''7'' is the third English studio album and seventh studio album overall (hence the title) released by

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. The album was released on 25 November 2003. Coming off from the massive success of his 2001 release ''

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'' that established him as one of the most important and biggest selling Latin figures of the music industry worldwide alongside

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and

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. None of its singles cracked the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, though the second and last single " Not in Love" was a moderated hit in Europe. The album received mixed reviews, with critics comparing it negatively with his 2001 album saying it did not live up to the expectations that ''Escape'' had created. After this album, Enrique took a three-year break from music business.

Background

Enrique Iglesias wrote or co-wrote and co-produced every track on the album.

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was the executive producer of the album alongside Iglesias. Iglesias told the ''

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'' that he took special care with the songwriting on the album. "I concentrated a lot on the lyrical content of this album and just tried to be as honest as possible. I wanted to write songs that I won't feel silly singing 10 years from now." ''7'' reached number 31 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and has sold 49,000 copies according to

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. While the first single "Addicted" reached number 38 on the

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chart, the Spanish version "Adicto" reached the Latin Top Ten. The second single "Not in Love" has reached the top of dance track charts in the US. The album made the UK and Australian top 100 albums in November 2003. "Addicted" made the top 40 charts in a number of countries including Germany, Australia, Portugal and Argentina.

Singles

" Addicted" was released as the album's lead single on 14 October 2003. Iglesias claimed he wrote the song while on tour in

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, on a dismal day, when he was inspired by the

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. It was a modest hit on the

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, where it charted within the top twenty, though it failed to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The Spanish version, titled "Adicto", peaked inside the top ten on the

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Chart. " Not in Love" was released as the album's second and last single on 7 February 2004. The song was written by Iglesias, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor and Fernando Garibay. The album version features Iglesias's vocals only, however, the radio and single mix features an extra verse and chorus performed by

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. It peaked at number five on the

, however, again failed to make the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Track listing

;Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies a remixer *On physical releases, "California Callin'" duration is mistakenly printed as 4:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Australian tour

References

External links

Enrique Iglesias Official Artist Club

''7'' Allmusic album page

Enrique Iglesias Top 40 charts artist page
{{Authority control Enrique Iglesias albums 2003 albums Albums produced by Jimmy Iovine Albums produced by Fernando Garibay Albums produced by Mark Taylor (music producer)