Amar Sin Mentiras

2004 studio album by Marc Anthony
Amar Sin Mentiras
Studio album by
Marc Anthony
ReleasedJune 8, 2004 (2004-06-08)
Recorded2003-2004
Studio
  • Midnight Blue Studios
    (Miami, FL)
Genre
  • Latin pop
  • pop rock
  • soft rock
  • latin ballad
Length43:16
Label
  • Sony Discos
  • Columbia
ProducerEstéfano
Marc Anthony chronology
Mended
(2002) 		Amar Sin Mentiras
(2004) 		Valió la Pena
(2004)
Singles from Amar Sin Mentiras
  1. "¿Ahora Quién?"
    Released: April 12, 2004 (2004-04-12)
  2. "Valió la Pena"
    Released: June 28, 2004 (2004-06-28)
  3. "Tan Sólo Palabras"
    Released: September 27, 2004 (2004-09-27)
  4. "Se Esfuma Tu Amor"
    Released: December 27, 2004 (2004-12-27)
  5. "Amigo"
    Released: May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
  6. "Tu Amor Me Hace Bien"
    Released: September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)
  7. "Volando Entre Tus Brazos"
    Released: February 27, 2006 (2006-02-27)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Amar Sin Mentiras (English: Love Without Lies) is the seventh studio album and fifth Spanish language album recorded by Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter Marc Anthony. It was released by Sony Discos and Columbia Records on June 8, 2004 (see 2004 in music). The album was produced by Colombian singer-songwriter Estéfano. It is his first pop album in spanish. It also features the vocals of Jennifer López. It won Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album at 47th Annual Grammy Awards on February 13, 2005. The lead single from album's "¿Ahora Quién?" reached No. 1 on Hot Latin Tracks in 2004.

Track listing

"¿Ahora Quién?" (2004)
Sample of the first single "¿Ahora Quién?".
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"Valió la Pena" (2004)
Sample of "Valió la Pena", whose salsa version was released as single.
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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."¿Ahora Quién?"5:05
2."Escapémonos" (with Jennifer López)
  • Estéfano
  • Julio C. Reyes
4:45
3."Se Esfuma Tu Amor"
  • Estéfano
  • José Luis Pagán
3:52
4."Valió la Pena"
3:42
5."Tu Amor Me Hace Bien"Estéfano4:36
6."Tan Sólo Palabras"
  • Estéfano
  • Julio C. Reyes
3:42
7."Volando Entre Tus Brazos"
  • Estéfano
  • Julio C. Reyes
4:25
8."Nada Personal"
  • Marc Anthony
  • Estéfano
  • Julio C. Reyes
4:38
9."Amigo"
  • Erasmo Carlos
  • Roberto Carlos
3:41
10."Amar Sin Mentiras"
  • Estéfano
  • Julio C. Reyes
4:50
Total length:43:16

Credits and personnel

Personnel

  • Mauricio Gasca – arranger, programmer and recording engineer
  • Andrew Synowieck – electric guitar
  • Julio C. Reyes – piano
  • Guillermo Vadala – bass guitar
  • Daniel Ávila – drums
  • Juan José "Chaqueno" Martinez, Eduardo Avena – percussion
  • Óscar Chino Asencio – Acoustic and electric guitar
  • Álex Batista, Claudio Ledda, Diana Pereyra, Ana Karfi, Dorita, Chávez, Vicky Echeverri, Jose Luis Pagán – background vocals .

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Dominican Republic Albums Chart[2] 7
Spanish Albums Chart[3] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 37
U.S. Billboard 200[5] 26
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[5] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[5] 1

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[6] Gold 20,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[7] Platinum 100,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] Platinum 150,000[8]
United States (RIAA)[10] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Musicalia Online!". www.musicalia.com.do:80. Archived from the original on 23 June 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ Top 100 Albumes, Lista de los titulos mas vendidos del 21.06.04 al 27.06.04 Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Marc Anthony – Amar Sin Mentiras". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Amar Sin Mentiras at AllMusic
  6. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Marc Anthony – Amar Sin Mentiras". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  7. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Marc Anthony in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Amar Sin Mentiras in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  8. ^ Torres, Luis A. (22 February 2005). "!Olé Marc Anthony!". La Opinión (in Spanish). p. 6. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Álbumes under "Categoría", select 2005 under "Año". Select 10 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Marc Anthony – Amar Sin Mentiras". Recording Industry Association of America.
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