Escape (Enrique Iglesias album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Escape
Type = Album
Artist = Enrique Iglesias


Released = October 30, 2001
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = Interscope
Producer = Enrique Iglesias, Andres Restrepo
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:su6m964ojep8 link]
Last album = "The Best Hits"
(1999)
This album = "Escape"
(2001)
Next album = "Quizas"
(2002)

"Escape" is an Enrique Iglesias album recorded in English in 2001.

In late 2002, a special edition of the album was released with two extra songs, "Maybe" (Mark Taylor Mix) and "To Love a Woman", a duet with Lionel Richie.

Release and reception

"Escape" debuted at #2 on the "Billboard" 200, his then highest debut on the chart, selling 267,000 copies in its first week. Simultaneously, "Hero" topped the UK charts, making Iglesias the first Latin artist to have a #1 album and #1 single on the charts. It was the second highest seller, in the United Kingdom, beaten only by Robbie Williams's "Escapology". It was also the best selling album of 2002 in Australia.

The album also performed well throughout the world, being certified 3x Platinum in the United States, 4x Platinum in the United Kingdom, 5x Platinum in Ireland, 6x Platinum in Canada, 5x Platinum in Australia, 3x Platinum in India, 2x Platinum in Germany, as well as reaching Platinum or Gold certification in numerous other countries around the world.

The album has now sold more than 23 million copies worldwide, becoming Enrique's best-selling album to date.

Writing "Escape"

Iglesias either wrote or co-wrote every track on the album. Enrique has said that for many of the tracks on the album he started out simply with titles that he later based the songs on. The first song to use this method was "Don't Turn Off the Lights", which was originally going to be the title of the album and the first single off the album. Enrique also stated that he wrote many songs for the album, but picking the ones he considered to be the very best.

Track listing

†Only in some editions
‡Only in 2002 special edition

Chart positions

External links

* [http://www.inetlyrics.com/enrique_iglesias.htm Enrique Iglesias lyrics]

succession box
before = "Come with Us" by The Chemical Brothers
title = UK number one album
years = February 16 2002 – March 1 2002
after = "The Very Best of Sting & The Police"
by Sting & The Policesuccession box
before = "Shoot This" by Motor Ace
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = August 26 – September 1 2002
September 9 – September 22 2002
after = "A Rush of Blood to the Head" by Coldplay