Stars: Ricky Martin

Summary: The tracklist features 'I Can't Go On', 'Sugar Candy', 'Nothing Is Impossible', 'Not Really Living', 'I Miss You', 'Susana', 'Tell Me You Love Me', 'I Miss You' and 'Maria'.

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The Essential Ricky Martin Collectionis a repackaged version of the poor-quality Ricky Martin--European Tour, released in 2001. Using concert footage shot on a camcorder, and cheesy special effects, the European Tourrelease has gone down in history as one the most dreadful pop DVDs ever released. In an attempt to add more value and revitalise the main feature, a biographical audio CD and 24-page booklet have also been included here.

In comparison to the material featured on the DVD, the audio CD is bearable but contains only snippets of music. Instead, excerpts from unlicensed interviews with the star are interspersed with voiceovers from an over-enthusiastic presenter, who constantly describes the singer as "phenomenal". The "24-page colour super booklet" is virtually a printed transcript of the material contained on the discs. Like the rest of the package the booklet's style is weak, and contains dated library images of the star. In a desperate attempt to appeal to an English-language audience, the track-listing is in English (with Spanish translations following in brackets) even though the songs are all performed in Spanish. The Official Video Collectionand One Night Onlyare still by far the best Ricky Martin DVD collections available.

On the DVD:The Essential Ricky Martin Collectionon disc is the same as the European Tourrelease, with the addition of CD, booklet and poster. The bonus clip of "La Bamba" is an amateur recording of Ricky performing a song on stage with a live recording of the track dubbed over the top. Due to the use of a tiny font, and a flickering typeface the biography and discography are impossible to read. The feature and bonus material are only presented in standard picture format and in stereo.--John Galilee

Main Language:	English
Year:	2001
Release Date:	July 29, 2002
Runtime:	78 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	W H E 1086
Keywords:	Music, Collection, Rock, Pop, Martin, Ricky, Essential, Performing, Arts, Popular
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts