Mended is the sixth overall solo studio album and second English studio album by American Latin pop singer-songwriter Marc Anthony, released on May 21, 2002 by Columbia Records and Sony Discos. It was re-released with two bonus tracks in 2003 as Mended: Bonus Tracks.
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| Released | May 21, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–02 | |||
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After going through several release date changes, Marc Anthony released his second English studio album, Mended in mid-2002, shortly after issuing Libre. Mended delivers more of Anthony's passionate, urgent songs of love and betrayal, destined for mass consumption.[3] The album features the hit singles "I've Got You", the Spanish version "Te Tengo Aqui", "Love Won't Get Any Better," as well as the well-known single "Tragedy." Bruce Springsteen composed a song, "I'll Stand By You Always", for Marc Anthony but the song was omitted from the album for unknown reasons.[4]
The album was certified Platinum by the CRIA in October 2002 for sales of 100,000 units.[5] The album debut at number 3 on Billboard 200 and sold over 111,000 copies in the first week in the United States. It sold over 1.3 millions of copies worldwide.[6][7]
Track listing
- "Love Won't Get Any Better" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:38
- "She Mends Me" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:15
- "I've Got You" (Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:56
- "I Need You" (Cory Rooney) – 4:11
- "Tragedy" (Rob Thomas, Cory Rooney) – 4:04
- "I Reach for You" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:28
- "I Swear" (Marc Anthony, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney, Steve Morales, David Siegel) – 3:46
- "Don't Tell Me It's Love" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi) – 3:34
- "Do You Believe in Loneliness" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 4:04
- "Give Me a Reason" (Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:15
- "I Wanna Be Free" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi) – 3:58
- "Everything You Do" (Marc Anthony, Andrew Fromm, Keith Follese) – 3:23
- "Te Tengo Aquí" ("I've Got You") (Alejandro Lerner, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney, Gizelle D'Cole) – 3:59
Bonus tracks
- "Me Haces Falta" ("I Need You") – 3:52
- "Tragedia" ("Tragedy") – 3:45
Personnel
- Marc Anthony – vocals
- Michael Thompson – acoustic & electric guitars
- Renne Toledo – acoustic & nylon string guitars
- Eric Kupper – guitar, keyboards, programming
- Chieli Minucci – guitar
- Andy Abad – guitar
- David Dominguez – guitar
- Juan A Gonzalez – piano, keyboards
- Cory Rooney – keyboards, programming, background vocals
- Dan Shea – keyboards, programming
- Marc Russell – bass
- Erben Perez – bass
- Bobby Allende – percussion
- Richie Jones – programming
- Wendy Pederson – background vocals
- Raul Midon – background vocals
- Shelen Thomas – background vocals
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[24] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[25] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Portugal (AFP)[26] | Gold | 20,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[28] | Gold | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||