''Mended'' is the sixth overall solo studio album and second
English studio album by
American Latin pop
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singer-songwriter
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-tim ...
, released on May 21, 2002 by
and
Sony Discos. It was re-released with two bonus tracks in 2003 as ''Mended: Bonus Tracks''.
After going through several release date changes, Marc Anthony released his second
English studio album, ''Mended'' in mid-2002, shortly after issuing ''
Libre''. ''Mended'' delivers more of Anthony's passionate, urgent songs of love and betrayal, destined for mass consumption. The album features the hit singles "I've Got You", the
Spanish version "Te Tengo Aqui", "Love Won't Get Any Better," as well as the well-known single "Tragedy."
Bruce Springsteen
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composed a song, "I'll Stand By You Always", for Marc Anthony but the song was omitted from the album for unknown reasons.
The album was certified Platinum by the
CRIA in October 2002 for sales of 100,000 units. The album debut at number 3 on Billboard 200 and sold over 111,000 copies in the first week in the United States. It sold over 1.3 millions of copies worldwide.
Track listing
# "Love Won't Get Any Better"
(Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-tim ...
, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:38
# "She Mends Me"
(Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:15
# "
I've Got You"
(Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:56
# "
I Need You"
(Cory Rooney) – 4:11
# "Tragedy"
( Rob Thomas, Cory Rooney) – 4:04
# "I Reach for You"
(Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:28
# "I Swear"
(Marc Anthony, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney, Steve Morales, David Siegel) – 3:46
# "Don't Tell Me It's Love"
(Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi) – 3:34
# "Do You Believe in Loneliness"
(Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 4:04
# "Give Me a Reason"
(Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:15
# "I Wanna Be Free"
(Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi) – 3:58
# "Everything You Do"
(Marc Anthony, Andrew Fromm, Keith Follese) – 3:23
# "Te Tengo Aquí" ("I've Got You")
(Alejandro Lerner, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney, Gizelle D'Cole) – 3:59
Bonus tracks
#
"Me Haces Falta" ("I Need You") – 3:52
# "Tragedia" ("Tragedy") – 3:45
Personnel
* Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-tim ...
– vocals
* Michael Thompson – acoustic & electric guitars
* Renne Toledo – acoustic & nylon string guitars
* Eric Kupper – guitar, keyboards, programming
* Chieli Minucci – guitar
* Andy Abad – guitar
* David Dominguez – guitar
* Juan A Gonzalez – piano, keyboards
* Cory Rooney – keyboards, programming, background vocals
* Dan Shea – keyboards, programming
* Marc Russell – bass
* Erben Perez – bass
* Bobby Allende – percussion
* Richie Jones – programming
* Wendy Pederson – background vocals
* Raul Midon – background vocals
* Shelen Thomas – background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2002 albums
Marc Anthony albums
Columbia Records albums
Sony Discos albums
Albums produced by Cory Rooney