The Best of Ricky Martin

The Best of Ricky Martin
Greatest hits album by Ricky Martin
Released November 12, 2001 (2001-11-12)
Recorded 2001
Genre Pop, dance-pop, Latin
Length 56:89
Label Columbia
Ricky Martin Compilations chronology
La Historia
(2001)		 The Best of Ricky Martin
(2001)		 Almas del Silencio
(2003)
Singles from The Best of Ricky Martin
  1. "Amor"
    Released: November 26, 2001
  2. "Come to Me"
    Released: March 4, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The Best of Ricky Martin is the second compilation album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released by Columbia Records on November 12, 2001.

Contents

Chart performance

The Best of Ricky Martin did not include any new material. The remixes of "Amor" were sent to radio stations in selected countries, to promote the album. The Best of Ricky Martin wasn't released in the United States.

The album peaked at number seven in Denmark, number twelve in the Netherlands and Italy, number seventeen in Finland, and number twenty-five in Australia. In the United Kingdom it reached number forty-two.

The Best of Ricky Martin was certified Platinum in Australia, and Gold in the United Kingdom and Finland. In the UK, the album has sold 177,064 copies.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Livin' la Vida Loca"   Luis Gómez Escolar, Desmond Child, Draco Rosa Child, Rosa 4:03
2. "María" (Pablo Flores Spanglish Radio Edit) Escolar, K. C. Porter, Ian Blake Blake, Porter, Javier Garza, Pablo Flores 4:30
3. "She Bangs"   Child, Walter Afanasieff, Rosa, Glenn Monroig, Julia Sierra, Danny López Rosa, Afanasieff 4:40
4. "Private Emotion" (with Meja) Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian Child, Rosa 4:01
5. "Amor" (Salaam Remi's Chameleon Remix) Rosa, Randall Barlow, Liza Quintana Emilio Estefan, Barlow, Rosa, Salaam Remi 3:25
6. "The Cup of Life" (Crowd Noise) Escolar, Child, Rosa Child, Rosa 4:32
7. "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera) Child, Victoria Shaw, Gary Burr Afanasieff 4:11
8. "Spanish Eyes/Lola, Lola (Medley)" (Music from One Night Only) Escolar, Child, Porter, Rosa, Blake Child, Porter, Rosa 5:44
9. "She's All I Ever Had"   Jon Secada, Rosa, George Noriega Estefan, Noriega, Secada, Rosa, Afanasieff 4:55
10. "Come to Me"   Rosa, David Resnik, James Goodwin Estefan, Noriega 4:33
11. "Amor" (Jonathan Peters's Remix) Rosa, Barlow, Quintana Estefan, Barlow, Rosa, Jonathan Peters, Tony Coluccio 3:34
12. "Loaded" (George Noriega Radio Edit 2) Secada, Rosa, Noriega Estefan, Noriega, Rosa 3:49
13. "Shake Your Bon-Bon"   Child, Rosa, Noriega Estefan, Noriega, Rosa 3:12
14. "Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazón)" (with Madonna) Madonna, William Orbit Madonna, Orbit 4:02
Japanese bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
15. "Mega Mix"     Peters 4:14
Limited edition bonus VCD
No. Title Length
1. "Fanatic: Ricky Meets and Greets"    
2. "She Bangs"    
3. "Loaded"    
4. "Livin' la Vida Loca"    
5. "María"    
6. "La Copa de la Vida"    

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 25
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 39
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[3] 48
Danish Albums Chart[3] 7
Dutch Albums Chart[3] 12
Finnish Albums Chart[3] 17
German Albums Chart[4] 29
Irish Albums Chart[5] 57
Italian Albums Chart[3] 12
Japanese Albums Chart[6] 50
Swiss Albums Chart[3] 26
UK Albums Chart[7] 42

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
UK Albums Chart[8] 141

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia Platinum[9]
Finland Gold[10]
United Kingdom Gold[11]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Adele back on top of albums chart, while Horrors add to XL joy". musicweek.com. http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1045983&c=1. Retrieved 2011-07-17. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Peak positions. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  4. ^ Longplay-Chartverfolgung. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  5. ^ Irish Albums Chart. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  6. ^ Ricky Martin albums sales ranking. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  7. ^ Top 75 Releases. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  8. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001". The Official Charts Company. http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 
  9. ^ Accreditations. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  10. ^ Finnish certifications. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  11. ^ Certified awards search. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
Ricky Martin
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