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Esencial (Ricky Martin Album)
''Esencial'' is a greatest hits album by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, released by Legacy Recordings on July 6, 2018. It was issued in Spain and Portugal to coincide with Martin's tour in August and September 2018. The two- CD set with 30 songs includes mostly Martin's Spanish-language hits, uptempo tracks on the first disc and ballads on the second. Background Between August 14, 2018 and September 1, 2018, Martin toured Spain. Later, between September 4, 2018 and September 9, 2018, he also gave concerts in Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic. To coincide with Martin's tour, Sony Music's Legacy Recordings released ''Esencial'' with 30 of his hits, including the latest " Vente Pa' Ca" featuring Maluma and " La Mordidita" featuring Yotuel Yotuel Omar Manzanares Romero (born October 6, 1976), mononymously known as Yotuel, is a Cuban singer, actor, and current lead singer and co-writer of the 2003 Latin Grammy Award-winning Platinum album-selling rap group Orishas (band), O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning Latin pop, Pop music, pop, Dance music, dance, reggaeton, and Salsa music, salsa genres. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music#M, King of Latin Pop", the "King of Latin Music", and the "Latin Pop God", he is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the world. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Martin began appearing in television commercials at age nine and began his musical career at twelve, as a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo (group), Menudo. He began his solo career in 1991 while in Sony Music Mexico, gaining recognition in Latin America with the release of his first two studio albums, ''Ricky Martin (1991 album), Ricky Martin'' (1991) and ''Me Amaras (album), Me Amaras'' (1993), both of which were focu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almas Del Silencio
''Almas del Silencio'' (English: ''Souls from the Silence'') is the seventh studio album and fifth Spanish language album recorded by Puerto Rican performer Ricky Martin. This is the first Spanish album release since 1998's '' Vuelve''. It was released by Sony Discos and Columbia Records on May 20, 2003. The album was released in 38 non-Hispanic countries and reached top ten in Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Norway and Finland. Background and development Martin initially planned to release an English-language album, which was supposed to be his first complete work in the field of songwriting. He changed his mind: Martin noted about the language: "Many countries are releasing his albumsimply as Ricky Martin's next album, period. They know me as a Latino who recorded an album in English. And the next English-language album will be Ricky Martin's next album, period." Martin said of the new album: "I really needed to go back to focus, to my center, to the beginning. I ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life (Ricky Martin Album)
''Life'' is the eighth studio album and the third English album recorded by Puerto Rican performer Ricky Martin. It was released by Columbia Records on October 10, 2005 in Europe, October 11, 2005 in the US and October 19, 2005 in Japan. 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. Commercial performance The album has sold 694,000 copies worldwide. ''Life'' debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 with nearly 73,000 copies sold. In total, the album has sold 274,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. ''Life'' also reached the top te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Alright (Ricky Martin Song)
"It's Alright" is the last single from Ricky Martin's album ''Life''. The Spanish version is called "Déjate Llevar" ("Indulge"). The single was released on March 7, 2006. The original version of "It's Alright" contains Ricky Martin vocals only. In 2006, M. Pokora recorded additional vocals in French, and this new version was released as a single in Francophone countries. It was later included on the special edition of M. Pokora's ''Player'' album. It was one of the last songs written by singer-songwriter Soraya who died of a relapse of breast cancer later in 2006. Chart performance "Déjate Llevar" peaked at number twenty-one on the Hot Latin Songs in the United States. The solo version of "It's Alright" reached number seventeen in Finland and number sixty-nine on the Dutch Single Top 100. The duet version of "It's Alright" with M. Pokora peaked at number four on the French Singles Chart and achieved Silver status for more than 111,200 copies sold. It reached also number elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adiós (Ricky Martin Song)
"Adiós" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his tenth studio album, ''A Quien Quiera Escuchar'' (2015). The song was written by Antonio Rayo Gibo, Martin, and Yotuel Romero, while the production was handled by Romero, Jesse Shatkin, and Rayo. It was released for digital download and streaming by Sony Music Latin on September 23, 2014, as the lead single from the album. The single contained Spanish/French, English, and English/French versions, and was accompanied by numerous remixes. A world music-flavored dance song, with a 1930s burlesque vibe and a vibrant Latin beat, it is about "how difficult it is to say sorry, to betray an oath, an anniversary without promises, without even a single kiss". "Adiós" received widely positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its multilingualism and "catchy" melody. It was nominated for Best Latin Dance Track at the 31st International Dance Music Awards. The song was commercially successful, reaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loaded (Ricky Martin Song)
