International singing star Julio Iglesias has released millon selling records singing songs in Spanish, Italin, French, Portuguese, German and other languages.

He began to sing songs in English after moving to the United States in 1979. To help introduce him to the US market the 1984 album, "1100 Bel Air Place", included duets with Willie Nelson and Diana Ross. The Beach Boys also provided backing vocals on a song. At the time the album caused some media excitement and added to his formiable collection of millon seller hits.

Did Willie, Diana and the Beach Boys sell out? I think they did in this instance as I think their motivation was to help themselves by doing their recording label's bidding. What helps the record label helps me.

On the other hand take other "odd at first thought" pairings such as the Tony Bennent / Lady Gaga collaboration or the Robert Plaint / Alison Krauss. I don't know of any underlying ulterior motive.


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