Enrique (album) explained

Enrique
Type:Album
Artist:Enrique Iglesias
Cover:Enrique.JPG
Released:23 November 1999
Recorded:May–October 1999
Genre:
Length:51:40
Label:Interscope
Producer:
Prev Title:Cosas del Amor
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Escape
Next Year:2001

Enrique is the debut English album and fourth studio album by Enrique Iglesias recorded in English and released on 23 November 1999. The album launched two number one US Billboard Hot 100 hits, "Bailamos" and "Be with You".

Background

After the success of his first English crossover single "Bailamos", Iglesias signed a multi-album deal with Interscope and spent the next two months recording the first English album. Knowing that Iglesias was a Bruce Springsteen fan, Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine recommended that Iglesias covered the Springsteen track "Sad Eyes" which had recently been released on Springsteen's collection of rare recordings Tracks. The album also contains a duet with Whitney Houston, titled "Could I Have This Kiss Forever", which Iglesias and Houston recorded separately. Iglesias recorded the song in Los Angeles and Houston in Hamburg, Germany with both of them singing with each other over the phone. They did eventually meet when they re-recorded the track for the single release. The album also included the crossover song "Bailamos" which had previously been on a special edition of Enrique's Cosas del Amor album and the Wild Wild West soundtrack. The album cover was photographed by Pepe Botella.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 33 on Billboard 200 albums chart and would go on to be certified Platinum in the United States for shipping 1 million units. It was certified for two platinum awards by IFPI Europe, for selling 2 million units all over Europe. The album was a success in Canada too, where it became 5 times Platinum. It achieved Platinum status in Australia and New Zealand and Gold in Mexico and other countries.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[1] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI)[2] 18
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 40
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[4] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)!scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 51
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 89
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 13
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 44
European Albums (Music & Media)[13] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 20
Norwegian Christmas Period Albums (VG-lista)[15] 4
Norwegian Winter Period Albums (VG-lista)[16] 19
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[17] 23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 79
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 9
US Billboard 200[20] 43

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top National Sellers: Denmark. Music & Media. 20. 11 November 2000.
  2. Hits of the World - Italy. 25 December 1999. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 52. 0006-2510. Google Books.
  3. Web site: エンリケ. ja. Oricon. April 15, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240415035425/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/50268/products/163099/1/. April 15, 2024.
  4. Web site: Music & Media, vol. 17, issue 9. February 26, 2000. April 21, 2021.
  5. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st. September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  6. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2000. Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 September 2020.
  7. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2000. austriancharts.at. 26 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2000. Ultratop. nl. 9 November 2015.
  9. Web site: Rapports annueles 2000. Ultratop. fr. 9 November 2015.
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040812032100/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html. August 12, 2004. Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000. Jam!. March 24, 2022.
  11. Web site: Chart of the Year 2000. Mogens Nielsen. 6 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725015224/http://top20.dk/chart/2000. 25 July 2015.
  12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2000. dutchcharts.nl. 26 September 2020.
  13. Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000 . Music & Media . 17 . 52 . 23 December 2000 . 9 . 29800226 . American Radio History. 19 January 2019.
  14. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de . GfK Entertainment. 8 September 2016.
  15. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151208175953/http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2/dato/1999/periode/julen. Topp 40 Album Julen 1999. 8 December 2015. no. 26 January 2021.
  16. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084810/http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2/dato/2000/periode/vinter. Topp 40 Album Vinter 2000. 4 March 2016. no. VG-Lista. 26 January 2021.
  17. AFYVE EN 2000. 44. Anuariossgae. 27 December 2001. 17 June 2017.
  18. Web site: Year list Album (incl. Collections), 2000. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 20 December 2020.
  19. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000. hitparade.ch. 26 September 2020.
  20. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-end 2000. Billboard. 22 May 2019.