Vuelve (album)

Vuelve (transl. Come Back) is the fourth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. Sony Discos and Columbia Records released it on February 12, 1998. Martin worked with KC Porter, Robi Draco Rosa, and Desmond Child to produce the album. Following the worldwide success of the song "María" from his previous album, A Medio Vivir (1995), Martin returned to the studio and began recording material while on tour. Vuelve is a Latin record with Latin dance numbers and pop ballads. "María" caught the attention of FIFA, who asked Martin to write an anthem for the 1998 FIFA World Cup being held in France. Martin subsequently recorded "La Copa de la Vida", composed by Porter, Rosa, and Desmond Child for the World Cup.

Vuelve
Studio album by Ricky Martin
Released	February 12, 1998
Studio	Various (see recording locations)
Genre	Latin pop
Length	62:04
Language	Spanish
Label	Sony Discos Columbia
Producer	KC Porter Robi Draco Rosa Desmond Child
Ricky Martin chronology
A Medio Vivir (1995) Vuelve (1998) Ricky Martin (1999)
Singles from Vuelve
"Vuelve" Released: January 26, 1998 "La Copa de la Vida" Released: March 9, 1998 "La Bomba" Released: June 16, 1998 "Perdido Sin Ti" Released: August 18, 1998 "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" Released: November 3, 1998 "Casi un Bolero" Released: December 21, 1998

Critics reviews of the album were generally positive; they praised its uptempo tracks and its production, though some criticized the over usage of ballads. Martin received several accolades, including the Best Latin Pop Performance at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999. Vuelve debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200. Martin's performance of "La Copa de la Vida" on the Grammy Awards show was credited for boosting the album's sales. Certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it sold more than 888,000 copies in the United States, standing as the 10th best-selling Latin album in the country. Vuelve reached number one in Norway, Portugal, and Spain. As of 2008, the album had sold over six million copies worldwide.

Vuelve spawned six singles: the title track "Vuelve", "La Copa de la Vida", "La Bomba", "Perdido Sin Ti", "Por Arriba, Por Abajo", and "Casi un Bolero". "Vuelve" and "Perdido Sin Ti" both reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the US while "La Copa de la Vida" became an international hit in both Europe and South America. For pomotion, Martin embarked on a concert tour performing in Asia, South America, and the US.

Background and recording

KC Porter (left) and Robi Draco Rosa (right) co-produced Vuelve and composed most of the tracks for the album.

In 1995, Martin released his third studio album, A Medio Vivir. On it, he shifted from his traditional ballad-style compositions to a riskier fusion of music focused on traditional Latin sounds, epitomized by the song "Maria". Taken aback by the starkly different musical style, his record label executives felt the song would ruin Martin's career. Despite this, "Maria" was chosen as the album's second single and became a breakthrough hit, reaching number one in France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Finland, Italy, Turkey, and the whole of South America.[1] As of 2014, A Medio Vivir had sold over three million copies worldwide.[2] "Maria" caught the attention of FIFA.[3] They contacted Martin in the middle of his tour and asked him to write a composition for the 1998 World Cup; Martin subsequently recorded "La Copa de la Vida" composed by KC Porter, Desmond Child, and fellow ex-member of Menudo Robi Draco Rosa.[1][4] According to the VP of marketing at Sony Music Europe, Richard Ogden, FIFA chose Martin because he "exemplified all of the ideals that organizers of the famed football (soccer) tournament wanted us to try to embody in music".[5]

While on tour in 1997, Martin returned to the studio and began recording material for his fourth studio album. He said the experience of touring and recording at the same time was "brutal and incredibly intense".[1] On December 7, 1997, Martin confirmed he was completing his next project and that the album would be released in February of the following year.[6] He worked on the album with producers KC Porter and Rosa, and recorded it in studios across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Spain.[7][8] The album's title, Vuelve, was announced on January 25, 1998. In an interview with CNN en Español, he emphasized the album was going to "reaffirm the internationalization of my career and I know that it will help me a lot to destroy the stereotypes that may exist with my culture".[9]

