Enrique Iglesias is the debut studio album recorded by the Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias, The album witch released by Fonovisa Records on November 21, 1995 (see 1995 in music). The album was a success and topped the Latin charts. It also won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, held on Wednesday February 26, 1997. The album received a Gold certification in Portugal after a weeks of sales, and has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. In the United States it was certified Platinum on November 18, 1996, becoming one of the best selling Latin albums of all times in that country. All singles of the album hit the number-one spot in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart: "Si Tú Te Vas", "Experiencia Religiosa", "Por Amarte", "No Llores Por Mí" and "Trapecista", the most for any Latin album, beating Selena and Jon Secada with four chart-toppers, each.
Commercial performance The album debuted in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart at number 38 in the week of 23 December 1995, climbing to the Top Ten five weeks later. The album dethroned Selena's Dreaming of You in the week of 25 May 1996 (after being in the chart for 28 weeks), spending ten consecutive weeks at pole position and an extra week after being kept off from the top spot by the compilation album Macarena Mix. The album spent 73 weeks inside the Top Ten (with at least two weeks in every position) and 100 weeks in the chart.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Gordon Lyon: Engineer and mixer Victor McCoy: Assistant engineer Paul McKenna: Engineer Frank Rinella: Assistant engineer Eric Ratz: Engineer Barry Rudolph: Engineer Miguel De La Vega: Engineer Brad Haehnel: Assistant engineer Tony Franco: Coordinator Christina Abaroa: Coordinator Stephan Ach: Photography Alan Silfen: Photography Fernando Martinez: Photography Rafael Pérez Botija: Producer, arranger, keyboards, Hammond organ Enrique Iglesias: vocals Scott Alexander: Bass Gregg Bissonette: drums Robbie Buchanan: Hammond organ Luis Conte: percussion George Doering: Guitar Christian Kolm: Guitar Michael Landau: Guitar Roberto Morales: Guitar, Advisor Manuel Santisteban: Arranger, Keyboards Randy Waldman: Piano Francis Benítez: vocals, choir Leyla Hoyle: Vocals, choir Carlos Murguía: Vocals, choir Kenny O'Brian: Arranger, Vocals Stephanie Spruill: Vocals
Charts Chart (1996)Peak positionArgentine Albums (CAPIF)2 Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.188Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)21Dutch Albums Chart67 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)57Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart1Netherlands Album chart67Portugal Album chart2Spanish Album chart5U.S. Billboard 200148US Billboard Top Latin Albums1US Billboard Latin Pop Albums1US Billboard Heatseekers Albums5
Certifications and sales
See also 1995 in Latin music List of best-selling Latin albums List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums from the 1990s List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums from the 1990s
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