La Historia (Ricky Martin album)

La Historia
Greatest hits album by Ricky Martin
Released February 27, 2001 (2001-02-27)
Genre Dance-pop, Latin pop
Length 72:35
Label Columbia
Ricky Martin albums chronology
Sound Loaded
(2000)		 La Historia
(2001)		 The Best of Ricky Martin
(2001)
Ricky Martin video chronology
One Night Only
(1999)		 La Historia
(2001)		 Europa: European Tour
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

La Historia (English: The History) is a 2001 compilation album by singer Ricky Martin. The recordings are in Spanish. The album contains reworkings of two of Martin's early songs: "Fuego Contra Fuego" and "El Amor de Mi Vida".

Contents

Chart performance

La Historia wasn't promoted by any single, did not include any new recordings, and contains Spanish-language songs only.

In the United States, La Historia peaked at number one for five weeks on the Billboard's Top Latin Albums and number eighty-three on the Billboard 200. It was certified 4× Platinum Latin award, and has sold 220,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2]

The album topped the chart in Sweden, and was certified Platinum. Other achievements include peaks at number thirteen in Spain, number sixteen in Italy, number twenty-three in Switzerland, and number thirty-seven in Japan. La Historia was also certified with Platinum awards in Argentina, one for the CD version, and the other for the DVD edition.

Awards

La Historia was nominated as the Latin Greatest Hits Album of the Year at the 2002 Latin Billboard Music Awards.

Track listing

CD
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "María" (Spanglish Radio Edit) Luis Gómez Escolar, K. C. Porter, Ian Blake Porter, Rosa, Pablo Flores, Javier Garza 4:31
2. "Vuelve"   Franco De Vita Porter, Rosa 5:08
3. "Bella"   Escolar, Jon Secada, Draco Rosa, George Noriega Emilio Estefan, Noriega , Secada , Afanasieff 4:57
4. "La Bomba"   Escolar, Porter, Rosa Porter, Rosa 4:37
5. "A Medio Vivir"   Vita Porter, Blake 4:43
6. "Perdido Sin Tí"   Escolar, Porter, Rosa Porter, Rosa 4:11
7. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version) Escolar, Desmond Child, Rosa Child, Rosa 4:04
8. "Volverás"   Escolar, Porter, Blake, Ricky Martin Porter, Blake 4:49
9. "La Copa de la Vida"   Escolar, Child, Rosa Child, Rosa 4:29
10. "Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día"   Escolar, Porter, Blake Porter, Blake 5:36
11. "She Bangs" (Spanish Version) Child, Walter Afanasieff, Rosa, Glenn Monroig, Julia Sierra, Danny López Afanasieff, Rosa, Child 4:36
12. "Bombón de Azúcar"   Mark Kilpatrick, Gustavo Laureano, Carlos Figueroa, John Lengel, Carlos Rolón Porter, Blake 4:59
13. "Fuego Contra Fuego"   Mariano Pérez, Carlos Gómez López , Tommy Torres 4:26
14. "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"   Carlos Lara Porter, Blake 4:39
15. "Por Arriba, Por Abajo"   Escolar, Rosa, Cesar Lemos, Karla Aponte Porter, Rosa 3:07
16. "El Amor de Mi Vida"   Eddie Sierra López , Torres 3:57
US bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
17. "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Radio Edit) Child, Victoria Shaw, Gary Burr Child 3:59
DVD
No. Title Length
1. "María" (Spanglish Radio Edit)  
2. "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"    
3. "Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día"    
4. "Volverás"    
5. "Vuelve"    
6. "La Copa de la Vida"    
7. "La Bomba"    
8. "Por Arriba, Por Abajo"    
9. "Perdido Sin Tí"    
10. "Livin' la Vida loca" (Spanish Version)  
11. "Bella"    
12. "She Bangs" (Spanish Version)  
13. "Sólo Quiero Amarte"    

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Italian Albums Chart[3] 16
Japanese Albums Chart[4] 37
Spanish Albums Chart[5] 13
Swedish Albums Chart[3] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[3] 23
US Billboard 200[6] 83
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[7] 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums[7] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
Swedish Albums Chart[8] 6
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[9] 6
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums[9] 4

Certifications

Region Certification
Argentina (CAPIF)[10] Platinum
Argentina (CAPIF)[11]
for the DVD		 Platinum
Sweden (GLF)[12] Platinum
United States (RIAA)[13] 4× Platinum (Latin)

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Despreciado by Lupillo Rivera		 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album
March 17–24, 2001
April 7, 2001
April 28 - May 5, 2001		 Succeeded by
Shhh! by A.B. Quintanilla & Kumbia Kings

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Ask Billboard - Viva la 'Vida' singer". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2011-01-28. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/ask-billboard-what-the-forget-is-going-on-1005015692.story#/column/chartbeat/ask-billboard-what-the-forget-is-going-on-1005015692.story?page=2. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
  3. ^ a b c Peak positions. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  4. ^ Ricky Martin albums sales ranking. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  5. ^ Spanish Albums Chart. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  6. ^ Billboard albums. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  7. ^ a b Billboard peak positions. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  8. ^ "Årslista Album - År 2001". Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=83&dfom=20010001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe. Retrieved 2011-04-18. 
  9. ^ a b "The Year in Music 2001". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2001-12-29. http://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=pl&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-04-18. 
  10. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Ricky Martin – La Historia". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Ricky+Martin&album=La+Historia&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. 
  11. ^ "Argentinian video certifications – Ricky Martin – La Historia". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Ricky+Martin&album=La+Historia&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=2&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. 
  12. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20013.pdf. 
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Ricky Martin – La Historia". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22La+Historia%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
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