La Historia (Ricky Martin album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = La Historia
| type = greatest
| artist = Ricky Martin
| cover = Ricky Martin - La Historia album.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2001|02|27}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = *Dance-pop
| length = 72:35
| language = {{Flat list|
- Spanish}}
| label = Columbia
| producer =
| chronology = Ricky Martin albums
| prev_title = Sound Loaded
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = The Best of Ricky Martin
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Ricky Martin
| type = video
| prev_title = One Night Only
| prev_year = 1999
| title = La Historia
| year = 2001
| next_title = Europa: European Tour
| next_year = 2001
}}
{{Singles
| name = La Historia
| type = greatest
| single1 = Fuego Contra Fuego
| single1date = March 5, 2001
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r521714|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
|rev2= The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
}}
La Historia ({{langx|en|The History}}) is the first compilation album of the Puerto Rican singer and composer Ricky Martin. It was released on February 27, 2001, by Sony Discos and Columbia Records. The recordings are in Spanish. The album contains reworkings of two of Martin's early songs: "Fuego Contra Fuego" and "El Amor de Mi Vida".{{cite web |title=Lo mejor de Ricky Martin a la venta el martes |url=https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/variedades/lo-mejor-de-ricky-martin-la-venta-el-martes-8524 |website=Panamá América |access-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318122437/https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/variedades/lo-mejor-de-ricky-martin-la-venta-el-martes-8524 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |language=es |date=February 25, 2001 |url-status=live}}
The compilation was released in two different formats. The CD edition contains sixteen of his best songs, in the American and Japanese version, the song "Sólo Quiero Amarte" is included (the Spanish version of "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"). The DVD edition contains thirteen music videos of Martin.
Commercial performance
La Historia wasn't promoted by any single, did not include any new recordings, and contains only Spanish-language songs.
In the United States, La Historia peaked at number one for five weeks on the Billboard's Top Latin Albums and number eighty-three on the Billboard 200. It was certified 4× Platinum Latin award for shipping 400,000 units in the US, and has sold 220,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan (as of January 2011).{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/473334/ask-billboard-what-the-forget-is-going-on |title=Ask Billboard - Viva la 'Vida' singer|date=January 28, 2011|accessdate=January 28, 2011|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}
The album also topped the chart in Argentina and Sweden, and was certified Platinum in both countries. Other achievements include peaks at number thirteen in Spain, number sixteen in Italy, number twenty-three in Switzerland, and number thirty-seven in Japan. La Historia was also certified Gold in Spain.
Accolades
La Historia was nominated as the Latin Greatest Hits Album of the Year at the 2002 Latin Billboard Music Awards but lost to Vicente Fernández's Historia de un Ídolo, Vol. 1.
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = CD
| total_length =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = María
| note1 = Spanglish Radio Edit
| writer1 = {{flat list|
- Ian Blake
- Luis Gómez Escolar
- K. C. Porter
}}
| extra1 = {{flat list|
- Porter
- Blake
- Pablo Flores
- Javier Garza
}}
| length1 = 4:31
| title2 = Vuelve
| note2 =
| writer2 = Franco De Vita
| extra2 = {{flat list|
- Porter
- Robi Draco Rosa
}}
| length2 = 5:09
| title3 = Bella
| note3 = She's All I Ever Had
| writer3 = {{flat list|
- Rosa
- George Noriega
- Jon Secada
- Escolar
}}
| extra3 = {{flat list|
- Secada
- Noriega
- Rosa
- Emilio Estefan Jr.
