Astonishingly, this is ranchera superstar
Vicente Fernández's 81st album, following on the success of 2008's Grammy-winning
Para Siempre. The title track of
Necesito de Ti , composed by Grammy nominee Manuel Toscano, is of particular interest in that
Fernández chose to release it on May 5, 2009, the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, a significant event in Mexican history. As befits that gesture, the still vocally virile
Fernández remains the most traditional of ranchera traditionalists even while maintaining his commercial viability well into the new century. ~ Richard Mortifoglio