While it doesn't quite match the dizzying heights of his breakthrough
Todo a Su Tiempo,
Marc Anthony's third album
Contra la Corriente is nevertheless a barnstormer of a record.
Anthony is no typical salsa singer -- he's a powerful, bold singer who doesn't follow the genre's traditions. He ignores improvisation and concentrates on love songs, but the very sensuality of his vocals and music is his trademark. There might not be as many great songs here as on
Todo a Su Tiempo, but there are no bad tunes, and
Contra la Corriente on the whole captures his soaring, sexy vocals in a near-flawless manner. ~ Terry Jenkins