Marc Anthony (CD - 1999)

Personnel includes: Marc Anthony (vocals); Rodney Jerkins, Harvey Mason Jr. (various instruments); Rene Toledo, Dean Parks (acoustic & electric guitars); Michael Thompson, Marc Shulman (electric guitar); T-Bone Wolk (accordion, bass); Luis Aquino (trumpet); Rafi Torres, Victor Vasquez, Jorge Diaz (trombone); Walter Afanasief, Dan Shea, Cory Rooney (keyboards, programming); Fernando Muscolo (keyboards); Jose Gazmel (bass); Kachiro Thompson (congas); Tito de Garcia (bongos, timbales); Charlie Sierra, Bobby Allende (percussion); Chequi Ramos, Josue Rosado, Wichy Camacho (background vocals).

Producers: Rodney Jerkins, Walter Afanasieff, Ric Wake, Emilio Estefan Jr., Marc Anthony.

Engineers include: Hector I. Rosa, Joe Caldas, Gerardo Lopez.

"I Need To Know" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

"Dimelo" was nominated for the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and won the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. "De La Vuelta" was nominated for Best Tropical Song.

"You Sang To Me" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

Personnel: Marc Anthony (vocals); Dean Parks, Rene Toledo (guitar, acoustic guitar); Michael Thompson (guitar, electric guitar); Maximo Torres (guitar); Russ Desalvo (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards); Marc Shulman (electric guitar); Fernando Medina, Victor Mendez Sanchez, Arnaldo Figueroa, Francisco Morla, Enrique Collazo, Henry Hutchinson (violin); Orlando Guillot, Fermin Segarra (cello); T-Bone Wolk (accordion); Luis Aquino (trumpet); Victor Vásquez, Jimmy Bosch, Raffi Torres, Jorge Diaz (trombone); Alberto Martínez, Angel Fernandez (horns); Corey Rooney, Dan Shea (keyboards, programming, keyboard programming, drum programming); Walter Afanasieff (keyboards, programming); Steve Skinner (keyboards, drum programming); Fernando Muscolo (keyboards); Tito de Garcia (bongos, timbales); Patrick Carroll (percussion, programming, drum programming); Charlie Sierra, Bobby Allende (percussion); Dana Calitri, Claytoven Richardson, Gordon Chambers, Josue Rosado, Melonie Daniels, Robin Thicke, Skyler Jett, Wichy Camacho, Conesha Monet (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Mick Guzauski; Rony Torres; Tony Maserati.

Recording information: Altamar Music Studios, Puerto Rico; Andora Studios, L.A; Cello Studios, L.A; Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, NY; Digitec Studios, Puerto Rico; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY; The Dream Factory, New York, NY; The Hit Factory, New York, NY; The Village, L.A; WallyWorld, CA.

Photographer: Stephanie Pfriender.

Arrangers: Dan Shea; Marc Anthony; Angel "Cucco" Peña; Rick Wake; Russ Desalvo; Steve Skinner; Walter Afanasieff.

Marc Anthony has hopped on a shiny new pop music train with his self-titled English debut. While longtime fans won't find much of the salsa here that they've always known him for, there's still plenty of continuity in the fact that he's as fine a singer as ever and a sure romantic. Then again, Marc Anthony has always been about putting his own spin on his roots, so would-be critics should be warned--he won't be tied down.

The single "I Need to Know," with its pulsing salsa horns and piano, was a ubiquitous item on mainstream radio that clearly rode the fast waters of the Latin floodgate opened by Ricky Martin and others. "That's Okay" delves a bit deeper into the clave, while the plaintive "How Could I" combines the fluid fire of Spanish guitar with soft, slow-jam programming. A sweet pop nugget, "You Sang to Me" offers soaring waves of keyboard as Anthony makes his amorous declarations with breathy urgency. minimize