17 [Digipak] (CD - 2008)

Photographers: Mateo Garcia; Omar Cruz ; Diego Uchitel; David LaChapelle; Steve Klein ; Pablo Alfaro; Lance Staedler.

A 17-track retrospective that features selections from each of the 17 years of Ricky Martin's career, 17 is a peculiarly literal but nonetheless fascinating summary of the Puerto Rican pop star's life and work. 17's evenhanded approach devotes as much attention to selections from Martin's earliest records, RICKY MARTIN and ME AMARAS, as it does to international blockbusters like "Livin' La Vida Loca." As a result. this compilation should serve as an unexpectedly refreshing introduction to some of the highlights of Martin's early Spanish-language-market-oriented career. minimize