Composition and lyrics

Vuelve is a Latin album composed of 14 songs, consisting mainly of "red-hot" Latin dance numbers and "melodramatic" pop ballads.[10][11] The uptempo tracks "Lola, Lola" and "La Bomba" (transl. "The Bomb") mix the musical styles of salsa and rumba with jazz, rock, and pop.[12] On "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" (transl. "Through the Top, Through the Bottom"), Martin asks the saints to have his love interest dance with him. It is a samba-influenced track, accompanied by African chants and "wicked horn blasts".[13][14] "La Bomba" is influenced by the Puerto Rican dance of the same name; its lyrics discuss how the singer gets drunk from the rhythm.[14] The song features Cuban musician Paquito Hechavarría on the piano.[8] "Lola, Lola" is an uptempo number, on which the singer sings about the women he desires.[14] The title track, penned by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco De Vita,[10] is a "sultry" love song with a gospel chorus and includes the narrator pleading with Martin's love interest to return as she gives meaning to his life.[12][14] In a 2007 interview with Estudio Billboard, De Vita recalled he had been writing the song for 10 years when Martin asked him to compose a track for the album.[15] "Corazonado" (transl. "Heartful") and "Perdido Sin Ti" (transl. "Lost Whithout You") are both ballads with "aching, slower-paced narratives", with the latter track being a "bedroom staple with a dreamy hook and a simmering feel".[16][17] "Casi un Bolero" (transl. "Almost [Like] a Bolero") is a bolero about an artist "[o]bsessed with his own broken heart and threatening to die if his lover does not return".[18] Martin recorded an instrumental version of the song for Vuelve, which serves as the closing track.[17]

"Hagamos el Amor" (transl. "Let's Make Love") is an orchestrated ballad with a string arrangement and a "brooding" piano".[10][19] "La Copa de la Vida" (transl. "The Cup of Life"), the official theme for the 1998 World Cup, is a samba song featuring various instruments including bells, whistles, horns, trumpets, and percussion. On the song, Martin declares life is a competition where one has to "dream to be the champ".[10][14] "Así es la Vida" (transl. "That's Life") is as "openly pop as it is romantic" and includes a chorus in the background.[11][12] Martin recorded two cover songs in Spanish for the album: "Marcia Baila" and "Gracias por Pensar en Mi" (transl. "Thank You for Thinking of Me"). Les Rita Mitsouko originally performed "Marcia Baila", and was a hit in France in the 1980s.[20] "Gracias por Pensar en Mi" is an adaptation of "A Via Lactea" (transl. "To the Milky Way") by Legião Urbana from their album A Tempestade ou O Livro dos Dias (1996).[21] Renato Russo had written it months before he died of AIDS.[22] The narrator for "Gracias por Pensar en Mi is a person close to dying.[20] Vuelve also features the song "No Importa la Distancia", the Spanish-language version of "Go the Distance" by Michael Bolton from the movie Hercules.[23] It was released as a single for the Latin American edition of the Hercules soundtrack in 1997 and peaked at number 10 on the Latin Pop Airplay charts.[24][25]

Singles

"Vuelve", written by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco De Vita, was released as the lead single for the album and became Martin's first song to reach number one the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.

The title track was released as the album's first single on January 26, 1998.[26] It was his first number-one song on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the US.[27] The song became a top five hit in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Panama, and on Mexico's ballads chart.[28][29][30] It reached number one in Costa Rica,[31] El Salvador,[32] Guatemala,[33] Honduras,[28] Nicaragua,[32] Peru,[34] and Venezuela.[35] The track was the theme song for the Mexican telenovela Sin ti (1997).[36] "La Copa de la Vida" was released as the second single on March 9, 1998.[4] The song grew to be an international success, reaching number one in number one in: Australia,[37] Belgium (Wallonia),[38] Costa Rica,[39] El Salvador,[33] France,[40] Germany,[41] Italy,[42] Panama,[39] Spain,[43] Nicaragua,[33] Sweden,[44] Switzerland,[45] Venezuela,[46] as well as topping the European Hot 100 Singles chart.[42] It peaked at number two in Norway,[47] as well as on the ballads chart in Mexico,[48] and the Hot Latin Songs chart in the US.[27]

