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Sex and Love (2014)

Where the lyrics of Sex and Love take you, and where it was really made.

The album's title comes from Iglesias's own reasoning: he says sex and love are themes everyone relates to, and that most music derives from those two feelings.

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Recording place listed for Sex and Love (2014)

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Album story

Overview

• Sex and Love: tenth studio album by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias
• Released 14 March 2014 by Republic Records
• Three Spanish singles, "Loco", "El Perdedor", and "Bailando", reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart
• Guest vocals from Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue, Descemer Bueno, Pitbull, Flo Rida, Anthony Touma, Romeo Santos, Mickael Carreira, Marco Antonio Solís, Yandel, Gente de Zona, Luan Santana, India Martínez, and Sean Paul
• Won the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year

Background

• Iglesias explained the title: it is one of the first things he thought of after listening to the whole body of work
• He said the title's theme is something everyone can relate to, regardless of religion, personality, or colour
• Iglesias described the album as fun and sexual, while some of it is more introspective and nostalgic
• He said the words go together but can be separate and inspire different feelings and thoughts
• The album became available for pre-order on 15 February 2014 through Topspin Media
• Two versions were released, both physically and digitally: a standard 11-track version and a deluxe version with 5 bonus tracks
• A special deluxe edition for Target and Walmart contains two bonus tracks
• Pre-order via iTunes began on 4 March 2014 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and on 5 March 2014 for the rest of the world
• A 30-second sample was released on iTunes for each track

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler, born 8 May 1975 in Madrid, Spain.
• Son of singer Julio Iglesias and socialite Isabel Preysler.
• Raised in Miami after the 1981 kidnapping of his grandfather by ETA.
• Began his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa.

Career

• Debut Spanish album Enrique Iglesias (1995) sold half a million copies in its first week and won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Performance.
• Followed by Vivir (1997) and Cosas del Amor (1998), making him the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade.
• 1999 hit "Bailamos" (Wild Wild West soundtrack) peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and opened his English-language crossover.
• Escape (2001) was certified Diamond for over 10 million copies; its single "Hero" was a UK number-one.
• Signed to Universal, then Republic Records in 2010, then Sony Music in 2015.
• Sex and Love (2014) and the hit "Bailando" were major successes; Final (Vol. 1) and Final (Vol. 2) followed in 2021 and 2024.
• Holds the record for the most number-one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart; estimated sales exceed 100 million albums.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The Daily Star: 3 out of 5, praised "Loco" and said it will have fans "getting their Latin freak on"
• AllMusic: 3/5, said Iglesias walks the line between the dancefloor jams of Insomniac and the romantic flavor of Euphoria; picked "Bailando", "El Perdedor", "Let Me Be Your Lover", and "Loco" as the best songs
• Newsday: B grade, described the album as "slick, state-of-the-art Spanglish dance pop"
• Idolator: 3/5, called the album Euphoria's "older cousin" and said it "isn't great but there's enough decent material"; named "You and I" and "Bailando" as the best singles
• Jake's Take: B grade, said "he went overboard on the Spanish tracks" and praised his co-writing of every song
• The Boston Globe: favorable review, said "You and I" is "filled with romantic yearning"
• Artistdirect: 5/5, called it "Enrique's biggest and boldest masterpiece yet"
• Culture Fix: 4/5, praised the range of styles

Records

• US Billboard 200 debut at No. 8, selling 24,000 copies in its first week
• Third Billboard Top 10 album for Iglesias, after Euphoria (No. 10) and Escape (No. 2)
• Entered the Top 10 of the Canadian Albums Chart
• Peaked at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts simultaneously
• UK Albums Chart peak at No. 11, with about 7,500 copies sold in first week
• Spanish Albums Chart peak at No. 6
• Gold certification in Mexico within the second week of release
• RIAA double platinum in the Latin field for shipping over 120,000 copies

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The promo tour began on 14 February 2014 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the next day Iglesias played a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden in New York.
• The official tour began in Santiago, Chile, on 20 May 2014, and a second leg in North America in fall 2014 was co-headlined by Pitbull.
• Demi Lovato opened for some dates in the United Kingdom and Europe.
• Iglesias grossed $194 million with the Sex and Love Tour.
• "El Perdedor" serves as the opening theme of the Mexican telenovela Lo Que La Vida Me Robó (2013–2014).
• "I'm a Freak" was the sixth single and the first one released worldwide.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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