Enrique Iglesiasβs newest album has many people missing the early version of the bilingual pop star.
Iglesias released βSex and Loveβ on March 18. The regular album contains 11 tracks, but an extra five are available on the deluxe edition. Both editions can be found at stores such as Target or Walmart. Like his past albums, βSex and Loveβ is bilingual, containing songs in both English and Spanish.
Unfortunately for the English-speaking population, the strength in this album is due to his Spanish ballads. His song βBailandoβ is catchy and has a good sound to it, but despite being able to translate the title (βDancingβ), I have no idea what the message is.
Not so catchy are his English dance-music songs. Iglesias collaborates with some well-known names such as Pitbull, Flo Rida and Kylie Minogue, but these songs still lack strength. Some of the lyrics are cheesy, vulgar and can get repetitive, which is more annoying than catchy.
βI thought the album was okay,β Arts & Sciences sophomore Cassie Boehm said. βIβm not a huge fan of him or his music, so this album really didnβt change my opinion. I also think all of his songs sound the same.β
βSex and Loveβ is Iglesiasβs 10th album, his last album release being in 2010 with βEuphoria.β Although βEuphoriaβ was not necessarily a bad album, and did include a few songs worth dancing to, Iglesiasβs hits such as βBailamosβ and βHeroβ come from his earlier career.
Heider College of Business sophomore Cindy Wilson is not a fan of Iglesiasβs goal for the new album.
βHe should stick to his old stuff such as βBailamosβ and βEscape,ββ she said. βThe party music doesnβt sound right coming from him.β