17 is a greatest hits album by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, released on CD and DVD by Sony BMG Norte in the United States and Latin America on November 18, 2008. The CD includes seventeen songs from seventeen years of Martin's music career. It contains thirteen Spanish-language hits, two English-language songs and two Spanglish tracks. 17 does not include any new material, however, some songs are featured in remixed versions. The DVD track listing varies from the CD and contains a few other hits.
Critical reception
AllMusic awarded the album four stars out of five, with a review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine stating: "Given its approach, it should be no surprise that this is heavy on Latin material, to the extent that even his huge crossover hit, "Livin' la Vida Loca," is here in Spanish rather than English. Therefore, this isn't a compilation for the curious fellow pop travelers who only want to hear turn-of-the-millennium monsters like "She Bangs," a hit single that's not even here. Instead, this is a sampler, giving a taste of what Martin has done over the years, and in that regard it's successful, even if it's not definitive".Stephen Thomas Erlewine. AllMusic Review accessed October 10, 2016
Commercial performance 17 peaked inside top ten in Argentina and Mexico, and reached number sixteen in Spain, number nineteen in Greece, and number twenty-one on the Top Latin Albums in the United States.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for 17Chart (2008–2010)PeakpositionArgentinian Albums (CAPIF)4Greek Albums (IFPI)19Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)10
Monthly charts +Monthly chart performance for 17Chart (2008)PositionUruguayan Albums (CUD)7
Year-end charts +2008 year-end chart performance for 17Chart (2008)PositionMexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)97
+2009 year-end chart performance for 17Chart (2009)PositionUS Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)19
Release history +Release history and formats for 17 Region Date Label Format Catalog United States November 18, 2008 Sony BMG Norte CD 8869739495 DVD 739494 February 10, 2009 CD/DVD 739496 Switzerland July 10, 2009 Columbia CD/DVD 88697433152
References