Mended

Mended
Studio album by Marc Anthony
Released May 21, 2002[1]
March 2003 (Bonus track edition)
Recorded 2001-2002
Genre Pop, Latin, R&B
Language English (main), and Spanish
Label Columbia, Sony Discos
085300
Producer Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Cory Rooney and Ric Wake
Marc Anthony chronology
Libre
(2001)		 Mended
(2002)		 Amar Sin Mentiras
(2004)
Singles from Mended
  1. "I Need You"
    Released: April 6, 2002
  2. "I've Got You"
    Released: June 17, 2002
  3. "Tragedy"
  4. "She Mends Me"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Mended is the sixth overall solo studio album and second English studio album by American Latin pop singer-songwriter Marc Anthony, released on May 21, 2002 by Columbia Records and Sony Discos. It was re-released with two bonus tracks in 2003 as Mended: Bonus Tracks.

After going through several release date changes, Marc Anthony released his second English studio album, Mended in mid-2002, shortly after issuing Libre. Mended delivers more of Anthony's passionate, urgent songs of love and betrayal, destined for mass consumption.[4] The album features the hit singles "I've Got You", the Spanish version "Te Tengo Aqui", "Love Won't Get Any Better," as well as the well-known single "Tragedy." Bruce Springsteen composed a song, "I'll Stand By You Always", for Marc Anthony but the song was omitted from the album for unknown reasons.[5]

The album was certified Platinum by the CRIA in October 2002 (100,000 units) and the single "I've Got You" was featured on the 2002 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 10.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Love Won't Get Any Better" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) - 3:38
  2. "She Mends Me" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) - 3:15
  3. "I've Got You" (Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) - 3:56
  4. "I Need You" (Cory Rooney) - 4:15
  5. "Tragedy" (Rob Thomas, Cory Rooney) - 4:04
  6. "I Reach for You" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) - 3:28
  7. "I Swear" (Marc Anthony, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney, Steve Morales, David Siegel) - 3:46
  8. "Don't Tell Me It's Love" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi) - 3:34
  9. "Do You Believe in Loneliness" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) - 4:04
  10. "Give Me a Reason" (Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) - 3:15
  11. "I Wanna Be Free" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi) - 3:58
  12. "Everything You Do" (Marc Anthony, Andrew Fromm, Keith Follese) - 3:23
  13. "Te Tengo Aquí" ("I've Got You") (Alejandro Lerner, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney, Gizelle D'Cole) - 3:59

Bonus tracks

  1. "Me Haces Falta" ("I Need You") - 3:52
  2. "Tragedia" ("Tragedy") - 3:45

Chart performance

Chart (2002/2003) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 20
Canadian Albums Chart [8] 1
Belgium Albums Chart [9] 30
German Albums Chart[10] 26
Netherland Albums Chart[11] 28
New Zealand Albums Chart[12] 44
Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 4
Portugal Top 50 Albums [14] 11
Spanish Albums Charts [15] 13
Swedish Albums Chart[16] 11
U.S. Billboard 200[8] 3
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums [8] 3

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Platinum 100,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[18] Gold 25,000*
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Credits and personnel

  • Marc Anthony - vocals
  • Michael Thompson - acoustic & electric guitars
  • Renne Toledo - acoustic & nylon string guitars
  • Eric Kupper - guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Chieli Minucci - guitar
  • Andy Abad - guitar
  • David Dominguez - guitar
  • Juan A Gonzalez - piano, keyboards
  • Cory Rooney - keyboards, programming, background vocals
  • Dan Shea - keyboards, programming
  • Marc Russell - bass
  • Erben Perez - bass
  • Bobby Allende - percussion
  • Richie Jones - programming
  • Wendy Pederson - background vocals
  • Raul Midon - background vocals
  • Shelen Thomas - background vocals

Preceded by
18 by Moby
 Canadian Albums Chart number-one album
June 08, 2002 		Succeeded by
The Eminem Show by Eminem

References

  1. ↑ MarcAnthonyOnline.com, Accessed 14 January 2009
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  4. ↑ Jose F. Promis, All Music Guide, "Mended" album details, Retrieved 14 January 2009
  5. ↑ Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2011). "Marc Anthony's Amazing Salsa on Sony's 'Libre'". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 113 (46): 86. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  6. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – October 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  7. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Marc Anthony - Mended". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  8. 1 2 3 Mended at AllMusic
  9. ↑ "Marc Anthony - Mended". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  10. ↑ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Marc Anthony". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  11. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Marc Anthony - Mended". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  12. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Marc Anthony - Mended". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  13. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Marc Anthony - Mended". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  14. ↑ aCharts.us, "Marc Anthony - Mended". Accessed 14 January 2009.
  15. ↑ Davidalic (2004-02-27). "LISTAS DE AFYVE: 2003 Albumes (1ª parte)". Afyvecharts.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  16. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Marc Anthony - Mended". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  17. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Marc Anthony – Mended". Music Canada.
  18. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Marc Anthony – Mended" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  19. ↑ "American album certifications – Marc Anthony – Mended". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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