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Final (Vol. 1) (2021)

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Final (Vol. 1) was the first studio album by Enrique Iglesias to miss the Billboard 200, selling 4,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.

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Eleventh studio album by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias
Volume 1 released 17 September 2021 by RCA Records through Sony Music Latin
First album in seven years, following Sex and Love
Released as the first of two volumes
On a 3 September 2021 Instagram live chat with Ricky Martin and Sebastián Yatra, Iglesias suggested Final would be the last album of his career

Singles released from 2016 were intended for the album: "Duele El Corazon", "Subeme La Radio", "El Baño", "Move to Miami"
The album was originally scheduled for 2017 but was pushed back because of Iglesias' touring commitments
The COVID-19 pandemic gave Iglesias time to enter the studio and start work on both volumes
Collaborators on earlier singles include Wisin, Descemer Bueno, Zion & Lennox, Bad Bunny and Pitbull
Includes the 2015 duet with Nicky Jam, "El Perdon"
Three new Spanish tracks, including "Me Pasé" with Puerto Rican rapper Farruko and "Te Fuiste" with Myke Towers
Three new English-language tracks
Iglesias said the project would be released as a two-part set, with these as his last albums
Final Vol. 1 had no physical release on debut, though CD copies followed shortly after

Debut Spanish album Enrique Iglesias (1995) sold half a million copies in its first week and won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Performance.
Followed by Vivir (1997) and Cosas del Amor (1998), making him the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade.
1999 hit "Bailamos" (Wild Wild West soundtrack) peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and opened his English-language crossover.
Escape (2001) was certified Diamond for over 10 million copies; its single "Hero" was a UK number-one.
Signed to Universal, then Republic Records in 2010, then Sony Music in 2015.
Sex and Love (2014) and the hit "Bailando" were major successes; Final (Vol. 1) and Final (Vol. 2) followed in 2021 and 2024.
Holds the record for the most number-one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart; estimated sales exceed 100 million albums.

The Independent critic Roisin O'Connor gave the album two out of five stars
She wrote that Iglesias sounded worn out and that the album was surprisingly unsexy
She said it placed him more as court jester than the Latin king he once was
She called "Chasing the Sun" a bland auto-tune fest
She felt things picked up a little on "Me Pasé" and "Súbeme la Radio"
She called "El Baño" ludicrous, criticising its lyrics

The album was first planned for 2017, but the release was postponed because of Iglesias' touring schedule.
The COVID-19 pandemic gave Iglesias the chance to focus on studio work for both volumes.
Iglesias made the end-of-career remark during an Instagram live chat with Ricky Martin and Sebastián Yatra on 3 September 2021.
Final Vol. 1 was Iglesias' first studio album without a physical release on its debut, with CD copies following shortly after.