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Spanish EyesRicky Martin

Released: May 11, 1999

Songwriter: Desmond Child Draco Rosa

Producer: Draco Rosa Desmond Child

[Verse 1]
I met a girl at the carnival in Rio de Janeiro
We danced all night on the boulevard
In doorways we did the tango
I miss her lips and the way she sashayed her hips as she shook her shoulders
I miss the smell of her hair
I don't care if it takes my whole life to find her

[Chorus]
We were dancing in the summer rain
We were dancing through the night
I never knew her real name
So I called her Spanish Eyes
Spanish Eyes...

[Verse 2]
The sun came up and the girl was gone
Her masquerade was over
I searched the streets drunk with love, but no one seemed to know her
I miss the touch of her body so much
I long for the warmth inside her
Somewhere in time she will come back to me
And I'll spend my whole life beside her

[Chorus]
We were dancing in the summer rain
We were dancing through the night
I never knew her real name
So I called her Spanish Eyes

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus]
I miss her lips and the way she sashayed her hips as she shook her shoulders
I miss the smell of her hair
I don't care if it takes my whole life to find her

[Chorus]
We were dancing in the summer rain
We were dancing through the night
I never knew her real name
So I called her Spanish Eyes
We were dancing in the summer rain
We were dancing through the night
I never knew her real name
So I called her Spanish Eyes
Spanish Eyes
Spanish Eyes

Ricky Martin

Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), commonly known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, actor and author. Martin began his career at age 12 with the all-boy pop group Menudo. After five years with the group, he released several Spanish-language solo albums throughout the 1990s. He also acted on stage and on TV in Mexico, where he achieved modest stardom. In 1994, he appeared on the US TV soap opera General Hospital, playing a Puerto Rican singer.

In early 1999, after releasing several albums in Spanish, Martin performed “The Cup of Life” at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards show, which became a catalyst in bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the U.S. music scene. Following its success, Martin released “Livin' la Vida Loca”, which helped him attain enormous success worldwide; it is generally seen as the song that began the Latin pop explosion of 1999 and made the transition easier for other Spanish-speaking artists to move into the English-speaking market. Since its release, the song has sold over 8 million copies, making it one of the best selling singles of all time. His first English-language album (also titled Ricky Martin), has sold 22 million copies and is one of the best selling albums of all time. His other studio albums Me Amarás (1993), A Medio Vivir (1995), Vuelve (1998), Sound Loaded (2000), Almas del Silencio (2003), Life (2005), Música + Alma + Sexo (2011), and A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015). In 2018, he portrayed Antonio D'Amico on The Assassination of Gianni American Crime Story for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

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