The third single from Vuelve, "La Bomba", was released on June 6, 1998; it reached number five in Spain, number 27 on the Hot Latin Songs chart, and ranked on several charts in Europe and Australia.[27][49][50] The album's fourth single, "Perdido Sin Ti", was released on August 18, 1998, and became Martin's second number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[27][51] "Por Arriba, Por Abajo", was the fifth single to be released from Vuelve on November 3, 1998; it reached number 13 in Spain and number 33 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[27][52] The album's final single, "Casi un Bolero", was launched on December 21, 1998.[53] "Corazonado" was released as a promotional single in the US and peaked at number 20 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[27][54] Music videos were filmed for "Vuelve", "La Copa de la Vida", "La Bomba", "Perdido Sin Ti", and "Por Arriba, Por Abajo".[55]

Marketing

Release

Sony Music first released Vuelve in Puerto Rico on February 12, 1998. Martin was on hand for the album's launch.[56][57] It was released on the same day in the United States, February 28 in Spain, and the following month in rest of Europe and Southeast Asia. To promote the record in Asian markets, Sony Music Asia released a promo CD containing three versions of "María", and "The Cup of Life" (the English-language version of "La Copa de la Vida"). Sony Music Japan launched the album in Japan on March 25 to coincide with Martin's advertisement campaign for Suzuki.[5] The European edition of Vuelve includes the Spanglish version of "La Copa de la Vida" while the Australian adds the radio edit of "María" as well; neither features the instrumental rendition of "Casi un Bolero".[58][59] The Japanese release includes the three aforementioned tracks.[60] For the Asian market, it includes two more remixes of "La Copa de la Vida" in addition to a remix of "La Bomba", the Spanglish rendition of "Casi un Bolero" and his previously-recorded songs "Corazón", "Dónde Estarás", and "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"[61] Martin advertised the record on Siempre en Domingo in Mexico and Hey Hey It's Saturday in Australia.[62][63]

Tour

To further promote Vuelve, Martin embarked on a worldwide tour; he performed in South America, Asia, and the United States. The day after releasing the album, Martin held two sold-out concerts at the 30,000-seat Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico on February 13 and 14.[5] In South America, he performed in Argentina,[64] Chile,[65] Colombia,[66] Peru,[67] and Venezuela.[68] His shows in Venezuela and Peru were held as benefit concerts, the former as part of "A Venezuela Without Drugs" campaign,[69] and the latter for The Foundation for Children of Peru.[70] He also participated in the second annual "Festival Presidente de Música Latino" in the Dominican Republic on June 26 where he had top billing for the event.[71] In Asia, he toured in China, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.[72][73][74] A concert was planned for Indonesia in May but was cancelled because of anti-government rioting.[75] In the United States, he performed at the Miami Arena in Miami, the Arrowhead Pond in Los Angeles, and Madison Square Garden in New York.[76] His sold-out performance at the Arrowhead Pond grossed over $446,805 which landed it at number ten on the Boxscore chart on November 7, 1998.[77] For this achievement, the concert's promoter, the Nederlander Organization, presented Martin with the Estrella del Pond Award.[78] His show at Madison Square Garden grossed $632,180 placing it second on the Boxscore chart of November 10.[79]

