Pre-Release
- APR 26, 2024
- 10 Songs
- 3.0 · 2013
- Valió la Pena · 2004
- 3.0 · 2013
- Todo a Su Tiempo · 1995
- OPUS · 2019
- Valió la Pena · 2004
- Pa'lla Voy - Single · 2021
- Valió la Pena · 2004
- Contra la Corriente · 1997
- Todo a Su Tiempo · 1995
Essential Albums
- Marc Anthony returns to his roots for his 13th album, temporarily putting aside his dazzlingly successful career as a pop crossover artist for an album of straight-ahead salsa tunes sung entirely in Spanish. The rousing lead single, "Vivir Mi Vida" (originally recorded by Cheb Khaled), features the vocalist's fiery delivery and a spirited backing chorus. Elsewhere, Puerto Rican salsa star Tito El Bambino makes a guest appearance on "Dime Si No Es Verdad," while the sweeping "Cautivo De Tu Amor" brings 3.0 to an emotional close. All told, the album is a joyful, surefooted musical homecoming for the New York City–born salsero.
- Having risen to the top of the Latin-crossover pops with salsa-influenced sizzlers, Marc Anthony showcases his dramatic range on this 2004 collection of ornate Spanish-language ballads. The sweeping strings on the bereft “Ahora Quien” complement Anthony’s weepy vocal; “Tu Amor Me Hace Bien” uses brisk strumming and a snaking flute to underscore Anthony’s romanticism. And “Escapémonos,” Anthony’s besotted duet with new bride Jennifer Lopez—the pair exchanged vows just before this album’s release—is rich and hopeful, and Lopez showcases her vocal power.
- On this album of pop in English, Latin star Marc Anthony’s voice sounds as polished as his glistening pearly whites. His delivery evokes Usher's suave cool and Justin Timberlake's soaring timbre, with crisp phrasing that delights on a set of velvety R&B and pop ballads.
- Salsa doesn't get more seductive than on Marc Anthony's fourth LP. The opening ballad, "Y Hubo Alguien," makes it clear that he has the romantic flair of a great pop singer, and he displays that throughout the album. The tempos never get too fast nor the arrangements too cluttered; this is music for dancing very close. The production also borrows from pop: "Me Voy a Regalar" features string synthesizers alongside horns and Latin percussion. Even the upbeat "Si Te Vas" keeps his voice upfront.
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- 2022
- 2013
- 2010
- 2004
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- 2023
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Artist Playlists
- Dance and romance with the man who took salsa from Spanish Harlem to the world.
- Join the superstar of salsa on his home turf.
- Steamy videos showcase his acting and singing style.
- Heartfelt emotion from a titan of Latin pop.
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- 2023
- 2021
- 2021
Compilations
Appears On
- Felipe Muñiz
- Alejandro Sanz
- Tito El Bambino
- Sandra Echeverría
More To Hear
- The Bachata King guests in studio and opens up on Utopía.
More To See
About Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony became a tabloid fixture after marrying Jennifer Lopez in 2004, but for decades he’s thrived as an especially successful and versatile Latin-American singer, seamlessly toggling between salsa and urban pop without ever forsaking either. Born Marco Antonio Muñiz in 1968 to Puerto Rican immigrants in New York’s Spanish Harlem, the youngest of eight children, he became involved with freestyle music as a teenager, working as a backup singer for Menudo and providing vocals for Latin Rascals productions before dropping an electronic-pop debut with Little Louis Vega in 1991, When the Night Is Over. He pivoted toward sleek New York salsa with his 1993 album Otra Nota, launching a tropical-music ascent so commanding that by 1999 he had set his sights on the mainstream with English-language pop. Steamy R&B and sultry balladry have been as integral to his work as salsa. Although he spent much of the 2000s working in the pop mainstream, he’s always moved easily between styles regardless of context, his protean, malleable voice front and center whether he’s singing pop hooks or improvising like Héctor Lavoe, the salsa great he played in the film El Cantante in 2007. He returned to salsa and reunited with his early producer Sergio George for his 2013 album 3.0, reclaiming a savvy Latin-music dominance that remained in effect on his 2019 album Opus.
- HOMETOWN
- New York, NY, United States
- BORN
- September 16, 1968
- GENRE
- Música tropical