Escape (Enrique Iglesias album)

Escape
Studio album by Enrique Iglesias
Released 30 October 2001
Recorded 2001
Genre Pop, dance-pop
Length 50:09
Label Interscope
Producer Kara DioGuardi, Enrique Iglesias (also exec.), Lester Mendez, Steve Morales, Carlos Paucar, Andres Restrepo (exec.), Mark Taylor
Enrique Iglesias chronology
Enrique
(1999)		 Escape
(2001)		 Quizás
(2002)
Singles from Escape
  1. "Hero"
    Released: 3 September 2001
  2. "Escape"
    Released: 23 January 2002
  3. "Love to See You Cry"
    Released: 3 June 2002
  4. "Don't Turn Off the Lights"
    Released: 14 August 2002
  5. "Maybe"
    Released: 10 November 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]

Escape is the second English-language studio album released by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. The album was released on 30 October 2001, and was later reissued in late 2002, with the addition of three bonus tracks. To the date the album has sold 3.5 million copies in U.S and over 10 million copies worldwide.

Compositions

Iglesias either wrote or co-wrote every track on the album, and has said that for many of the tracks on the album he started out simply with titles that he later based the songs on. The first song to use this method was "Don't Turn Off the Lights", which was originally going to be the title of the album and the first single. "Hero", the most popular track from the album, was co-written by Paul Barry and Mark Taylor. Iglesias also stated that he wrote many songs for the album, but picked the ones he considered to be the very best.

Commercial performance

Escape debuted at 2 on the Billboard 200, his then highest debut on the chart, selling 267,000 copies in its first week, behind Michael Jackson's Invincible.[3] With "Hero" already at number one on the UK Singles Chart, the album also topped the UK Albums Chart, making Iglesias the only Latin artist to have a number-one album and number-one single on the UK charts simultaneously, as well as the first act of any nationality to do so in five years. Escape was the second best-selling album of 2002 in the United Kingdom, beaten only by Robbie Williams Escapology. It was also the best selling album of 2002 in Australia.

The album also performed well throughout the world, being certified triple-platinum in the United States,[4] quadruple-platinum in the United Kingdom,[5] 5× Platinum in Canada and Australia,[7][8] and platinum in Germany.[9] as well as reaching Platinum or Gold certification in 35 other countries around the world. Escape is Iglesias' best selling album and was awarded a Diamond certification for ten million copies shipped worldwide.

