Editing Sound Loaded (section)

==Background and recording==
[[Ricky Martin]] released his fifth studio album and English-language debut, ''[[Ricky Martin (1999 album)|Ricky Martin]]'' in 1999, which became his biggest commercial success, debuting at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart and selling over 15 million copies worldwide. To further promote the album, he embarked on the worldwide [[Livin' la Vida Loca Tour]]. While the Livin' la Vida Loca Tour had not been concluded yet, [[Columbia Records]] asked Martin to return to the studio to record his sixth studio album. He later  wrote about the request in ''Me'', his official autobiography: "Now, when I think about it, I realize I should have said no. ''Definitely no!'' It was too soon and I was not ready to fully immerse myself in the intense creative work needed to record a new album." He reflected on it as "one of the worst decisions" of his life and "a very serious mistake".<ref>{{cite magazine|year=2006|last=Peters|first=Mitchel|title=Truly One with the Audience|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=68|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68|access-date=September 2, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=116|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924135602/https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68|archive-date=September 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Billboard Sound">{{cite magazine|year=2000|title=Martin Readies 2nd English Columbia Album|magazine=Billboard|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rRAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|access-date=March 25, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=112|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325094813/https://books.google.com/books?id=rRAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&source=bl&ots=FqjdvAwWJj&sig=ACfU3U32VMMuMsFLUKAEf6P5uiH69sCnPA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVhK6QksvvAhX6ZxUIHfXGDecQ6AEwDHoECBIQAw|archive-date=March 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="rickybook">{{Cite book|title=Me|last=Martin|first=Ricky|publisher=Celebra|pages=106, 107|year=2010|isbn=9780451234438}}</ref> In October 2000, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' revealed the album's title as ''Sound Loaded'', mentioning that it is an English album set for release on November 14, 2000.<ref>{{cite news|title=The return of Ricky|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85952990/daily-news/|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=October 3, 2000|page=2|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506125049/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101154589/the-tribune/|url-status=live}}</ref> During an interview with the [[CNN]], Martin explained the idea behind the album's title:

{{blockquote|When I gave my album a name - when I started talking to people about ''Sound Loaded'' - they said, "Is it about computers?" It is about listening to all those different sounds and having the opportunity to exchange ideas with, you know, people from different parts of the world, and just making all these different sounds part of my sound. It's all about educating. It's all about letting people know it doesn't matter what part of the world you are from. It's about feeling good with yourself. It's about trusting your emotions and your instincts - things that I talk about in my album.<ref name="CNN">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/14/ricky.martin/index.html|title=Ricky Martin loads a world of music in latest sound|last=Scheerer|first=Mark|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=May 7, 2022|date=November 14, 2000|archive-date=May 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507094746/http://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/14/ricky.martin/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

The singer worked on the album with several producers and songwriters, including [[Walter Afanasieff]], [[Emilio Estefan]], [[Draco Rosa]], and [[Desmond Child]], and recorded it in Miami. During an interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Martin explained: "It might sound clichéd, but it was my dream team. It was a situation devoid of egos. It was all about creativity. Everyone was open to working toward the same goal, which was to make the best possible record."<ref name="Billboard Sound"/>