Early career
He was born Francisco Javier Bautista (a.k.a. Frankie J.) in Tijuana and raised in San Diego from the age of 2. He comes from a musical background with his father being the lead singer of a traditional band. Frankie J grew up listening to both traditional Latin music as well as R&B. He attended Southwest High School (San Diego, CA) for his high school years.
As a teenager, he started listening to freestyle music by Lisa Lisa, Brenda K. Starr and George Lamond. He started writing his own songs and singing in the same falsetto style as Lamond. At 15, he signed a contract with a Canadian independent label working as Frankie Boy and recorded songs which failed to achieve any success. In 1997, he signed with Jellybean Benitez.
In the late 1990s, he joined Kumbia Kings and was a member of that successful Latin group touring throughout Latin America. The group played in front of 100,000 people in a concert in Monterrey, Mexico.
Frankie's ambitions were always directed to the American pop-music markets. In 2002 He approached Los Kumbia Kings mangement in an attempt to secure record deal as a solo-artist. He proposed that they record, promote, and market him to the "MTV" market. A vastly diffent music culture then what Los Kumbia Kings made their name in, but Management declined, citing the risky investment. Frankie then shopped demos to an array of record companies, and garnered a tremendous amount of interest, but his contract with The Kumbia Kings would prove to be a problem.
Frankie asked to be his released from his Kumbia Kings contract, but they declined. Frankie bolted from the group anyway, but soon found himself in court over the matter. Lawsuits were filed from both sides, and eventually settled out of court. Details of the settlement were not disclosed.
Solo Career
Frankie J signed as a solo artist with Columbia Records and released his first album What's A Man To Do in 2003 which failed to chart. His self-titled first Spanish-language album was released later in the same year. The single "Don't Wanna Try" peaked in the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart, while "Ya No Eres Igual" was top 10 on the World Latin charts.
He collaborated with Baby Bash, a relative, on another pop hit called "Suga Suga" which reached #1 in New Zealand in 2004 and was a top 10 hit in the US and Australia in the same year. Frankie J worked with a number of wellknown producers on The One including Irv Gotti of Murder Inc. on the title track. Mario Winans on a track called "Just Can't Say It's Love". The first single "Obsession (No Es Amor)" featuring Baby Bash has been a big hit on the US pop charts reaching the top 5 in April 2005. The One was released in the US in April 2005 and debuted at #3 on both the Billboard 200 chart. The follow-up singles "How To Deal" and "More Than Words" (released in conjunction with a DualDisc re-release of The One) continued the album's route to platinum sales. However, the fourth and final single, the title track featuring 3LW garnered few spins at radio.
Jermaine Dupri & Mannie Fresh are among two of the big producers for Frankie's next English studio album which will be released in the 4th quarter of 2006. The untitled album's first single will be "That Girl" which was produced by Mannie Fresh and features both Mannie Fresh and rapper Slim Thug. A version which excludes Slim Thug and replaces him with Chamillionaire exists and can be found online and on the official promo cds.
Frankie J's second Spanish-language album "Un Nuevo Dia" has already been released.