Track listing

Escape — North American version
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Escape"  Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales, Kara DioGuardi, David SiegelMorales, Iglesias[a], DioGuardi[b] 3:28
2. "Don't Turn Off the Lights"  Iglesias, Morales, DioGuardi, SiegelMorales, Iglesias[a], DioGuardi[b] 3:47
3. "Love to See You Cry"  Iglesias, Paul Barry, Steve Torch, Mark TaylorTaylor 4:07
4. "Hero"  Iglesias, Barry, Taylor David PreeceTaylor 4:24
5. "I Will Survive"  Iglesias, Morales, DioGuardi, Siegel, Aaron FishbeinMorales, Iglesias[a], DioGuardi[b] 3:43
6. "Love 4 Fun"  Iglesias, Morales, DioGuardi, Siegel, FishbeinMorales, Iglesias[a], DioGuardi[b] 3:15
7. "Maybe"  Iglesias, Morales, DioGuardi, SiegelMorales, Iglesias[a], DioGuardi[b] 3:14
8. "One Night Stand"  Iglesias, Barry, TaylorTaylor 4:11
9. "She Be the One"  Iglesias, Barry, TaylorTaylor 3:36
10. "If the World Crashes Down"  Iglesias, Lester MendezIglesias, Mendez 4:45
11. "Escapar" (Spanish version of "Escape")Iglesias, Morales, DioGuardi, SiegelMorales, Iglesias[a], Carlos Paucar[b] 3:28
12. "No Apagues la Luz" (Spanish version of "Don't Turn Off the Lights")Iglesias, Morales, DioGuardi, SiegelMorales, Iglesias[a], Carlos Paucar[b] 3:48
13. "Héroe" (Spanish version of "Hero")Iglesias, Barry, TaylorTaylor 4:23
Notes[10]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Charts (2001-02) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[11] 1
Austrian Albums Chart (Top 75)[11] 6
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[11] 6
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[11] 19
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 1
Danish Albums Chart (Top 40)[11] 18
Dutch Albums Chart (Top 100)[11] 5
French Albums Chart[11] 19
German Albums Chart[13] 3
Italian Albums Chart[11] 18
Mexican Albums Chart (Top 100) 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[11] 6
Norwegian Albums Chart[11] 10
Polish Albums Charts[14] 6
Swiss Albums Chart (Top 100)[11] 4
Swedish Albums Chart (Hitlistan Top 60)[11] 11
Spanish Albums Chart (Top 100)[15] 3
UK Albums Chart[16] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[17] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia Top 100 Albums[18] 1
UK Albums Charts 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[19] Platinum 40,000*
Australia (ARIA)[8] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[20] Gold 20,000*
Belgium (BEA)[21] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[7] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[22] Gold 25,000^
France (SNEP)[23] Platinum 0*
Germany (BVMI)[9] Platinum 300,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[24] Gold 15,000^
India (IMI)[25] × 200,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[26] Gold 75,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[28] Gold 50,000*
South Africa (RiSA)[29] Gold 25,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[31] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32] 3× Platinum 120,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] 5× Platinum 1,500,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[33] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r559247
  2. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: enrique iglesias". robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ Martens, Todd (2001-11-08). "Jackson Leads Eight Top-20 Debuts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  4. 1 2 "American album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Escape". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  5. ↑ [6]
  6. 1 2 "British album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Escape". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Escape in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Search
  7. 1 2 "Canadian album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Escape". Music Canada.
  8. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  9. 1 2 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Enrique Iglesias; 'Escape')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  10. ↑ Escape (booklet). Enrique Iglesias. Interscope Records. 2002. 493534 2.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Dutch Charts > Enrique Iglesias - Escape (album)" (This page also contains chart positions for other international charts published by Hung Medien). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias > Album & Song Chart History > Canadian Albums". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Album chart history for Enrique Iglesias". Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Polish Albums Chart Top 50 for October 29 to November 4, 2001 (Archived)". OLiS. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Listas de Afyve: 2001 (2ª parte)". Promusicae. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "Chart history for Enrique Iglesias" (Press "Albums"). Official Charts Company, Digital Marketing Agency. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2002". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Escape". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  20. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Enrique Iglesias" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Enrique Iglesias in the field Interpret. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  21. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2002". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  22. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Enrique Iglesias". IFPI Denmark. Click on næste to go to page if certification from official website
  23. ↑ "French album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Escape" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  24. ↑ "Greek album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Escape" (in Greek). IFPI Greece.
  25. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias Birthday Bumps: 6 less known facts about the English Latino pop romantic singer". 8 May 2014.
  26. ↑ "Certificaciones – Enrique Iglesias" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  27. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Escape". Recorded Music NZ.
  28. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Escape" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  29. ↑ "Mi2N: Music Divas & Rock Bands Top South African Certifications". Music Industry News Network. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  30. ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Escape" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select the "Chart", enter ' in the field "Year". Select ' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"
  31. ↑ NO certyear WAS PROVIDED for SWEDISH CERTIFICATION.
  32. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Enrique Iglesias; 'Escape')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  33. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

External links

Preceded by
Come with Us by The Chemical Brothers		 UK number one album
16 February 2002 – 1 March 2002 		Succeeded by
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by Sting & The Police
Preceded by
Shoot This by Motor Ace		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
26 August – 1 September 2002
9–22 September 2002 		Succeeded by
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