LAUNDRY SERVICES SHAKIRA FULL
LAUNDRY SERVICES SHAKIRA DOWNLOAD

And by including these four tracks, Shakira seems to be assuring her Spanish-speaking fans that she hasn't abandoned them. While nine of Laundry Service's 13 tracks are in English, four are in Spanish (including Spanish translations of 'Whenever, Wherever' and 'Objection'). Shakira, it turns out, sings quite convincingly in English - and her creativity is at a high level on melodic, hooky pop/rock like 'Rules' and 'Ready for the Good Times.' Like Shakira's Spanish-language albums, this self-produced CD is enjoyably eclectic she successfully combines pop/rock with everything from tango on 'Objection' and Andean music on 'Whenever, Wherever' to Middle Eastern music on 'Eyes Like Yours' (which contains lyrics by Gloria Estefan and is an English translation of Shakira's late-'90s smash, 'Ojos Así'). But it's a challenge that she handles impressively well.

For Shakira, singing and writing in mostly English was no doubt a challenge - Spanish, after all, is the Colombian star's primary language. 'Whenever, Wherever,' this album's infectious lead single, is to Shakira what 'Livin' la Vida Loca' was to Ricky Martin: the major hit that brought her to English-speaking audiences in a big way. Thus, Latin stars usually don't cross over to English-speaking audiences until they start singing in English, which is what Shakira does on 2001's Laundry Service. Some non-Spanish-speaking listeners don't mind listening to lyrics they don't understand - the beat and the melody are enough for them - but many others insist on understanding every word that is coming out of an artist's mouth.

LAUNDRY SERVICES SHAKIRA FULL

The Latin pop and rock en español fields are full of talented artists who would probably be huge in the English-language market if they didn't sing in Spanish exclusively.

LAUNDRY SERVICES SHAKIRA DOWNLOAD

Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.

Laundry services shakira