FINALLY -TONI REMIXES!!!!!!!!!!
J. Taylor | United Kingdom | 10/08/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Track list: Radio mix -4:30/ Mousse T's Radio mix -4:07/ HQ2 Radio mix -4:11/ Royal Garden's Flamenco mix -4:35/ Eiffel 65 Radio edit -3:30.Toni's second track from "Heat" is this sublime ballad written by Diane Warren -"Un-break my heart" Part 2, you could call it, but there is nothing wrong with that. This CD single -exclusive to Australia- is just the remixed radio edits but note that this is part 1. Part 2 (released 3 weeks later) includes the full length mixes. Each mix is just as satisfying as the next with the remixers laying down gorgeous dance beats under Toni's sweet vocals. Nothing new from Mousse T. Good stuff though from Hex and Max= HQ2 build up a heavier mix with the spanish guitar riding pretty much like that fantastic guitar lick did in their mix for Madonna's "Music"; a quick flamenco breakdown and then Toni comes back to close on top of the busy guitar and the backing chorus lines. The Royal Garden mix is great with a gentle, chugging dance beat driving the song. The Eiffel 65 mix is a nice surprise= no distorted vocals or cheesy Euro pop -just a solid dance track that starts to descend into something a little stronger just as it ends. Each remix maintains the class and sophistication of the original album version and keeps the flamenco touches and Spanish adlibs. Absolutely gorgeous. The song, however, doesn't seem to be getting much attention at radio. Still "Un-break my heart" took a while to unfold and look at the damage that song did when it finally broke out. "Spanish guitar" has the same potential and is just begging for some deserved attention. Part 2 is worth searching out to finally hear just where that Eiffel 65 remix was going when the edit finished! It also includes the nine minute HQ2 remix and a stronger, more interesting, nine minute "Deep vocal mix" by Mousse T.SO now, when are we going to get those fantastic mixes of "He wasn't man enough"?!"
Sexy and Sensual
gemini_j | Canada | 01/10/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I dont care what anyone says, Toni Braxton has a beautiful voice. She can use her voice in many ways which makes her exciting, and she is very good at singing ballads. This is the CD single for her Spanish Guitar song, written by Diane Warren. The remixes are tight, my favorite are the Royal Garden's Flamenco Mix, HQ2 Radio Edit, but the others are nice. This is a little pricey but its worth it, this is one of her best songs and I wish it was played more in the US because we are missing out here!"
Beware; these are only the radio edits but they are nice
One World | Denver, CO USA | 12/06/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This release is part one or a 2-cd set with the second cd installment having the full remixes. Moussey T simply adds beat and bass around the original production but does not seem to spice up things much. Now Hex Hector and Quayle side-step their usual deep and dark sound in favor of a more uhh spanish feel, and rightly so. Must every thing be made into the same thing. HQ2 compliment the original production and make it even more of what it was intended to be. Royal Garden keep the spirit of the original feel of the song while slowing down the vocal and adding a nice mid-tempo beat. Eiffel 65 had me wondering for a minute. How was Toni going to sound with the "Blue" Boys backing her. I could breath a sigh of relief as I hear that they did not attempt to make this into what I feared they had done. No, instead they go along the lines of Mousse T. This mix ends rather aburptly. For those who like remixes but not length, this will fare well."
Track Listings (5) - Disc #1
