Marc Anthony Otra Nota

Personnel: Marc Anthony (vocals); Phil Hamilton (guitar); Lewis Kahn (violin); Piro Rodriguez, Ite Jerez (trumpet); William Cepeda, Luis Lopez, Reinaldo Jorge, Luis Bonilla (trombone); Sergio George (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Ruben Rodriguez (bass); Ray Colon, Bobby Allende (bongos); Pablo "Chino" Nunez (timbales); Papo Pepin (congas, percussion); Jose Garcia (triangle); Johnny Rivera, Gabriela Anders, Joe King, Lucho Cabarcas (background vocals).

Recorded at Active Recording, New York, New York.

Personnel: Marc Anthony (vocals); Phil Hamilton (guitar); Lewis Kahn

(violin); Piro Rodriguez, Ite Jerez (trumpet); William Cepeda, Luis Lopez,

Reinaldo Jorge, Luis Bonilla (trombone); Sergio George (keyboards,

programming, background vocals); Ruben Rodriguez (bass); Ray Colon, Bobby

Allende (bongos); Pablo "Chino" Nunez (timbales); Papo Pepin (congas,

percussion); Jose Garcia (triangle); Johnny Rivera, Gabriela Anders, Joe

King, Lucho Cabarcas (background vocals).

Recorded at Active Recording, New York, New York.

A historical recording, 1993's OTRA NOTA marked the salsa debut of Marc Anthony, long before he achieved the coveted crossover and became a mainstream pop star. In retrospect, the eight songs here sound tame in comparison to the harder-sounding salsa that Anthony would favor in his subsequent releases, TODO A SU TIEMPO and CONTRA LA CORRIENTE.

Aided by RMM's in-house producer, the talented pianist Sergio George, Anthony hand-picked the songs that would better allow him to showcase his distinctive vocal chords, which are powerful and delicate at the same time. A song he reportedly heard over the radio during a traffic jam in New York, Juan Gabriel's "Hasta Que Te Conoci," became a huge hit in Anthony's salsified version. The singer was clearly in love with music, regardless of classifications. His version of Bread's radio staple "Make It With You" already demonstrates the potential for pop stardom that Anthony would fully express half a decade later.