Insomniac | 
| Artist: Enrique Iglesias
Label: Interscope Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 10070
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 602517338449
UPC: 602517338449
EAN: 0602517338449
ASIN: B000Q364M4
Release Date: June 12, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Ring My Bells | | • | Push - Enrique Iglesias, Lil Wayne, | | • | Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) | | • | Somebody's Me | | • | On Top of You | | • | Tired of Being Sorry | | • | Miss You | | • | Wish I Was Your Lover | | • | Little Girl | | • | Stay Here Tonight | | • | Sweet Isabel | | • | Don't You Forget About Me | | • | Dimelo [Spanish Version of Do You Know] | | • | Alguien Soy Yo [Spanish Version of Somebody's Me] | | • | Amigo Vulnerable [Spanish Version of Tired of Being Sorry] |
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Media Type: CD
Artist: IGLESIAS,ENRIQUE
Title: INSOMNIAC
Street Release Date: 06/12/2007
Domestic
Genre: LATIN POP/ROCK
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After three years of tossing and turning in anticipation of a new Enrique Iglesias disc, fans of the Latin superstar may find themselves losing still more sleep over early reviews that take Insomniac to task for straying too far from the sound that launched him to the loverman stratosphere. No need, though. Despite the presence of Lil' Wayne on the ultra-steamy, street-edged "Push" and some unapologetically catchy pop tunes any male singer, ethnicity aside, could have fun with ("Do You Know," for example, and "Tired of Being Sorry," a Ringside re-tread), white-hot machismo and Latin charm permeate Insomniac reliably. "Little Girl" sends out liquid-eyed outpourings of love to the ladies, "Don't You Forget About Me" delivers a sweet lament over a melting guitar line, and three late Spanish-language tracks--though they're just translations of English versions that preceded them--manage to lift the whole thing into a romantic shangri-la. If it's a peppier shangri-la than normal, chalk it up to No-Doz; Iglesias admits in the liner notes that he, himself, is the insomniac the disc was named for. --Tammy La Gorce
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 Enrique changes, matures June 12, 2007
K. Dean (Billings, MT, USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I think at first listen I thought, huh, this is different. Not a typical Enrique album. I loved his album, 7. And I wondered why it sold so little in U.S.A. I think this new album is a change but a change in the right direction. I was not sure how much I liked this album until I noticed how much I've been singing part of Ring My Bells. I loved Do You Know the first time I heard it. Tired of Being Sorry is great, too. Somebody's Me is great, very touching. These songs grow on you once you give them a chance, read the lyrics, make you feel like it's late at night and your experiencing something very personal. Which is what I believed Enrique intended. Thank you Enrique for being so honest and personal.
 Enrique Hip-Hop Star? (3.5 Stars) June 13, 2007
Person (across the street)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Enrique Iglesias is really in a bad boat. Because, it seems like in this era, if you are trying to set off a Latin explosion and your name isn't Shakira, it's going to flop. Look at Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony (I didn't put those last two together on purpose), none of those people have had any recent hits. And if you look through charts, Enrique hasn't really had a big smash in a good long time. So, as expected here, he tries really, really hard to impress you, by going off on different genres and different styles. And, like anyone else going completely out of his or her comfort zone, it really fails. One forgettable thing is Enrique Iglesias's very sad attempts to appeal to the hip-hop group. Songs like "On Top of You" and "Push" (latter featuring Lil' Wayne) are dead-drop forgettable tries at another scene. But, aside from that, Insomniac provides a solid, poppy and fun listen, regardless that the disc might feel a little dated (it ain't summer 2002 anymore), and you may have one or two blander songs to deal with. Enrique Iglesias should stick to what he does best: ballads; and that shows in "Somebody's Me", the acoustic "Don't You Forget About Me", and radio-friendly "Little Girl", and dancehall vibes, like "Tired of Being Sorry", or the best of both worlds, "Wish I Was Your Lover". And the two pop-rock songs "Stay Here Tonight" and "Sweet Isabel" are above passable. And like any other Enrique album, we are treated with three Spanish songs, all of which are already on the album in English, these are "Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song)", "Somebody's Me", and "Tired of Being Sorry". Enrique should try sticking to his roots for his next album, but Insomniac is still a very solid, contained, and fun listen. 3.5 stars.
a bit different June 23, 2007
Derrick Jenkins (Hampton VA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
From his previous effort. But that's not a bad thing at all. Enrique reaches out and brings in one of my fav rappers Lil Wayne for a song. I never though he would do "Push" with Weezy's nice flow on the song and singing being on point. It makes for a better effort than i thought before i first heard the song. Being an obvious choice for favorite song
"Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song)" strange title people might think. But after hearing the song you'll understand why. It's different again from what i'd expect from Enrique. He still has his well done ballads on the cd as well for those that love that.
Also more uptempo songs on Insomniac as well..nice title for the cd. Dont really like the album artwork but that's just something i mention. Not something that really takes away from one of Enrique's more diverse CDs in a bit. Nice one, EI.
A Great New Album By Enrique June 27, 2007
Rocky (Iowa, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I guess some people are feeling lukewarm about Enrique's newest album but honestly I am really enjoying it. I have loved all of Enrique's albums and I do not feel disappointed at all with Insomniac.
There are a lot of hits on here. Ring My Bells, Push (which I hear is going to be his next single), Somebody's Me, Wish I Was Your Lover, Stay Here Tonight, On Top of You, Sweet Isabel, Little Girl- well I am just naming off all the songs aren't I?
The only songs that I feel lack the same power as the rest would be Miss You and Don't You Forget About Me. They're not bad songs at all- but they probably will take a bit longer to grow on me.
Overall, regardless of how well this album turns out, I think it is a success. Enrique knows what works for him in music and keeps at it while changing it up a bit (like with Push) but overall is the same Enrique all hardcore fans of his like I love, love, love.
4.5/5
Love Insomniac, Love Enrique- always will! June 24, 2007
lauraiglesias (LJH) (KY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've waited years for Enrique's new album, it was worth it!
I love every song on the album. I love Enrique's voice the same as I have for 10 years.
My favorite song on Insomniac is 'Don't you forget about me' this song along with Enrique's voice touches my heart. I'm listening to it at the moment.
Here is what I think about a few of the songs on "Insomniac":
'push'-- makes me want to dance. I answer 'yes' to the questions Enrique asks.
'ring my bells'-- makes me close my eyes and just listen. I love the extra 's' on bells.
'somebody's me'-- i first heard this on 'extreme makeover' i fell in love with it then. my favorite part of this song is this lyric-- 'everyone can see that i really fell and I'm going through he!! thinking about you with somebody else'
Every one I know loves Insomniac too.
Now I can't wait until I can buy Enrique's next album!
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