Enrique (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Enrique
Type = Album
Artist = Enrique Iglesias


Released = November 23, 1999
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Pop
Latin pop
Length = 53:40
Label = Interscope
Producer = Enrique Iglesias, Andres Restrepo
Reviews = *AMG Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1sqpg4j9tv3z link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (B+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64398,00.html link]
Last album = Bailamos Greatest Hits
(1998)
This album = "Enrique"
(1999)
Next album = "The Best Hits"
(1999)

"Enrique" is the debut English album by Enrique Iglesias recorded in English and released in 1999.

Making of "Enrique"

After the success of his first English crossover single "Bailamos", Enrique signed a multi-album deal with Interscope and spent the next two months recording the first English album. Knowing that Enrique was a Bruce Springsteen fan, Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine recommended that Enrique 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, entitled "Could I Have This Kiss Forever", which Iglesias and Houston recorded separately. Enrique recorded the song in Los Angeles and Whitney 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.

Chart success

The album debuted at #32 on Billboard 200 album chart and would go on to be certified Platinum in the United States. The album was a success in Canada too, where it became 4 times Platinum and in Spain 3 times Platinum. It achieved Platinum status in Germany, Italy, Norway and Poland and Gold in Denmark, Switzerland and 26 other countries. The album has sold 6.5 million copies worldwide, becoming one of his most successful albums to date.

Track listing

#"Rhythm Divine" (Paul Barry & Mark Taylor) — 3:29
#"Be With You" (E. Iglesias, P. Barry, M. Taylor) — 3:40
#"I Have Always Loved You" (Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg, Marie Claire D'ubaldo) — 4:24
#"Sad Eyes" (Bruce Springsteen) — 4:08
#"I'm Your Man" (Enrique Iglesias, Patrick Leonard) — 4:43
#"Óyeme" (Enrique Iglesias, Billy Steinberg, Estefano, Rick Nowels) — 4:22
#"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (Diane Warren) — (duet with Whitney Houston) 4:21
#"You're My #1" (Enrique Iglesias, Lester Mendez) — 4:29
#"Alabao" (Enrique Iglesias, Chein Garcia, Rhett Lawrence) — 4:00
#"Bailamos" (Paul Barry & Mark Taylor) — 3:34
#"Ritmo Total" (Paul Barry & Mark Taylor) — 3:29
#"Más Es Amar" (Sad Eyes) (Bruce Springsteen) — 4:14
#"No Puedo Más Sin Ti" (I'm Your Man) (Enrique Iglesias, Patrick Leonard) — 4:47;Brazilian Bonus Track:
#You're My #1" (featuring Sandy & Junior);Russian Bonus Track:
#"You're My Number One" (featuring Alsou);UK and Ireland Bonus Track:
#"Rhythm Divine" (Fernando Garibay Remix)