i have a latin/reggae mix that i love (but i'm a dork and make theme mixes...)
*suavemente -- elvis crespo
*carino -- j.lo (there is actually a spanish song that uses the same beat, but i'm not sure what it's called)
*gasolina -- daddy yankee
*culo -- pit bull
*get low -- lil john
*that sexy body -- sasha
*100% -- big pun
*oye mi canto -- daddy yankee
*turning me on -- nina skye
*move your body -- nina skye
*turn me on -- kevin little
*oh my god -- tony sunshine
as far as whole cd's given your taste, you might really like mary j. blige's what's the 411 remix cd. it's one of her best albums, and all the songs are upbeat versions of the ones on her first cd.
aqualung... oh how i love him... words cannot express how much i love that CD. I'm also lately obsessed with snow patrol, pinback & keane. and the thrills.
I just spent like the last hour devising driving playlists. Some CDs that had prominent places were...
The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow Beck - Guero Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell Spoon - Gimme Fiction Imogen Heap - I Megaphone
And then my continual favorites are...
The Strokes Ben Kweller - Sha Sha Spoon - Kill The Moonlight Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous Billy Bragg and Wilco - Mermaid Avenue Britney Spears - In The Zone