 "A Border Girl Who Truly Transcends Borders" | 2007-08-01 |
| - Reviewed By johnhuetteman |
Paulina Rubio is Latin Music's answer to a request for a fresh innovative new style to Latin Rock 'n Roll. Hip and sassy, Paulina Rubio puts at rest an era of association of Latin Music with the more "oompa" style of its predecessors and marches right to the top of the charts with a very contemporary and spunky rock 'n roll enjoyed on an international level.
Sure to be enjoyed by Spanish speakers as well as those that don't, Paulina Rubio's Border Girl is a must-have for any party to be successful and shared with anyone who has yet to appreciate the contemporary new Latin Music style and Rock in Spanish genre.
Border Girl |
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| "NICE ALBUM" | 2007-02-09 |
| - Reviewed By naijaguy1979 |
| Although I do not speak spanish but this album is very good and entertaining, and also a great club music too. Try it and see |
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 "Is this the same person who gave us "Pau-latina"?" | 2005-12-12 |
| - Reviewed By mdejlanc |
OK - She's beautiful, she's exciting, she's sexy, and her music is dance-worthy. However, this album pales in comparison to Pau-latina. La Chica Dorada puede hacer mucho mejor. Las canciones en ingles simplemente no son tan buenas. Paulina no habla ingles bien todavia, pero puedo ayudar ella :)
Todo Mi Amor y Si Tu Te Vas son buenas grabaciones, pero el resto no es valio la pena.
Compra las canciones individuales porque el album no es tan fuerte.
If you don't have Pau-latina, you definitely want that one first. IF you do, then go back and get "Paulina" and buy "Todo Mi Amor" and skip buying this whole album. Does Paulina deserve to be a major U.S. star? Absolutamente, pero no con este album. Because she doesn't have the strongest voice (sexy and distinct, but not like a Jennifer Pe�a or a Laura Pausini), she needs the best production quality and she can lure the English-speaking market because ella es tan caliente. |
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| "Worth a Great Deal More Praise Than It Received" | 2005-09-07 |
| - Reviewed By chicodelmar |
Although it was only a minor hit album, Paulina Rubio's "Border Girl," which would debut and peak at #11 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart and ultimately sell just north of 600,000 copies in the US, is a bonafide pop music dream. The disc is overstuffed from beginning to end with sing-a-long choruses that are simply unshakeable, while maintaining splendid production throughout that doesn't obscure Rubio's vocals or unique appeal, but instead helps the singer and her Latin roots shine in the sunlight.
Although the first track and lead single "Don't Say Goodbye" only peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, it is nevertheless an urgent, pulsing club jam that Rubio delivers splendidly. The sharp video for the track, which was shot at an infamous $1,000,000 budget, is also candy for the eyes. The only problems with the track are the gloom it creates - it is, after all, about broken love - and its Euro-pop styled production, which both combined to make it an unfavorable choice for a summer single.
A much better choice for the lead single would have been "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)." An English translation of 2001's major hit "Y Yo Sigo Aqui (And I Continue Here)," which happens to be recycled at the end of "Border Girl," has instantly palatable lyrics and a catchy, summer-ready groove that does not let go of the listener, and long after the song has ended. The epitome of irresistible, if it had been the lead single "Border Girl" would have had much better chances of success. "Casanova," which contains other optimal lead single ingredients; sizzling percussion, blaring Latin horns and eyebrow-raising lyrics, also would have yielded the same results.
"Dark sexy skin, my passion begins/You're the center of my obsession/Watching you dance in your leather pants/My eyes see a true perfection/And I'm hypnotized by the rhythm of your hips/It's so hard to hide and I can't resist."
Further along, there is the monumental confection that is "The Last Goodbye." A perfect, completely kick-ass track that settles into a fine mid-tempo groove, the track blends hip-hop and ranchera sounds flawlessly; something that has not been otherwise done in pop music. The track is an adaptation of her 2000 single "El Ultimo Adios," which was a worldwide hit.
Rubio truly shines on "The One You Love," which was the set's second single. A true head-scratcher that it only peaked at #97 on Billboard's Hot 100, the track has an irrepressible chorus, sparkling Spanish guitars and is the epitome of a perfect mid-tempo pop single. The funky "Stereo," featuring an excellent guest appearance by rapper Chilly Willy, already sounds dated for being only 3 years old, but is still an extremely entertaining listen with its quirky lyrics and frothy, trance-like production.
"Don't wanna be too bizarre/But you're the key to my car/You're my electric guitar/Sounds like it's ringing on the stereo/It's very clear to me, just like it's in 3D/Total telepathy/Sounds like it's ringing on the stereo/I'm bouncing off the wall/The way you turn me on/I think I like this song/Sounds like it's ringing on the stereo."
Also, "Fire" is a fast-paced club jam that pleads to be your companion on dancefloors and treadmills. With Rubio's vocals soaring high and incessant production, including intermittence of her heavy breathing, this adaptation-gone-wild of her 2001 single "Sexi Dance" is made to raise heart rates as well as entertain.
The most shining track on the disc, however, is the underrated title track. An edgy, slow-danceable ballad, the lyrics are superb, and Rubio's performance is full of passion and sincerity.
"I am a border girl/Crossing oceans in the name of love/And I have been searching for this all of my life/My heart knows when it's wrong and when it's right."
The rest of the English tracks include her sex-kitten cover of Kiss' "I Was Made For Lovin' You," "Undeniable," a quiet ballad, and "Not that Kind of Girl," a high-energy girl-power anthem in the vain of Destiny's Child that is an adaptation of her 2001 smash "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer."
The disc switches over into Spanish in its latter half. "Si Tu Te Vas," "Todo Mi Amor" and "Baila Casanova" are counterparts for "Don't Say Goodbye," "The One You Love" and "Casanova" respectively. Although the lyrics falter a bit in the translation, which is par for the course, her vocals only pick up momentum. Last but not least is "Libre (Free)," another well-executed Latin pride anthem tailor made for dancefloors.
Overall, "Border Girl" is the essence of what pop music should be, especially with Latin flourishes. Although she was robbed of the success that she deserved with this album, Rubio still greatly outsold her arch rival Thalia's English-language debut, and most appropriately.
Those who have passed over this album should give it another chance.
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| "SEXY LATIN ALBUM I LOVE IT!!!!!!" | 2005-07-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1H51IIUNBGTBY |
| Border Girl from Paulina Rubio is a hot sexy latin album that explodes with different styles of music within one cd!!!!! The cd has dance, pop, rock, and of course latin!!!!! Don't Say Goodbye is a hot dance song which gets my body moving which i like!!!!!!!! You need to get this album,because like i said before it has it all!!!!!!!!!! |
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| "Next to Selena, she's awesome!" | 2005-04-28 |
| - Reviewed By lucy774 |
| This have got to be my favorite Paulina Rubio album! The best ones are Don't Say Goodbye, Stereo, Sexual Lover, The One that you Love, Libre, The Last Goodbye, Cassanova, Fire(Sexy Dance), I Was Made for Lovin' U, and the spanish versions of her first three singles. This album reflects techno, dance pop with hip hop beats. As soon as I heard Don't Say Goodbye, I knew I had to hear the songs on this album. |
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