Genre Latin pop · Latin Label Fonovisa | Length 42:00 Producer Rafael Pérez-Botija | |
Released November 21, 1995 (1995-11-21) Recorded 1994-1995
Phase One Studios
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Fantasy Studios
(San Francisco, California)
Ocean Way Recording & Westlake Studio
(Hollywood, California) | ||
Enrique Iglesias is the eponymous debut studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias, It was released by Fonovisa on November 21, 1995. Also his Italian Version of this album: "Canta Italiano" was released on September 3, 1996. The album was produced by Spanish songwriter and record producer Rafael Pérez-Botija. The album was a big success and topped Latin charts, and was also recorded in Portuguese and Italian. It also won for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards on February 26, 1997. The album received a Gold certification in Portugal after a weeks of sales, and has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide. In the United States it was certified gold on June 11, 1996 and Platinum on November 18, 1996, Five singles from this 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, together Selena and beating Jon Secada with four chart toppers. The track "Invéntame" was re-recorded in 1998 by writer Marco Antonio Solís and was included on the album Trozos de Mi Alma. This version peaked at number 36 in the Hot Latin Tracks chart.
Commercial performance
The album debuted in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart at number 38 in the week of December 23, 1995, climbing to the Top Ten five weeks later. The album dethroned Selena's Dreaming of You in the week of May 25, 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 2 weeks in every position) and 100 weeks in the chart.