A 14-piece band accompanied Martin during his tour, which included four backup vocalists and percussion and brass sections.[80][81] His hour-and-45 minute show consisted of 17 tracks of uptempo numbers and ballads from Vuelve and his earlier career.[64][80] Aside from the tour, Martin sang "The Cup of Life" live at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final in France, on the halftime show at the Dallas Cowboys-New England Patriots football game at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, and the 1999 Grammy Awards.[82][83] Billboard's Ernesto Lannert criticized Martin's presentation in Puerto Rico for the uneven number of slow-tempo and dance numbers and the awkward pauses when he changed outfits off-stage.[80] The Los Angeles Times critic Ernesto Lechner felt that Martin "showcased his slick, masterfully composed pop material" at his show at the Arrowhead Pond but remarked that the artist "might have served himself and his fans better by performing a handful of nights at a more intimate venue than the Pond".[81]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
Los Angeles Times	[19]
Rolling Stone	[84]

Vuelve was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. AllMusic's Promis gave it three out of five stars and complimented Martin for a record that "effectively balances" dance tracks and ballads. He cited "La Copa de la Vida" as the highlight but preferred the original version on the album to the English-language adaption. However, he found some ballads forgettable and called "No Importa la Distancia" "pure schmaltz".[10] John Lannert of Billboard magazine compared Vuelve to A Medio Vivir as a "like-minded package of meaty, bitter-sweet romantic ballads and chest-pumping, upbeat numbers". He felt the uptempo tracks had the potential to be hit songs.[16] Vilma Maldonado of The Monitor praised the record as "creative history" and its production as "seamless". She found the hook on the title track to be "instant and unforgettable" and said that "La Copa de la Copa" stands out the most.[85] Writing for Vista magazine, Carmen Teresa Roiz described the record as a metamorphosis for the singer; she regarded it as the culmination of his music career in "all his splendor".[86] In the San Antonio Express-News, Ramiro Burr remarked Martin "took careful notes" following the success of "Maria" as Vuelve "continues in that same party fever vein but with more intensity". He complimented Porter for being able to maintain the "right balance between the gorgeous R&B drive of the horn and high-energy pop rhythms" on the production and commented that the ballads "serve only as breaks from dancing". Burr's only complaint was the inclusion of "No Importa la Distancia" (The Distance Does Not Matter) which he regarded as "sappy".[13]

The Los Angeles Times' Ernesto Lechner gave the album three-and-a-half out of four stars, commending Martin's vocal ability to "handle both ballads and up-tempo tunes". He admired "Hagamos el Amor" (Let's Make Love) for its "sly use of the orchestral passages, passionate delivery, and an overall mood that belongs only to an album by a real artist" despite the title of the song. Lechner concluded that the album would "most likely survive the test of time".[19] David Wild of Rolling Stone rated the record three out of five stars touting the record's "extremely polished and infectious Latin pop that's immediately accessible even to dogged English-speaking types".[84] Miami Herald editor Leila Cobo wrote a positive review of Vuelve. She called the album a "collection of baila-able tunes interspersed with catchy pop ballads and felt its arrangements make it "stand above the often heavily synthesized Latin pop fray" However, she criticized the title track as one of the weakest songs despite its success on the Hot Latin Songs chart and felt the choruses were "irritating" as they overshadowed the singer's voice.[11] Writing for The Dallas Morning News, Mario Tarradell complimented the artist for "showing a refreshing flair for diversity". He regarded the dance tunes "Lola, Lola", "La Bomba", and "Marcia Baila" as the best tracks on the album, but also highlighted the ballad tracks "Vuelve" and "Perdido Sin Ti". However, he said the record "fell into excess", calling "No Importa la Distancia an "unwelcome dose of sugary pap" and the instrumental version of "Casi un Bolero" an "overkill".[17]

