Life (Ricky Martin album)

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Life
Life cover.png
Studio album by
Ricky Martin
ReleasedOctober 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)
Genre
Length46:44
Language
LabelColumbia
Producer
Ricky Martin chronology
Almas del Silencio
(2003) 		Life
(2005) 		MTV Unplugged
(2006)
Singles from Life
  1. "I Don't Care"
    Released: September 13, 2005
  2. "Drop It on Me"
    Released: November 22, 2005
  3. "It's Alright"
    Released: March 7, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars[2]
Slant Magazine2.5/5 stars[3]

Life is the eighth studio album and the third English album recorded by Puerto Rican performer Ricky Martin. It was released by Columbia Records on October 10, 2005 in Europe, October 11, 2005 in the US and October 19, 2005 in Japan.

Background and development[]

Martin co-wrote most of the songs on Life. He said that this album is one of his most personal releases to date, explaining, "I was really in touch with my emotions. I think this album is very multi-layered, just like life is. It's about feeling anger. It's about feeling joy. It's about feeling uncertainty. It's about feeling. And all my emotions are part of this production". The album was recorded in the United States and Egypt.

Commercial performance[]

The album has sold 694,000 copies worldwide.[4]

Life debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with nearly 73,000 copies sold.[5] In total, the album has sold 274,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[6]

Life also reached the top ten in Argentina and Spain. In the United Kingdom it peaked at number forty. The album was later certified Gold in Argentina and Mexico.

The first single, "I Don't Care" peaked at number sixty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached number three on the Hot Dance Club Songs. The Spanish-language version, called "Qué Más Da" peaked at number seven on the Hot Latin Songs. "I Don't Care" reached also top ten in Italy and Finland. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number eleven.

The second international single, "It's Alright" became a hit in France, after it was re-recorded as duet with M. Pokora. It peaked at number four and was certified Silver.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Til I Get to You"
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • Randy Cantor[a]
4:56
2."I Won't Desert You"
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • Cantor
3:50
3."I Don't Care" (featuring Fat Joe and Amerie)
3:48
4."Stop Time Tonight"Diane Warren
4:00
5."Life"
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
4:07
6."I Am" (featuring Voltio)
Garrett3:31
7."It's Alright"
3:31
8."Drop It on Me" (featuring Daddy Yankee)
3:54
9."This Is Good"
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • Lauren Christy
  • Graham Edwards
  • Scott Spock
  • Storch
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • The Matrix
  • Storch
3:35
10."Save the Dance"
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • Mann[b]
4:05
11."Qué Más Da" (I Don't Care) (Luny Tunes Reggaeton Mix) (featuring Fat Joe and Debi Nova)
3:29
12."Déjate Llevar" (It's Alright – Spanish)
  • López
  • Lamilla
  • García
  • Pajon, Jr.
  • López
  • Pajon, Jr.
  • will.i.am
  • Noriega[b]
3:34
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Sleep Tight"
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • Christy
  • Edwards
  • Spock
  • Martin
  • Noriega
  • López
  • The Matrix
3:52
French re-release bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."It's Alright" (featuring M. Pokora)
  • López
  • Lamilla
  • García
  • Pajon, Jr.
  • Martin
  • López
  • Pajon, Jr.
  • will.i.am
  • Noriega[b]
  • 6Mondini[d]
3:22
Notes
  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies a vocal producer
  • ^c signifies a background vocal producer
  • ^d signifies a remix producer

Charts[]

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)[7] 6
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 44
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 47
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 26
European Albums (Top 100)[12] 31
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 34
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 61
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 57
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 14
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] 121
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[18] 5
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 61
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 40
US Billboard 200[24] 6

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[25] Gold 20,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[26] Gold 50,000^
South Korea (RIAK) — 3,474[27]
United States (RIAA)[28] 274,000[6]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe October 10, 2005 Columbia CD 5205492
North America October 11, 2005
Australia October 16, 2005 82876733822
Japan October 19, 2005[29] Sony Music Japan SICP-918

References[]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review[dead link]
  3. ^ Slant Magazine review Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Adams, Steve (November 4, 2006). "Martin's World View". Billboard. VNU Business Media. 118 (44): 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. ^ Alicia Keys Scores Third Billboard #1 With Unplugged. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ask Billboard - Viva la 'Vida' singer". Billboard. January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ricky Martin – Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  12. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  13. ^ "Ricky Martin: Life" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  14. ^ "Lescharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ricky Martin – Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  16. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  17. ^ リッキー・マーティンのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  18. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  20. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  21. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  22. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Ricky Martin – Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  23. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  24. ^ "Ricky Martin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  25. ^ "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). CAPIF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  26. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved September 28, 2011. Type Ricky Martin in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Life in the box under TÍTULO
  27. ^ ":: Best Selling Foreign Album in Korea (1999-Now)". October 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  28. ^ "American album certifications – Ricky Martin – Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  29. ^ https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICP-918
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