Música + Alma + Sexo
| Música + Alma + Sexo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Ricky Martin | ||||
| Released | January 31, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock, reggae, dance, Latin pop | |||
| Length | 53:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia, Sony Music Latin | |||
| Producer | Desmond Child | |||
| Ricky Martin chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Singles from Música + Alma + Sexo | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (72/100) |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   |
| Allmusic | |
| Billboard | (positive) |
| Canal Pop | |
| Club Fonograma | (48/100) |
| Houston Chronicle |  |
| Latina | (positive) |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| New York Post | |
| The New York Times | (positive) |
Música + Alma + Sexo (English: Music + Soul + Sex) is the ninth studio album by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Ricky Martin. It was released on January 31, 2011 in Europe by Columbia Records and on February 1, 2011 in North America by Sony Music Latin. The album features guest appearances by Joss Stone, Natalia Jiménez, Claudia Leitte and Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, with contributions from musicians including Tommy Denander, John 5 and Josh Freese. It consists of songs in Spanish and English.
The Deluxe Edition of Ricky Martin's new album was released at Target. It contains seven exclusive tracks, including two dance mixes, two English versions ("Liar", English version of "No Te Miento", and "Too Late Now", English version of "Será Será") an unreleased song and solo versions of the singles "The Best Thing About Me Is You" and "Lo mejor de mi vida eres tú".
The album was re-released to digital outlets on November 14, 2011 under the title "Más Música + Alma + Sexo", containing new bonus material and remixes.
The album received a Diamond certification for sales of over 300,000 copies. It has sold 112,000 copies in the US as of February 2015.
In a Billboard interview, Martin revealed that he wrote the album between Miami and his home in Golden Beach, Florida. Desmond Child practically moved in with his entire family. He said that: "[We] had two studios: one for the programmer, another to record bass, guitars and drums". Talking about the album style, Ricky said: "It’s more up-tempo because I’m at a point in my life where I simply want to be, and be free and not be contrived at all." Martin revealed that he and his team "wrote at least 60 songs and obviously, not all are in here". The ones that felt right are in the album. I think there are songs here that can become ballads. The most important thing about this album is it’s for the audience, but also for musicians. There’s great musicianship here."
...
Wikipedia