''Can't Get Enough'' is the twenty-third

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by the Puerto Rican

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Menudo and their third release in English, launched by

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in 1986. The group’s lineup for this album included

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, and Sergio Gonzalez. The album consists of nine tracks: five original songs and four English

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of tracks from the 1986 album '' Refrescante...''. The tracks alternate between romantic

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s and danceable

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Promotion

As part of its promotion, Padosa Records produced a TV special directed and produced by Edgardo Díaz. Titled ''Puerto Rico... La Tierra de Menudo,'' the special featured commentary from the members and

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for seven of the nine album tracks, as well as three songs from previous albums. The videos were filmed at various locations in Puerto Rico, including "Marie (I Need You)," "Tell Me How You Feel," "No One Can Love You More," "Dolci Bacci," "Alegria," "Volta Para Mim," "I Can't Spend Another Day," "Old Enough to Love," "Jumpin' Over," and "Summer in the Streets." The group promoted the album in Brazil. On May 1, 1987, they appeared on the ''Show Maravilha'' program, hosted by Mara Maravilha on the SBT, performing the songs "Maria (I Need You)" and "I Can't Spend Another Day" alongside their new member, Ralphy Rodríguez. In

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, the group performed on the ''GMA Supershow,'' where they sang "Summer in the Streets" and received a

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for the album '' The Best of Menudo'' (1986) from a representative of OctoArts International. In 1987, the group launched the ''Summer in the Streets Tour'' (named after the album’s lead track), which included 34 shows across various cities in the

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. The tour concluded in August of the same year. The tour also marked the group’s tenth anniversary and the addition of Ralphy Rodríguez, who replaced

Critical reception

Regarding

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, the critic from the

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website rated the album three out of five stars but did not provide any written comments on it. Julio Brasilia, from the newspaper ''Diário do Pará'', wrote a review stating that the album's tracks alternate between "romantic

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and super danceable

songs." According to him, the album's standout track is "No One Can Love You More," which was receiving high airplay on radio stations.

Commercial performance

The song "No One Can Love You More" appeared on

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in Brazil, according to reports published in the newspapers ''

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'' and ''

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Track listing

References

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