Editing Sound Loaded (section)

==Critical reception==
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| MC = 64/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/sound-loaded/ricky-martin|title=Sound Loaded by Ricky Martin Reviews and Tracks|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=May 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509115831/https://www.metacritic.com/music/sound-loaded/ricky-martin|archive-date=May 9, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last=Promis|first=Jose F.|title=Sound Loaded - Ricky Martin|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-loaded-mw0000101949|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 20, 2021|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407115435/https://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-loaded-mw0000101949|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|title=CD ratings|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101483124/the-baltimore-sun/|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=November 14, 2000|page=77|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 9, 2022|archive-date=May 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509115647/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101483124/the-baltimore-sun/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="metacritic"/>
| rev4      = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4Score = B−<ref name="EW"/>
|rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="LA Times"/>
| rev6      = ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
| rev6Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Sound Loaded - Ricky Martin|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101482173/the-philadelphia-inquirer/|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|last=Moon|first=Tom|date=November 12, 2000|page=184|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 9, 2022|archive-date=May 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509112943/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101482173/the-philadelphia-inquirer/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev7      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="RS"/>
| rev8      = ''[[The Sacramento Bee]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Whole lot of Shakin'|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101482799/the-sacramento-bee/|newspaper=[[The Sacramento Bee]]|date=December 3, 2000|page=194|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 9, 2022|archive-date=May 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509114804/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101482799/the-sacramento-bee/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|rev9 = ''[[USA Today]]''
|rev9score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Asbury"/>
|rev10 = [[Wall of Sound (website)|Wall of Sound]]
|rev10score = 7.2/10<ref name="Wall of Sound"/>
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''Sound Loaded'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 64 based on 6 reviews.<ref name="metacritic"/> Gary Graff from [[Wall of Sound (website)|Wall of Sound]] gave it a positive review, saying it "is indeed loaded with sound, from lush love ballads to full-on polyrhythmic explosions made explicitly for bon-bon shaking" and all 15 tracks "sound as polished and lively as they do". He highlighted "Cambia la Piel" as the album's "most interesting track", describing it as "an edgy gem marked by bleating horns, jagged electric guitar lines, and staccato counter-rhythms".<ref name="Wall of Sound"/> Writing for ''Rolling Stone'', Arion Berger called the album "relentlessly likable and danceable", while introducing "Loaded" as the best track.<ref name="RS"/> An author of ''Billboard'' noted "a smattering of well-crafted material" in the album on which Martin is "allowed to truly strut his vocal stuff", highlighting "The Touch" and "Come To Me" as "lovely ballads". The critic thought that unlike ''Ricky Martin'', there is "less of an attempt to fall in line with trends" and Martin trusted "listeners to subscribe to more traditional pop sounds", which resulted in "a more consistent recording". They also praised Martin's "special attention to his Latin roots by including a handful of solid Spanish-language tunes" that made the set "an album that offers a little something for everyone".<ref name="Previews"/>

Charlotte Robinson from ''[[PopMatters]]'' mentioned "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" and "The Touch" as the "lowlights" of ''Sound Loaded'' and labeled them "crummy ballads", while praising dance numbers such as "She Bangs" and "Loaded", as well as mid-tempo tracks. She highlighted "Amor" as one of the best mid-tempo songs in the collection and described "Cambia la Piel" as fabulous, adding the fact that the latter "prove once again that Martin is the only one of the stars of the 'Latin explosion' who actually makes Latin-sounding music on a regular basis".<ref name="PopMatters"/> Similarly, [[AllMusic]]'s Jose F. Promis called the album "a lushly produced set", praising its Latin-flavored dance tracks, including "Amor", "Jezabel", "Cambia La Piel", and "If You Ever Saw Her", describing the last one as endearing. He also stated that "She Bangs" is arguably one of best songs of the 2000s. Nevertheless, he thought that the ballads "tend to weigh the album down", introducing "Come to Me" and "The Touch" as "unmemorable" tracks.<ref name="AllMusic"/>

===Accolades===
At the [[7th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]], ''Sound Loaded'' was nominated for Favorite Male Artist of the Year and Favorite Artist — Latino, but lost them to [[Eminem]]'s ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]'' (2000) and Christina Aguilera's ''[[Mi Reflejo]]'' (2000), respectively. Subsequently, it won the award for Favorite Male Artist — Pop at the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1438595/destinys-child-lead-blockbuster-nominees/|title=Destiny's Child Lead Blockbuster Nominees|publisher=[[MTV News]]|access-date=May 9, 2022|date=January 29, 2001|archive-date=May 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509180040/http://www.mtv.com/news/1438595/destinys-child-lead-blockbuster-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://idobi.com/news/nsync-takes-home-three-blockbuster-entertainment-awards/|title='NSync Takes Home Three Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|publisher=[[idobi Radio]]|access-date=May 9, 2022|date=April 12, 2001|archive-date=May 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509180044/https://idobi.com/news/nsync-takes-home-three-blockbuster-entertainment-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was also among the winning albums as the ten best-selling foreign releases at the 2001 Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2001 |title=2001 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226073650/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2001 |archive-date=December 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>