Nada como el sol

Summary

Nada Como el Sol is an extended play by English musician Sting, containing five songs from his second solo album Nothing Like the Sun sung in Spanish and Portuguese and published in 1988.[1][2] It therefore contains four versions sung in Spanish of the following songs Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix titled here Mariposa Libre, We'll Be Together whose title becomes Si estamos juntos, They Dance Alone translates to Ellas danzan solas (Cueca solas) and finally Fragile retitled Fragilidad, this same song performed also in Portuguese becomes Frágil. The same musicians as on the original English versions can be found on this EP.

...Nada como el sol
EP by
Released16 February 1988
GenreSoft rock
Length24:09
LabelA&M
ProducerBryan Loren, Jose L. Quintana, Neil Dorfsman
Sting chronology
...Nothing Like the Sun
(1987)
...Nada como el sol
(1988)
The Soul Cages
(1991)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

AllMusic wrote "This was a well-done project -- the translations are good and Sting manages the Spanish and Portugese [sic] pronunciations well."

Track listing edit

  1. Mariposa Libre (Jimi Hendrix, Roberto Livi) – 4:54 - Little Wing
  2. Frágil [Portuguese] (Liluca, Sting) – 3:50 - Fragile
  3. Si Estamos Juntos (Livi, Sting) – 4:16 - We'll be Together
  4. Ellas Danzan Solas (Cueca Solas) (Livi, Sting) – 7:17 - They Dance Alone
  5. Fragilidad [Spanish] (Livi, Sting) – 3:52 - Fragile

References edit

  1. ^ "Sting | Discography | ...Nada Como El Sol". Sting.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Sting Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ "...Nada Como El Sol : Selecciones Especiales En Espanol Y Portugues - Sting | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.