Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony returned to English-language pop with this 2002 release. He's got a great, earnest delivery that can sell the most lugubrious pop, but even he occasionally gets weighed down by the syrup. Great tracks include "Tragedy," "I've Got You" and "Te Tengo Aqui," but should anyone really sing a song called "Do You Believe In Loneliness"?

When Marc Anthony conquered America at the height of 1999's so-called Latin explosion,
his hit "I Need to Know" outdid previous achievements by Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez
by delivering instant-gratification hooks that still sounded authentically Latin.
Unfortunately, corny ballads soon followed. After returning to salsa with last year's Libre,
Anthony is now back with a new batch of English-language tunes designed to re... More >