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Mended

This article is about the album. For other uses, see Mended (disambiguation).

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.

Mended
Studio album by
Marc Anthony
ReleasedMay 21, 2002
Recorded2001–02
Genre
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Label
Producer
Marc Anthony chronology
Libre
(2001) 		Mended
(2002) 		Amar Sin Mentiras
(2004)
Singles from Mended
  1. "I Need You"
    Released: April 6, 2002
  2. "I've Got You"
    Released: June 17, 2002
  3. "Tragedy"
  4. "She Mends Me"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

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 edit

  1. "Love Won't Get Any Better" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:38
  2. "She Mends Me" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:15
  3. "I've Got You" (Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:56
  4. "I Need You" (Cory Rooney) – 4:11
  5. "Tragedy" (Rob Thomas, Cory Rooney) – 4:04
  6. "I Reach for You" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:28
  7. "I Swear" (Marc Anthony, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney, Steve Morales, David Siegel) – 3:46
  8. "Don't Tell Me It's Love" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi) – 3:34
  9. "Do You Believe in Loneliness" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 4:04
  10. "Give Me a Reason" (Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney) – 3:15
  11. "I Wanna Be Free" (Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Kara DioGuardi) – 3:58
  12. "Everything You Do" (Marc Anthony, Andrew Fromm, Keith Follese) – 3:23
  13. "Te Tengo Aquí" ("I've Got You") (Alejandro Lerner, Kara DioGuardi, Cory Rooney, Gizelle D'Cole) – 3:59

Bonus tracks edit

  2. "Me Haces Falta" ("I Need You") – 3:52
  3. "Tragedia" ("Tragedy") – 3:45

Personnel edit

  • 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 edit

Certifications edit

Certifications and sales for Mended
Region Certification Certified units/sales
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.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ Jose F. Promis, All Music Guide, "Mended" album details, Retrieved January 14, 2009
  4. ^ Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2011). "Marc Anthony's Amazing Salsa on Sony's 'Libre'". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 46. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 86. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – October 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  6. ^ "In Concert This Summer! MARC ANTHONY -- NADA PERSONAL TOUR". www.businesswire.com. April 20, 2004. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Dansby, Andrew (May 29, 2002). "Eminem's "Show" Shoots to Top". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 16.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Marc Anthony – Mended" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Marc Anthony – Mended" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Marc Anthony Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Marc Anthony – Mended" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Marc Anthony – Mended" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Marc Anthony – Mended". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Marc Anthony – Mended". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  16. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Marc Anthony – Mended". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Marc Anthony – Mended". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Marc Anthony – Mended". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  19. ^ "Marc Anthony Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  21. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  22. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  23. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  24. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Marc Anthony – Mended". Music Canada.
  25. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Marc Anthony – Mended" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  26. ^ "Top Oficial da Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa – Top 30 Artistas – Semana 15 de 2003" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
  27. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 965. ISBN 8480486392.
  28. ^ "American album certifications – Marc Anthony – Mended". Recording Industry Association of America.
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