Valió la Pena

Valió la Pena
Studio album by Marc Anthony
Released	July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27)
Recorded	2004
Studio	Record One, Los Angeles, California Ocean Way, Los Angeles, California Sound on Sound Studios, New York, New York
Genre	Salsa tropical
Label	Sony BMG Norte Columbia
Producer	Sergio George
Marc Anthony chronology
Amar Sin Mentiras (2004) Valió la Pena (2004) Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Éxitos (2006)
Singles from Valió la Pena
"Valió la Pena" Released: March 8, 2004 "Volando Entre Tus Brazos" Released: September 6, 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Valió la Pena ("It was Worth it") is the sixth Spanish album and eighth studio album by Marc Anthony. Anthony is reunited with Producer Sergio George on their first collaborative work since 1995's Todo A Su Tiempo album.

The album contains seven songs from Anthony's previous album, Amar Sin Mentiras, in a salsa arrangement and adds Rafael Hernández's classic "Lamento Borincano." Like the previous album, Valió la Pena also peaked #1 at Top Latin Albums. The album was awarded Best Salsa Album at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards and "Tropical Album of the Year" at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2005 awards.

Track listing

1. Valió la Pena
2. Escapémonos (duet with Jennifer Lopez)
3. Ahora Quien
4. Tu Amor Me Hace Bien
5. Volando Entre Tus Brazos
6. Amigo
7. Se Esfuma Tu Amor
8. Lamento Borincano

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Dominican Albums[2] 1 Spanish Albums[3] 7 U.S. Billboard 200[4] 122 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[4] 1 U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums[4] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Dominican Albums (Musicalia)[5] 1 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[6] 33 US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[7] 4

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[9]	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2004
• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Musicalia". 2005-08-26. Archived from the original on 2005-08-26. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
4. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r701662
5. "Musicalia". August 20, 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-08-20.
6. "Year In Music & Touring: Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 25 December 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
7. "Year In Music & Touring: Top Tropical Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 25 December 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
8. "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Álbumes under "Categoría", select 2005 under "Año". Select 10 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".
9. "American album certifications – Marc Anthony – Valio La Pena". Recording Industry Association of America.