''Me Amaras'' (English: ''You'll love me'') is the second studio album by Puerto Rican singer
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 ...
, released by
Sony Discos
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History
In 1979, CBS Records (now Columbia Records) ended its partnership with ...
on May 25, 1993.
Writing and production
The album was produced by Jose L. Quintana. Juan Carlos Calderón wrote all the songs for this album, except for a Spanish version of
Laura Branigan
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's song "
Self Control
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" titled "Que Día es Hoy", and a Spanish version of "
Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday
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".
Commercial performance
In the ''
Billboard
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'' issue dated May 29, 1993, ''Me Amaras'' entered the
Latin Pop Albums
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at number twenty-four. It peaked at number twenty-two four weeks later. According to different sources the album sold 700,000 copies
or even 1,000,000 copies worldwide.
It includes three
Hot Latin Songs
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hits: "
Me Amaras," "
Que Dia Es Hoy" and "
Entre el Amor y los Halagos". In Chile, three songs went
Platinum
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Platinu ...
.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications and sales
References
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1993 albums
Ricky Martin albums
Spanish-language albums
Sony Music Mexico albums
Sony Discos albums