Enrique Iglesias sets September album release, tour launch
ByJul 24, 2002 10:00 PM
Enrique Iglesias, whose 2001 album “Escape” remains a top-50 seller in the U.S., launches a North American tour and releases a Spanish-language album in September.
Enrique Iglesias, whose 2001 album “Escape” remains a top-50 seller in the U.S., launches a North American tour and releases a Spanish-language album in September.
The forthcoming, as-yet-untitled album--his first all-Spanish-language album since 1998--is scheduled for release on Sept. 17. The first single is described by his publicist as “a romantic bolero” titled “Mentiroso” ("Liar"), which has already been shipped to radio.
“The power of music in Spanish is so strong that I couldn’t stay away from it any longer,” Iglesias said in a press release. “The language and imagery is less direct, the melodies and rhythms are intricate; it has been great to record an entire record in Spanish again.”
The new album was produced by Iglesias with longtime collaborators Lester Mendez and Rafael Peréz Botija. Iglesias wrote or co-wrote every track on the album but one.
Iglesias released his self-titled, English-language debut in 1999. That album was certified double platinum in the United States, and sold more than six million albums worldwide, according to his publicist. His 2001 follow-up, “Escape,” is certified triple platinum in the U.S., and has sold seven million copies worldwide--largely on the strength of the hit single “Hero.”