Life (Ricky Martin album)

Life
Studio album by Ricky Martin
Released October 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)
Length 46:44
Language
Label Columbia
Producer George Noriega, Danny López, Ricky Martin, Randy Cantor, Scott Storch, Jon Secada, Sean Garrett, will.i.am, George Pajon Jr., Luny Tunes, The Matrix
Ricky Martin chronology
Almas del Silencio
(2003)		 Life
(2005)		 MTV Unplugged
(2006)
Singles from Life
  1. "I Don't Care"
    Released: September 13, 2005
  2. "Drop It on Me"
    Released: November 22, 2005
  3. "It's Alright"
    Released: March 7, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Slant Magazine[3]

Life is the eighth album by Ricky Martin. It was released on October 10, 2005 in Europe, October 11, 2005 in the US and October 19, 2005 in Japan. It is his sixth album marketed in the United States and is his third album in English

Background and development

Martin co-wrote most of the songs on Life. He said that this album is one of his most personal releases to date, explaining, "I was really in touch with my emotions. I think this album is very multi-layered, just like life is. It's about feeling anger. It's about feeling joy. It's about feeling uncertainty. It's about feeling. And all my emotions are part of this production." The album was recorded in the United States and Egypt.

Chart performance

The album has sold 694,000 copies worldwide.[4]

Life debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with nearly 73,000 copies sold.[5] In total, the album has sold 274,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[6]

Life also reached the top ten in Argentina and Spain. In the United Kingdom it peaked at number forty. The album was later certified Gold in Argentina and Mexico.

The first single, "I Don't Care" peaked at number sixty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached number three on the Hot Dance Club Songs. The Spanish-language version, called "Qué Más Da" peaked at number seven on the Hot Latin Songs. "I Don't Care" reached also top ten in Italy and Finland. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number eleven.

The second international single, "It's Alright" became a hit in France, after it was re-recorded as duet with M. Pokora. It peaked at number four and was certified Silver.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Til I Get to You"  
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • Randy Cantor[a]
 4:56
2. "I Won't Desert You"  
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • Cantor
 3:50
3. "I Don't Care" (featuring Fat Joe and Amerie)
  • Storch
  • Garrett[b]
 3:48
4. "Stop Time Tonight"  Diane Warren
 4:00
5. "Life"  
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
 4:07
6. "I Am" (featuring Voltio)
Garrett 3:31
7. "It's Alright"  
 3:31
8. "Drop It on Me" (featuring Daddy Yankee)
 3:54
9. "This Is Good"  
 3:35
10. "Save the Dance"  
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • Mann[b]
 4:05
11. "Qué Más Da" (I Don't Care) (Luny Tunes Reggaeton Mix)
 3:29
12. "Déjate Llevar" (It's Alright – Spanish)
  • López
  • Lamilla
  • García
  • Pajon, Jr.
  • López
  • Pajon, Jr.
  • will.i.am
  • Noriega[b]
 3:34
Notes

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)[7] 6
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 44
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 47
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[11] 26
European Albums (Top 100)[12] 31
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 34
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 61
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 57
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 14
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] 121
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[18] 5
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 61
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 17
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[23] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 40
US Billboard 200[25] 6

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[26] Gold 20,000x
Mexico (AMPROFON)[27] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] 274,000[6]

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe October 10, 2005 Columbia CD 5205492
North America October 11, 2005
Australia October 16, 2005 82876733822
Japan October 19, 2005 Sony Music Japan SICP-918

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  3. ↑ Slant Magazine review
  4. ↑ Adams, Steve (November 4, 2006). "Martin's World View". Billboard (VNU Business Media) 118 (44): 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ Alicia Keys Scores Third Billboard #1 With Unplugged. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Ask Billboard - Viva la 'Vida' singer". Billboard. January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Argentinian Monthly Albums Chart". CAPIF. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Ricky Martin – Life" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ricky Martin – Life" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ricky Martin – Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ricky Martin: Life" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ricky Martin - Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  17. ↑ リッキー・マーティンのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  19. ↑ "2005-10-16 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Weekly Top 20 – Five Music Chart 2005/10/14 - 2005/10/20" (in Chinese). Five Music. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ricky Martin | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Ricky Martin – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Ricky Martin. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). CAPIF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  27. ↑ "Certificaciones – Ricky Martin" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  28. ↑ "American album certifications – Ricky Martin – Life". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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