Accolades

At the 10th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1998, the album received a nomination for Pop Album of the Year, but lost to Me Estoy Enamorando by Alejandro Fernández.[87][88] At the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999, Martin won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for Vuelve.[89] At the 1999 Billboard Latin Music Award, it won Pop Album of the Year by a Male Artist,[90] and El Premio de la Gente for Male Pop Artist or Group and Album of the Year at the Ritmo Latino Music Awards in the same year.[91] In 2015, Vuelve was listed among Billboard's 50 Essential Latin Albums of the Past Years. An editor opined that "Pop and dance beats never sounded so good."[92]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the record debuted on top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums the week of February 28, 1998, succeeding Me Estoy Enamorando.[93] The disc spent twenty-six non-consecutive weeks in this position.[94] Billboard's Lannert credited its success on Valentine's Day weekend sales.[95] It peaked at number forty on the Billboard 200. Vuelve ended 1998 as the second best-selling Latin album (after Me Estoy Enamorando) and the best-selling Latin record the following year.[96][97] On the Billboard 200 chart, it debuted at number 81.[95] A year after its release, sales of Vuelve climbed after Martin's performance of "La Copa de la Vida" at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.[98] His rendition, along with anticipation of Martin's first English-language album, helped the record to peak at number 40 on the Billboard 200.[99][100] According to Nielsen SoundScan, Vuelve has sold over 888,000 copies in the United States, making it the tenth best-selling Latin album in the country as of October 2017.[101] It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over one million units.[102] In Canada, it reached number three on the RPM and number 11 on the Canadian Albums Charts; it was certified double for shipping 200,000 copies.[103] Over 1.5 million copies of the record have been shipped in Latin America.[5] It was certified triple platinum in Argentina and Mexico and platinum in Peru and Uruguay.[104][105][106][107]

Vuelve debuted atop the Spanish Albums Chart on the March 4, 1998, issue.[108] It was certified six-times platinum by Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE) denoting shipment of over 600,000 copies in Spain.[109] The album also peaked at number one on the Portuguese Albums Chart[110] and received a platinum certification from Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (AFP) denoting shipments of over 40,000 copies.[111] Vuelve debuted at number 34 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. In its fifth week on the chart, it peaked at number one and stayed on the top for three consecutive weeks. It became Martin's first number-one album in the country[112] and was certified gold by IFPI Norway for selling over 25,000 copies.[113] In Sweden, Vuelve debuted at number 29 on the albums chart on April 10, 1998. After fluctuating on the chart for seventeen weeks, on July 31, 1998, it reached its peak at number two.[114] The album was certified platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF) denoting shipments in Sweden of over 80,000 copies.[115] It received a platinum certification from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) signifying sales of one million copies in Europe,[116] and as of 2006, over 2.1 million copies have been shipped in the region.[117]

In Southeast Asia, the album was certified gold in Singapore and platinum in Indonesia, Taiwan, and Thailand.[118][63] In Malaysia the record reached number three on the albums chart while it peaked at number 19 on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart and was certified gold in both countries.[119][120][63][121] In Turkey, it was certified sextuple platinum for sales of 180,000 copies, making it the bestselling album in the country by an international artist.[122] Vuelve shipped over one million copies in Asia and had sold over six million copies worldwide as of 2008.[117][123]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Por Arriba, Por Abajo"	Robi Rosa Luis Gómez Escolar César Lemos Karla Aponte	Porter Rosa	3:07
2.	"Vuelve"	Franco De Vita	Porter Rosa	5:08
3.	"Lola, Lola"	Rosa KC Porter Escolar	Porter Rosa	4:46
4.	"Casi un Bolero"	Rosa Porter Escolar	Porter Rosa	4:39
5.	"Corazonado"	Rosa Porter Escolar	Porter Rosa	4:58
6.	"La Bomba"	Rosa Porter Escolar	Porter Rosa	4:34
7.	"Hagamos el Amor"	Rosa Escolar	Porter Rosa	3:11
8.	"La Copa de la Vida"	Rosa Desmond Child Escolar	Child Rosa	4:28
9.	"Perdido Sin Ti"	Rosa Porter Escolar	Porter Rosa	4:10
10.	"Así Es la Vida"	Marco Flores Escolar	Porter Rosa	4:00
11.	"Marcia Baila"	Fred Chichin Catherine Ringer Escolar	Porter Rosa	3:59
12.	"No Importa la Distancia"	David Zippel Alan Menken Renato López Javier Pontón	Porter Rosa	4:55
13.	"Gracias por Pensar en Mi"	Renato Russo Ricky Martin	Porter Rosa	5:34
14.	"Casi un Bolero" (Instrumental)	Rosa Porter Escolar	Porter Rosa	4:39

European bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"The Cup of Life" (Remix – Spanglish Radio Edit)	Rosa Child Escolar	Child Rosa Pablo Flores	4:37

Australian bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"The Cup of Life" (Remix – Spanglish Radio Edit)	Rosa Child Escolar	Child Rosa Flores	4:37
15.	"María" (Radio Edit)	Ian Blake Porter Escolar	Porter Blake Flores Javier Garza	3:15

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"María" (Spanglish Radio Edit)	Blake Porter Escolar	Porter Blake Flores Garza	4:31
15.	"Casi un Bolero" (Instrumental)	Rosa Porter Escolar	Porter Rosa	4:39
16.	"The Cup of Life" (English Version)	Rosa Child Escolar	Child Rosa Flores	4:33

Asian limited edition bonus tracks (disc one)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"María" (Spanglish Radio Edit)	Blake Porter Escolar	Porter Blake Flores Garza	4:31
15.	"The Cup of Life" (Remix – Spanglish Radio Edit)	Rosa Child Escolar	Child Rosa Flores	4:37

Asian limited edition bonus tracks (disc two)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Cup of Life" (Remix – Long Version)	Rosa Child Escolar	Child Rosa Flores	8:40
2.	"La Bomba" (Pablo Flores Remix – Spanglish Edit)	Rosa Porter Escolar	Porter Rosa Flores	4:15
3.	"Casi un Bolero" (Spanglish Version)	Rosa Porter Escolar	Porter Rosa	4:38
4.	"Dónde Estarás" (Radio Edit)	Cristóbal Sansano Mónica Naranjo	Porter Blake Ramon Zenker	3:43
5.	"Corazón" (Radio Remix)	Porter Luis Angel	Porter Blake JS16	4:06
6.	"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"	Carlos Lara	Porter Blake	4:41

Personnel

Credits for Vuelve adapted from AllMusic.[7][8]

Recording and mixing locations

• Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles
• Worldbeat Recording, Calabasas
• Disney Studios, Burbank
• Criteria Studios, Miami
• South Beach Studios, Miami
• Centlemania Club Studio, Miami
• Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park
• LAFX Studios, North Hollywood
• After Hours Studios, Miami
• The Bunny Hop Studios, Studio City
• O'Henry Studios, Burbank
• Circle House Studios, Miami
• Capitol Studios, Hollywood
• Eurosonic Studios, Madrid
• Studio 56, Hollywood
• Alpha Recording Studios, Puerto Rico
• Tone King Studios, Hollywood

