Ricky Martin (1999 album)

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Ricky Martin
Studio album by Ricky Martin
Released May 11, 1999 (1999-05-11)
Recorded October 1998[1]-March 1999
Genre Pop rock, electronica, Latin pop
Length 60:01
Label Columbia
Producer Desmond Child, Draco Rosa, Jon Secada, George Noriega, Madonna, William Orbit, Randall Barlow, Ian Blake, Walter Afanasieff, Juan Vicente Zambrano
Ricky Martin chronology
Vuelve
(1998)		 Ricky Martin
(1999)		 Sound Loaded
(2000)
Singles from Ricky Martin
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca"
    Released: March 23, 1999
  2. "She's All I Ever Had"
    Released: June 15, 1999
  3. "Shake Your Bon-Bon"
    Released: October 12, 1999
  4. "Private Emotion"
    Released: February 8, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[3]

Ricky Martin is the fifth album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released on Columbia Records on May 11, 1999. The album has sold 22 million copies, worldwide.[4][5][6]

This album is Martin's third which marketed in the United States and is his first album in English. Ricky Martin includes singer’s first US number one hit "Livin' la Vida Loca", and "Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazón)", a duet with Madonna.

Contents

[edit] Chart performance

Ricky Martin has sold 22 million copies worldwide, becoming Martin's best selling album.[7][8][9]

It peaked at number one in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Finland and Norway, and reached top ten elsewhere, including number two in the United Kingdom.

When Ricky Martin hit the record stores in the United States, it sold 661,000 copies in its first week in the United States and debuted there at number one. The next week it sold 458,000 copies.[10] After selling 6,958,000 copies,[11][12] the album was certified 7× Platinum in the United States. Also, after selling one million copies in Canada and in Japan, it was certified with Diamond and Million awards, respectively. In Europe, Ricky Martin received 2× Platinum IFPI award for selling there two million copies.

The album includes Martin's biggest worldwide hit, "Livin' la Vida Loca", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and also topped the charts in Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand. Second single, "She's All I Ever Had" peaked at number two in the United States. On the Hot Latin Songs, "Livin' la Vida Loca" topped the chart for nine weeks, and "Bella" (Spanish-language version of "She's All I Ever Had") also reached the top for three weeks.

[edit] Awards

Ricky Martin was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 42nd Grammy Awards. It won the American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist and was nominated for the Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist. It was also nominated for the Juno Award for International Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2000.

[edit] Track listing

In North America, the album included also two previous hits: "María" and "La Copa de la Vida". In Europe and Japan, "I'm on My Way" and "La Diosa del Carnaval" were added instead.

[edit] North American version

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Livin' la Vida Loca"   Luis Gómez Escolar, Desmond Child, Draco Rosa Child 4:03
2. "Spanish Eyes"   Child, Rosa Child, Rosa 4:05
3. "She's All I Ever Had"   Jon Secada, Rosa, George Noriega Secada, Noriega 4:55
4. "Shake Your Bon-Bon"   Child, Rosa, Noriega Rosa, Noriega 3:12
5. "Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazón)" (Ricky Martin & Madonna) Madonna, William Orbit Madonna, Orbit 4:02
6. "I Am Made of You"   Child, Rosa Child, Rosa 4:39
7. "Love You for a Day"   Child, Rosa, Randall Barlow Barlow 3:45
8. "Private Emotion" (Ricky Martin & Meja) Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian Blake 4:01
9. "La Copa de la Vida" (Spanglish Radio Edit) Escolar, Child, Rosa Child, Rosa 4:37
10. "You Stay With Me"   Diane Warren Child, Rosa 4:12
11. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version) Escolar, Child, Rosa Child 4:03
12. "I Count the Minutes"   Warren Walter Afanasieff 4:17
13. "Bella" (She's All I Ever Had) Escolar, Secada, Rosa, Noriega Secada, Noriega 4:54
14. "María" (Spanglish Radio Edit) Escolar, K.C. Porter, Ian Blake Porter, Rosa, Pablo Flores, Javier Garza 4:31

[edit] European/Japanese version

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Livin' la Vida Loca"       4:03
2. "Spanish Eyes"       3:58
3. "She's All I Ever Had"       4:55
4. "Shake Your Bon-Bon"       3:12
5. "Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazón)" (Ricky Martin & Madonna)     4:02
6. "Love You for a Day"       3:43
7. "Private Emotion" (Ricky Martin & Meja)     4:01
8. "I'm on My Way"   Child, Rosa, Juan Vicente Zambrano Zambrano 4:36
9. "I Am Made of You"       4:32
10. "La Diosa del Carnaval" (Spanish Eyes) Escolar, Child, Rosa Child, Rosa 3:58
11. "You Stay With Me"       4:14
12. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version)     4:03
13. "Bella" (She's All I Ever Had)     4:55
14. "I Count the Minutes"       4:17
Spanish hidden bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
15. "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" (Remix) Escolar, Rosa, Cesar Lemos, Karla Aponte Porter, Rosa 4:17

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[13] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[13] 3
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[13] 16
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[13] 21
Canadian Albums Chart[14] 1
Danish Albums Chart[14] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[13] 18
Finnish Albums Chart[13] 1
French Albums Chart[13] 21
German Albums Chart[15] 2
Hungarian Albums Chart[16] 3
Italian Albums Chart[13] 20
Japanese Albums Chart[17] 5
New Zealand Albums Chart[13] 1
Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 1
Spanish Albums Chart[18] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 3
Swiss Albums Chart[13] 2
UK Albums Chart[19] 2
US Billboard 200[14] 1

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
Argentina Platinum[20]
Australia 3× Platinum[21]
Austria Gold[22]
Brazil Gold[23]
Canada Diamond[24]
Europe 2× Platinum[25]
Finland Gold[26]
France Gold[27]
Germany Gold[28]
Japan Million[29]
Mexico 2× Platinum + Gold[30]
Netherlands Platinum[31]
New Zealand 8× Platinum[32]
Norway Platinum[33]
Poland Platinum[34]
Spain 3× Platinum[35]
Sweden Platinum[36]
Switzerland Platinum[37]
United Kingdom Platinum[38]
United States 7× Platinum[39]

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Australian Albums Chart[40] 6
Austrian Albums Chart[41] 17
Belgian Flandres Albums Chart[42] 73
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[43] 71
Canadian RPM Top Albums[44] 4
Dutch Albums Chart[45] 56
Swiss Albums Chart[46] 14
US Billboard 200[47] 5
Chart (2000) Position
Australian Albums Chart[48] 72
Finnish Albums Chart[49] 41
New Zealand Albums Chart[50] 46
US Billboard 200[51] 42

[edit] Decade-end charts

Chart (1990s) Position
US Billboard 200[52] 48

[edit] Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
A Place in the Sun by Tim McGraw		 Billboard 200 number-one album
May 29 - June 4, 1999		 Succeeded by
Millennium by Backstreet Boys
Preceded by
One Night Only by Bee Gees		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
May 17–23, 1999		 Succeeded by
Counting Down by Human Nature

[edit] References

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  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
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  6. ^ Ricky Martin To Release Greatest Hits. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
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Ricky Martin (1999)
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