Better Part Of Me

Personnel includes: Jon Secada (vocals); Manny Lopez (acoustic & electric guitars); Sal Cuevas (acoustic guitar, bass); David Siegel (guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Rene Toledo (12-string guitar); Michael Holmberg, George Noriega (guitar); Don Palmer, Nancy K. Roth, Kirsten Fife (violin); David T. Stenske (viola); Maurice D. Grants (cello); Herman "Teddy" Mulet (trumpet, trombone, horns, piano); Ricardo Gaitan (piano, programming, background vocals); Johnny Jam, Tony Coluccio, Andy Marvel, Steve Morales (keyboards, programming); Lee Levin, Abner Torrez (drums); Duke Mushroom, Edwin Bonilla (percussion); Nikki Williams, Paulette McWilliams, Cindy Mizell, Earl Robinson, Kenny Bobien, Alberto Gaitan (background vocals). Producers include: Tony Moran, Steve Morales, Emilio Estifan, Jr., Jon Secada, Jam. Engineers includes: Scott Canto, Javier Garza, Tom Chianti. Recorded in New York, New York and Miami, Florida. In the late '90s, artists such as Ricky Martin and Marc Anthony helped to ignite a Latin pop explosion; but Jon Secada was there first, and artists like Martin and Anthony owe more than a little to his pioneering efforts. On BETTER PART OF ME, Secada continues to practice his blend of dance, pop, R&B and Latin music in a manner that simply screams "crossover success." Whether he's issuing a sincere romantic plea to his beloved on the ballad "Break the Walls," making celebratory statements over frenetic club beats on the title cut, or wearing his broken heart on his sleeve on the lush pop/R&B weeper "There's No Sunshine Anymore," Secada maintains an unflagging emotional commitment to his material. It's this very audible commitment that provides instant listener identification with the songs on BETTER PART OF ME, no matter what their stylistic framework.