Perspectiva

1	Conciencia 5:30
2	Algo Especial 4:59
3	Cosas Nuevas 5:00
4	Se Supone 5:14
5	Bomba de Tiempo 5:00
6	Vono Tinto 4:52
7	A Quién...? A Mi...? 4:48
8	Amor Mío No Te Vayas 5:37
9	Hasta Que Vuelvas 5:08
10	Sembrando Para Tí 4:42

Barnes & Noble

When Gilberto Santa Rosa appeared on the salsa scene in the early '90s, it was his modesty and subtlety that were key in turning the tide of the limp salsa romantica movement that dominated the 1980s. This early album is a triumph of the kind of musicianship and attention to swing that made salsa great in the Fania era of the '70s. Although the lyrics and arrangements are handled by guest collaborators and the songs are all about that certain thing called love, Santa Rosa dynamically varies the tempos in a way that recalls the Willie Colon/Hector Lavoe penchant for experimentation. His teamwork with '70s veteran Luis "Perico" Ortiz, who arranged "Bomba de Tiempo," rises to exhilarating heights. "This love is like a time bomb," he insists, as the band picks up on the wordplay and launches into a massive bomba beat; Santa Rosa's smooth tenor echoes Oscar D'Leon's without the latter's sometimes overdone trill. On "Conciencia" he wrestles with the ambiguities of loving someone he probably shouldn't, and in "Se Supone" he laments impending rejection -- it's often as if he's having a personal conversation with the listener. Perspectiva is surely one of the most soulful breakthroughs in the history of salsa singing. Ed Morales

All Music Guide

On Perspectiva, Gilberto Santa Rosa continues the level of excellence that made Punto de Vista a success: romantic (not erotic) salsa done to a swinging turn. Omar Alfanno's "Conciencia" is one of his most adroit compositions. A must-have for Santa Rosa's fans. ~ José A. Estévez, Jr., All Music Guide