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Musical Journey to Caribbean & Mexico

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Marty Robbins was an extraordinarily versatile vocalist, and this collection only illuminates this fact. Even though not all of the tunes on this collection are up to Robbins' very lofty standards, he handles them with incredible ease and leaves the listener spellbound. "Girl from Spanish Town" and "Sweet Bird of Paradise" are Mr. Robbins at his absolute best. For those who would like to hear him sing in Spanish, look no further -- what beauty! It is very apparent that Robbins had a lot of fun with this material, and his voice has never been better. You have to smile even on some of the weaker tunes like "The Mango Song" or "Bahama Mama." His English-language Mexican-flavored hit "Camelia" is a must-have for the Robbins fan. Listening to this CD takes me instantly to a tropical paradise.

There are 25 songs on this cd, and only two written by Marty. He wrote "Girl From Spanish
Town", and it is on this cd three times !!! He actually recorded it three different times
in three different ways!! I like comparing the three. Marty was very good at singing
Calypso music. There are two songs where he puts on an accent while he sings! You can't
even tell that it is him, until he hits those high long notes, then you say, oh yeah, it is
Marty. haha. I wouldn't call this collection "hard core" calypso, it is just nice gentle
calypso, sorta like "devil woman". It is just so enjoyable. I love to let it play over
and over. When you get to the Mexican part (9 songs) there are a few sung in Spanish. They are really done lovely, but i prefer the 16 calypso ones. Marty was such a wonderful
eclectic singer, and this album surely proves it !!!! Enjoy !!