Jonathan, Te Vas a Emocionar!

Although vocals have intermittently slipped into foreign tongues for years, is still a surprise: entirely sung in Spanish, the record is a charmer, transcending the language barrier with ease. Along with a few new originals and a handful of traditional Mexican tunes, the album primarily consists of loose Spanish reworkings of favorites -- becomes "No Te Oye," for example, while "Just for Fun" becomes "No Mas por Fun" and "Reno" becomes, well, "Reno"; whatever the language, however, remains his earnest, wistful self -- none of his personality gets lost in the translation. ~ Jason Ankeny