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==Music and lyrics== {{Listen | filename = Ricky Martin - One Night Man sample.ogg | pos = left | title = "One Night Man" | description = A 22-second sample of the [[Refrain|chorus]] of "One Night Man", whichfeatures elements of [[Arabic music|Arabic]] and [[salsa music]]. | format = [[Ogg]] }} ''Sound Loaded'' is a primarily English language album composed of 15 songs,<ref name="EW">{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/11/13/sound-loaded/|title=Sound Loaded|last=Willman|first=Chris|access-date=June 1, 2022|date=November 13, 2000}}</ref><ref name="Apple Music">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sound-loaded/209710732|title=Sound Loaded – album by Ricky Martin|publisher=[[Apple Music]] (US)|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325084717/https://music.apple.com/us/album/sound-loaded/209710732|url-status=live}}</ref> consisting [[Electronic dance music|dance club]] tracks, [[Pop music|pop]] songs, [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] [[Sentimental ballad|ballads]], and [[Tempo|mid-tempo]] [[Latin music|Latin]] numbers.<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite news|url=https://www.popmatters.com/martinricky-sound-2495981208.html|title=Ricky Martin: Sound Loaded|last=Robinson|first=Charlotte|work=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=May 6, 2022|date=November 13, 2000|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506135849/https://www.popmatters.com/martinricky-sound-2495981208.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wall of Sound"/> "[[She Bangs]]" is a [[dance music|dance]] song that features Latin and [[salsa music]] influences.<ref name="Billboard Vegas">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8459128/ricky-martin-william-hung-sing-she-bangs-video|title=Ricky Martin Joins 'Idol' Star William Hung For an Overdue Duet of 'She Bangs' in Vegas|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325092059/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8459128/ricky-martin-william-hung-sing-she-bangs-video|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="chicagotribunereview">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-11-19/news/0011190319_1_ricky-martin-ballads-and-dance-numbers-substance-free|title=Ricky Martin Sound Loaded (Columbia) Almost two..|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|last=Stewart|first=Allison|date=November 19, 2000|access-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063350/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-11-19/news/0011190319_1_ricky-martin-ballads-and-dance-numbers-substance-free|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="billboardreview">{{cite magazine|year=2000|title=Spotlight - Ricky Martin - She Bangs|magazine=Billboard|page=24|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uhAEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+she+bangs+review&pg=PA24|access-date=May 18, 2012|issn=0006-2510|volume=112|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061544/https://books.google.mk/books?id=uhAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=intitle:billboard+she+bangs+review&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5Z2MVKjwCsTCgwTC7oNo&redir_esc=y|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The song's instrumentation features "powerful" percussion, trumpet blasts, and [[Tropical music|tropical]] beats.<ref name="billboardreview"/><ref name="latimesreview">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-13-ca-50937-story.html|title=Ricky, Act II|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|last=Boucher|first=Geoff|date=November 13, 2000|access-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212105145/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/13/entertainment/ca-50937|archive-date=December 12, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Lyrically, it tells a "tale of a wild woman who may be hard to let go and even harder to hold", which is "a metaphor for the universe".<ref name="latimesreview"/><ref>{{cite news| url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=113184&page=1| title=Ricky's Hitmaker Explains It All| publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]| access-date=March 25, 2021| date=January 6, 2006| archive-date=March 25, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325153347/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=113184&page=1| url-status=live}}</ref> The album also contains a Spanish-language version of "She Bangs", which was recorded under the same title.<ref name="Apple Music"/> "Saint Tropez" has [[Music of Brazil|Brazilian]] influences with a "delectable" 1980's vibe, using a "passionate" trumpet solo.<ref name="Wall of Sound"/><ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|title=This Latin Pop Star Knows How to Get Inside Your Head|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101166046/the-los-angeles-times/|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|last=Lechner|first=Ernesto|date=November 13, 2000|page=74|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506162026/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101166046/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Come to Me (Ricky Martin song)|Come to Me]]" is a pop love song and ballad, featuring elements of [[flamenco]].<ref name="Wall of Sound">{{cite news|url=http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/rickymartin_soundloadedIndex.html|title=Wall of Sound Review: Sound Loaded|last=Graff|first=Gary|publisher=[[Wall of Sound (website)|Wall of Sound]]|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-date=December 7, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001207024600/http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/rickymartin_soundloadedIndex.