Atrevido y Diferente is the second studio album by Puerto Rican salsa singer, Eddie Santiago

Eddie Santiago

Eddie Santiago is a salsa singer from Puerto Rico. At a young age, Eddie demonstrated great love for salsa music...

. Released in 1986, it was cited as one of the turning points of the salsa genre into salsa romantica

Salsa romantica

Salsa Romántica, also known as Salsa Erotica, is a soft form of salsa music that emerged between the mid 1980s and early 1990s in New York City and Puerto Rico...

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Singles

Two singles were released from the album that charted on the Hot Latin Tracks.

• Nadie Mejor Que Tu (Nobody Better Than You) was the first single released from the album and charted #16 on Hot Latin Tracks.

• Que Locura de Enamorarme de Ti (What Madness to Fall in love with you) was the second single released from the album and charted #13 on the Hot Latin Tracks.

Track listing

1. "Tu Me Quemas" (4:59)
2. "Volcan de Amor" (4:22)
3. "Nadie Mejor Que Tu" (3:49)
4. "De Profesion...Tu Amante"
5. "Que Locura Enamorarme de Ti" (5:08)
6. "Secretos" (4:17)
7. "Quiero Amarte en la Hierba" (5:07)
8. "Se Acabo" (4:02)

Chart position

The album peaked #1 on the tropical album charts and remained #1 for 10 consecutive weeks.

Year	Chart	Album	Peak
1986	U.S. Billboard Tropical/Salsa	Solista Pero No Solo	1

Reception

John Storm Roberts

John Storm Roberts

John Storm Roberts was a British-born, U.S.-based ethnomusicologist, writer and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder of Original Music, a mail-order company that distributed world music books and records....

 of Allmusic declared Atrevido y Diferente to be "the biggest name in the newish salsa-romantica vein" and pointed out the rise of salsa romantica

Salsa romantica

Salsa Romántica, also known as Salsa Erotica, is a soft form of salsa music that emerged between the mid 1980s and early 1990s in New York City and Puerto Rico...

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