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Gemma Genazzano - Si Me Quieres/ If You Love Me Title: Si Me Quieres/ If You Love Me
Artist: Gemma Genazzano
Label: Precious Stone Music
Year: 2009

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The debut album from Gemma Genazzano is entitled "Si Me Quieres" with the subtitle "If You Love Me". There are ten tracks on this album which is an interesting mixture of latin soul, funk and jazz.

Gemma Genazzano has written all the songs together with producer Marlon Saunders and guitarist Greg Dayton. The background vocals on the album are coming from: Biti Strauchn, Arif St.Michael and Marlon Saunders who also produced this album.

The CD "Si Me Quieres" is pleasant to listen to because of it's originality. The opening track "Enamorada" is a sweet and sunny love song in the tradition of Astrud Gilberto. A funky soul song with great backing vocals and a sublime horn section is "Take Me Away". The cello and the piano are giving this song some extra jazzy flavour. Plenty love we feel for Curtis Mayfield and Isaacs Hayes in the title track "Si Me Quieres". Gemma gets erotic in "Interlude" like Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg were in "Je t'aime... moi non plus". The intro of "way, Way Down" paves the way for a passionate song full of deep desires.

More soul music is coming your way in "Talk To Me" with it's Mexican feel of a love serenade. Definitely a favourite is the duet "Show Me Who You Are" with special guest Marlon Saunders. The secret of "Secretos" is beside the melancholic voice of Gemma Genazzano also the sound of the cello that fits perfectly with the sound of the guitars and the piano. This song feels like a dream marriage between tango and jazz.(TA)

Stand Out Tracks: Enamorada, Take Me away, Talk To Me, Secretos, Show Me Who You Are
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