Mended

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

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.

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

  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

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

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

  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.