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Sound Loaded is the sixth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on November 14, 2000, by Columbia Records. Following the huge success of his first English album, Ricky Martin (1999), Martin returned to the studio to record its follow-up English album. He worked with producers Walter Afanasieff, Emilio Estefan, Draco Rosa, and Desmond Child to create the album. Musically, Sound Loaded consists of dance club tracks, pop songs, adult contemporary ballads, and mid-tempo Latin numbers. After the album's release, Martin embarked on a North American promotional tour.

The album was supported by three singles. The lead single "She Bangs" topped the charts in seven countries and reached the top five in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several other countries. The second single "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" was re-recorded along with American singer Christina Aguilera and became a number one and top five hit around the world. "Loaded" was released as the album's final single and experienced moderate commercial success. Sound Loaded received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented its dance tracks. The album was a commercial success. It debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 318,000 copies. It also reached the top-five in Australia, Canada, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. It has received several certifications, including triple platinum in Canada and double platinum in the United States, and has sold over seven million copies worldwide.

Background and recording

Ricky Martin released his fifth studio album and English-language debut, Ricky Martin in 1999, which became his biggest commercial success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and selling over 15 million copies worldwide. To further promote the album, he embarked on the worldwide Livin' la Vida Loca Tour. While the Livin' la Vida Loca Tour had not been concluded yet, Columbia Records asked Martin to return to the studio to record his sixth studio album. He later wrote about the request in Me, his official autobiography: "Now, when I think about it, I realize I should have said no. Definitely no! It was too soon and I was not ready to fully immerse myself in the intense creative work needed to record a new album." He reflected on it as "one of the worst decisions" of his life and "a very serious mistake". In October 2000, Rolling Stone revealed the album's title as Sound Loaded, mentioning that it is an English album set for release on November 14, 2000. During an interview with the CNN, Martin explained the idea behind the album's title:

The singer worked on the album with several producers and songwriters, including Walter Afanasieff, Emilio Estefan, Draco Rosa, and Desmond Child, and recorded it in Miami. During an interview with Billboard Martin explained: "It might sound clichéd, but it was my dream team. It was a situation devoid of egos. It was all about creativity. Everyone was open to working toward the same goal, which was to make the best possible record."

Music and lyrics

| filename = Ricky Martin - One Night Man sample.ogg | pos = left | title = "One Night Man" | description = A 22-second sample of the chorus of "One Night Man", whichfeatures elements of Arabic and salsa music. | format = Ogg Sound Loaded is a primarily English language album composed of 15 songs, consisting dance club tracks, pop songs, adult contemporary ballads, and mid-tempo Latin numbers. "She Bangs" is a dance song that features Latin and salsa music influences. The song's instrumentation features "powerful" percussion, trumpet blasts, and tropical beats. Lyrically, it tells a "tale of a wild woman who may be hard to let go and even harder to hold", which is "a metaphor for the universe". The album also contains a Spanish-language version of "She Bangs", which was recorded under the same title. "Saint Tropez" has Brazilian influences with a "delectable" 1980's vibe, using a "passionate" trumpet solo. "Come to Me" is a pop love song and ballad, featuring elements of flamenco. It also has a Spanish version titled "Ven A Mí" (). On "Loaded", Martin combines 1960's pop and Latin music with "hard rock vocal intonations". The album also contains a Spanish-language version of the song, titled "Dame Más" ().

"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" is a mid-tempo pop song and power ballad, featuring elements of flamenco and Latin music. The track is a love song about "heartbreak" and "longing", as well as "love, lose, and hope". "Amor" () is a Latin-flavored Spanglish salsa and dance club song, with Cuban influences, that uses "a percussion break, a truncated pop-rock guitar solo, and a lazy, lolling piano". A salsa track using a "tip-top" piano, "Jezabel" talks about a woman's "ruthless romantic ambitions". "The Touch" is a power ballad, while the gypsy-tinged "One Night Man" features elements of salsa and Arabic music. In the energetic "Are You In It for Love", the singer suspects that his lover is "in it for kicks, private jets and Armani / And when the ride's over, will you even bother to call me?". "If You Ever Saw Her" is a fusion of pop-soul, glam rock, and urban contemporary music. The last track on the album, "Cambia la Piel" () is a Spanish song, "marked by bleating horns, jagged electric guitar lines, and staccato counter-rhythms".