- Walter Afanasieff
}}
| length3 = 4:57
| title4 = La Bomba
| writer4 = {{flat list|
- Rosa
- Porter
- Escolar
}}
| extra4 = {{flat list|
- Porter
- Rosa
}}
| length4 = 4:37
| title5 = A Medio Vivir
| note5 =
| writer5 = Vita
| extra5 = {{flat list|
- Porter
- Blake
}}
| length5 = 4:43
| title6 = Perdido Sin Ti
| writer6 = {{flat list|
- Rosa
- Porter
- Escolar
}}
| extra6 = {{flat list|
- Porter
- Rosa
}}
| length6 = 4:10
| title7 = Livin' la Vida Loca
| note7 = Spanish Version
| writer7 = {{flat list|
- Rosa
- Desmond Child
- Escolar
}}
| extra7 = {{flat list|
- Child
- Rosa
}}
| length7 = 4:05
| title8 = Volverás
| writer8 = {{flat list|
- Blake
- Porter
- Escolar
- Ricky Martin
}}
| extra8 = {{flat list|
- Porter
- Blake
}}
| length8 = 4:49
| title9 = La Copa de la Vida
| note9 = Spanish Version
| writer9 = {{flat list|
- Rosa
- Child
- Escolar
}}
| extra9 = {{flat list|
- Child
- Rosa
}}
| length9 = 4:30
| title10 = Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día
| writer10 = {{flat list|
- Blake
- Porter
- Escolar
}}
| extra10 = {{flat list|
- Porter
- Blake
}}
| length10 = 5:36
| title11 = She Bangs
| note11 = Spanish Version
| writer11 = {{Flat list|
- Rosa
- Afanasieff
- Child
- Glenn Monroig
- Julia Sierra
- Daniel López
}}
| extra11 = {{Flat list|
- Rosa
- Afanasieff
- Child
}}
| length11 = 4:37
| title12 = Bombón de Azúcar
| writer12 = {{flat list|
- Mark Kilpatrick
- Gustavo Laureano
- Carlos Figueroa
- John Lengel
- Carlos Rolón
}}
| extra12 = {{flat list|
- Porter
- Blake
}}
| length12 = 4:59
| title13 = Fuego Contra Fuego
| note13 = New Version
| writer13 = {{flat list|
- Mariano Pérez
- Carlos Gómez
}}
| extra13 = {{flat list|
- Tommy Torres
- López
}}
| length13 = 4:27
| title14 = Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo
| note14 =
| writer14 = Carlos Lara
| extra14 = {{flat list|
- Porter
- Blake
}}
| length14 = 4:39
| title15 = Por Arriba, Por Abajo
| note15 =
| writer15 = {{flat list|
- Rosa
- Escolar
- César Lemos
- Karla Aponte
}}
| extra15 = {{flat list|
- Porter
- Rosa
}}
| length15 = 3:08
| title16 = El Amor de Mi Vida
| note16 = New Version
| writer16 = Eddie Sierra
| extra16 = {{flat list|
- Torres
- López
}}
| length16 = 3:58
}}
{{track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = US/Japanese bonus track
| title17 = Sólo Quiero Amarte
| note17 = Nobody Wants to Be Lonely) (Radio Edit
| writer17 = {{flat list|
- Child
- Victoria Shaw
- Gary Burr
- Martin
- López
}}
| extra17 = Child
| length17 = 3:59
}}
{{track listing
| headline = DVD
| title1 = María
| note1 = Spanglish Radio Edit
| length1 =
| title2 = Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo
| note2 =
| length2 =
| title3 = Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día
| note3 =
| length3 =
| title4 = Volverás
| note4 =
| length4 =
| title5 = Vuelve
| note5 =
| length5 =
| title6 = La Copa de la Vida
| note6 =
| length6 =
| title7 = La Bomba
| note7 =
| length7 =
| title8 = Por Arriba, Por Abajo
| note8 =
| length8 =
| title9 = Perdido Sin Tí
| note9 =
| length9 =
| title10 = Livin' la Vida Loca
| note10 = Spanish Version
| length10 =
| title11 = Bella
| note11 =
| length11 =
| title12 = She Bangs
| note12 = Spanish Version
| length12 =
| title13 = Sólo Quiero Amarte
| note13 =
| length13 =
}}
Charts
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Certifications and sales
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Album
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|title=La Historia|artist=Ricky Martin|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2001|certref={{cite web|title=Discos de Oro y Platino |url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |publisher=CAPIF |accessdate=November 17, 2013 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |language=Spanish |archivedate= July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=La Historia|artist=Ricky Martin|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2001|relyear=2001|accessdate=September 28, 2011|certref=}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=La Historia|artist=Ricky Martin|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|relyear=2001|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=La Historia|artist=Ricky Martin|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|Spanish=yes|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|accessdate=November 17, 2013}}
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DVD
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{{certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|award=Platinum|type=video|certref={{failed verification|date=June 2021}}|relyear=2011}}
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Release history
References
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Category:Ricky Martin compilation albums
Category:Ricky Martin video albums
Category:2000s Spanish-language albums
Category:2001 greatest hits albums
Category:Music video compilation albums