La Historia (Ricky Martin album)

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". 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.

La Historia
Greatest hits album by
Ricky Martin
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2001 (2001-02-27)
GenreDance-pop, Latin pop
Length72:35
Language
LabelColumbia
Ricky Martin albums chronology
Sound Loaded
(2000)		 La Historia
(2001)		 The Best of Ricky Martin
(2001)
Ricky Martin video chronology
One Night Only
(1999)		 La Historia
(2001)		 Europa: European Tour
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Commercial performance

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).[2]

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.

Accolades

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.

Track listing
CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."María" (Spanglish Radio Edit)
4:31
2."Vuelve"Franco De Vita
5:09
3."Bella" (She's All I Ever Had)
4:57
4."La Bomba"
  • Rosa
  • Porter
  • Escolar
  • Porter
  • Rosa
4:37
5."A Medio Vivir"Vita
  • Porter
  • Blake
4:43
6."Perdido Sin Ti"
  • Rosa
  • Porter
  • Escolar
  • Porter
  • Rosa
4:10
7."Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version)
  • Child
  • Rosa
4:05
8."Volverás"
  • Porter
  • Blake
4:49
9."La Copa de la Vida" (Spanish Version)
  • Rosa
  • Child
  • Escolar
  • Child
  • Rosa
4:30
10."Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día"
  • Blake
  • Porter
  • Escolar
  • Porter
  • Blake
5:36
11."She Bangs" (Spanish Version)
  • Rosa
  • Afanasieff
  • Child
4:37
12."Bombón de Azúcar"
  • Porter
  • Blake
4:59
13."Fuego Contra Fuego" (New Version)
  • Mariano Pérez
  • Carlos Gómez
4:27
14."Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"Carlos Lara
  • Porter
  • Blake
4:39
15."Por Arriba, Por Abajo"
  • Rosa
  • Escolar
  • César Lemos
  • Karla Aponte
  • Porter
  • Rosa
3:08
16."El Amor de Mi Vida" (New Version)Eddie Sierra
  • Torres
  • López
3:58
US/Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Sólo Quiero Amarte" (Nobody Wants to Be Lonely) (Radio Edit)
Child3:59
DVD
No.TitleLength
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" 

Charts

Certifications and sales

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States February 27, 2001[19] Sony Discos CD LAK-84300/9-501938
February 26, 2002[20] DVD LVD 84815
Taiwan[21][22] March 1, 2001 Sony Music CD 5019382
DVD 201320.9
Japan April 11, 2001[23] Epic Records CD ESCA-8299
May 9, 2002[24] DVD EIBP-9
Argentina 2001 Sony Music CD 2-501938
October 23, 2002[25] DVD 9-201320


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  19. https://www.amazon.com/Historia-Ricky-Martin/dp/B00005A8DJ
  20. https://www.amazon.com/Ricky-Martin-One-Night-Only/dp/B00003BE37
  21. https://www.books.com.tw/products/0020076116?sloc=main
  22. https://www.books.com.tw/products/D020013999?sloc=main
  23. https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ESCA-8299
  24. https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/EIBP-9
  25. https://www.buenamusica.com/ricky-martin/album/las-historia-dvd
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