Fight The Feeling

Luis Fonsi | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 2, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000068R3T
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,480 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

He's being touted as the latest Latin heartthrob à la Enrique, Marc, and Ricky, but Luis Fonsi sounds more like a Making the Band wannabe on Fight the Feeling, his English-language debut album. Fonsi has a strong and supple voice, but it's wasted on drippy ballads such as "If Only" and "Save Me," which is anchored by the cringe-inducing lyric "Heaven must be missing an angel." Even the uptempo tracks "One Night Thing," "Twisted," and "Turn It Up" fail to generate any heat. The entire album is slickly produced, which is part of the problem. Every track is soaked in pseudo-R&B rhythms, altered vocal tricks, and limp Latin flourishes. It all makes the Puerto Rican performer come off like a one-man boy band along the lines of O-Town and 98 Degrees. Nothing against 'N Sync, however, whose own music has even evolved past this kind of innocuous pop schmaltz. --Joey Guerra

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's about time!, July 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Fight The Feeling (Audio CD)

I just bought Luis Fonsi's cross-over English debut, "Fight the Feeling" last night, and I was extremely impressed. I enjoyed some of his latin songs, especially "No Te Cambia Por Ninguna", "Mi Suenos" and "Imaginame Sin Ti", and have always found that he has a real ability to put a lot of emotion into his songs, whether slow or upbeat. "Fight the Feeling" didn't disappoint, and I enjoyed a great mix of funky dance numbers and heartfelt ballads. "I Wish" is an extremely sentimental song which is sure to bring back memories of a past love, or did at least for me. I sat in my car listening to it twice on my stereo during a rainstorm last night, and caught myself crying. Luis Fonsi's music is able to do that. "Fight the Feeling" is very upbeat, and similar to Plus One or early Backstreet Boys. I don't think that this is necessarily a bad thing; sometimes it's kind of fun to crank up a good dance tune while you drive and not have to think about the lyrics too much: look how many people bought Britney's "Baby, One More Time". I would have given the album five stars, except for one disappointment. A few years ago I bought a Tim James single, "I'll Be Your Secret" which I fell in love with immediately, and waited anxiously for the debut album to be released a few months later. It ended up never coming out. Luis Fonsi remade the song as "Secret" on his new album. Even though Luis has a better voice, he redid the song as a bouncy, uptempo number, and I preferred it as the original acoustic, unplugged version of Tim James. Not to say Fonsi's song is bad, by no means, just that I really liked the way the other sounded. I'm so glad Luis Fonsi has finally released his English debut. I knew when I heard "Imagine Me Without You" from Eterno that he would be big someday, and while his cross-over album may not have an infectious single like "Livin La Vida Loca" or "Whenever, Wherever", it is consistently good and many of the songs on it are strong enough to be released as singles.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Face Emerges from Latin Explosion, July 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Fight The Feeling (Audio CD)

Luis Fonsi may be a new name for many people in the US market. But this Puerto Rican singer has been winning over fans with his incredible voice and amazing talent since the release of his 1998 album "Comenzare". Not only has he had 3 very successful Spanish albums, but he has also done duets with artists like Olga Tanon, and Christina Aguilera.
This album has a mix of romantic ballads, dance and pop songs. With every note he sings, you can just feel the intense emotion and passion he puts into his work. Don't be surprised if one of his songs brings tears to your eyes. He is an incredible talent that is sure to make a huge impression on the English market. You can see his new video "Secret" (which was directed by long time friend and *NSYNC member Joey Fatone) on TV or on the web.
If you like singers like Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, BSB, *NSYNC you are sure to enjoy Luis Fonsi!
Check out his 3 Spanish Albums, they are all very good!...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow. I love this guy @}->---, March 4, 2006

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Little Miss Cutey (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fight The Feeling (Audio CD)

I first heard the song Fight The Feeling on a United flight from Seattle to LA back in 2002 or 2003 and the dj never said who sung it. I was hooked, but I didn't know this amazing singer. Long story short, I FINALLY found him two years later in 2004 and still listen to it all the time since then. I bought this cd because of that one fantastic song and love the whole entire cd. It's great. Now I'm going to get more of his work (especially if it's anything like this). Fight The Feeling was never released in Australia so this cd is my secret, and speaking of which, Secret is another fantastic song. I love him whether he's singing in English or Spanish. He's great and you have to hear him. I hope he keeps releasing new material. I'll buy it all.