Vuelve (album)

Vuelve (English: Come Back) is the fourth studio album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released by Sony Music Latin and Columbia on February 10, 1998. The album was produced by K.C. Porter, co-produced by Robi Draco Rosa and Desmond Child. Vuelve debuted at number-one in the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Billboard Latin Pop Albums respectively and at number 40 on the Billboard 200. It won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards.

Vuelve
Studio album by Ricky Martin
Released	February 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)
Recorded	1997
Genre	Latin pop
Length	62:04
Label	Sony Latin Columbia
Producer	K.C. Porter Robi Draco Rosa Desmond Child
Ricky Martin chronology
A Medio Vivir (1995) Vuelve (1998) Ricky Martin (1999)
Singles from Vuelve
"Vuelve" Released: January 27, 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 "Corazonado" Released: January 12, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]

Commercial performance

The album has sold around six million copies, worldwide.[3] That number includes 2.1 million copies sold in Europe, one million in Asia, 750,000 certified sales in Mexico. As of October 2017, Vuelve has sold over 888,000 copies in the United States making it the tenth best-selling Latin album in the country according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4][5][6]

In the United States, Vuelve spent twenty-six non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard's Top Latin Albums and peaked at number forty on the Billboard 200. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The title track, "Vuelve" reached number one for two weeks on the Hot Latin Songs. Later, also "Perdido Sin Tí" topped this chart for one week. "La Copa de la Vida" peaked at number two. Three other songs also charted one the Hot Latin Songs: "Corazonado" (number twenty), "La Bomba" (number twenty-seven) and "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" (number thirty-three).

"La Copa de la Vida" ("The Cup of Life") became the official song of the 1998 FIFA World Cup and topped the charts in many countries around the world. It became Martin's second international hit, after "María". Thanks to the success of "La Copa de la Vida", the album charted high on the charts around the world, including number one in Spain and Norway, number two in Australia and Sweden, number three in Hungary, number four in Switzerland, and number seven in Finland.

Vuelve was certified 3× Platinum, 2× Platinum, Platinum and Gold in many countries, including IFPI Platinum award, after selling one million copies in Europe. In Spain, it was certified 6× Platinum.

"La Bomba" was released as the second international single, peaking at number five in Spain. "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" was the third single, reaching number thirteen in Spain.

Martin also recorded a Spanish-language version of "Go the Distance" for the Hercules soundtrack, called "No Importa la Distancia" (English: "No Matter the Distance"). It was released as a single on July 1, 1997 and later included on Vuelve. The song reached number ten on the Latin Pop Songs in the United States. He also recorded a separate version for the Portuguese version of the Hercules soundtrack called "Já não há distancia" (English: "There's No Distance Now"), which was not included on Martin's album.

Accolades

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result
1998	Premio Lo Nuestro	Pop Album of the Year	Nominated
1999	American Music Awards	Favorite Latin Artist	Nominated
	Billboard Latin Music Awards	Pop Album of the Year, Male[7]	Won
	Grammy Awards	Best Latin Pop Performance	Won
	Ritmo Latino Music Awards	Album of the Year[8]	Won
		Male Pop Artist or Group	Won

Track listing

North American and Latin American edition

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 K. C. 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.	"Asi 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

American bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998–1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 37 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 22 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[13] 3 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 11 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 41 European Albums (Top 100)[16] 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 7 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 23 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 15 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[20] 3 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi/FIMI)[21] 4 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 19 Malaysian Albums (RIM)[23] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[24] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[25] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 4 US Billboard 200[29] 40 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[30] 1 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[31] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[32] 26 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[33] 91 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[34] 78 Norwegian Summer Period Albums (VG-lista)[35] 5 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 14 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[37] 2 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[37] 2 Chart (1999) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[38] 34 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[39] 1 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[39] 1 Chart (2000) Position Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[40] 69 All-time charts Chart (1992–2017) Position US Latin Albums (SoundScan)[4] 10

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[41]	3× Platinum	180,000^^
Australia (ARIA)[42]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[43]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[44]	Gold	31,595[44]
France (SNEP)[45]	Gold	138,900[46]
Japan (RIAJ)[47]	Gold	204,000[5]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[48]	3× Platinum	750,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[49]	Gold	25,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)[50]	Gold	50,000^*
Portugal (AFP)[51]	Platinum	40,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[52]	6× Platinum	600,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[53]	Platinum	80,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[54]	Platinum	50,000^^
Turkey[55]	6× Platinum	180,000
United States (RIAA)[56]	Platinum	888,000[4]
Uruguay (CUD)[57]	Platinum	6,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[58]	Platinum	2,100,000[5]
Asia	—	1,000,000[5]
Worldwide	—	6,000,000[3]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	April 22, 1998	Epic Records	CD	ESCA-6983

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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