Casi un Bolero
| "Casi un Bolero" | ||||
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| Single by Ricky Martin | ||||
| from the album Vuelve | ||||
| Released | December 21, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 4:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Ricky Martin singles chronology | ||||
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| "Ricky Martin - Casi un Bolero (Audio)" on YouTube | ||||
"Casi un Bolero" (English: Almost a Bolero) is the seventh overall single from Ricky Martin's fourth Spanish-language album, Vuelve (1998). It was released as a promotional single in Spain on December 21, 1998.
Background and release[edit]
"Casi un Bolero" was written by Draco Rosa, K. C. Porter and Luis Gómez Escolar, and produced by Porter and Rosa. It was included on Martin's 1998 album, Vuelve.[1] The US and Japanese editions of the album also feature an instrumental version of the song.[1] "Casi un Bolero" was released as the fourth single from Vuelve in Spain and seventh overall. It was released as a promotional single only on December 21, 1998, after "The Cup of Life," "La Bomba" and "Perdido Sin Ti."[2]
Critical reception[edit]
Jose F. Promis from AllMusic mentioned "Casi un Bolero" as one of the highlights on Vuelve and called it a Sting-esque song.[1]
Chart performance[edit]
The song entered the Top 40 Radio chart in Spain on January 2, 1999 and reached number seven there.[2] It became the third most successful song from Vuelve on the Spanish radio, after chart-topping "The Cup of Life" and "La Bomba."[2] Other singles in Spain, "Perdido Sin Ti" and "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" reached numbers eighteen and seventeen, respectively.[2]
English-language version[edit]
Martin recorded also an English-language version of the song, titled "Almost a Love Song." The English lyrics were written by Desmond Child, who also co-produced this version. "Almost a Love Song" was included as B-side on Martin's future English-language singles: "Shake Your Bon-Bon" (1999), "Private Emotion" (2000) and "She Bangs" (2000).[3][4][5] The Asian tour limited edition of Vuelve from late 1998 also includes a Spanglish version of "Casi un Bolero."[6]
Music video[edit]
The promotional music video was released with the Spanglish version of the song. It includes live footage of Martin performing "Casi un Bolero."[7]
Formats and track listings[edit]
Spanish promotional CD single[8]
- "Casi un Bolero" – 4:39
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Spain (Top 40 Radio)[2] | 7 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Vuelve – Ricky Martin". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Ricky Martin – Shake Your Bon-Bon". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ "Ricky Martin – Private Emotion". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ "Ricky Martin – She Bangs". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ "Ricky Martin – Vuelve Asian Tour Special Package". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ "Ricky Martin - Casi Un Bolero (Spanglish Version) [Vídeo Oficial]". YouTube. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Ricky Martin. Casi un bolero (cd-single promocional 1998)" (in Spanish). todocoleccion.net. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
