''Nada como el sol'' is an

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by English musician

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, containing five songs from his second solo album '' ...Nothing Like the Sun'' sung in Spanish and Portuguese and published in 1988. It therefore contains versions sung in Spanish of the following four songs: "

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" by

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titled here "Mariposa Libre"; " Fragile" retitled "Fragilidad"; " We'll Be Together" whose title becomes "Si estamos juntos"; "

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" translates to "Ellas danzan solas (Cueca solas)"; and "Fragile" performed also in Portuguese becomes "Frágil". The same musicians as on the original English versions can be found on this EP.

Reception

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wrote "This was a well-done project -- the translations are good and Sting manages the Spanish and pronunciations well."

Track listing

# Mariposa Libre (Jimi Hendrix, Roberto Livi) – 4:54 - ''Little Wing'' # Frágil ortuguese(Liluca, Sting) – 3:50 - ''Fragile'' # Si Estamos Juntos (Livi, Sting) – 4:16 - ''We'll be Together'' # Ellas Danzan Solas (Cueca Solas) (Livi, Sting) – 7:17 - ''They Dance Alone'' # Fragilidad panish(Livi, Sting) – 3:52 - ''Fragile''

References

1988 EPs Spanish-language EPs 1980s Spanish-language albums Sting (musician) EPs Portuguese-language EPs 1980s Portuguese-language albums A&M Records EPs {{1980s-rock-album-stub