Greatest Hits (Ricky Martin album)

(17) Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJuly 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)
Recorded1995–2011
Genre
Length71:11
LabelColumbia
Producer
Ricky Martin chronology
Música + Alma + Sexo
(2011)
(17) Greatest Hits
(2011)
Playlist: The Very Best of Ricky Martin
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Daily Express[2]

17 Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released exclusively in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2011.[3][4]

Greatest Hits was released one day before Ricky Martin's concert in London which was a part of his Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour. This compilation includes all of Martin's UK singles: "Livin' la Vida Loca" (number one for three weeks; platinum certification), "She Bangs" (number three; silver certification), "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (number four), "María" (number six), "Private Emotion" (number nine), "I Don't Care" (number eleven), "Shake Your Bon-Bon" (number twelve), "Loaded" (number nineteen) and "The Cup of Life" (number twenty-nine).

The album also includes "The Best Thing About Me Is You" which features English singer Joss Stone and "Más" (Wally Bilingual Remix). "The Best Thing About Me Is You" and album version of "Más" were originally included on Música + Alma + Sexo (2011). The album debuted at number twenty-four on the UK Albums Chart selling 5,083 copies.[5]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Gage, Simon (July 8, 2011). "Album review - Ricky Martin: The Greatest Hits (Sony)". Daily Express. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ricky Martin Announces Greatest Hits Album And One-Off UK Concert". www.omgmusic.com. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ricky Martin to release Greatest Hits | Easier". www.easier.com. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Adele back on top of albums chart, while Horrors add to XL joy". musicweek.com. Retrieved July 17, 2011.