"When I first heard the cd I was a bit disapointed because I had to pass to the fourth song to finally hear a merengue.In opinion,8 is not a cd for her first fans(los merengeros) it's more for new markets like Mexico and Spain.And the merengue songs on the cd are not what I was expecting for way to much slow merengue beats.Hopping that the next one will be totally merengue.I will always Gisselle cuz she has a charming voice and she is very pretty.Y como que! :)"
Merenguera o baladista
George A. Linares | Condado - San Juan, Puerto Rico | 10/11/2001
(2 out of 5 stars)
"en este cd de gisselle hay mas baladas que merengue, cosa que no le ayuda mucho. las fotos y el repertorio es muy parecido al disco "corazon de mujer" de melina leon y vocalmente gisselle trato de que se pareciera al disco "pasional" de jessica cristina. gisselle tiene talento de sobra, pero la gente que maneja su carrera deberian de ser mas originales y no ponerla a imitar a otras cantantes como olga tañon, jessica cristina y melina leon. otra cosa es que gisselle es muy buena merenguera pero en este disco hay muchas baladas que no le quedan..."
Maybe it's just me...
C-N-G | Houston, Tx | 12/10/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"...but I loved this album. Sure their a lot of ballads but so what. I like Ballads. If you like that then buy this one. If you prefer faster paced music try Gisselle's last album."
I was expecting a little more
Ricardo | Los Angeles, CA United States | 10/15/2001
(2 out of 5 stars)
"After her last album which was composed of ballads, I was expecting Gisselle to come back with a new album of merengue and some ballads. Which she did. But when I listened to "8", her new CD, I was quite disappointed. First of all she starts off with a mediocre ballad called "Voy a quitarme el anillo", which was also the album's first single. I was quite surprised because she usually chooses a dancy and catchy song for the first single especially when it's coming from a merengue album. Then I realized that there were no "dancy" merengue songs. They were all midtempo and romantic. Gisselle is known for her dancy merengue beats. In fact, the merengue arrangemens were not all that great. Only "Aroma de mujer", "Boca", and "Metete" were the only decent merengue songs. The ballads on this album are ok but there's not one song that is actually "catchy". I also think she could have been a little more creative with the title of the album. Overall, I think that this album isn't as good as her other cds. I have all of her cd's and this is the first time I have criticized her work this negatively. Hopefully she will know better next time and release a good album."