Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual
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| Studio album by Juan Luis Guerra | ||||
| Released | December 15, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Merengue, Bachata, Salsa, Acoustic | |||
| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Label | KAREN | |||
| Producer | Juan Luis Guerra | |||
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| Singles from Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual | ||||
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Ni Es lo Mismo Ni Es Igual (Spanish: Neither Is It The Same Nor Is It Equal) is the eighth studio album released by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his backup vocals 4-40 in December 1998. The album production and song writing were done by Guerra himself. The album peaked #4 on the Top Latin Albums and #2 on the Tropical Albums chart and received a gold certification for selling over 400,000 copies. Two singles from the album reached #1 on the Hot Latin Tracks chart. The album was well received by critics; it received two Latin Grammy Awards as well as a nomination for Album of the Year.
Juan Luis Guerra stated that his style of music was influenced by The Beatles, American rock, folk, R&B, jazz, and traditional Dominican music. His style of songwriting has been known to take on a poetic feel and address romantic and social issues. Guerra started his career with the release of Soplando. His fifth studio album, Bachata Rosa, received a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Album. KAREN, a Dominican-independent record label, was involved with Guerra's previous albums and helped produced Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual. According to Guerra, he remained with KAREN because they gave him the opportunity to set up his own recording schedule.
For Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual, Guerra continues his aforementioned take on songs about love and social issues. "El Niágara en Bicicleta" takes on the impossibility of obtaining medical treatment in a third world hospital, and compares it to crossing Niagara Falls on a bicycle. He based the song on a trip to a hospital in which the equipment were either unavailable or broken down. The song "Mi PC" combines lyrics and the sound of merengue to compare a woman to a personal computer. "Quisiera" is a salsa theme song that was co-written by Guerra and Colombian songwriter Kike Santander. Guerra also produced ballad songs for the album such as "Testimonio" and "Amapola". In addition, Guerra remade "Amor de Conuco" from his album, Mientras Más Lo Pienso...Tú, into a ballad version.
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