Sunday, February 22, 2015

Ricky Martin - "Private Emotion"

Ricky Martin's reign as ruler of the planet was just beginning in 1999.  Ricky's music was all over the radio all across the globe with his English, Spanish, and Spanglish songs.  Adult Contemporary stations shied away from upbeat hits "Shake Your Bon-Bon" and "Livin' La Vida Loca", but quickly picked up on the ballad "She's All I Ever Had".  Ricky's record company tried to go for broke when they released a second ballad called "Private Emotion".  The duet featured Swedish singer Meja and was only a moderate hit (it peaked at #21).  The world returned to normal later in 2000 when Ricky returned with "She Bangs"--a song that would later become synonymous with William Hung.