Greatest Hits (Ricky Martin album)

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]

(17) Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Ricky Martin
Released	July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)
Recorded	1995–2011
Genre	Latin pop dance-pop
Length	71:11
Label	Columbia
Producer	Walter Afanasieff Ian Blake David Cabrera Desmond Child Emilio Estefan Pablo Flores Javier Garza Danny López Wally López George Noriega George Pajon Jr. K. C. Porter Draco Rosa Jon Secada Scott Storch Tommy Torres will.i.am
Ricky Martin chronology
Música + Alma + Sexo (2011) (17) Greatest Hits (2011) Playlist: The Very Best of Ricky Martin (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Daily Express	^[2]

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Livin' la Vida Loca"	Luis Gómez Escolar Desmond Child Draco Rosa	Child Rosa	4:03
2.	"María" (Pablo Flores Spanglish Radio Edit)	Escolar K. C. Porter Ian Blake	Blake Porter Javier Garza Pablo Flores	4:29
3.	"She Bangs"	Child Walter Afanasieff Rosa Glenn Monroig Julia Sierra Danny López	Rosa Afanasieff	4:40
4.	"Shake Your Bon-Bon"	Child Rosa George Noriega	Noriega Rosa	3:09
5.	"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (with Christina Aguilera)	Child Victoria Shaw Gary Burr	Afanasieff	4:09
6.	"The Cup of Life"	Escolar Child Rosa	Child Rosa	4:31
7.	"La Bomba"	Escolar Porter Rosa	Porter Rosa	4:34
8.	"I Don't Care" (featuring Fat Joe and Amerie)	Joe Cartagena Scott Storch Sean Garrett	Storch	3:51
9.	"Private Emotion" (with Meja)	Rob Hyman Eric Bazilian	Child Rosa	4:00
10.	"She's All I Ever Had"	Jon Secada Rosa Noriega	Noriega Secada Rosa Afanasieff	4:55
11.	"Come to Me"	Rosa David Resnik James Goodwin	Emilio Estefan Noriega	4:31
12.	"The Best Thing About Me Is You" (featuring Joss Stone)	Child Ricky Martin Bazilian Andreas Carlsson	Child	3:35
13.	"Spanish Eyes/Lola, Lola" (Medley) (Music from One Night Only video)	Escolar Child Porter Rosa Blake	Child Porter Rosa	5:46
14.	"Loaded" (George Noriega Radio Edit 2)	Secada Rosa Noriega	Estefan Noriega Rosa	3:48
15.	"It's Alright"	Danny López George Pajon Jr. Javier García Soraya Lamilla	will.i.am López Pajon Martin	3:31
16.	"Pégate" (MTV Unplugged Version) (Radio Edit)	Roy Tavaré Martin Tommy Torres	Torres David Cabrera	3:10
17.	"Más" (Wally Bilingual Remix)	Child Martin Claudia Brant Tainy Ferras Alqaisi	Child Wally López	4:29

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[6]	26
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	24

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	July 11, 2011	Columbia	CD	88697940302

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Gage, Simon (July 8, 2011). "Album review - Ricky Martin: The Greatest Hits (Sony)". Daily Express. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
3. . 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. 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.
6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
7. "Ricky Martin | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 24, 2015.