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A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015)

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The album debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200, but went straight to number one on the Top Latin Albums chart.

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A Quien Quiera Escuchar: sixth Spanish album and tenth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin
Released February 10, 2015 through Sony Music Latin
Title translates as roughly 'To Whomever that Wants to Listen'
Won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards

Predecessor: Música + Alma + Sexo, Martin's ninth studio album, released by Sony Music Latin in February 2011
Música + Alma + Sexo peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200 and received Latin-field platinum certification from the RIAA
In the following years Martin coached on The Voice in Australia
Released Greatest Hits: Souvenir Edition in 2013 and toured Australia with Ricky Martin Live
2014 singles included Adrenalina with Wisin and Jennifer Lopez, and Vida from One Love, One Rhythm, the 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album
In late December 2014 Martin announced the title and release date in a social media video

1	Adiós	4:00
2	Disparo al corazón	3:50
3	Isla bella	4:55
4	Perdóname	4:00
5	Náufrago	3:26
6	La mordidita	3:31
7	Cuanto me acuerdo de ti	3:31
8	Mátame otra vez	4:03
9	Nada	3:25
10	A quien quiera escuchar	4:10
11	Náufrago (acoustic version)	3:20
12	Mátame otra vez (acoustic version)	4:02
13	Nada (Dharmik version)	3:11

Enrique Martín Morales, born December 24, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Began singing at age six; appeared in television commercials from age nine.
Joined the boy band Menudo in 1984 at age 12, leaving in July 1989.
Began his solo career in 1991 with Sony Music, releasing the album Ricky Martin.

A Medio Vivir (1995) brought the hit "María" and his first international success.
Vuelve (1998) earned his first Grammy Award and the FIFA World Cup anthem "La Copa de la Vida".
The English album Ricky Martin (1999) debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200; "Livin' la Vida Loca" topped the Billboard Hot 100.
Often credited with launching the late-1990s Latin pop boom in the US mainstream.
Has sold over 70 million records worldwide.
Acted in General Hospital and as Ché in the Broadway revival of Evita.

Reviews from music critics were generally positive
Clint Rhodes of The Herald-Standard gave a positive review and praised its composition and lyrics about love
Allan Raible of Yahoo! for GMA wrote that it is Latin pop done well with equal attention to instrumentation and spectacle
Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave four stars out of five
Eliezer Ríos Camacho of El Nuevo Día called it Martin's most commercial production since Vuelve, with added maturity and experience

Marcus Floyd of Renowned for Sound noted a clear evolution from commercial pop toward more mature and sophisticated productions
Floyd criticized the deluxe edition for having few bonus tracks

Debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 and sold 25,000 copies in its first week
Debuted at number one on the US Top Latin Albums chart
Debuted at number one on the US Latin Pop Albums chart
Nominated for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album at the 16th Latin Grammy Awards

Martin wrote the song titles on paper in a later video while unveiling the track list
Lead single Adiós premiered on September 22, 2014 on Uforia's stations in the United States and Puerto Rico and debuted at number 22 on Hot Latin Songs
Second single Disparo al Corazón was released on January 13, 2015 and later reached number one on Latin Airplay
Third single La Mordidita was released on April 21, 2015; in Spain it peaked at number three and was later certified Platinum
Fourth single Perdóname was sent to radio stations on January 15, 2016