In Action is Menudo

Menudo (band)

Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin American teen musical group of the era....

's 23rd album (4th in English including 2 songs in Filipino

Filipino language

This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...

, the Philippine national language).

It features Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...

, Raymond Acevedo

Raymond Acevedo

Raymond Acevedo , is a Puerto Rican rock music singer.- Music career :Raymond Acevedo joined the well-known Puerto Rican boy band, Menudo, in 1985, replacing the popular Ray Reyes...

, Sergio Gonzalez, Ralphy Rodriguez

Ralphy Rodríguez

Ralphy Rodriguez is a singer and former member of Menudo. He replaced Charlie Masso.He joined Menudo in early 1987, at a time that the group's worldwide fame was still strong, although it had begun to wane. He was popular among Menudo fans, and was a member of a Menudo line-up that included Ricky...

 and Ruben Gomez

Rubén Gómez

Rubén Gómez may refer to:*Rubén Gómez , Puerto Rican professional baseball player*Rubén Gómez *Ruben Gomez , American singer; sang with Menudo*Rubén Gómez , Colombian Olympic cyclist...

. The songs on this album are previous songs from various of their Spanish albums translated into English with the exception of "That Situation" with Lea Salonga

Lea Salonga

Lea Salonga-Chien is a mezzo-soprano singer and actress from the Philippines well known for originating the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, for which she won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Theatre World awards.She was the first Asian to play the roles of Éponine and...

, plus two Tagalog songs. The album is also popular in the Philippines for the song "I'm Going Back to the Philippines," which became a number one song in most of the radio stations.

This is the second album recorded by this line-up.

Track listing

1. Come Back To Me
2. That Situation
3. Action
4. Lady
5. Nena
6. Nang Dahil Sa 'Yo (Acércate)
7. My Shadow On The Wall
8. Sa Bawat Halik (Por Primera Vez)
9. Gimme More
10. I'm Going Back To The Philippines