Track Listing
1. Mi Amor - (English version)
2. Para Que
3. Run to Me
4. Tu Me Completas
5. With These Hands
6. Estar Sin Ti
7. Para Amarte
8. Te Amo
9. Prométeme
10. Amándonos
11. Nunca Imaginé
12. Van a Mi (Run to Me) :: Run To Me
13. Mi Amor - (Spanish version)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Betty Wright | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Oscar De La Hoya (vocals); Manny Lopez (acoustic & electric guitars); Michael Thompson (electric guitar); Hal S. Batt (guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals); Rodrigo Medeiros (guitar, background vocals); Dan Warren, Michael Landau (guitar); Utah Symphony Orchestra (strings); Ed Calle (saxophone); Tony Concepcion (trumpet); Dana Teboe (trombone); Rudy Perez (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Clay Perry, Gen Rubin, Mark Portmann, Tim Dveine (keyboards, programming); Julio Hernandez, Frank T. Wilson (bass); Lee Levin (drums); Richard Bravo, Rafael Padilla (percussion); Betty Wright, Jonathan Fuzessy, Jeannie Cruz, Wendy Pedersen, Raul Midon, Namphuya Aisha McCray (background vocals).
Producers: Rudy Perez, Gen Rubin, Guiliano Franco.
Engineers: Gen Rubin, Bruce Weeden, Felipe Tichauer.
OSCAR DE LA HOYA was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.
Personnel: Oscar de la Hoya (vocals); Rudy Pérez (vocals, programming, background vocals); Jeannie Cruz, Raul Midón (vocals, background vocals); Rita Quintero (vocals); Dan Warner, Manny López (guitar); Ed Calle (saxophone); Tony Concepcion (trumpet); Dana Teboe (trombone); Mark Portmann, Tim Devine, Clay Perry (keyboards, programming); Lee Levin (drums); Rafael Padilla, Richard Bravo (percussion); Gen Rubin (programming); Betty Wright (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: David Cole; Mike Couzzi; Bob Brockman; Bob St. John ; Bruce Weeden.
Recording information: L.A. East Recording Studios, Salt Lake City, UT; North Bay Recording Studios, Miami Beach, FL; The Engine, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: Greg Gorman.
Arrangers: Mark Portmann; Tim Devine.
Welterweight world boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya may be the first of his profession to appear in the Billboard pop chart, hinting that there may indeed be life beyond his day job. He's got an acceptable pop voice (probably better than Jake La Motta's, anyway, though De La Hoya's acting ability remains untested), and the arrangements here cover both welterweight Anglo and Hispanic pop.
He beats the Bee Gees' "Run to Me" on points after a creditable three-minute tussle, and there's a hint of Santana rock crossover influence on "Para Amarte." Though his English vocals are slightly less confident than his Spanish, the lite FM slant to his material is overall a wise choice. One is only left wishing for a cover of Simon And Garfunkel's "The Boxer" to balance out the lighter songs here--and, after all, with all the pugilism-oriented songs throughout pop history, from Dylan's "Who Killed Davey Moore" to Survivor's "Eye Of the Tiger" Rocky III theme song, it's about time the boxing world had its own contender in the pop stakes.
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