Musicians and technical

• Michael Aarvold – mixing assistant
• Andy Abaz – tres
• Luis Aguino – percussion (Brazilian), trumpet
• Josie Aiello – background vocals
• Mike Ainsworth – mixing assistant
• Rusty Anderson – acoustic guitar ("Perdido Sin Ti", "Lola, Lola")
• Jonathan Antin – stylist
• Iris Aponte – project coordinator
• Karla Aponte – composer
• Carmit Bachar – background vocals
• Steve Bartek – orchestration
• John Beasley – piano ("Vuelve", "Marcia Baila")
• Marcelo Berestovoy – acoustic guitar
• Curt Bisquera – drums ("Corazonado")
• Phillipe Bourgués – acoustic guitar
• Chris Brooke – mixing assistant
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, piano
• Ed Calle – Metales
• Kari Cameron – bass ("Casi un Bolero", "Perdido Sin Ti")
• Karl Cameron – engineer
• David Campbell – orchestration
• Chris Carroll – mixing assistant
• Teresa Cassin – assistant engineer
• Gloria Cheng – piano ("Hagamos el Amor")
• Fred Chichin – composer
• Desmond Child – arranger, composer, producer
• Steve Churchyard – engineer
• Tony Concepcion – trumpet, flugel horn ("La Copa de la Vida")
• Luis Conte – percussion ("Lol,a Lola")
• Ricardo Cordero – background vocals
• Joseph Lito Cortés – acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Orion Crawford – arranger, orchestration
• Franco De Vita – composer
• David Dominguez – assistant engineer
• G.B. Dorsey – background vocals
• Bruce Dukov – concertmaster
• Charles Dye – engineer, mixing
• Luis Enrique – percussion
• Luis Gómez Escolar – composer, Spanish adaptation
• Benny Faccone – engineer, mixing
• Kenneth Faulk – Metales
• Robert Fernandez – engineer
• Jesus "Chuy" Flores – engineer
• Marco Flores – composer
• Humberto Gatica – mixing
• Jim Gilstrap – background vocals
• Francisco Manuel  – palmas
• Ruiz Gómez – palmas
• Rich Gomez – acoustic guitar
• Jules Gondar – engineer
• Paul Gordon – assistant engineer
• Reggie Hamilton – bass ("Vuelve", "Así es la Vida", "Gracias por Pensar Mi")
• Katrina Harper – background vocals
• Paquito Hechavarria – piano ("La Bomba")
• Femio Hernández – engineer
• Leo Herrera – mixing assistant
• Bunny Hull – background vocals
• Matt Hyde – engineer
• Ingram – background vocals
• Ethan James – Hurdy Gurdy
• Jorge M. Jaramillo – assistant Engineer
• Brian Jenkins – engineer
• Mortonette Jenkins – background vocals
• Marlena Jeter – background vocals
• Maxine Jeter – background vocals
• Jo Ann Kane – copyist
• John Karpowich – engineer
• Todd Keller – mixing assistant
• Erik Kerly – French horn ("La Copa de la Vida")
• Scott Kieklak – assistant engineer
• John Kricker – trombone ("La Copa de la Vida")
• Michael Landau – electric guitar ("Casi un Bolero", "Vuelve", "Así es la Vida", "Gracias por Pensar en Mi")
• Cesar Lemos – arranger, composer
• Gene Lo Assistant – engineer
• Manny López – guitar ("La Copa de la Vida")
• Renato López – composer
• John Lowson – engineer
• Ángel "Angie" Machado – Brazilian percussion
• Ricky Martin – primary artist, Spanish adaptation, background vocals
• Peter McCabe – engineer
• Ángelo Medina – associate producer
• Alan Menken – composer
• Dwight Mikkelsen – copyist
• Lee Moore – stylist
• June Murakawa – mixing assistant
• Kristle Murden – background vocals
• Kieran Murray – assistant engineer
• René Juan De La Cruz Napoli – graphic design
• Rick Nelson – background vocals
• Carlos Nieto – engineer
• Meia Noite – Brazilian percussion
• Rafael Padilla – percussion
• Rik Pekkonen – engineer
• Tony Peluso – mixing
• Archie Peña – arranger, percussion ("Por Arriba, Por Abajo", "La Bomba", "La Copa de la Vida")
• Phil Perry – background vocals
• Stella Petrova – background vocals
• Darryl Phinnessee – background vocals
• Alberto Pinto – assistant engineer
• Jeff Poe – engineer
• Javier Pontón – composer
• Mike Porcaro – bass ("Corazonado")
• KC Porter – arranger, composer, multiple instruments, electric piano, producer, programming
• Luis Quine – mixing assistant
• Leo Quintero – cuatro ("La Bomba")
• John "J.R." Robinson – drums
• Lázaro Rodriguez – guitar ("La Copa de la Vida")
• Angelina Rosa – background vocals
• Héctor Iván Rosa – engineer
• Robi Rosa – arranger, background vocals, bass programming, composer, engineer, palmas, piano, producer
• Juan Rosario – assistant engineer
• Keith Rose – engineer
• William Ross – orchestration
• Bob Rothstein – mixing assistant
• Renato Russo – composer
• Iris Salazar – assistant engineer
• Rafa Sardina – assistant engineer
• Jeffrey Shannon – assistant engineer
• Jackie Simley – background vocals
• Bill Smith – assistant engineer
• Travis Smith – mixing assistant
• Rafael Solano – percussion ("Por Arriba, Por Abajo", "La Bomba", "La Copa de la Vida")
• Luis Fernándea Soria – engineer
• Stephanie Spruill – background vocals
• Lance Staedler – photography
• Ramón Stagnaro – acoustic guitar ("Casi un Bolero")
• Ted Stein – engineer
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass ("No Importa la Distancia")
• Sarah Sykes – project coordinator
• Dana Taboe – trombrone ("La Copa de la Vida")
• Michael Thompson – guitar
• Francisco "Pancho" Tomaselli – assistant engineer
• Carmen Twillie – background vocals
• Robert Valdez – assistant engineer
• Camilo Valencia – arranger
• Jose Luis Vega – background vocals
• Danny Vicari – engineer
• Esteban Villanueva – engineer, project coordinator
• Luis Felipe Villanueva – assistant engineer
• Randy Waldman – piano ("Vuelve")
• Julia Waters – background vocals
• Oren Waters – background vocals
• Peter Yussi Wenger – acoustic guitar ("Por Arriba, Por Abajo", "Lola, Lola")
• John West – background vocals
• Doc Wiley – engineer
• Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals
• Juan Vincente Zambrano – arranger, keyboards, programming
• David Zippel – composer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998–99) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[124] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[125] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[126] 37 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[127] 22 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[128] 3 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[129] 11 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[130] 41 European Albums (Top 100)[131] 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[132] 7 French Albums (SNEP)[133] 23 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[134] 15 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[135] 3 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi/FIMI)[136] 4 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[120] 19 Malaysian Albums (RIM)[119] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[112] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[110] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[108] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[114] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[137] 4 US Billboard 200[99] 40 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[138] 1 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[139] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[140] 26 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[141] 91 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[142] 78 Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[143] 20 Norwegian Summer Period Albums (VG-lista)[144] 5 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[108] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[145] 14 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[96] 2 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[96] 2 Chart (1999) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[146] 34 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[97] 1 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[97] 1 Chart (2000) Position Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[147] 69 All-time charts Chart (2018) Position US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[148] 5