Tu Amor
Frankie J Lyrics
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yo no me explico como nunca estas fuera de aqui
de mi mente baby... dia y noche baby
es que jamas habia encontrado a alguien como tu
con solo un beso tu me pintas el cielo de azul
me vuelves loco baby... con tu sonriza baby
lo que siento por ti es un mar de amor que
se desborda solo al verte
este deseo de tenerte
...te digo la verdad... cuando juro que te adoro
...ya no demores mas... eres lo que mas añoro
yo te aseguro amor no te arrepentiras de haber abierto hoy tu corazon
entregame tu amor... te pido por favor
entregame tu amor... extraño tu calor
entregame tu amor... jamas te hare llorar baby
estoy dispuesto a dar lo que pidas baby
entregame tu amor... te pido por favor
entregame tu amor... extraño tu calor
entregame tu amor... jamas te hare llorar baby
estoy dispuesto a dar lo que quieras baby
mas de mil noches yo soñe con un amor asi
el que me embriaga de locura y me hace feliz
por fin estas aqui baby... tu me has salvado baby
y con el mas sublime roze de tu linda piel
me atrapas y me vuelvo un oso detras de tu miel
eres mi fantasia baby... la dueña de mis dias baby
lo que siento por ti es un mar de amor que
se desborda solo al verte
y no hay nada en mi vida mas grande y real que
este deseo de tenerte
entregame tu amor... te pido por favor
entregame tu amor... extraño tu calor
entregame tu amor... jamas te hare llorar baby
estoy dispuesto a dar lo que pidas baby
entregame tu amor... te pido por favor
entregame tu amor... extraño tu calor
entregame tu amor... jamas te hare llorar baby
estoy dispuesto a dar lo que quieras baby
.te digo la verdad... cuando juro que te adoro
...ya no demores mas... eres lo que mas añoro
yo te aseguro amor no te arrepentiras de haber abierto hoy tu corazon
entregame tu amor... te pido por favor
entregame tu amor... extraño tu calor
entregame tu amor... jamas te hare llorar baby
entregame tu amor... te pido por favor
entregame tu amor... extraño tu calor
entregame tu amor... jamas te hare llorar baby
estoy dispuesto a dar lo que quieras baby
The lyrics of Frankie J's song Tu Amor express the overwhelming feelings of love and passion that the singer has for his significant other. He explains that she has a unique ability to make him feel a certain way, and he can't understand how she's not always on his mind. He describes how just a single kiss from her can make his world light up with blue skies and how her smile drives him crazy. He emphasizes that he has never met anyone like her before and that his love for her is overwhelming.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the singer's desire for the love and affection of his significant other. He expresses that his life would be incomplete without her and that he is willing to give her everything she desires. He implores her to open her heart and give him her love, promising that he will never make her cry and only wants to make her happy.
Overall, the lyrics of Tu Amor express the singer's deep love and desire for his significant other while also emphasizing his willingness to do whatever it takes to make her happy.
Line by Line Meaning
Es la manera que tu siempre me haces sentir
It's the way you make me feel all the time
yo no me explico como nunca estas fuera de aqui
I don't understand why you're never out of my mind
de mi mente baby... dia y noche baby
Out of my mind baby... day and night baby
es que jamas habia encontrado a alguien como tu
It's just that I had never found someone like you
con solo un beso tu me pintas el cielo de azul
With just one kiss, you paint the sky blue for me
me vuelves loco baby... con tu sonriza baby
You drive me crazy baby... with your smile baby
lo que siento por ti es un mar de amor que
What I feel for you is a sea of love that
se desborda solo al verte
Overflows only at the sight of you
y no hay nada en mi vida mas grande y real que
And there's nothing in my life that's bigger and more real than
este deseo de tenerte
This desire to have you
...te digo la verdad... cuando juro que te adoro
...I tell you the truth... when I swear that I adore you
...ya no demores mas... eres lo que mas añoro
...don't delay any longer... you're what I miss the most
yo te aseguro amor no te arrepentiras de haber abierto hoy tu corazon
I assure you my love, you won't regret having opened up your heart today
mas de mil noches yo soñe con un amor asi
For more than a thousand nights I dreamed of a love like this
el que me embriaga de locura y me hace feliz
The one that intoxicates me with madness and makes me happy
por fin estas aqui baby... tu me has salvado baby
Finally, you're here baby... you saved me baby
y con el mas sublime roze de tu linda piel
And with the most sublime touch of your beautiful skin
me atrapas y me vuelvo un oso detras de tu miel
You capture me and I become a bear behind your honey
eres mi fantasia baby... la dueña de mis dias baby
You're my fantasy baby... the owner of my days baby
te digo la verdad... cuando juro que te adoro
I tell you the truth... when I swear that I adore you
entregame tu amor... te pido por favor
Give me your love... I ask you please
extraño tu calor
I miss your warmth
jamas te hare llorar baby
I'll never make you cry baby
estoy dispuesto a dar lo que pidas baby
I'm willing to give you whatever you ask for baby
estoy dispuesto a dar lo que quieras baby
I'm willing to give you whatever you want baby
Writer(s): Nathan Perez Copyright: Amaya Sofia Publishing, Universal Music Corp.
Contributed by Tyler C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.