Spanish actress, vedette and singer Susana Estrada‘s iconic, sexadelic »Amor Y Libertad« album returns for a long-awaited reissue. Originally released in 1981, the debut album came years after Estrada had established a reputation as the sex symbol of Spain’s post-Franco, democratic transition. The album’s message of love, freedom, pleasure and sexual liberation is delivered in erotic disco, 80s Italo, boogie and funk, drenched in sensual moans.
»¡quítate El Sostén!« epitomises this, with a joyous piano melody driven by the bass as Estrada urges women to find freedom from patriarchal enslavement by taking off their bras. The singer had her passport and voting rights revoked by the Spanish authorities, who disliked her sex-positive attitude when she performed striptease shows in Madrid, gave sex advice in a magazine column and appeared in erotic films in the late 70s.
Most of »Amor Y Libertad« plays on this sexual indulgence, with an ABBA-esque sound in ‘¡ven!’ soundtracking the pleas of ‘give it to me’. The aptly named »¡qué Calor!« finds the sex icon asking what her various body parts want over a teasing, brooding beat. Estrada’s catchy melodies feel original and distinctive in »Mi Chico Favorito« and »¡gózame Ya!«, which sample Chic’s »Good Times« and Sugarhill Gang’s »Bad News« respectively. But the standout tracks ‘Hagámoslo Juntos’ and »Voy Desnuda« end the album in dancefloor heaven. »Amor Y Libertad« is a must for disco lovers who crave outrageous seduction.
Amor Y Libertad