Singles

Columbia Records released "She Bangs" to radio stations in several countries on September 22, 2000, as the lead single from the album. Thereafter, the song was released to the singles markets in October. The track was commercially successful, reaching number one in Argentina, Chile, Hong Kong, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, and Uruguay, as well as the top five in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several other countries.Citations regarding the number-one and top-five peak performances for "She Bangs":

It was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. The Spanish-language version of "She Bangs" reached the summit of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" was re-recorded along with American singer Christina Aguilera in December 2000. The duet was released to radio stations in the United States, on January 16, 2001, as the second single from the album. The single peaked at number one in Hungary, New Zealand, Romania, Poland, and Croatia, as well as the top five in Italy, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom, among others.Citations regarding the number-one and top-five peak performances for "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely":
It was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. A Spanish-language solo version of the song, entitled "Sólo Quiero Amarte" (), was recorded by Martin and topped the Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Both "She Bangs" and "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" reached the top-15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and has been certified silver in the UK. The album's final single, "Loaded", was launched on April 17, 2001; it became a top-20 hit in Belgium, Romania, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it peaked at number 97 on the Hot 100. "Cambia la Piel" released as the only promotional single from Sound Loaded on October 15, 2001. Music videos were filmed for both English and Spanish versions of "She Bangs", "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely", "Sólo Quiero Amarte", "Loaded", and "Dame Más". The Spanish-language visual for "She Bangs" won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Video of the Year at the 13th Lo Nuestro Awards, and the Best Clip of the Year — Latin at the Billboard Music Video Awards. "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" video won the award for Outstanding Music Video at the 2002 ALMA Awards.

Marketing

Release

Sound Loaded was released by Columbia Records on November 14, 2000. The American edition contains a Spanglish radio edit for "She Bangs", titled "She Bangs (Obadam's Spanglish Radio Edit)" in addition to the standard track list. The Latin American edition of Sound Loaded includes "Sólo Quiero Amarte", while "Are You In It For Love" is not featured. Since Martin re-recorded "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" with Aguilera after the album's original release, the duet was added to the album's track list later. The collaboration was not released in a major commercially available single format in the United States, and consumers could purchase the song only with buying the album. Those who had already bought the album could download it from Martin's website for free or mail a sticker from their copy of the album, receiving a free CD with the new version. In all regions, the re-issue used the same track list as the original and the duet was added as the second disc.

Live performances

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To further promote Sound Loaded, Martin embarked on a North American promotional tour. The tour began on November 13, 2000, at the Irving Plaza in New York City, and concluded on February 26, 2001, at the Guvernment in Toronto, with five concerts throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. In addition to his tour, Martin performed singles from Sound Loaded on many television programs and award shows. He performed "She Bangs" at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards, the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards, the 43rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards, the Today Show, Saturday Night Live, Al Fin de Semana, and Otro Rollo. The singer performed "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" at the 28th Annual American Music Awards on January 8, 2001. Later that year, he and Aguilera gave live performances of their collaboration on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the ITV's CD:UK, and the 13th Annual World Music Awards. In the same year, Martin also performed "Cambia la Piel" at the Premios de la Música and "Loaded" at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. To promote the album's material in the United Kingdom, he delivered performances of "She Bangs", "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Aguilera), and "Loaded" on the BBC's Top of the Pops in November 2000, January 2001, and July 2001, respectively. In July 2001, Martin performed "She Bangs" and "Loaded" at the Allsång på Skansen, becoming the first "world-famous pop artist" ever to perform at the show, while breaking the record of its highest-attendance show with drawing an audience of 15,000.

Critical reception

Sound Loaded received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64 based on 6 reviews. Gary Graff from Wall of Sound gave it a positive review, saying it "is indeed loaded with sound, from lush love ballads to full-on polyrhythmic explosions made explicitly for bon-bon shaking" and all 15 tracks "sound as polished and lively as they do". He highlighted "Cambia la Piel" as the album's "most interesting track", describing it as "an edgy gem marked by bleating horns, jagged electric guitar lines, and staccato counter-rhythms". Writing for Rolling Stone, Arion Berger called the album "relentlessly likable and danceable", while introducing "Loaded" as the best track. An author of Billboard noted "a smattering of well-crafted material" in the album on which Martin is "allowed to truly strut his vocal stuff", highlighting "The Touch" and "Come To Me" as "lovely ballads". The critic thought that unlike Ricky Martin, there is "less of an attempt to fall in line with trends" and Martin trusted "listeners to subscribe to more traditional pop sounds", which resulted in "a more consistent recording". They also praised Martin's "special attention to his Latin roots by including a handful of solid Spanish-language tunes" that made the set "an album that offers a little something for everyone".

