Mended

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Mended
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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
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Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Mended
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [24] Platinum100,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [25] Gold25,000*
Portugal (AFP) [26] Gold20,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [27] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [28] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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