Te Acordar¿¿s de M¿¿

by Olga Tanon

Overview

Te Acordaras de Mi, released in 1998, is where Olga Tanon's discography begins to go astray. Here she leaves behind the consistently thrilling (and chart-topping) tropical music she'd enjoyed for several albums, namely Mujer de Fuego, Siente el Amor..., and Llevame Contigo. She'd done this once before, releasing an album of Marco Antonio Solis songs, Nuevos Senderos, in 1996. Instead of releasing another album of regional Mexican-styled music, however -- and a modest, enjoyable one at that, as Nuevos Senderos had been -- she courts much broader appeal, fashioning herself as a Latin pop diva a la Thalia. The photogenic telenovela star is the logical point of connection, because Te Acordaras de Mi features key contributions from hitmaker Kike Santander, who had almost single-handedly made Thalia's Amor a la Mexicana the amazement that it was a year prior, in 1997. And, too, Santander had worked with Gloria Estefan before that, on Abriendo Puertas in 1995. So Tanon was clearly aiming far beyond her tropical fan base with Te Acordaras de Mi, aligning herself with a proven popsmith like Santander, and the other telling sign is the absence of her former stable of songwriters: Yaidelice Monrrozeau, Rodolfo Barreras, Raldy Vazquez, and Gustavo Marquez, all of whom are sadly MIA. This was a bold move, for sure, and the result is scattershot. The three Santander songs are fantastic, as expected: the album-opening "Tu Amor" is a barnburner, one of Tanon's all-time best dance songs, while "Hielo y Fuego" and "Un Hombre y una Mujer" are also excellent. Beyond the Santander songs, Te Acordaras de Mi veers all over, generally interspersing uptempo dance-pop with romantic ballads. The uptempo songs tend to be the highlights, most notably the fierce "El Nino." The ballads tend to be generic, on the other hand; the best is "Escondidos," a Cristian Castro duet. So consider this initial crossover venture a measured success: Te Acordaras de Mi boasts a few really great hits, certainly, along with some good album tracks, yet it also includes a surprising number of misses -- not a particularly good omen, given how superlative and rock-solid Tanon's last few albums had been. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	10/27/1998
Label:	Wea Latina / Wea International
UPC:	0639842509824

Tracks

1. Tu Amor
2. Eng¿¿¿¿ame
3. C¿¿mo Pude Haber Vivido Sin Ti
4. Escondidos
5. Hielo y Fuego
6. Di¿¿logo Mudo
7. El Ni¿¿o
8. Te Acordar¿¿s de M¿¿
9. La Magia del Ritmo
10. D¿¿jame Aprender
11. Voy Sacarte de Mi Mente (King of Wishful Thinking)
12. Un Hombre y Una Mujer

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Olga Tanon   Primary Artist,Vocals
Cristian Castro   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Inner Circle   Guest Artist
Orlando Hernandez   Drums
Freddy Washington   Bajo Sexto
Rudy Perez   Keyboards,Vocals
Mike Levin   Keyboards
Geannie Cruz   Vocals
Ed Calle   Brass
Doug Emery   Keyboards
Eddie Montilla   Keyboards
Wendy Pedersen   Vocals
Roberto Torres   Vocals
Ramiro Teran   Vocals
Teddy Mulet   Brass
Neil Stubenhaus   Banjo
Raul Midon   Vocals
Michael Landau   Guitar
Michael Thompson   Guitar
Manny Lopez   Guitar
Alejandro Jaen   Vocals
Steve Roitstein   Keyboards
Dana Teboe   Brass
Lee Levin   Drums,Keyboards
Mark Portmann   Keyboards
Rita Quintero   Vocals
Juan Quinones   Vocals
Miami Symphonic Strings   Ensemble
Virginia Moreno   Vocals
Paco Fonta   Guitar,Vocals
John "J.R." Robinson   Drums
Tony Concepcion   Brass
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar
Betty Wright   Vocals

Technical Credits

Cristian Castro   Composer
Mike Couzzi   Mixing
Daniel Freiberg   Composer,Lyricist
Richard Drummie   Composer,Lyricist
George Zamora   Executive Producer
Frank Gonzalez   Engineer
Adolfo Perez Butron   Photography
Mario Houben   Artwork
Walter Arenzon   Composer,Lyricist
Richard Derbyshire   Composer,Lyricist
Frank Musker   Composer,Lyricist
Marie Claire D'Ubaldo   Composer,Lyricist
Mario Patino   Composer,Lyricist
Martin Page   Composer,Lyricist
Peter Cox   Composer,Lyricist
Mauricio Abaroa   Composer,Lyricist
Ray Pyle   Engineer
Olga Tanon   Liner Notes
Brad Kinney   Assistant Engineer
Bruce Weeden   Mixing,Engineer
Yoel Henriquez   Composer,Lyricist
Alfred Bosco   Assistant Engineer
Bob St. John   Mixing,Engineer
Joel Numa   Engineer
Rudy Perez   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer
Chris Carroll   Assistant Engineer
Charles Barwick   Engineer
Bob Byles   Engineer
Kike Santander   Composer,Lyricist