''Ricky Martin'' is the debut solo studio album recorded by Puerto Rican artist
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martin Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography incorporati ...
after previously departing from
Puerto Rican boy band
A boy band is a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their Teenage, teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands ...
Menudo in July 1989, It was released by
Sony Discos
Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC (often referred to as Sony Music Latin) is an American record label owned by Sony Music. The label focuses on artists of Latin music. Sony Latin was also a division of the Sony Discos label.
History
In ...
and
on November 26, 1991.
Commercial performance
''Ricky Martin'' peaked at number five on the
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in the US and sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.
It was certified Gold in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Puerto Rico.
The album includes Martin's first solo hits: "
Fuego Contra Fuego," "
El Amor de Mi Vida" and "
Vuelo".
Track listing
All songs produced by Mariano Pérez Bautista.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
See also
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1991 in Latin music
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List of best-selling albums in Brazil
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References
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1991 debut albums
Ricky Martin albums
1990s Spanish-language albums
Sony Discos albums
Sony Music Mexico albums
Columbia Records albums