album is perfectly suited to Top 40, Spanish and adult-contemporary radio--all at the same time. At times tracks such as "Onda" and "Dime Mi Amor" recall 1970s-era Santana, but the Boys are at their best on "Heaven," the feel-good first single, and "La Contestacion," a yearning ballad matched by pleading instrumentation. As a bonus, this Special Edition includes Spanish versions of "Heaven" and "More Than Love," but the real highlight is a Southern-fried take on Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line." That the boys manage to make the classic song their own is no small feat. There's also a DVD featuring thoughtful live performances and music videos that offer a glimpse of the Boys in action. --Joey Guerra  (less)

How'm I Doin'? shows that Pucho and his boys have not lost their groove. The title track, an Afro-Cuban son workout, features the in-the-pocket tones of famed James Brown trombonist Fred Wesley. "Son Cubano" is a hip-swaying charanga graced by Dave Valentin's fancy flutework and Louis Kahn's virtuoso violin. Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander's Joe Henderson-like solo tops Pucho's invigorating percussion discussion on "Greene Street Jive." The O'Jays' 1970s staple, "For the Love of Money (Money, Money, Money)," is redone in a funky soul-sauce, turboed by bassist Harvie Swartz. Pucho as a timbalero was greatly influenced by the late Tito Puente, and two of the master's compositions, "Willie and Ray Mambo" and "ESY," show Pucho's debt ...  (less)