Greatest Hits (Ricky Martin album)

17 Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released exclusively in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2011.[3][4]

(17) Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Ricky Martin
ReleasedJuly 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)
Recorded1995–2011
GenreLatin pop, dance-pop
Length71:11
LabelColumbia
ProducerWalter Afanasieff, Ian Blake, David Cabrera, Desmond Child, Emilio Estefan, Pablo Flores, Javier Garza, Danny López, Wally López, George Noriega, George Pajon Jr., K. C. Porter, Draco Rosa, Jon Secada, Scott Storch, Tommy Torres, will.i.am
Ricky Martin chronology
Música + Alma + Sexo
(2011)		 (17) Greatest Hits
(2011)		 Playlist: The Very Best of Ricky Martin
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Daily Express[2]

Greatest Hits was released one day before Ricky Martin's concert in London which was a part of his Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour. This compilation includes all of Martin's UK singles: "Livin' la Vida Loca" (number one for three weeks; platinum certification), "She Bangs" (number three; silver certification), "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (number four), "María" (number six), "Private Emotion" (number nine), "I Don't Care" (number eleven), "Shake Your Bon-Bon" (number twelve), "Loaded" (number nineteen) and "The Cup of Life" (number twenty-nine).

The album also includes "The Best Thing About Me Is You" which features English singer Joss Stone and "Más" (Wally Bilingual Remix). "The Best Thing About Me Is You" and album version of "Más" were originally included on Música + Alma + Sexo (2011). The album debuted at number twenty-four on the UK Albums Chart selling 5,083 copies.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Livin' la Vida Loca"Luis Gómez Escolar, Desmond Child, Draco RosaChild, Rosa4:03
2."María" (Pablo Flores Spanglish Radio Edit)Escolar, K. C. Porter, Ian BlakeBlake, Porter, Javier Garza, Pablo Flores4:29
3."She Bangs"Child, Walter Afanasieff, Rosa, Glenn Monroig, Julia Sierra, Danny LópezRosa, Afanasieff4:40
4."Shake Your Bon-Bon"Child, Rosa, George NoriegaNoriega, Rosa3:09
5."Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera)Child, Victoria Shaw, Gary BurrAfanasieff4:09
6."The Cup of Life"Escolar, Child, RosaChild, Rosa4:31
7."La Bomba"Escolar, Porter, RosaPorter, Rosa4:34
8."I Don't Care" (featuring Fat Joe and Amerie)Joe Cartagena, Scott Storch, Sean GarrettStorch3:51
9."Private Emotion" (with Meja)Rob Hyman, Eric BazilianChild, Rosa4:00
10."She's All I Ever Had"Jon Secada, Rosa, NoriegaNoriega, Secada, Rosa, Afanasieff4:55
11."Come to Me"Rosa, David Resnik, James GoodwinEmilio Estefan, Noriega4:31
12."The Best Thing About Me Is You" (featuring Joss Stone)Child, Ricky Martin, Bazilian, Andreas CarlssonChild3:35
13."Spanish Eyes/Lola, Lola" (Medley) (Music from One Night Only video)Escolar, Child, Porter, Rosa, BlakeChild, Porter, Rosa5:46
14."Loaded" (George Noriega Radio Edit 2)Secada, Rosa, NoriegaEstefan, Noriega, Rosa3:48
15."It's Alright"Danny López, George Pajon Jr., Javier García, Soraya Lamillawill.i.am, López, Pajon, Martin3:31
16."Pégate" (MTV Unplugged Version) (Radio Edit)Roy Tavaré, Martin, Tommy TorresTorres, David Cabrera3:10
17."Más" (Wally Bilingual Remix)Child, Martin, Claudia Brant, Tainy, Ferras AlqaisiChild, Wally López4:29

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 24

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom July 11, 2011 Columbia CD 88697940302

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Gage, Simon (July 8, 2011). "Album review - Ricky Martin: The Greatest Hits (Sony)". Daily Express. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. Ricky Martin Announces Greatest Hits Album And One-Off UK Concert Archived June 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  4. Ricky Martin to release Greatest Hits. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  5. "Adele back on top of albums chart, while Horrors add to XL joy". musicweek.com. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  7. "Ricky Martin | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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