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[104]	3× Platinum	180,000^^
Australia (ARIA)[149]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Brazil	—	128,000[150]
Canada (Music Canada)[103]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[151]	Gold	31,595[151]
France (SNEP)[152]	Gold	138,900[153]
Japan (RIAJ)[121]	Gold	204,000[117]
Indonesia (ASIRI)[63]	Platinum	10,000^^
Malaysia (RIM)[63]	Gold	5,000^*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[105]	3× Platinum	750,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[113]	Gold	25,000^*
Peru (IFPI Peru)[106]	Platinum	10,000^^
Poland (ZPAV)[154]	Gold	50,000^*
Portugal (AFP)[111]	Platinum	40,000^^
Singapore (RIAS)[118]	Gold	5,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[109]	6× Platinum	600,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[115]	Platinum	80,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[155]	Platinum	50,000^^
Taiwan (RIT)[63]	Platinum	10,000^*
Thailand (TECA)[63]	Platinum	10,000^*
Turkey (Mü-Yap)[122]	6× Platinum	180,000^*
United States (RIAA)[102]	Platinum	888,000[101]
Uruguay (CUD)[107]	Platinum	6,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[116]	Platinum	2,100,000[117]
Asia	—	1,000,000[156]
Worldwide	—	6,000,000[123]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• 1998 in Latin music
• List of best-selling albums in Brazil
• List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States
• List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums from the 1990s
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums from the 1990s
• List of number-one singles of 1998 (Spain)

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