivera does not posess the soul or voice of the late Frankie Ruiz so this tribute CD (while well-intentioned) is disastrous. His cover versions of Frankie's classics "Desnudate Mujer","Tu Eres", "El Camionero" and "Separemos Nuestras Vidas" are ludicrous at best. Frankie was one of the 1980's and '90s best salsa soneros and Jerry Rivera is quite simply NOT in his league.

If Frankie Ruiz is looking down on Jerry Rivera, he must have a big smile on his face. Rivera has an amazing voice and he has revived the hits that made Ruiz a legend. For the hard core Ruiz fans, La Cura and Puerto Rico on this CD will not dissapoint.