Almas del Silencio

Almas del Silencio
Studio album by Ricky Martin
Released May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)
Recorded 2002-03
Language
Label Columbia
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 25, 2003
  2. "Jaleo"
    Released: May 2, 2003
  3. "Asignatura Pendiente"
    Released: August 12, 2003
  4. "Juramento"
    Released: September 15, 2003
  5. "Y Todo Queda en Nada"
    Released: December 2, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Almas del Silencio (English: Souls from the Silence) is the seventh album and the first Spanish language album by Ricky Martin since 1998's Vuelve. It was released on May 20, 2003. Martin collaborated with many new producers around the world for Almas del Silencio. The album also features David Campbell, who arranged, orchestrated and conducted the strings.

Chart performance

The album has sold over four million copies, worldwide.[2]

Almas del Silencio debuted at number one on the US Top Latin Albums and stayed there for six weeks. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at number twelve and was certified 4× Platinum Latin award by the RIAA. In the first week, Almas del Silencio has sold more than 65,000 copies in the US,[3] and 261,000 in total.[4]

The album reached top ten in Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Norway and Finland.

Outside the United States, it was certified Platinum in Spain and Argentina, and Gold in Mexico and Switzerland.

Almas del Silencio includes three Hot Latin Songs number ones: "Tal Vez" (eleven weeks at the top), "Jaleo" and "Y Todo Queda en Nada". "Asignatura Pendiente" peaked at number five.

"Jaleo" was released as the first international single, reaching number one in Spain. The follow-up international single, "Juramento" peaked at number eleven in Spain.

Awards

Almas del Silencio was nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2004 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. It won Latin Pop Album of the Year, Male at the 2004 Latin Billboard Music Awards and the American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Jaleo"  
Tommy Torres 3:43
2. "Tal Vez"  Franco De VitaTorres 4:41
3. "Jamás"  
Estefan, Jr. 3:09
4. "Si Tú Te Vas"  JuanesLuis Fernando Ochoa 4:23
5. "Nadie Más Que Tú"  
  • Torres
  • López
 4:21
6. "Besos de Fuego"  
  • Yasmil Marrufo
  • Juan Vicente Zambrano
  • Zambrano
  • López
 4:25
7. "Asignatura Pendiente"  Ricardo ArjonaTorres 3:58
8. "Juramento"  
Noriega 3:34
9. "Y Todo Queda en Nada"  
Estéfano 4:40
10. "Si Ya No Estás Aquí"  
  • Estefan Jr.
  • Mardini
  • R. Gaitán
  • A. Gaitán
  • Tovar
Estefan, Jr. 3:05
11. "Raza de Mil Colores"  
  • López
  • Marrufo
  • Zambrano
Zambrano 3:34
12. "Las Almas del Silencio"  Alejandro SanzTorres 3:31
13. "Jaleo" (Spanglish)
Torres 3:42
14. "Exclusive Interview Footage"      

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)[5] 3
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 21
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 29
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 28
European Albums (Top 100)[11] 16
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 17
Greek Foreign Albums (IFPI)[15] 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 27
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 59
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[19] 14
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 6
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[21] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 2
US Billboard 200[24] 12
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[25] 1
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[26] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[27] 66
Norwegian End of School Period Albums (VG-lista)[28] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 40
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[30] 2
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[30] 2

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000s) Position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[31] 50

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[32] Platinum 40,000x
Mexico (AMPROFON)[33] Gold 75,000^
South Korea 14,197[34]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[35] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[36] Gold 20,000x
United States (RIAA)[37] 4× Platinum (Latin) 400,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 4,000,000[2]

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 Maestrutti, Silvia (October 29, 2006). "Ricky Martin: 'Viví una época demencial'". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ Staind Marked For #1 On Billboard Albums Chart. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ask Billboard - Viva la 'Vida' singer". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  5. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ricky Martin: Almas del Silencio" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ricky Martin - Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Top 50 Ξένων Άλμπουμ". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on August 6, 2003. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2003. 26. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ricky Martin – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Ricky Martin. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Ricky Martin – Chart history" Billboard Top Latin Albums for Ricky Martin. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Ricky Martin – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Albums for Ricky Martin. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Gli album più venduti del 2003". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Topp 40 Album Skoleslutt 2003" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Swiss Year-end Charts 2003". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  30. 1 2 "The Year in Music: 2003" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Best of the 2000s: Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  32. ↑ "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). CAPIF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  33. ↑ "Certificaciones – Ricky Martin" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  34. ↑ http://fanofmusic.free.fr/Site-Charts-KoreaDatabaseUK.htm
  35. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  36. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Ricky Martin; 'Almas del Silencio')". Hung Medien.
  37. ↑ "American album certifications – Ricky Martin – Almas del Silencio". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
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