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  • Artist: Los Amigos Invisibles
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: June 09, 2009
  • Total Time: 0:00
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Latin

Review

This is the first album Los Amigos Invisibles have released without naming their country of origin -- Venezuela -- in the title. Whether this, along with the title they did choose, implies they're aiming at a more universal audience than just those inclined to check out a South American disco-funk band, remains to be seen. The simple fact is, just about anyone who hears this album will like something about it. Their songs are melodic, funky as hell, and are pretty much guaranteed to get dancefloors pumping. Their retro '70s and very early-'80s grooves may seem campy at first glance, but this is no winking exercise like Deee-Lite or the Scissor Sisters. Los Amigos Invisibles are serious about getting the party going and keeping it going. "Vivire Para Ti" should immediately be incorporated into the repertoire of any self-respecting cruise-ship dance band, and they even sing in English on "In Luv with U." This album falls somewhere between the minimalist funk of Prince's hardest tracks and the lush disco appropriations of Daft Punk's Discovery; "In Luv with U" could easily have come off that album, while "Mentiras" features razor-sharp guitars and synth lines that are straight from the Paisley Park playbook. This is a killer summer album; throw it on and watch your neighbors get drunk and dance embarrassingly. ~ Phil Freeman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Fuerza José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (:29)
Mentiras (Lyrics) Mauricio Arcas, José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (3:21)
Vivire Para Ti (Lyrics) Mauricio Arcas, José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (3:27)
Desnudos José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (:22)
Sueño Erotico José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (4:02)
Loco por Tu Amor José Luis Pardo, Mauricio Arcas Los Amigos Invisibles (4:10)
Burundanga José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (4:59)
Plastic Woman José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (3:25)
In Luv with U (Lyrics) Armando Figueredo Los Amigos Invisibles (4:05)
Romantico Palman Izum José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (:59)
Como Sabes Tu José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (3:39)
Merengue Killa José Luis Pardo, Mauricio Arcas Los Amigos Invisibles (1:00)
Dubi-Dubi José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (1:02)
Oyeme Nena Mauricio Arcas, José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (4:26)
Dulce Mauricio Arcas, José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (5:03)
Es La Verdad Mauricio Arcas, José Luis Pardo Los Amigos Invisibles (5:05)

Credits

DJ Afro (Audio Production), Steven Barkan (Mixing), Cachorro López (Producer), Ramon Castro (Voiceover), Argenis Brito (Vocals), Armando Figueredo (Keyboards), Armando Figueredo (Group Member), Mauricio Arcas (Vocals (Background)), Juan Manuel Roura (Drums), Marcelo Añez (Mixing), Julio Briceño (Vocals), Julio Briceño (Group Member), Armando Figueredo (Vocals (Background)), José Luis Pardo (Guitar), Los Amigos Invisibles (Executive Producer), Juan Manuel Roura (Vocals (Background)), Dimitri from Paris (Producer), Greg Calbi (Mastering), Mauricio Arcas (Percussion), Cesar Sogbe (Mixing), Juan Rivas (Voiceover), Julio Briceño (Beats), Marcelo Añez (Engineer), Natalia Lafourcade (Vocals), Julien Jabre (Mixing)
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