Iglesias readies "Insomniac" for light of day

NEW YORK (Billboard) - When the always restless Enrique Iglesias is in the process of recording a CD, he works at night and sleeps during the day.

So, it comes as little surprise that his latest disc is titled "Insomniac."

What does raise the brow, however, is that it took Iglesias nearly four years to cut "Insomniac," which Interscope will release June 12. Previously, the self-described hyperactive singer-songwriter recorded seven albums in eight years.

"This CD drove me nuts," Iglesias said with exasperation. "I say that because I beat myself up. There have been times when it was fun, but there were times where it has been ..." He lapsed into a silence that spoke volumes.

Iglesias went through about 50 songs before choosing the 12 that appear on the disc. There are three Spanish counterparts of the English tracks, including "Dimelo," the chart-topping Spanish version of lead-off single "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)."

The evenly paced album runs from the effervescent pop of "Do You Know?"; to the heartfelt ballad "Miss You," dedicated to Iglesias' girlfriend,

"If you were to tell anybody Enrique Iglesias is doing a song with Lil Wayne, they'd be like, 'What?'," Iglesias said. "And in the beginning, I thought, 'I don't know.' But once I sang it, got confident and finished it, it worked."

Reuters/Billboard

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