Nada Como El Sol

Sting | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (October 17, 1990)
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000002GD7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,832,408 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mariposa Libre

2. Fragile [Portuguese]

3. Si Estamos Juntos

4. Ellas Danzan Solas (Cueca Solas)

5. Fragilidad

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nada Como Este Disco..., July 20, 2000

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Armando M. Mesa (Chandler, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nada Como El Sol (Audio CD)

First of all, I must commend Sting for his excellent pronunciations and rolling of the r's in Spanish; He sang the lyrics in two beautiful and romantic foreign languages without chopping the words or meanings like so many other English or American artists do without the proper training or knowledge of a language or dialect. He sounded very authentic !

Fragilidad/ Fragil (Fragile) is such a tranquil and peaceful song. Yet, the meaning behind the lyrics are anything but.The classical guitar interprets the contents of the song beautifully; It speaks out to you. For me,personally, the song is a Sting classic !

Si Estamos Juntos (We'll Be Together) is not a favorite of mine due to it's quirky late 80's pop sound.However, it serves as a counterpoint or balance to the rest of the album's melancholy and relaxed mood.

Mariposa Libre, as a a previous reviewer stated, is a gem !

Nada Como El Sol deserves more than 5 stars...Especially for its Spanish/Portuguese interpretations as well !

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bella, May 15, 1998

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This review is from: Nada Como El Sol (Audio CD)

Este compacto muestra bien los talentos de Sting. Aunque su accento no sea perfecto, su estilo es tan magico en espanol que en ingles. Las canciones Fragilidad y Fragil (versiones en espanol y portugues) son tan bellas. Solo hay 5 canciones, pero vale la pena comprarlo.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OK, his Spanish isn't perfect, but the album's still great, November 25, 2001

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Jennifer Stevens (Richmond, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nada Como El Sol (Audio CD)

I bought this years ago on cassette and more or less wore it out. To this day, I enjoy the Spanish version of "Fragile" more than his English version.

I agree with some others that Sting's delivery in Spanish leaves something to be desired. But it ain't all THAT bad, particularly for someone who's not a native speaker. The purists will always be irritated by it. But I happen to enjoy listening to Sting sing in Spanish because I can understand the lyrics better. He annunciates each word more so than a native Spanish speaker would.

Melodically, some of the songs sound like they were made to be sung in Spanish. Listening to "Fragil/Fragilidad," with its delicate guitar, I can almost imagine the Spanish countryside. And it goes without saying that "Ellas Danzan Solas (Cuecas Solas)" is awesome in the language of the people about whom Sting is singing. Also, having lived in Chile for two years myself, this song is particularly moving; even though the dictatorship is long over, its residual effects are still ever-present.

I just wish Sting had left off "Si Estamos Juntos" ("We'll Be Together") -- it sounds misplaced among the other songs. I would've much preferred "History Will Teach Us Nothing" or even "Be Still My Beating Heart."

P.S. Contrary to what another reviewer said, "danzar" IS a word in Spanish, a synonym for "bailar". I suspect this word was used as it probably sounds better lyrically than "bailar" does, even if it is less commonly used.