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Libre (2001)

Where the lyrics of Libre take you, and where it was really made.

Libre, meaning Free, became Marc Anthony's third Billboard Top Latin Albums number one and held the top spot for 14 weeks.

Key places

Recorded at Lobo Recording Studios (2001)

Recording site Cove City Sound Studios — Discogs credits this studio as the place where the album was recorded. The map pin uses the Long Island city-center coordinate, so it marks the area rather than the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Libre (Free): fifth studio album and fourth Spanish-language album by Marc Anthony (English Wikipedia)
• Spanish Wikipedia calls it the sixth studio album, so the count differs between sources
• Released on Sony Discos and Columbia Records on 20 November 2001 (Spanish Wikipedia)
• Ten tracks; the international edition adds "Tragedia" as a bonus track
• Primary artist credits: Marc Anthony and Isabelle Antena
• Copyright line on the release reads 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (Discogs)

Background

• Marc Anthony's third album to reach number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart
• GianMarco Zignago credited as writer of "Hasta que vuelvas conmigo"
• Personnel list includes Marc Anthony on lead vocals and Alexandra Taveras on backing vocals

Recording

• Recorded at Lobo Recording Studios, Long Island, New York (Discogs)
• Recording engineers credited: Héctor Iván Rosa, Peter Wade Keusch, Robb Williams
• Mixing credit: Ronny Torres
• Mastering by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios
• Instrumentalists include Andy Abad and David Domínguez on guitars, Yomo Toro on cuatro, Alberto Martínez on trumpet, Ozzie Melendez on trombone, Juan A. González on piano, Erben Pérez on bass, and Marc Quinones and Bobby Allende on percussion

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born Marco Antonio Muñiz on September 16, 1968 in Manhattan, New York City, to Puerto Rican parents.
• Raised in East Harlem (Spanish Harlem); youngest of eight children; raised Catholic.
• Learned to sing in Spanish and English under his father Felipe, a professional guitarist.
• Influenced by José Feliciano, Air Supply, Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón, Rubén Blades, and Tito Puente.

Career

• Started as a session vocalist for freestyle and New York house acts, then wrote and sang backing for Menudo and the Latin Rascals.
• Shifted from freestyle to salsa after 1992, blending in R&B and urban influences.
• Signed with Ralph Mercado's RMM Records; the Spanish-language debut Otra Nota (1993) launched his salsa career.
• Released English-language self-titled album (1999) with the US Top 5 single "I Need to Know"; it was certified triple platinum.
• Known as the top-selling salsa artist of all time; has won four Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, and 29 Lo Nuestro Awards.
• Has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide as of 2014.
• Acted in films including Carlito's Way, Man on Fire, and El Cantante (2007).

Reception

Records

• Billboard Top Latin Albums chart: number one for 14 weeks, the third chart-topper of Marc Anthony's career
• Nominated for the 2002 Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album, at the 3rd Latin Grammy ceremony held on Wednesday 18 September 2002 (Spanish Wikipedia)
• Nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album, at the 45th Grammy ceremony held on Sunday 23 February 2003 (Spanish Wikipedia)
• English Wikipedia notes the 14-week run at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart
• Spanish Wikipedia gives the same 14-week run at the top of the Top Latin Albums chart
• The album's chart and nomination records are the only critical-side milestones in the available sources, with no published critic reviews quoted
• Its Grammy nominations came in both the Latin and the main Grammy categories for the same Best Salsa Album award

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• English Wikipedia counts it as the fifth studio album, while Spanish Wikipedia counts it as the sixth, so the numbering differs by source.
• The international edition adds "Tragedia" ("Tragedy") as a bonus track, running 3:47.
• Discogs notes that Dave Stewart and Marto Mosquera are the only instrumentalists not credited for specific tracks.
• Spanish Wikipedia credits GianMarco Zignago as writer of "Hasta que vuelvas conmigo".
• Yomo Toro is credited on cuatro, a Puerto Rican string instrument, in the personnel list.

Sources: www.discogs.com · en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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