Casi un Bolero

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"Casi un Bolero" (English: Almost a Bolero) is the seventh overall single from Ricky Martin's fourth Spanish-language album, Vuelve (1998). It was released as a promotional single in Spain on December 21, 1998.

Background and release

"Casi un Bolero" was written by Draco Rosa, K. C. Porter and Luis Gómez-Escolar, and produced by Porter and Rosa. It was included on Martin's 1998 album, Vuelve.[1] The US and Japanese editions of the album also feature an instrumental version of the song.[1] "Casi un Bolero" was released as the fourth single from Vuelve in Spain and seventh overall. It was released as a promotional single only on December 21, 1998, after "The Cup of Life," "La Bomba" and "Perdido Sin Ti."[2]

Critical reception

Jose F. Promis from AllMusic mentioned "Casi un Bolero" as one of the highlights on Vuelve and called it a Sting-esque song.[1]

Chart performance

The song entered the Top 40 Radio chart in Spain on January 2, 1999 and reached number seven there.[2] It became the third most successful song from Vuelve on the Spanish radio, after chart-topping "The Cup of Life" and "La Bomba."[2] Other singles in Spain, "Perdido Sin Ti" and "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" reached numbers eighteen and seventeen, respectively.[2]

English-language version

Martin recorded also an English-language version of the song, titled "Almost a Love Song." The English lyrics were written by Desmond Child, who also co-produced this version. "Almost a Love Song" was included as B-side on Martin's future English-language singles: "Shake Your Bon-Bon" (1999), "Private Emotion" (2000) and "She Bangs" (2000).[3][4][5] The Asian tour limited edition of Vuelve from late 1998 also includes a Spanglish version of "Casi un Bolero."[6]

Music video

The promotional music video was released with the Spanglish version of the song. It includes live footage of Martin performing "Casi un Bolero."[7]

Formats and track listings

Spanish promotional CD single[8]

  1. "Casi un Bolero" – 4:39

Taiwan promotional CD single

  1. "Casi un Bolero" (Spanglish Version) - 4:40

Charts

Chart (1999)Peakposition
Spain (Top 40 Radio)[2]7

References

  1. 123"Vuelve – Ricky Martin". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  2. 12345Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  3. ↑"Ricky Martin – Shake Your Bon-Bon". Discogs. January 18, 2000. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  4. ↑"Ricky Martin – Private Emotion". Discogs. March 29, 2000. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  5. ↑"Ricky Martin – She Bangs". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  6. ↑"Ricky Martin – Vuelve Asian Tour Special Package". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  7. ↑"Ricky Martin - Casi Un Bolero (Spanglish Version) [Vídeo Oficial]". YouTube. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  8. ↑"Ricky Martin. Casi un bolero (cd-single promocional 1998)" (in Spanish). todocoleccion.net. Retrieved January 14, 2016.