Charlotte Robinson from PopMatters mentioned "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" and "The Touch" as the "lowlights" of Sound Loaded and labeled them "crummy ballads", while praising dance numbers such as "She Bangs" and "Loaded", as well as mid-tempo tracks. She highlighted "Amor" as one of the best mid-tempo songs in the collection and described "Cambia la Piel" as fabulous, adding the fact that the latter "prove once again that Martin is the only one of the stars of the 'Latin explosion' who actually makes Latin-sounding music on a regular basis". Similarly, AllMusic's Jose F. Promis called the album "a lushly produced set", praising its Latin-flavored dance tracks, including "Amor", "Jezabel", "Cambia La Piel", and "If You Ever Saw Her", describing the last one as endearing. He also stated that "She Bangs" is arguably one of best songs of the 2000s. Nevertheless, he thought that the ballads "tend to weigh the album down", introducing "Come to Me" and "The Touch" as "unmemorable" tracks.

Accolades

At the 7th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Sound Loaded was nominated for Favorite Male Artist of the Year and Favorite Artist — Latino, but lost them to Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and Christina Aguilera's Mi Reflejo (2000), respectively. Subsequently, it won the award for Favorite Male Artist — Pop at the ceremony. The album was also among the winning albums as the ten best-selling foreign releases at the 2001 Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards.

Commercial performance

Sound Loaded debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 318,000 copies, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan for the chart dated December 2, 2000, becoming Martin's second top-five album on the list. It also debuted at number four on Billboards Top Internet Album Sales chart in the same week. It sold over 760,000 copies in its first four weeks. Although the album was released in November, it was ranked among the best-selling albums of 2000 in the United States, selling over 1.1 million copies in the country. In December 2000, it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of over two million copies in the US. As of January 2011, it has sold over 1,679,000 copies in the country, according to Nielsen SoundScan, making it Martin's second best-selling album in the US, only behind Ricky Martin (1999).

Sound Loaded debuted at number three in Australia, on the chart issue dated November 19, 2000. It was later certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of over 140,000 copies in the country. In Canada, it peaked at number three on the Billboards Canadian Albums Chart selling 26,000 on its first week and was certified triple platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), denoting shipments of over 300,000 units in the region. The album also reached number three in Spain, where it was certified double platinum by the Productores de Música de España (Promusicae), denoting shipments of over 200,000 copies. Additionally, Sound Loaded reached the top-10 in Argentina, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland. In the United Kingdom, it debut number sixteen selling 21,476 copies. Eventually, it was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments of over 300,000 copies in the country. By May 2003, the album had sold over 4 million copies worldwide. As of November 2006, the album has sold over seven million copies worldwide.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for Sound Loaded adapted from AllMusic and the album liner notes.

Recording and mixing locations

Sony Music Studios, New York City
The Hit Factory Criteria, Miami
The Gentlemen's Club, Miami Beach, Florida
Wallyworld, Pittsburgh
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California
Airborn Studios, Indianapolis
Quad Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Crescent Moon Studios, Coral Terrace, Florida
Cello 1 Studios, Los Angeles
Tone King Studios, Los Angeles
Kokopelli Studios, Miami
Dreamhouse Studios, London
Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, Los Angeles
WorldBeat Recordings, Calabasas, California
Big Dog Studios, Miami
Barking Doctor Studios Mount Kisco, New York
Sterling Sound, New York City

