Barnes & Noble
Along with India, Victor Manuelle, and DLG, Marc Anthony changed the sound of salsa in the middle to late '90s by making it hard dance music once again. With modern production values and hints of hip-hop and other urban styles, he and his generation created the renaissance that defines salsa today. TODO A SU TIEMPO is an astute combination of pop and salsa. Marc Anthony doesn't improvise, but this exceptional album still swings with good songs and lots of raw power -- a good part of which comes from Anthony's voice, which has the force of a guided missile. Together with the hard salsa values of producer Sergio George, the album cooks, as on "Te Conozco Bien," where the choruses put forth melodies that hook the listener and set up Anthony for his lead vocals. With leading-man good looks -- Anthony was the star of Paul Simon's ill-fated Broadway musical, THE CAPEMAN -- and a modern ear, Anthony bridges the second- and third-generation Latin audience and their salsa idols. Peter Watrous
All Music Guide
Though Marc Anthony was by many standards an established presence in the field before the 1995 release of Todo a Su Tiempo, it was this record that announced his reign as the crown prince of salsa. Previous projects had shown promise and abundant talent, but never before the level of polish, taste, and confidence present here. His second album with producer Sergio George was certainly a step forward from their 1993 release of Otra Nota. Two years seem to have cleansed this creative duo of its desire for the emotive pop schmaltz that plagued its previous record. Free from these self-destructive longings, George and Anthony set to crafting a crystalline, shimmering, and yet warm contemporary salsa sound that would set the bar for the decade. With musicians like bass player Ruben Rodriguez, percussionists Bobby Allende, Marc Quiñones, and Luis Quintero, trumpet player and arranger Angel Fernandez, and several other modern masters, this is one for the books, vocal performance notwithstanding. Anthony's voice is soaring and luminescent, as salsa lovers have now come to expect of him. With an enviable range and perhaps the finest improvisational abilities on the scene today, Marc Anthony has earned his reputation. Todo a Su Tiempo is without question one of the finest salsa records of the '90s. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez, All Music Guide