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{{Infobox album
| name = Refrescante
| type = studio
| artist = [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]]
| cover = Menudo Refrescante..jpg
| alt =
| released = 1986
| recorded = 1986
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Latin pop]]
| length =
| label = [[RCA Records]]
| producer = Edgardo Daíz
| prev_title = [[Viva! Bravo!]]
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = [[Can't Get Enough (Menudo album)|Can't Get Enough]]
| next_year = 1986
}}
'''''Refrescante...''''', titled '''''Menudo''''' in the Brazilian edition,<ref name="releasemenudoLPbr">{{cite news |url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/154083_04/24209 |title=O novo Menudo |date=June 17, 1986 |access-date=October 25, 2020 |newspaper=Tribuna da Imprensa|location=[[Rio de Janeiro]] |page=3 |language=pt |edition=11.317}}</ref> is a [[studio album]] by the Puerto Rican [[boy band]] [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]], released in 1986 by [[RCA Records]].<ref name=menudoLPbr/> It is the group's seventeenth album in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and their third in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. The lineup at the time included members [[Ricky Martin]], [[Robby Rosa]], [[Charlie Massó]], Raymond Acevedo, and Sérgio González.<ref name="OrtaCarrizosa1997">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wiTgd_AXtrsC|title=Ricky Martin: la historia verdadera|first1=David de la|first2=Toño|publisher=EDAMEX|year=1997|page=35|isbn=978-968-409-983-8|last1=Orta|last2=Carrizosa}}</ref>

The album was produced by the trio Edgardo Díaz, Carlos Vilela, and Alejandro Monroy (the latter two being the principal composers of the work).<ref name="menudoLPbr" /> The tracklist includes songs in the [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] and [[pop music|pop]] styles.

Regarding the Brazilian edition, it marked the first time the group recorded songs written by Brazilian composers: the single "Diga Sim," for example, was written by Ed Wilson and Carlos Colla; the song "Alegria" was composed by [[Michael Sullivan (singer-songwriter)|Michael Sullivan]] and Paulo Massadas; and "Cara ou Coroa" is a version adapted by Carlos Costa.<ref name="menudorefrescantecomp">{{cite news |url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/029033_16/104878 |title=Outra vez, o Menudo |date=July 14, 1986 |access-date=October 25, 2020 |newspaper=[[Diário de Pernambuco]] |location=[[Pernambuco]]|last=Alberto |first=João |page=B3|language=pt |edition=192}}</ref><ref name="OF-1">{{cite news |url=http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/100439_12/55427 |title=Menudos estão de disco novo na praça |date=July 21, 1986 |access-date=October 24, 2024|newspaper=O Fluminense|location=[[Rio de Janeiro]] |page=3 |language=pt |edition=25.448}}</ref>

==Singles==
"Bésame" was released as the album's lead single.<ref name=LP-Besame>{{cite AV media notes |title=Bésame|author=Menudo |year=1985|publisher=[[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] |id=RX-314|location=Mexico}}</ref> Among the singles, it achieved the best commercial performance on the [[music chart]] published by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]],'' reaching number 21 on the [[Hot Latin Songs]] chart, the group's highest position on that chart with a single.<ref name="billboardHLS1">{{cite magazine|title=Menudo {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/menudo/chart-history/htl/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=October 24, 2024}}</ref>

Other singles from the Spanish edition include "Hoy Me Voy Para México,"<ref name=LP-Mexico>{{cite AV media notes |title=Hoy Me Voy Para México|author=Menudo |year=1986|publisher=[[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] |id=RX-245|location=Mexico}}</ref> "A Cara, O Cruz,"<ref name=LP-Cruz>{{cite AV media notes |title=A Cara, O Cruz|author=Menudo |year=1986 |publisher=[[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] |id=5043-7-RLAA|location=Mexico}}</ref> "Salta La Valla,"<ref name=LP-Salta>{{cite AV media notes |title=Salta La Valla|author=Menudo |year=1986 |publisher=[[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] |id=S-39138-RCA-45|location=Ecuador}}</ref> "Amiga Mia,"<ref name=LP-Amiga>{{cite AV media notes |title=Amiga Mia / A Cara O Cruz|author=Menudo |year=1986|publisher=[[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] |id=RUS-138|location=El Salvador}}</ref> and "La Primera Vez."<ref name=LP-Primera>{{cite AV media notes |title=La Primera Vez|author=Menudo |year=1989|publisher=[[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] |id=nb-89-5369|location=Venezuela}}</ref> "Hoy Me Voy Para México" was re-recorded in English as "I'm Going Back to the Philippines" and included in the group's fourth English album, ''[[In Action (Menudo album)|In Action]],'' released in 1987.

