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Underneath Your Clothes

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Yet another single from Shakira's Laundry Service Album. This time not of Whenever, Wherever, but rather Underneath Your Clothes. When I first heard the song off the LS Album, I thought it was ok, but I wasn't in love with it. After hearing the remixes and edits she had to offer, I couldn't resist. The CD starts with the original Underneath Your Clothes version, and moves on to the Underneath Your Clothes (Lester Mendez Club Radio Edit), which is more upbeat. I personally love this most out of the rest of the CD. The 3rd track is the ThunderPuss Radio Mix. This one seems to have a darker tone to it. It's good, but I think it could be longer. The album ends with Tracy Young's Spin Cycle Mix of Whenever, Wherever, Shakira's second biggest hit. Shakira's words are not hard to understand, as some other people have said. She can be easily understood, but maybe only if you've been studying Spanish for 3 years then you'll probably be able to understand her in both español e inglés. This one's definately worth your money.

Shakira's voice isn't like the voices of others pop singers.She has quite unusal voice that changes alot through the entire song
What I can say about this song that it's a nice song that grew on me.

"Underneath Your Clothes" is the second single released off Shakira's 2001 album, "Laundry Service". The Columbian diva wrote and produced this song, a pop/country ballad about love. Her voice is strong, as are her emotions, lyrics and music. The Lester Mendez Club Edit is a pop/dance/radio version that is directly catchy to the ear. The real reason to purchase this cd alone, is track 3, the Thunderpuss Radio Mix (Boomkat, "The Wreckoning"; Jennifer Holliday, "Think It Over"). Ok folks, we're gonna have to take a step back in time for this one. Thunderpuss created a radio mix of "Underneath Your Clothes" similar to the 1997-released "Spike Me Club Mix" of "Call Me" by Le Click. The Thunderpuss Radio Mix is melodically satisfying, as well as lyrically (Barry Harris & Chris Cox worked their magic again). While transforming this ballad into a dance number, Thunderpuss also kept some of country flavor to it as well. About 1 1/2-2 minutes into the mix, they slow it down for Shakira's country style bridge. Dance fans, as well as Thunderpuss fans everywhere should make sure this one is in their collection. Track 4, the "Tracy Young Spin Cycle Mix" (Cyndi Lauper, "Shine"; Madonna, "Music") of "Whenever, Wherever", is about as equally satisfying as the previous track. Tracy gives a short club mix in her signature style, while still keeping some of the original flavor of the album version. Track Listing:

01. Underneath Your Clothes [Album Version] 3:44
02. Underneath Your Clothes [Lester Mendez Club Radio Edit] 3:24
03. Underneath Your Clothes [Thunderpuss Radio Mix] 3:09
04. Whenever, Wherever [Tracy Young's Spin Cycle Mix] 7:03

Great job Shakira! Great job Thunderpuss! Great job Tracy! Good thinking Epic Records.

This album, while I enjoyed the photos in the CD jacket, is not a must-have in my book. Shakira is extremely easy on the eyes, but very difficult on the ears. She has an unusual and unique singing voice that would probably best be suited for singing in her native language of Espanol. I have listened to her in interviews, and her accent is both sensual and easily coherent. However, when singing, her lyrics get mumbled together. I, for one, am the type that likes to sing along with the radio, not strain an ear trying to decipher what is being said.