While Thalia may have first turned non-Spanish-speaking ears with her debut English-language record (2003's THALIA) and her pop hit "I Want You," the Mexican singer and telenovela actress was already a major celebrity by that time in many countries. Her 2004 GREATEST HITS sticks to her native language and captures all sides of her musical persona, from saucy Tejano singer to hip-hop-flecked pop crooner.
Thalia possesses a powerful, sultry voice that she skillfully alters to fit the music's mood, in the fashion of Mariah Carey or Celine Dion. She can ooze mournful passion out of a folk song like "Piel Morena" or can seduce even the most surly of thugs as on "Me Pones Sexy" (the original, more sensual Spanish-language version of "I Want You"). She's capable of getting the dance floor moving, as she does on the frantic "Mujer Latina," but she can also draw couples to a slow dance, as she does on "No Me Ensenaste." Thalia's GREATEST HITS also includes two new tracks, the hooky, sing-along "Cuando Tu Me Tocas" and the breathy dance-floor bound "Accion Y Reaccion."