Y (CD)

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• Release Date: July 14, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Televisa Music
• UPC: 5099996581124
• WAPI (Tower ID): 113558552
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #3175 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
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Personnel: Miguel Campillo (vocals); Carlos Jean (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, bajo sexto, ukulele, Fender Rhodes piano, Mellotron, programming); Diego "Raton" Pozo (guitar, acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar); Victor Iniesta (guitar); Javier Rojas (acoustic guitar, bajo sexto); Pablo Novoa (electric guitar); Juan Jos‚ Calzas (Spanish guitar); Ove Larsson (trombone); Guillermo Domercq (shaker, percussion).

Recording information: Estudio CATA, Madrid (03/15/2009/03/17/2009); Estudio Small Room, madrid (03/15/2009/03/17/2009); Jean Madrid (03/15/2009/03/17/2009); Jean Roche, Cadiz (03/15/2009/03/17/2009).

Director: Ra£l Qu¡lez.

Alternative singer/songwriter Bebe went into seclusion for a few years after she broke into the Latin pop mainstream with the album Pafuera Telara¤as (2004), which spawned the smash hit "Malo," earned her five Latin Grammy nominations (including a win for Best New Artist), and spent over two years on the Spanish charts. She went on sabbatical in 2006 as a musical performer and tried her hand at acting, appearing in several films and releasing the one-off soundtrack inclusion "Tiempo Peque¤o." Not until three years later did Bebe return with Y., the eagerly awaited follow-up album to Pafuera Telara¤as. While both albums were produced by Carlos Jean, they're remarkably different in approach. Whereas Pafuera Telara¤as is brash in attitude and uptempo in style, incorporating not only alternative rock but also downtempo electronica beats, Y. is relatively downcast in attitude and stripped-down in style, emphasizing acoustic rather than electric instrumentation. Rest assured that it's not an entirely acoustic album. The type of downtempo beats that Jean programmed for Pafuera Telara¤as can also be found on Y., but they're far more subtle (as on the album-opening highlight "No M s Llor " and the laid-back grooves of "Busco Me," for instance). What stands out above all are the rough-hewn vocals of Bebe and the hypnotic flamenco guitar of Diego Pozo of Los Delinq�entes, particularly on the second song, the impressive lead single "Me Fui." Pozo is one of several musicians who lend a hand to Y., an alternative singer/songwriter album that rightfully emphasizes the lyrical and vocal talents of Bebe yet is also interesting from a musical standpoint. Given the widespread appeal of Pafuera Telara¤as, there are sure to be some fans of that album who will be disappointed by the more downcast and stripped-down approach of Y., whose charms are less immediate and highlights less clear-cut. Y. is a great album nonetheless, a boldly creative effort by Bebe that showcases not only her talent as an alternative singer/songwriter but also her originality and defiance of Latin pop mainstream expectations. ~ Jason Birchmeier

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