"Loaded" is a single by Ricky Martin, released on April 17, 2001 from his album ''Sound Loaded''. The Spanish-language version is called "Dame Más" ( English: "Gimme More"). Music video The music video, directed by Bob Giraldi, aired in June 2001. Chart performance "Loaded" peaked inside top twenty in Sweden (number fourteen), Spain (number eighteen), and the United Kingdom (number nineteen). On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the single reached number ninety-seven. Awards "Loaded" was nominated for the Latin Dance Maxi-single of the Year at the 2002 Latin Billboard Music Awards The 9th annual ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, which honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, took place May 9 in Miami. Winners are determined by the actual sales and radio airplay data that informs ''Billboard''s w .... Live performances Martin delivered a performance of "Loaded" on the BBC's '' Top of the Pops'' on July 27, 2001. Formats and track listings Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Loaded
In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the brain. Only acoustic waves that have frequencies lying between about 20 Hz and 20 kHz, the audio frequency range, elicit an auditory percept in humans. In air at atmospheric pressure, these represent sound waves with wavelengths of to . Sound waves above 20 kHz are known as ultrasound and are not audible to humans. Sound waves below 20 Hz are known as infrasound. Different animal species have varying hearing ranges. Acoustics Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gasses, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an ''acoustician'', while someone working in the field of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Bangs
"She Bangs" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his sixth studio album, ''Sound Loaded'' (2000). The song was written by Desmond Child, Walter Afanasieff, and Draco Rosa, while the production was handled by Afanasieff and Rosa. It was released to radio stations by Columbia Records as the lead single from the album on September 22, 2000. A dance track with Latin and salsa music influences, its lyrics see Martin wanting to hold on to a woman, and the song is a "metaphor for the universe". The song received widely positive reviews from music critics, who often noted similarities with Martin's previous single "Livin' la Vida Loca", and received a nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2001 Grammy Awards. "She Bangs" was commercially successful, reaching number one in seven countries, including Italy and Sweden, as well as the top five in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several other countries. A Spanish-language version of "She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shake Your Bon-Bon
"Shake Your Bon-Bon" is the third single taken from the second self-titled album by Ricky Martin. It was released on October 12, 1999. It was later sent to radio stations in the United States on November 1, 1999. The U.S. maxi-single includes "Almost a Love Song", which is an English version of Martin's song "Casi un Bolero", taken from the Grammy-winning album '' Vuelve''. The Australian maxi-single also contains one new song, called "Ay, Ay, Ay It's Christmas". Music video The music video aired in September 1999, and was directed once again by Wayne Isham. Ricky Martin received nominations for Best Male Video and Best Dance Video at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Chart performance "Shake Your Bon-Bon" peaked at number twenty-two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States. It also peaked at number twelve in the United Kingdom and number twenty-seven in Australia, where it was certified Gold. Live performances Martin delivered a performance of "Shake Your Bon-Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Martin (1999 Album)
''Ricky Martin'' is the fifth studio album and first English album by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on May 11, 1999, by Columbia Records. Following the release of four Spanish-language albums, and the huge success of his fourth studio album, '' Vuelve'' (1998), Martin announced the recording of his first English language album. He worked with producers KC Porter, Robi Rosa, and Desmond Child to create the album. Musically, ''Ricky Martin'' consists of dance-pop tracks, power ballads, mid-tempo pop songs, and rock numbers. After the album's release, Martin embarked on the worldwide Livin' la Vida Loca Tour, which was the highest-grossing tour of 2000 by a Latin artist. The album was supported by four singles. The lead single "Livin' la Vida Loca" topped the charts in more than 20 countries and is considered to be Martin's biggest hit and one of the best-selling singles of all time. It topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks, becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bomba (Ricky Martin Song)
"La Bomba" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fourth studio album, '' Vuelve'' (1998). The song was written by Luis Gómez Escolar, K. C. Porter, and Draco Rosa, while the production was handled by the latter two. It was released by Columbia Records as the third single from the album on June 16, 1998. A Spanish language salsa, dance, and samba song, it is a metaphor in which Martin compares the music that makes the listener high from the rhythm of the dance to an alcoholic drink. The song received widely positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the danceable rhythm and highlighted it as one of the album's best tracks. "La Bomba" won the award for Best Danceable Tune at the 1999 Premios ''Eres''. The song was commercially successful, reaching the top-five in several Spanish-speaking countries, including Guatemala and Spain. The accompanying music video was filmed in Miami, and directed by Wayne Isham. It shows Martin singing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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