Personnel: Marc Anthony (vocals); Michael Thompson (acoustic & electric guitars); Renne Toledo (acoustic & nylon string guitars); Eric Kupper (guitar, keyboards, programming); Chieli Minucci, Andy Abad, David Dominguez (guitar); Juan A Gonzalez (piano, keyboards); Cory Rooney (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Dan Shea (keyboards, programming); Marc Russell, Erben Perez (bass); Bobby Allende (percussion); Richie Jones (programming); Wendy Pederson, Raul Midon, Gizelle D'Cole, Shelen Thomas (background vocals).

Producers: Marc Anthony, Dan Shea, Cory Rooney.

Recorded at Sony Music Studios and The Hit Factory New York, New York, Cove City Sound Studios, Long Island, New York, Lobo Recording Studios, Deer Park, New York, The Stash, Miami, Florida, and at Record Plant Recording, Los Angeles, California.

Personnel: David Dominguez (guitar, electric guitar); Eric Kupper (guitar, keyboards, drum programming); Chieli Minucci, Andy Abad (guitar); Michael Hart Thompson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Dan Shea (acoustic guitar, keyboards, drum programming); Rene Toledo (acoustic guitar); Gil Romero, Alan Grunfeld, Barbara Porter, Kathleen Robertson, Marc Sazar, Olivia Tsui, Mari Tsumura, Nicole Bush, Frances Moore, Tiffany Hu, Karen Jones, Phillipe Levy, Ralph Morrison, Lesa Terry, Margaret Wooten, Armen Garabedian, Darius Campo, Michele Richards, Mario Diaz de Leon (violin); Carole Castillo, Kazi Pitelka, John Scanlon, Keith Greene, Simon Oswell, David Stenske, Denyse Buffum, Mihail Zinovyev (viola); Peter Gordon (French horn); Juan Gonzalez (piano, keyboards); Corey Rooney (keyboards, programming, drum programming, background vocals); Mark Russell (bass guitar); Bobby Allende (percussion); Steve Morales (programming); Richie Jones (drum programming); Gizelle D'Cole, Wendy Pederson, Kara DioGuardi, Raul Mid¢n, Shelene Thomas (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Jason Goldstein; Dan Hetzel; Mick Guzauski; Richie Jones; Tony Maserati.

Audio Remixer: Jeff Taylor .

Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Cove City Sound Studios, L.I. NY; Hit Factory, Miami, FL; Lobo Recording Studios, Deer Park, NY; Record Plant Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY; The Stash, Miami, FL.

Photographer: Ruven Afanador.

Arrangers: Marc Anthony; Rick Wake; Richie Jones.

The man who starred in Paul Simon's infamous Broadway flop THE CAPEMAN only to rebound with star-making megahit "I Need to Know" offers more of his trademark blend of pop, R&B and Latin music on MENDED. Romantic Spanish guitars intersect with contemporary-sounding programmed drums to frame his sensual, yearning vocal style throughout MENDED. There are occasional stylistic detours; the pizzicato string samples on "Give Me a Reason" add a bit of a hip-hop flavor, and "I've Got You" is vaguely suggestive of some Latinate amalgam of George Michael's "Faith" and Bad Company's "Feel Like Makin' Love" (seriously). But the romantic ballad remains Marc Anthony's stock in trade, and it's a stock with an excellent future (not to mention massive earning potential).

Vibe (5/02, pp.153-4) - 3 discs out of 5 - "...The most satisfying album of his career....He conjures up the melancholy of rainy nights, the overwhelming rush of a stolen kiss, and the velvety allure of soft-core lovemaking..."l Entertainment Weekly (5/24/02, p.94) - "...Straight pop...but Anthony hasn't totally abandoned his salsa side..." - Rating: B-