Personnel: Elvis Crespo (vocals); Maximo Torres (guitar); Jose Diaz (saxophone); Luis Aquino (trumpet); Richard Marcell (piano, keyboards, bass); Luis A. Cruz (piano); Miguel Gonzalez (bass); Hector Herrera (conga, percussion); Jose Dario del Rosario (tambora); Alexis Fratacelli (guiro); Henry Garcia, Juan Castro, Raldy Vazquez, Roberto Cora (background vocals). Recorded at AQ-30 Studio De Ricardo Marti, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. SUAVEMENTE was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Performance. Let us speak of apt adverbs. The comely Elvis Crespo makes his U.S. debut with a soft touch indeed, on SUAVEMENTE. Mostly moderate in tempo, this assortment of merengues takes its time as it entices. So just know that this is not your tio's merengue--you'll have barely reached the faster-burning tracks by the time your blood is pumping bien calentado. Crespo commands attention on the title track with his pleading style and deliciously seductive vocal exhibition. Entrancing horn lines stretch and spiral o... Minimize