Musicians and technical

Ricky Martin performer, primary artist, vocals, executive producer, background vocals, percussion
Robi Rosa arranger, composer, executive producer, producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals
Desmond Child composer, piano, producer, vocal producer
Walter Afanasieff composer, drum programming, keyboards, producer, programming
George Noriega arranger, composer, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming, vocal arrangement, background vocals
Emilio Estefan, Jr. arranger, producer
Jon Secada composer, vocal arrangement, vocal producer
KC Porter arranger, engineer, keyboards, producer, programming, background vocals
Randall Barlow arranger, horn arrangements, keyboards, producer, programming, trumpet
Daniel López composer, percussion, producer, background vocals
Steve Morales arranger, composer, keyboards, producer, vocal producer
Pete Amato arranger, composer, drum programming, keyboards
Mark Taylor composer, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming
Manny López composer, guitar
Gary Burr composer, guitar
David Siegel composer, keyboards
Paul Barry composer, background vocals
Randy Barlow composer
Roberto Blades composer
Kara DioGuardi composer
Alberto Gaitán composer
James Goodwin composer
Glenn Monroig composer
David Resnik composer
Liza Quintana composer
Victoria Shaw composer
Julia Sierra composer
Diane Warren composer
Murray Adler violin
Pablo Alfaro photography
Pedro Alfonso violin
Rusty Anderson guitar, electric guitar
Wayne Andre trombone
Marcelo Añez engineer
Tommy Anthony background vocals
Iris Aponte project coordinator
Chris Apostle production coordination
Kenny Aronoff drums
Eric Bazilian guitar
Bob Becker viola
Tom Bender assistant engineer
Kurt Berge technical support
Herb Besson trombone (bass)
Greg Bieck digital programming, engineer
Charlie Bisherat violin
Curt Bisquera drums
Oswald Wiz Bone engineer
Gustavo Bonnet assistant engineer
Larry Brooks assistant engineer
Denyse Buffum viola
Olbin Burgos drums
Eve Butler violin
Alex Caballero technical support
Cachao bass, soloist
Danny Cahn trumpet
Ed Calle horn, saxophone
Scott Canto engineer
Randy Cantor keyboards, programming, rhythm arrangements
Chris Carroll engineer
Gustavo Celis engineer
Susan Chatman violin
Steve Churchyard string engineer
Brian Coleman production coordination
Ramses Colón bass
Tony Concepcion horn, trumpet
Bob Conley programming
Luis Conte percussion
Michael Contratto background vocals
Larry Corbett cello
Ricardo Cordero project coordinator
Mike Couzzi engineer
Ronnie Cuber baritone sax
Sal Cuevas bass, electric bass
Ian Cuttler art direction, design
Joel Derouin concert master
Michelle Diaz piano
Kevin Dillon studio coordinator
Glenn Drewes trumpet
Bruce Dukov violin
Charles Dye engineer
Rob Eaton engineer, mixing
Ernie Erhardt cello
Gyan Evans background vocals
Benny Faccone mixing
Matthew Funes viola
Marco Gamboa engineer
Armen Garabedian violin
Berj Garabedian violin
Earl Gardner trumpet
Hector Garrido horn arrangements, piano, string arrangements, string Conductor
Steve Genewick assistant engineer
David Gleeson engineer
Conrad Golding assistant engineer
Jules Gondar engineer, mixing
Jorge Gonzalez assistant engineer
Roger Gonzalez assistant engineer
Erwin Gorostiza art direction
Endre Granat concert master, violin
Ron Grant background vocals
Maurice Grants cello
Matt Gruber engineer
Mick Guzauski mixing
Jim Hacker trumpet
Mike Harvey background vocals
Clayton Haslop violin
John Hayhurst viola
Scott Healy horn arrangements
Paquito Hechevarria piano
John Hendrickson assistant engineer
Dino Hermann assistant engineer, engineer
Gerry Hilera violin
Jennifer Hilliard assistant engineer, engineer
Jimmy Hoyson assistant engineer
Joanna Ifrah A&R
Ted Jensen mastering
Steve Juliani librarian
Suzie Katayama cello, string contractor
Peter Kent violin
Scott Kieklak assistant engineer
Renita Koven viola
Sebastián Krys engineer, mixing
Gary Kuo violin
Damien Kutny assistant engineer
Abraham Laboriel, Sr. drums
Nanette Lamboy project coordinator
Michael Landau acoustic guitar, electric guitar, soloist
Maurice Lauchner background vocals
Gustavo Laureano background vocals
Dan Lawrence production coordination
