Track Listing

1. She Wolf
2. Did It Again
3. Long Time
4. Why Wait
5. Good Stuff
6. Men In This Town
7. Gypsy
8. Spy - Shakira & Wyclef Jean
9. Mon Amour
10. Loba

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #95 in Music
• Released on: 2009-10-12
• Number of discs: 1

CD Description
Third English-language album, following 2005's 'Oral Fixation', from the Colombian megastar whose popularity on her home soil outstrips even that of the highest-grossing American artists. With nearly half its tracks written by Pharrell Williams and produced by The Neptunes, 'She Wolf' has a bass-heavy electro-pop sound with which Shakira has, as usual, combined musical elements from many cultures. The title track single and its Spanish counterpart 'Loba' are included, as is another collaboration with Wyclef Jean.

Customer Reviews

Beware - not all CD's have full 12 tracks
I today received the new "She Wolf" CD from Shakira and anticipated to listening to the full 12 tracks as mentioned. Imagine my disappointment when I saw that the version provided by Amazon.co.uk, was not shrink-wrapped and only contained 10 tracks. The tracks missing are "Lo Hecho Está Hecho" and "Años Luz". I will be contacting Amazon.co.uk and making further inquiries about this. The 10 songs I could listen to were excellent and the 4 stars reflects the fact that 2 promoted album songs were missing on my version.

The Full Moon Becomes Her !
Shakira has turned in a good set here.
Twelve tracks - short but sweet.

Her new-found interest in all things lycanthropic
is, of course, admirable (how could I not approve?!)
but on the opening (and title) track 'She Wolf' it
quickly becomes apparent that she is a little lacking
in the HOWL department. Should her minders and managers
wish to enlist my tuition skills I would happily make
myself available at her convenience. I am sure that with
just a bit of tweaking she could very quickly be confidently
howling heartily with the best of the pack !

The new album, despite its many writers and producers,
is a surprisingly coherent and consistent body of work.
The Neptunes have left their distinctive mark on half
the collection and the marriage is a happy one.

The open and fluid rhythmic textures of their arrangements
suit Ms Ripoll's warm warble eminently well.

The elegantly loping melody of 'Long Time' is a particularly
strong example of the addictively seductive formula.

'Why Wait', too, has a stonkingly simple but effective beat,
delivering diverse cultural influences with a deft touch.
It is a very, very fine composition and confidently well-sung.

The almost hokey sentiment of 'Gypsy' is really delightful!

'Lo Hecho Esta Hecho' and 'Anoz Luz' (both Neptunes' creations)
are for me the highlight of the album. The former frothy and
light as a feather, the latter a cracking minimalist stomp.

Unpretentious. Vibrant. Consumately executed.

Unmissable in fact !

A great electro album from a Rock/Latin Pop singer!
Shakira really masters electropop on this album, even though she is a Rock/Pop singer! The best songs on the album, in my opinion, is Men In This Town, Mon Amour, Gypsy, Good Stuff and Why Wait, all very different. The album takes a lot of influence from cultural music, which makes it break boundaries in a seductive way. She Wolf is not Shakira's best album, but definetely a Shakira album!

Conclusion:
+ She Wolf is very cohesive, every song is different, but the songs all go together as one album.
+ The lyrics are smart, passionate and really catchy.
+ Every song is so catchy and brilliant, they could all be selected as singles.
- The album can feel a bit too short at times, only one song reaches four minutes.

So five stars, but close to four stars.