La Historia (English: The History) is the first compilation album of the Puerto Rican singer and composer Ricky Martin. It was released on February 27, 2001, by Sony Discos and Columbia Records. The recordings are in Spanish. The album contains reworkings of two of Martin's early songs: "Fuego Contra Fuego" and "El Amor de Mi Vida".[3] The compilation was released in two different formats. The CD edition contains sixteen of his best songs, in the American and Japanese version, the song "Sólo Quiero Amarte" is included (the Spanish version of "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"). The DVD edition contains thirteen music videos of Martin.
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Released | February 27, 2001 | |||
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Length | 72:35 | |||
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Label | Columbia | |||
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La Historia wasn't promoted by any single, did not include any new recordings, and contains only Spanish-language songs.
In the United States, La Historia peaked at number one for five weeks on the Billboard's Top Latin Albums and number eighty-three on the Billboard 200. It was certified 4× Platinum Latin award for shipping 400,000 units in the US, and has sold 220,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan (as of January 2011).[4]
The album also topped the chart in Argentina and Sweden, and was certified Platinum in both countries. Other achievements include peaks at number thirteen in Spain, number sixteen in Italy, number twenty-three in Switzerland, and number thirty-seven in Japan. La Historia was also certified Gold in Spain.
La Historia was nominated as the Latin Greatest Hits Album of the Year at the 2002 Latin Billboard Music Awards but lost to Vicente Fernández's Historia de un Ídolo, Vol. 1.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "María" (Spanglish Radio Edit) |
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| 4:31 |
2. | "Vuelve" | Franco De Vita |
| 5:09 |
3. | "Bella" (She's All I Ever Had) |
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| 4:57 |
4. | "La Bomba" |
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| 4:37 |
5. | "A Medio Vivir" | Vita |
| 4:43 |
6. | "Perdido Sin Ti" |
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| 4:10 |
7. | "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version) |
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| 4:05 |
8. | "Volverás" |
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| 4:49 |
9. | "La Copa de la Vida" (Spanish Version) |
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| 4:30 |
10. | "Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día" |
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| 5:36 |
11. | "She Bangs" (Spanish Version) |
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| 4:37 |
12. | "Bombón de Azúcar" |
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| 4:59 |
13. | "Fuego Contra Fuego" (New Version) |
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| 4:27 |
14. | "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" | Carlos Lara |
| 4:39 |
15. | "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" |
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| 3:08 |
16. | "El Amor de Mi Vida" (New Version) | Eddie Sierra |
| 3:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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17. | "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Nobody Wants to Be Lonely) (Radio Edit) |
| Child | 3:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "María" (Spanglish Radio Edit) | |
2. | "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" | |
3. | "Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día" | |
4. | "Volverás" | |
5. | "Vuelve" | |
6. | "La Copa de la Vida" | |
7. | "La Bomba" | |
8. | "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" | |
9. | "Perdido Sin Tí" | |
10. | "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version) | |
11. | "Bella" | |
12. | "She Bangs" (Spanish Version) | |
13. | "Sólo Quiero Amarte" |
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Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | February 27, 2001[21] | Sony Discos | CD | LAK-84300/9-501938 |
February 26, 2002[22] | DVD | LVD 84815 | ||
Hong Kong | February 28, 2001[23] | Columbia | CD | 5019382 |
Taiwan[24][25] | March 1, 2001 | Sony Music | CD | 501938.2 |
DVD | 201320.9 | |||
Japan | April 11, 2001[26] | Epic Records | CD | ESCA-8299 |
May 9, 2002[27] | DVD | EIBP-9 | ||
Argentina | 2001 | Sony Music | CD | 2-501938 |
October 23, 2002[28] | DVD | 9-201320 |