Ricky Martin (1999 album)

Ricky Martin
Studio album by Ricky Martin
Released	May 11, 1999
Recorded	October 1998[1]-March 1999
Genre	Latin pop
Length	60:01
Language	English Spanish
Label	Columbia
Producer	Desmond Child Draco Rosa Jon Secada George Noriega Madonna William Orbit Randall Barlow Walter Afanasieff Juan Vicente Zambrano
Ricky Martin chronology
Vuelve (1998) Ricky Martin (1999) Sound Loaded (2000)
Singles from Ricky Martin
"Livin' la Vida Loca" Released: March 23, 1999 "She's All I Ever Had" Released: June 15, 1999 "Shake Your Bon-Bon" Released: October 12, 1999 "Private Emotion" Released: February 8, 2000

Ricky Martin is the fifth album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released on Columbia Records on May 11, 1999. The album is one of the best selling albums of all time and has sold 22 million copies, worldwide.^[2][3][4] This album is Martin's third which marketed in the United States and is his first album in English. Ricky Martin includes the singer’s first US number one hit "Livin' la Vida Loca."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Village Voice	C[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave Ricky Martin a "C" and dismissed its "slicked-up rhythm workouts and romantic pap" as conventional tactics from "one more crappy pop star."^[8] Rolling Stone magazine's James Hunter gave it three out of five stars and felt it lacks the excitement of Martin's 1998 album Vuelve because of its remixes and Diane Warren-penned songs. However, he said that Martin's take on Latin pop is made interesting enough by highlights such as "Livin' la Vida Loca", "Shake Your Bon-Bon", and the "perfectly constructed ballad" sung with Madonna.^[9]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four out of five stars and said that despite moments of filler and outdated production, its songs are balanced well between uptempo dance-pop songs, power ballads, and midtempo pop songs on "a big, bold album with something to please everyone, from his longtime Latin fans to housewives with a weakness for dramatic ballads.^[10]

Chart performance

Ricky Martin has sold 22 million copies worldwide, becoming Martin's best selling album.^[2][3][4]

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.

The album 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.^[11] After selling seven million copies,^[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. Worldwide it was the fourth best selling album with 13.1 million copies sold in 1999, its debut that week worldwide was of nearly 1.7 million copies sold, the third biggest behind Backstreet Boys' 'Millennium' with 2.2 million and Japanese Hikaru Utada's 'First Love' with 2.1 million copies sold in its first week

Awards

Ricky Martin was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 42nd Grammy Awards. It won the Japan Gold Disc Awards for International Pop Album of the Year, 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. Also nominated an Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2000 for the Favorite CD.

Track listing

Ricky Martin — North America edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Livin' la Vida Loca"	Robi Rosa Desmond Child	Child Rosa^[a]	4:03
2.	"Spanish Eyes"	Rosa Child	Child Rosa^[a]	4:05
3.	"She's All I Ever Had"	Rosa George Noriega Jon Secada	Secada Noriega Rosa^[a] Emilio Estefan, Jr.^[b] Walter Afanasieff^[c]	4:55
4.	"Shake Your Bon-Bon"	Rosa Noriega Child	Noriega Rosa^[a] Estefan, Jr.^[b]	3:12
5.	"Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazón)" (performed by Ricky Martin and Madonna)	Madonna William Orbit	Madonna Orbit	4:02
6.	"I Am Made of You"	Rosa Child	Child Rosa^[a]	4:39
7.	"Love You for a Day"	Rosa Randall Barlow Child	Barlow Rosa^[a] Estefan, Jr.^[b]	3:45
8.	"Private Emotion" (performed by Ricky Martin and Meja)	Eric Bazilian Rob Hyman	Child Rosa^[a]	4:01
9.	"The Cup of Life" (Spanglish Radio Edit) (The Official Song of the World Cup, France '98)	Rosa Child Luis Gómez Escolar	Rosa Child Pablo Flores^[d]	4:37
10.	"You Stay with Me"	Diane Warren	Child Rosa^[a]	4:12
11.	"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version)	Rosa Child Escolar	Child Rosa^[a]	4:03
12.	"I Count the Minutes"	Warren	Afanasieff	4:17
13.	"Bella" (She's All I Ever Had)	Rosa Noriega Secada Escolar	Secada Noriega Rosa^[a] Estefan, Jr.^[b] Afanasieff^[c]	4:54
14.	"María" (Spanglish Radio Edit)	Ian Blake Escolar KC Porter	Porter Blake^[a] Flores^[d] Javier Garza^[d]	4:31

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

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^b} signifies an executive producer
• ^{^c} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^d} signifies a remixer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 21 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] 5 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[19] 18 European Albums (Top 100)[20] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[22] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 2 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[24] 3 Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] 5 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi/FIMI)[26] 5 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[29] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[30] 10 Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] 9 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[32] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 3 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[35] 2 US Billboard 200[36] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[37] 6 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[38] 17 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[39] 73 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[40] 71 Canadian Albums (RPM)[41] 4 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[42] 44 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[43] 56 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[44] 25 Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[45] 31 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[46] 39 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[47] 2 Norwegian End of School Period Albums (VG-lista)[48] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[32] 13 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 14 UK Albums (OCC)[50] 35 US Billboard 200[51] 5 Chart (2000) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[52] 72 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[53] 66 Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[54] 41 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[55] 84 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[56] 46 US Billboard 200[57] 42 Decade-end charts Chart (1990s) Position US Billboard 200[58] 48

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[59]	Platinum	60,000^*
Australia (ARIA)[60]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[61]	Gold	25,000^*
Brazil (ABPD)[62]	Gold	100,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[63]	Diamond	1,000,000^^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[64]	Gold	39,664[64]
France (SNEP)[65]	Gold	144,300[66]
Germany (BVMI)[67]	Gold	250,000^^
Japan (RIAJ)[68]	Million	1,000,000^^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[69]	Platinum+Gold	225,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[70]	Platinum	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[71]	8× Platinum	120,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[72]	Platinum	50,000^*
Philippines[73]	Gold	20,000^^
Poland (ZPAV)[74]	Platinum	100,000^*
South Korea		260,220[75]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[76]	3× Platinum	300,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[77]	Platinum	80,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[78]	Platinum	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[79]	Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)[80]	7× Platinum	7,000,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[81]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^*
Worldwide		22,000,000[2][3][4]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1990s
• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1999

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