Almas del Silencio

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Almas del Silencio
Studio album by
Ricky Martin
ReleasedMay 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)
RecordedSeptember 2002 – February 2003
Studio
  • Bogart Studios
  • Crescent Moon Studios
  • Critiera Moon Studios
  • Diginote Studios
  • EQ's Studios
  • The Gallery Recording Studios
  • Macondo Studios
  • Normad Music Studios
  • Outline Studios
  • Peaceful Planet Studios
    (Miami, FL)
  • JL Recording Studios
    (Guanabo, Puerto Rico)
  • Record One
  • Capitol Recording Studios
    (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Soundstage Studios
    (Nashville, TN)
  • The Hit Factory
    (New York City, NY)
Spanish
Label
Producer
Ricky Martin chronology
The Best of Ricky Martin
(2001) 		Almas del Silencio
(2003) 		Life
(2005)
Singles from Almas del Silencio
  1. "Tal Vez"
    Released: March 24, 2003 (2003-03-24)
  2. "Jaleo"
    Released: April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28)
  3. "Asignatura Pendiente"
    Released: July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)
  4. "Juramento"
    Released: September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)
  5. "Y Todo Queda en Nada"
    Released: November 24, 2003 (2003-11-24)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
[1]

Almas del Silencio (English: Souls from the Silence) is the seventh

Puerto Rican-American recording artist Ricky Martin. This is the first Spanish album release since 1998's Vuelve. The album witch released by Sony Discos and Columbia Records on May 20, 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album was released in 38 non-Hispanic countries and reached top ten in Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Norway and Finland.[2]

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:

I woke up five months ago, and I said 'We're doing an album in Spanish.' Everyone went nuts. They said, 'You don't have time; you have to release an album in English because of timing issues with your career.' And that's fine. But I told them, 'In five months, you'll have a kick-ass album' [in Spanish].[3]

Martin noted about the language: "Many countries are releasing [this album] simply 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."[4]

Martin said of the new album: "I really needed to go back to focus, to my center, to the beginning. I had the need to search within, and really dig deep, and find those emotions that, because of the adrenaline and the euphoria that I lived for a couple of years, were probably sabotaged."[5] Therefore, he asked the songwriters for tracks that "reflect his own state of mind, expressing his yearning for his native Puerto Rico and for the simpler things in life."[4]

Singles

"

Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart.[8] Also reached number 1 in Argentina, Chile, Central America, Mexico and Venezuela. Martin performed "Tal Vez" at the Latin Billboard Music Awards on May 8 in Miami.[9]

"

Latin Pop Airplay. He also entered the charts in Belgium, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden and Japan with the single achieving the top 10 positions in Spain (# 1 for four weeks), Italy and Sweden and Top 30 entries in Denmark, Holland and Switzerland.[9]

"

Latin Pop Airplay
.

"Juramento" it was the second international single and the fourth single from the album. It was released on September 8, 2003. The Spanglish version is called "Juramento (The Way to Love)". The song reached number eleven in Spain, number forty-five in Italy, number fifty-seven in Switzerland and number ninety-two in Germany.[11]

"

Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart.[8] On February 26, in Miami, Martin performed "Y todo Queda en Nada" along with "Jaleo" at the Premio Lo Nuestro
.

Commercial performance

Almas del Silencio released by

Sony Discos debuted at number one on the US Top Latin Albums and stayed there for six weeks. The album has also made the highest charting debut on the Billboard 200 (# 12) of any Spanish-language album in the SoundScan era, selling more than 65,000 copies the first week.[12]

In total, he sold 261,000 copies in the US.[13] It was certified 4× Platinum Latin award by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), indicating shipments of over 400,000 copies in the country.[14] Outside the United States, it was certified Platinum in Spain and Argentina, and Gold in Mexico and Switzerland. The album has sold over two million copies worldwide.[15]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Result
2003 Premios Tu Música Best Ballad Album Won
American Music Awards[16] Favorite Latin Artist Won
2004 Lo Nuestro Awards[17] Pop Album of the Year Nominated
Latin Billboard Music Awards[18] Latin Pop Album of the Year, Male Won
Latin Grammy Awards[19]
 Best Male Pop Vocal Album Nominated
Premios Juventud CD To Die For Nominated

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Jaleo"
Tommy Torres3:43
2."Tal Vez"Franco De VitaTommy Torres4:40
3."Jamás"
Emilio Estefan, Jr.3:09
4."Si Tú Te Vas"JuanesLuis Fernando Ochoa4:22
5."Nadie Más Que Tú"
  • Tommy Torres
  • Daniel López
4:21
6."Besos de Fuego"
  • Yasmil Marrufo
  • Juan Vicente Zambrano
  • Juan Vicente Zambrano
  • Daniel López
4:25
7."Asignatura Pendiente"Ricardo ArjonaTommy Torres3:57
8."Juramento"
George Noriega3:33
9."Y Todo Queda en Nada"
Estéfano4:37
10."Si Ya No Estás Aquí"
  • Emilio Estefan, Jr.
  • Tony Mardini
  • Ricardo Gaitán
  • Alberto Gaitán
  • Nicolás Tovar
Emilio Estefan, Jr.3:05
11."Raza de Mil Colores"
  • Daniel López
  • Yasmil Marrufo
  • Juan Vicente Zambrano
  • Juan Vicente Zambrano
  • Daniel López
3:35
12."Las Almas del Silencio"Alejandro SanzTommy Torres3:31
13."Jaleo" (Spanglish)
  • Antonio Rayo "Rayito"
  • José Miguel Velásquez
  • Jodi Marr
Tommy Torres3:41
14."Exclusive Interview Footage"   

Charts

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[47] Platinum 40,000^
France — 65,000[48]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[50] Gold 140,000[49]
Portugal (AFP)[51] Silver 10,000^
South Korea (RIAK) — 14,197[52]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[53] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[54] Gold 20,000^
United States (RIAA)[55] 4× Platinum (Latin) 400,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 2,000,000[15]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Almas del Silencio
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Hong Kong May 20, 2003 CD Columbia Records [56]
Taiwan [57]
Japan June 18, 2003
Sony Music Japan
 [58]

See also

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