The singles from ''Menudo'' (the Portuguese edition) were "Cara ou Coroa"<ref name="releasemenudoLPbr" /> and "Diga Sim,"<ref name=LP-Diga>{{cite AV media notes |title=Diga Sim|author=Menudo |year=1986 |publisher=[[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] |id= 990.0080|location=Brazil}}</ref> with the latter reaching the top 10 on 105 FM radio.<ref name="DS-8">{{cite news |url=http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/028274_03/87613|title=105 FM: Sucesso e muito mais |date=September 14, 1986 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |newspaper=[[Correio Braziliense]]|location=[[Brasília]] |page=12 |language=pt |edition=8.561}}</ref> The track "Hoje a Noite Não Tem Luar" was later recorded by the Brazilian group [[Legião Urbana]] for their album ''[[Acústico MTV: Legião Urbana|Acústico MTV]].''<ref name="lobos1">{{cite book|last1=Villa-Lobos |first1=Dado |title=Dado Villa-Lobos - Memórias de um Legionário |date=May 1, 2015 |publisher=Mauad Editora Ltda |isbn=978-85-7478-754-1 |page=194 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEL6CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA194 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> According to one of the group's members, [[Dado Villa-Lobos]], the lead singer [[Renato Russo]] was a Menudo fan and followed the group's tour in [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio]].<ref name="lobos1"/>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| noprose = yes
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="allmusic-reviews">{{cite web|title=Menudo - Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/menudo-mn0000874289 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 23, 2024 |language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629011010/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/menudo-mn0000874289|archive-date=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
}}
Edgar Augusto, writing for ''Diário do Pará'' in his review of the Portuguese-language version of the album, stated that the album differs from the group’s previous works only in its language. According to the journalist, the "[[Electronic drums]], [[synthesizers]] patched with [[violin]]s, [[melody|dull melodies]], and pseudo-youthful lyrics" present in previous albums are also featured in ''Menudo''. He concluded his review by writing: "For the Menudos, just another album. For us, a piece of nonsense".<ref name=menudoLPbr>{{cite news|last=Augusto|first=Edgar|date=November 11, 1986|title=Menudo RCA|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/644781/19503|newspaper=Diário do Pará|location=[[Pará]]|pages=5|language=pt |edition=1,233|access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref>

==Commercial performance==
The Spanish version of the album reached the number 16 spot on the [[music chart]] [[Latin Pop Albums]] by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline =
| total_length =
| extra_column = Performer
| note =

| title1 = Salta La Valla
| length1 = 3:22
| extra1 = Charlie Massó

| title2 = Hoy Me Voy Para México
| length2 = 3:26
| extra2 = Raymond Acevedo

| title3 = Con Un Beso Y Una Flor
| length3 = 3:27
| extra3 = Ricky Martin

| title4 = La Primera Vez
| length4 = 2:54
| extra4 = Robby Rosa

| title5 = América
| length5 = 2:54
| extra5 = Sérgio González

| title6 = A Cara O Cruz
| length6 = 3:54
| extra6 = Charlie Massó and Robby Rosa

| title7 = Amor, Siempre Amor
| length7 = 3:34
| extra7 = Raymond Acevedo

| title8 = Bésame
| length8 = 3:54
| extra8 = Robby Rosa

| title9 = Yo Te Quiero Mucho
| length9 = 3:00
| extra9 = Ricky Martin
| note9 = Only in Spanish

| title10 = Amiga Mía
| length10 = 3:01
| extra10 = Sérgio González
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Portuguese Edition
| total_length =
| extra_column = Performer
| note =

| title1 = Vem Pra Luz do Sol
| length1 = 3:22
| extra1 = Charlie Massó

| title2 = Hoje A Noite Não Tem Luar
| length2 = 3:26
| extra2 = Raymond Acevedo

| title3 = Com Um Beijo e Uma Flor
| length3 = 3:27
| extra3 = Ricky Martin

| title4 = Segredo
| length4 = 4:11
| extra4 = Robby Rosa

| title5 = E Deus Criou A Mulher
| length5 = 2:54
| extra5 = Sérgio González

| title6 = Cara Ou Coroa
| length6 = 3:54
| extra6 = Charlie Massó and Robby Rosa

| title7 = Amor, Sempre Amor
| length7 = 3:34
| extra7 = Raymond Acevedo

| title8 = Apaga As Luzes
| length8 = 3:54
| extra8 = Robby Rosa

| title9 = Minha Princesa
| length9 = 3:01
| extra9 = Sérgio González

| title10 = Alegria
| length10 = 3:03
| extra10 = Charlie Massó
| note10 = Only in Portuguese

| title11 = Diga Sim
| length11 = 3:42
| extra11 = Robby Rosa
| note11 = Only in Portuguese
}}

==Production==
* Produced by Edgardo Díaz for Padosa América Inc.
* Arranged and conducted by Carlos Villa & Alejandro Monroy.
* Engineered by Carlos Villa & Alejandro Monroy.
* All songs written by Carlos Villa & Alejandro Monroy.

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!Chart (1986)
!Peak<br>position
|-
| US [[Latin Pop Albums]] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/menudo/chart-history/lpp/|title=Menudo Chart History (Latin Pop Albums) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>
| align="center"| 16
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Menudo}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1986 albums]]
[[Category:Menudo (band) albums]]

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