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Previews">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/reviews/reviewdisplay.asp?ID=88059|title=Reviews & Previews|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 6, 2022|date=November 25, 2000|archive-date=April 24, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010424195721/http://www.billboard.com/reviews/reviewdisplay.asp?ID=88059|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Asbury">{{cite news|title=Ricky Martin charts his own musical path|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87034498/asbury-park-press/|newspaper=[[Asbury Park Press]]|date=November 15, 2000|page=46|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014093428/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87034498/asbury-park-press/|url-status=live}}</ref> It also has a Spanish version titled "Ven A Mí" ({{Translation|"Come to Me"}}).<ref name="Apple Music"/> On "[[Loaded (Ricky Martin song)|Loaded]]", Martin combines 1960's pop and Latin music with "hard rock vocal [[Intonation (linguistics)|intonations]]".<ref name="PopMatters"/> The album also contains a Spanish-language version of the song, titled "Dame Más" ({{Translation|"Give Me More"}}).<ref name="Apple Music"/> "[[Nobody Wants to Be Lonely]]" is a mid-tempo pop song and [[power ballad]],<ref name="UK release">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-02-17.pdf|title=Reviews – For Records Released on February 26, 2001: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=33|date=February 17, 2001|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Tennessean">{{cite news|title=There is Always a Nashville connection|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87039446/the-tennessean/|newspaper=[[The Tennessean]]|date=January 10, 2001|page=3|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014093335/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87039446/the-tennessean/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Billboard Xtina Collabs">{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8453997/christina-aguilera-best-collaborations/|title=A Great Big World, Pitbull & More of Christina Aguilera's 10 Best Collaborations: Critic's Picks|magazine=Billboard|last=Daw|first=Stephen|access-date=October 14, 2021|date=May 3, 2018|archive-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014093421/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8453997/christina-aguilera-best-collaborations/|url-status=live}}</ref> featuring elements of [[flamenco]] and [[Latin music]].<ref name="Asbury"/><ref name="UK release"/> The track is a love song about "heartbreak" and "longing", as well as "love, lose, and hope".<ref name="Asbury"/><ref name="Billboard Xtina Collabs"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://wearemitu.com/entertainment/ranked-ricky-martins-top-25-music-video/|title=We Ranked Ricky Martin's Top 25 Music Videos|last=Mesa|first=Cristal|publisher=[[Mitú (entertainment)|mitú]]|access-date=May 4, 2021|date=March 1, 2018|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120005807/https://wearemitu.com/entertainment/ranked-ricky-martins-top-25-music-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref> "[[Amor (Ricky Martin song)|Amor]]" ({{Translation|"Love"}}) is a Latin-flavored [[Spanglish]] salsa and dance club song,<ref name="AllMusic"/><ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=78221&cf=7780|title=Ricky Martin, Sound Loaded|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Berger|first=Arion|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-date=March 30, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010330092840/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=78221&cf=7780|url-status=dead}}</ref> with [[Music of Cuba|Cuban]] influences,<ref name="Wall of Sound"/> that uses "a percussion break, a truncated [[Pop rock|pop-rock]] guitar solo, and a lazy, lolling piano".<ref name="PopMatters"/> A salsa track using a "tip-top" piano, "Jezabel" talks about a woman's "ruthless romantic ambitions".<ref name="Previews"/><ref name="Newsday">{{cite news|title=Ricky Martin 'Loaded' With Caution|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101198505/newsday-nassau-edition/|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|last=Torres|first=Richard|date=November 19, 2000|page=156|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506203628/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101198505/newsday-nassau-edition/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Martin, Manson share a few flaws|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101197728/the-des-moines-register/|newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]]|last=Munson|first=Kyle|date=November 14, 2000|page=15|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506203634/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101197728/the-des-moines-register/|url-status=live}}</ref> "The Touch" is a power ballad,<ref name="EW"/> while the gypsy-tinged "One Night Man" features elements of salsa and [[Arabic music]].<ref name="Wall of Sound"/><ref name="Previews"/><ref name="Newsday"/> In the energetic "Are You In It for Love", the singer suspects that his lover is "in it for kicks, private jets and [[Armani]] / And when the ride's over, will you even bother to call me?".<ref name="Newsday"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Martin's latest is full of more high-octane pop|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101206958/victoria-advocate/|newspaper=[[The Victoria Advocate]]|date=November 24, 2000|page=62|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506214554/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101206958/victoria-advocate/|url-status=live}}</ref> "If You Ever Saw Her" is a fusion of [[pop-soul]], [[glam rock]], and [[urban contemporary music]].<ref name="Previews"/><ref name="Asbury"/><ref name="Newsday"/> The last track on the album, "[[Cambia la Piel]]" ({{Translation|"Change the Skin"}}) is a Spanish song, "marked by bleating horns, jagged electric guitar lines, and [[staccato]] counter-rhythms".<ref name="Wall of Sound"/><ref name="AllMusic"/>
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