Thalía's Hits Remixed
Remix compilation of Thalía's hits from EMI.
Thalía's Hits Remixed, a remix collection from Latin pop artist Thalía, came out on February 25, 2003, in North America. The album features reworked versions of her popular songs like "Amor a la Mexicana," "Piel Morena," "No Me Enseñaste," and "Tú y Yo." It includes the English version of "Arrasando" titled "It's My Party," which was previously only available on a 2001 CD single, plus a medley she recorded for her planned 2001 Latin Grammy Awards performance. For the Japanese release, the remix of "The Mexican (Dance Dance)" is the Hex Hector-Mac Qualye Radio Remix.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Thalía
- Released
- 25 February 2003 (United States)
- Recorded
- 1995–2003
- Genre
- Latin pop, dance
- Length
- 57:55
- Label
- EMI Latin
Facts from the source article.
Background
Thalía's first EMI studio albums often included remix bonus tracks. In 1997, following the success of En Éxtasis, EMI put out an EP called Bailando en Éxtasis with remixes from that album, but none of those tracks made it onto Thalía's Hits Remixed. Instead, the Hitmakers Version of "Piel Morena" was used, a mix that first appeared on the French edition of Amor a la Mexicana titled Por Amor and was also used to promote the album in Brazil. From Amor a la Mexicana itself, the remix set includes "Mujer Latina" (Remix "España"), "Por Amor" (Primera Vez Remix), and "Amor a la Mexicana" (Cuca's Fiesta Mix) — the latter was the single version released in France in 1997, which had its own music video and earned a gold certification there. That same year, two other remixes of "Amor a la Mexicana" appeared as bonus tracks on international editions. The Arrasando album is represented by the Pablo Flores Club Mix of "Entre el Mar y una Estrella", the English version of "Arrasando" (titled "It's My Party"), and a medley of "Entre el Mar y una Estrella" and "Arrasando" that Thalía recorded for a planned 2001 Latin Grammy performance, which was canceled after the September 11 attacks. From her 2002 self-titled album, the collection includes the Hex Hector / Mac Quayle Club Mix of "A Quién le Importa", the Ballad Version of "Tú y Yo", the Estéfano Remix of "No me Enseñaste", and the Hex Hector / Mac Quayle Radio Mix of "The Mexican (Dance Dance)".
Reception
Thalía's Hits Remixed received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Ron Slomowicz from About.com gave the album a favorable review and stated that while he "don't speak a word of Spanish" he "can feel the emotion through the chord changes, tempo transitions, and Thalia's heartfelt vocal interpretations." Billboard's Michael Paoletta gave the album a favorable review in which he wrote that "Remix package can be hit or miss" and that Thalía's Hits Remixed "fall in to the former category." He also picked "Amor a la Mexicana" (Cuca's Fiesta Mix) as the "absolute highlight of the set." Jason Birchmeier from AllMusic gave the album three out of four stars in a mixed review in which he wrote that the album is "for fanatics only" and one of Thalía's "least listenable albums" even though it "served as a good stopgap release in 2003" after Thalía "having released her smash self-titled album." In Europe, Thalía's Hits Remixed reached the number 25 and 99 in Greece and Spain, respectively. In the United States, it failed to chart on the Billboard 200. However, it reached the number 26 on the Top Heatseekers chart, four on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums, and the top ten within Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums. It was certified with a Latin Platinum award by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of 100,000 units in the U.S.
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