Sensual Sensual

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Sensual Sensual
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Studio album by
Released1998
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Claus Zundel
B-Tribe chronology
Suave Suave
(1995)
Sensual Sensual
(1998)
¡Spiritual, Spiritual!
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sensual Sensual is the third album by B-Tribe, released in 1998. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

The Orange County Register wrote that "while the flamenco-meets-techno element is still evident, this album is not even particularly danceable in parts, but the sound is now warmer, more lyrical and more melodic." [3] The Evening Post dismissed "the loquacious Latino wailings and hobbled flamenco" as "glum revisitations of their earlier efforts—Suave Suave without the stomp and Fiesta Fatale minus its primal burn." [4] The Knoxville News Sentinel concluded: "The album is monochromatic and derivative. Zundel only shows imagination in his exploitation of flamenco guitar, and he uses that gimmick ad nauseum [ sic ]." [5]

Track listing

  1. "Overture (Concierto De Aranjuez)" - 4:04
  2. "Alegria" - 5:59
  3. "Sometimes" - 5:14
  4. "Hablame" - 4:07
  5. "Sensual Sensual" - 6:03
  6. "Zapateado" - 5:51
  7. "Tribute to J.S. Bach" - 3:19
  8. "La Guapa" - 3:29
  9. "Deseperada" - 3:48
  10. "Sa Trincha" - 4:10
  11. "Ahoy Ahoy" - 5:28
  12. "Ultima Cancion" - 3:55
  13. "La Unica Excusa..." - 3:13

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References

  1. "Sensual Sensual - B-Tribe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "B-Tribe Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. Darling, Cary (March 6, 1998). "Crossing cultures: harmony and clash". Orange County Register. p. F49.
  4. Jacobson, Julie (August 20, 1998). "Sensual Sensual". The Evening Post. Features. p. 18.
  5. Campbell, Chuck (April 3, 1998). "'Sensual Sensual', B-Tribe (Atlantic)". Knoxville News Sentinel. p. T10.