Customer Reviews
Wepa! - By: , 27 Jan 2006 
A corker! I love the way the rhythmic line manages to sound like R&B & salsa at the same time, without relying on the basic force of a reggaeton-type beat. As a British salsera who can't speak Spanish, I've been hoping someone will come up with a way to play salsain English, without it ending up like the usual cheesy salsa-romantica-pop covers - well, these R&B vocals work! Of course this album is a lot more than salsa, but the clave feel is there & if you are a dancer, it has the same effect on your feet & hips as any other top quality salsa track would. And Mary Pearce is as fabulous as ever- can't wait for 'Show Me Now' to be released on an album...
A near perfect gem - By: John R. Woolmore, 02 Aug 2005 I first heard of Alex Wilson via my salsa class. "Use me"- the old Bill Withers track often includedin so called jazz compilations - is the most popular track & certainly has impact. Everyone but everyone dances to this.
Whether it is jazz, r&b or just latino I think is irrevelant -it is well produced & the variety of tracks makes this one CD which nevers seems to fade. Just for the record I bought all his previous CDs plus his new one "Aventuras" on the basis of this.
Wow!!!! - By: , 06 Aug 2002 
I bought this CD on a whim after walking past the Jazz World stage on a bleary-eyed Sunday at Glastonbury & I'm so glad I did. I'd never heard of Alex Wilson before, I'm not really a jazz connoisseur, but this album really isn't Jazz. Being the hip-hop head that I am, my usual listening preference is Bilal, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild etc & whilst this is massively more commercial than any of that (check the Destiny's Child-esque number) it's generally a really cool, Summer-y album that uplifts you & makes you want to boogie. It's a fusion of R&B vocals & salsa-type beats & it's pretty damn cool. It's one of those obscure Cd's you put on at your party & by the third track evryone wants to know who the hell it is. Very cool. If you can catch this live, then all the better, 'cause these guys go off!!!!!