Calanit Ledani chant
Will Lee background vocals
Leyla Leeming production coordination
Mario de León violin
Brian Leonard violin
Lee Levin drums
Jolie Levine-Aller production coordination
Linda Lipsett viola
Larry Loftin background vocals
Craig Lozowick assistant engineer, engineer
José Juan Maldonado production coordination
Nathan Malki assistant engineer, engineer
Andy Manganno assistant engineer
Fabian Marasciullo assistant engineer
Tony Mardini assistant engineer
Miguel Martinez cello
Tony Maserati mixing
Michael Matthews cello
Peter McCabe engineer
Darrin McCann viola
Hugh McDonald bass
Ángelo Medina executive producer
Steve Menezes studio coordinator
Joe Meyer French horn
Mike Migliore alto sax
Tim Mitchell guitar, electric guitar
Wanda Montes hair stylist
Jorge Moraga viola
Carole Mukogawa viola
Herman "Teddy" Mulet cuatro, horn arrangements, trombone, trumpet
Posie Muliadi assistant engineer
Illyak Negroni background vocals
Robbie Nevil background vocals
Joe Novo assistant engineer
Brian O'Connor French horn
Keith O'Quinn trombone
Germán Ortiz assistant engineer, engineer
Ricardo "Tiki" Pasillas percussion
Andy Pechenik technical support
Archie Pena percussion
John Pena bass
Mark Pender trumpet
Robert Peterson violin
Adam Phillips guitar
Lenny Pickett tenor sax
Tim Pierce electric guitar
Freddy Piñero, Jr. engineer
Jeff Poe engineer
Vladimir Polimatidi violin
Karie Prescott viola
Rachel Purkin violin
Luis Quine assistant engineer, engineer
Cheito Quinonez background vocals
Brian Rawling drums
Dave Reitzas engineer
Michele Richards violin
Steve Richards cello, viola
Mike Rivera assistant engineer
Richie Rosenberg trombone
Anatoly Rosinsky violin
Nancy Roth viola
Maital Sabbon make-up
Alan Sanderson assistant engineer, engineer
Arturo Sandoval flugelhorn, trumpet
Carlos Santos assistant engineer
Stephen Saper authoring
Eric Schilling engineer
Aaron Shannon assistant engineer
José Sibaja trumpet
Dan Smith cello
Rafael Solano percussion
Ramón Stagnaro cavaquinho, cuatro, acoustic guitar, guitar (nylon string), tres
Sheldon Steiger engineer
Edmund Stein violin
Rudy Stein cello
Shane Stoner engineer
Paul Stura stylist
Sarah Sykes production coordination
Carl Tallarico production coordination
Ron Taylor engineer
Dana Teboe horn, trombone
Ken Theis assistant engineer
David Thoener mixing
Regine Thorre make-up
Rene Toledo acoustic guitar, soloist
Nestor Torres flute
Alexander Trainer graphic design
Walter Turbitt mixing
Juan Turek assistant engineer
Camilo Valencia horn, horn arrangements
Jose Luis Vega image design
Jerry Vivino tenor sax
Chris Wiggins assistant engineer
Ed Williams assistant engineer
Chris Willis background vocals
Evan Wilson viola
Ken Yerke violin
Jong Uk Yoon assistant engineer
Sandy Yuzon graphic design

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for ''Sound Loaded''"] | Chart (2000–2001) | Peak position | Argentine Albums (CAPIF) | European Albums (Top 100) | Greek Foreign Albums (IFPI) | Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan) | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | US Top Internet Album Sales (Billboard) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

::data[format=table title="2000 year-end chart performance for ''Sound Loaded''"]

Chart (2000)	Position	Australian Albums (ARIA)	Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)	Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)	South Korean International Albums (MIAK)	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	UK Albums (OCC)
26
64
106
33
71
83
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::data[format=table title="2001 year-end chart performance for ''Sound Loaded''"]

Chart (2001)	Position	Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)	Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	UK Albums (OCC)	US Billboard 200
186
34
100
134
48
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Certifications and sales

Release history

::data[format=table title="Release dates and formats for ''Sound Loaded''"]

Region	Date	Format(s)
November 3, 2000	CD	Columbia Records
November 8, 2000	Epic Records
November 14, 2000	Columbia Records

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