Mended

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.

Mended
Studio album by Marc Anthony
Released	May 21, 2002[1] March 2003 (Bonus track edition)
Recorded	2001–02
Genre	Pop, Latin, R&B
Language	English (main), and Spanish
Label	Columbia, Sony Discos 085300
Producer	Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Cory Rooney and Ric Wake
Marc Anthony chronology
Libre (2001) Mended (2002) Amar Sin Mentiras (2004)
Singles from Mended
"I Need You" Released: April 6, 2002 "I've Got You" Released: June 17, 2002 "Tragedy" "She Mends Me"

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

The album was certified Platinum by the CRIA in October 2002 for sales of 100,000 units.[6] 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.[7][8]

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) – 4:15
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

14. "Me Haces Falta" ("I Need You") – 3:52
15. "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

Chart (2002/2003)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart[9]	20
Canadian Albums Chart [10]	1
Belgium Albums Chart [11]	30
German Albums Chart[12]	26
Netherland Albums Chart[13]	28
New Zealand Albums Chart[14]	44
Norwegian Albums Chart[15]	4
Portugal Top 50 Albums [16]	11
Spanish Albums Charts [17]	13
Swedish Albums Chart[18]	11
U.S. Billboard 200[10]	3
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums [10]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19]	Platinum	100,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[20]	Gold	25,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21]	Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[22]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. MarcAnthonyOnline.com, Accessed 14 January 2009
2. Allmusic review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. Jose F. Promis, All Music Guide, "Mended" album details, Retrieved 14 January 2009
5. Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2011). "Marc Anthony's Amazing Salsa on Sony's 'Libre'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 113 (46): 86. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
6. "Gold & Platinum Certification – October 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
7. "In Concert This Summer! MARC ANTHONY -- NADA PERSONAL TOUR". www.businesswire.com. 2004-04-20. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
8. Dansby, Andrew (2002-05-29). "Eminem's "Show" Shoots to Top". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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10. Mended at AllMusic
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13. Steffen Hung. "Marc Anthony – Mended". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
14. Steffen Hung. "Marc Anthony – Mended". charts.nz. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
15. Steffen Hung. "Marc Anthony – Mended". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
16. aCharts.us, "Marc Anthony – Mended". Accessed 14 January 2009.
17. Davidalic (2004-02-27). "LISTAS DE AFYVE: 2003 Albumes (1ª parte)". Afyvecharts.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
18. Steffen Hung. "Marc Anthony – Mended". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
19. "Canadian album certifications – Marc Anthony – Mended". Music Canada.
20. "Norwegian album certifications – Marc Anthony – Mended" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
21. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 965. ISBN 8480486392.
22. "American album certifications – Marc Anthony – Mended". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.