Euphoria

Biography

Euphoria is the ninth studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. The album is a joint-release by Universal Republic and Universal Music Latino and was released on July 5, 2010 internationally and in the US on July 6, 2010. The album features guest appearances by Akon, Usher, Juan Luis Guerra, Pitbull, Nicole Scherzinger, Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel and Ludacris. The album consists of songs in English, and Spanish.[1] The album spawned seven singles out of which th...

Euphoria is the ninth studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. The album is a joint-release by Universal Republic and Universal Music Latino and was released on July 5, 2010 internationally and in the US on July 6, 2010. The album features guest appearances by Akon, Usher, Juan Luis Guerra, Pitbull, Nicole Scherzinger, Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel and Ludacris. The album consists of songs in English, and Spanish.[1] The album spawned seven singles out of which three are Spanish and four are English language singles. The album's first single "Cuando me enamoro" reached number-one on the Hot Latin Songs, while the album's second single "I Like It", reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Upon its release, the album debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200, with sales of 27,000 copies. I Like It has now sold 6 million copies worldwide. The album has produced three top Billboard Hot Dance Club Play tracks in the form of "I Like It", "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" and "Dirty Dancer". The album was nominated for Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year and has won Billboard Music Award for Top Latin Album. The album was a commercial success, selling 1 million albums and 12 million singles worldwide.The album and its singles have sold 1 million copies in the UK alone.[4] It was certified 2×Platinum (Latin) in United States on September 23, 2011. Since its release, the album has received mixed reviews. Robert Copsey from Digital Spy gave the album 3 stars (out of 5), saying that "Euphoria fits between the sentimental Iglesias of the 'Hero' and 'Bailamos' era and the new, Down With The Kids Enrique. The latter is generally more entertaining, with the robotic vocal effects and rave-tinged production, but the end result here is not necessarily what Iglesias may have intended". He finished the review saying that "Euphoria is a mixed bag of a record which tries a little too hard to please the disparate elements of his fanbase". In a more negative review, "Doug Belfast" from Sputnik Music thought that "Euphoria is really a mixed bag of a record that tries a little too hard at being something different, tries a little too hard at recapturing the glory of the past and tries a little too hard capturing a new fan base. All this is too hard to garner in one single record". Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic gave 3 stars out of 5 for the album and went to say that "Euphoria is as bright as its title, a firm return to romance for the loverman" and "despite the contemporary flourishes, the heart of this album resides in Iglesias’ romantic balladeering, the kind of croon that crosses cultures, so much so that the tracks here slip between Spanish and English without much notice. No matter the language, Enrique maintains the seductive mood on Euphoria".Carlos Quintana from About.com Latin Music said that Euphoria is an album that consolidates Enrique Iglesias as leading figure in Latin Pop genre. The album offers a great combination of sounds & features outstanding performances by different artists. This is a solid album by Enrique and a great album for mainstream music fans.Leila Cobo from Billboard gave a positive review stating, " Even when Iglesias gets introspective there is a sweet innocence to the interpretation, and the end result of the song-and the album-feels light, but not superficial. "Euphoria" aims unabashedly for all-out fun, and that's why it works." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.