9 Lives

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All Music Guide - Andy Kellman
With four years of opera training behind her, it's clear that 19-year-old pop singer Kat DeLuna -- who was born in the Bronx, spent several years in Santo Domingo, and eventually returned to the U.S. -- wasn't signed merely on the basis of her looks and passable ability to carry a tune. Her debut, 9 Lives, features credible streaks of dancehall, Latin pop, Euro-pop, modern R&B, freestyle, and yes, albeit to a much lesser extent opera as well. To DeLuna who co-wrote everything and her producer RedOne's credit, the album never quite sounds calculated or unnatural. While appealing multicultural/genre-crossing pop is nothing new, and a few tracks here are boilerplate and ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Andy Kellman
With four years of opera training behind her, it's clear that 19-year-old pop singer Kat DeLuna -- who was born in the Bronx, spent several years in Santo Domingo, and eventually returned to the U.S. -- wasn't signed merely on the basis of her looks and passable ability to carry a tune. Her debut, 9 Lives, features credible streaks of dancehall, Latin pop, Euro-pop, modern R&B, freestyle, and yes, albeit to a much lesser extent opera as well. To DeLuna who co-wrote everything and her producer RedOne's credit, the album never quite sounds calculated or unnatural. While appealing multicultural/genre-crossing pop is nothing new, and a few tracks here are boilerplate and lack bite, DeLuna's controlled exuberance, ability to adapt to numerous styles, and considerable vocal ability keep it all afloat. The week the album was released, "Whine Up," the dancehall-flavored lead single featuring Elephant Man, had already been on the Hot 100 chart for two months, and it's the album's definite center, though a handful of potential singles could break the mainstream pop singles chart while approaching the tops of the dance, R&B, and Latin charts. On the surface, it might seem like she's an exceptionally talented singer who happened to strike at the right time with the right sound, but the majority of 9 Lives makes it known that she should be around for some time.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/7/2007
  • Label: Epic
  • UPC: 886970402323
  • Catalog Number: 704023
  • Sales rank: 43,159

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 9 Lives (Intro) (1:06)
  2. 2 Run the Show - Shaka Dee (3:31)
  3. 3 Am I Dreaming (4:14)
  4. 4 Whine Up (3:25)
  5. 5 Feel What I Feel (4:04)
  6. 6 Love Me, Leave Me (4:11)
  7. 7 In the End (3:23)
  8. 8 Love Confusion (4:02)
  9. 9 Animal (3:23)
  10. 10 Be Remembered - Shaka Dee (3:37)
  11. 11 Enjoy Saying Goodbye (4:05)
  12. 12 Whine Up (3:25)
  13. 13 Como un Sueño (3:59)
  14. 14 Run the Show (3:30)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Kat DeLuna Primary Artist, Vocals, Background Vocals
Mattias Bylund Piano
RedOne Background Vocals
Craig Serani Rap
Eric Rivera Guitar
Maher Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Andrea Martin Composer
Don Omar Programming, Instrumentation
Anita Marisa Boriboon Art Direction
Maria Paula Marulanda Cover Design
Claude Kelly Composer
Mattias Bylund String Arrangements
Kat DeLuna Composer
Sheri Lee Art Direction
Henry Beaucejour Assistant Management
Damon DeGraff Management
Tyrone Edmond Composer, Executive Producer
RedOne Producer, Engineer, Audio Production, Vocal Editing
William Landron Rivera Programming, Instrumentation
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    One of The Greatest New Artists of 2007

    Kat DeLuna is one of the greatest new artists of 2007. Her debut single, "Whine Up" is such a great dancable song. Other songs that are good are the two upbeat dancable songs, "Am I Dreaming" and "Feel What I Feel" and the soulful and slow-ish songs, "Love Me, Leave Me" and "Love Confusion." This album is very good. Check it out!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Kat Deluna is the next huggest star

    Kat deluna has made a terrific album most of her songs are great unlike other singers she has more good songs that are not the hit. Animal is great and so is Whine up so are some of the other songs. I will be eagerly waiting for new albums and songs to come.

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