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Casi un Bolero
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Wikipedia article
"'Casi un Bolero'" is the seventh overall single from Ricky Martin's fourth Spanish-language album, 'Vuelve' (1998). It was released as a promotional single in Spain on December 21, 1998.
Background and release
"Casi un Bolero" was written by Draco Rosa, K. C. Porter and Luis Gmez Escolar, and produced by Porter and Rosa. It was included on Martin's 1998 album, 'Vuelve'. The US and Japanese editions of the album also feature an instrumental version of the song. "Casi un Bolero" was released as the fourth single from 'Vuelve' in Spain and seventh overall. It was released as a promotional single only on December 21, 1998, after "The Cup of Life," "La Bomba" and "Perdido Sin Ti."
Critical reception
Jose F. Promis from AllMusic mentioned "Casi un Bolero" as one of the highlights on 'Vuelve' and called it a Sting-esque song.
Chart performance
The song entered the Top 40 Radio chart in Spain on January 2, 1999 and reached number seven there. It became the third most successful song from 'Vuelve' on the Spanish radio, after chart-topping "The Cup of Life" and "La Bomba." Other singles in Spain, "Perdido Sin Ti" and "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" reached numbers eighteen and seventeen, respectively.
English-language version
Martin recorded also an English-language version of the song, titled "Almost a Love Song." The English lyrics were written by Desmond Child, who also co-produced this version. "Almost a Love Song" was included as B-side on Martin's future English-language singles: "Shake Your Bon-Bon" (1999), "Private Emotion" (2000) and "She Bangs" (2000). The Asian tour limited edition of 'Vuelve' from late 1998 also includes a Spanglish version of "Casi un Bolero."
Music video
The promotional music video was released with the Spanglish version of the song. It includes live footage of Martin performing "Casi un Bolero."
Formats and track listings
'Spanish promotional CD single'
#"Casi un Bolero" 4:39
Charts
References
Category:Ricky Martin songs
Category:1998 singles
Category:Spanish-language songs
Category:Songs written by K. C. Porter
Category:Songs written by Draco Rosa
Category:Songs written by Luis Gmez Escolar
Category:Pop ballads
Category:1998 songs
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