Otro Lado De Mi

Soraya | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 21, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Emi International
• ASIN: B0007MSUFS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,026 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tribute, May 13, 2006

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Rin (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Otro Lado De Mi (Audio CD)

Soraya was an amazing person & her music will hit your soul.

Please read this article she wrote for a magazine

Beautiful words
Tomorrow by Soraya in 2005:

The tragedy of the tsunami that hit South Asia this past December, the pain and suffering surrounding the Terri Schiavo story, and even the recent death of Pope John Paul II have all inspired me to re-evaluate my own existence. Like many others that have been through a life-threatening illness, I took this journey a few years back after my cancer diagnosis. But I must constantly check myself to make sure that I do not get lost and forget the valuable lessons that that hardship and pain taught me. The only certainty we can count on is the uncertainty of life. Twists and turns come without warning, and all that we perceive to be true can change in a fleeting instant.

I think of the tourists sitting on the beach, looking out at the vast Indian Ocean, watching their kids play in the sand. Then, in a few short, terrifying moments, all is gone. I think of the villagers, those that survived, wading through the muck searching for their lost lives. The "I should have"s or "I wish I had"s do not exist anymore. There is no time for a warm hug, a long gaze, or another "I love you." The tomorrow they had envisioned will never come. That time is gone.

I think of Terri Schiavo. I look at the picture of her before the heart attack that began her demise. How beautiful she was. Then I see the picture seen by millions around the world, the one with the blank look and open mouth. In the prime of her youth, why would she have thought to prepare a living will? She was young and vibrant with a long, healthy life ahead of her. But in a brief moment, all of that changed. Her tomorrow became encapsulated in a hospital bed with an endless stream of minutes flowing agonizingly into themselves. She is now physically gone, and we will never know how much she suffered nor what her wishes truly were. Her family is left shattered while she is now finally resting. The tomorrow they were all looking forward to dissolved the day she lost consciousness.

I think of Pope John Paul II. Having seen Parkinson's disease and life's time clock break down someone very close to me, I breathed a sigh of relief when the pope passed. He had a full life. He accomplished much. His passing is a joyous occasion. Death is inevitable, and it should be welcomed at the end of a good life. Sometimes tomorrow comes just as it should.

We have become so attached that we forget that all we love, all we have, all we aspire to be is on loan. Life and love are gifts for us to cherish and treasure, but they are gifts that can go away without warning. That is what makes love so intense. That is what makes life a miracle. The uncertainty of tomorrow is what should inspire us to appreciate the here and now.

Youth tricks us into thinking that we can prepare and plan. Fresh faces think that time is on their side and nothing will ever go wrong. Tomorrow, they think. There is always tomorrow. I don't have to think about that now. I'll tell him how I really feel about him some other day. Maybe next year I'll go get a check-up. I'll take care of that later. I'll say thanks to my mom next weekend. Tomorrow it'll be fine.

But when tomorrow came for me, I ended up sitting in front of my doctor in a peach-colored gown hearing from him that my life was no longer what I thought it would be. When tomorrow came for the families of the tsunami victims, they were searching for bodies and cleaning up the rubble that was once their homes. When tomorrow came for Terri Schiavo, she could no longer express her emotions or thoughts. When tomorrow came for Pope John Paul II, he must have felt relief to be freed from the body that had failed him.

Take a moment to think about all that you put aside until tomorrow. Call your mom or dad. Make amends with an estranged friend. Spend a long moment holding your child and memorizing every turn in his or her face. Make time to take care of yourself. Turn off the television and have a conversation with a loved one.

When you love knowing that love is a gift, when you know that your body is your temporary gift in this lifetime, when you realize that none of our material possessions matter nor remain with us when the loan is called in, that is when you are freed to truly live.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soraya leads us to her best work yet!, April 9, 2005

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M. Alvarez "World Music Aficionado" (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Otro Lado De Mi (Audio CD)

This fifth release is by far Soraya's best effort yet. If we consider that her albums all follow that traditional line of female singer/songwriter: introspective lyrics, avoid overexposure, great singles chosen. But with "El otro lado de mi" she has captured an element that kind of stepped aside after the release of "En esta noche/ On nights like this". A creative side that seemed present on her next three albums, but not with the impressiveness that it has on this cd. Ideally this new album should've been the follow up to her debut album, if we consider the potential it has. It contains by far her best lyrical work, the arrangements are risky and the content is again, following her "En esta noche" release, the best up to date.

The lead single "Llevame" has a great hook to it which commands your attention. She has revealed an edgier side: "Ser", "El otro lado de mi", and one of my favorites "La promesa", all add a stronger, more rock-driven feeling than we've experienced before. But she does not let down on her intimate side: "Un mundo sin prisa", "Un segundo lento (second chance)" and my favorite "Como seria". They all continue to show that Soraya is by far one of the best contemporary lyricist when crafting love songs. Ballads that are creatively simple, songs that leave you speechless with the content.

"El otro lado de mi" also calls for social introspective. "Alma de la calle" speaks of a real experience she had meeting a 'soul' in the streets of Colombia. While "Gotas de perdon" asks you: Where is the world leading to? What is happening around us? She calls for reflection and understanding.

Soraya don't lose the muse you've found. Let's hope this release will later on see the light as an English album. The way she has done with all her previous efforts.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soraya, different but WONDERFUl, again!, March 24, 2005

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Karen Abraham (Hoboken, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Otro Lado De Mi (Audio CD)

I love this album. She does more rock, more upbeat tempos, in this album than most of her others. But it's a lot of fun, and the lyrics are wonderful as always. I love the first three tracks, but I really don't dislike any of them. Overall, it's just a great album.

And while you're at it, get all of her albums. Or at least also get "cuerpo y alma" and her self-titled album.

If you like female singer-songwriters as I do, even if you don't speak spanish, you won't be disappointed!