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The Essential Gloria Estefan
''The Essential Gloria Estefan'' is the seventh compilation album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twenty-eighth album overall, released in 2006. It is part of Sony BMG Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...'s ''The Essential'' series. The album included a special bonus interview by Internet, in which Estefan talks about every song of the album. On August 31, 2010, the album was reissued with a bonus disc and retitled "Essential 3.0". The third (bonus) disc contains eight songs including a rare edited version of "Betcha Say That". Track listing Chart positions In Switzerland, the compilation entered at number ninety-nine, charting for a week. Later, the compilation charted within the Top 100 on the Dutch, Belgian and Italian charts. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (; ; born September 1, 1957) is an American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is an eight-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''. Estefan's record sales exceed 100 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female singers of all time. A contralto, Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single "Conga (song), Conga", which became Estefan's signature song. The group followed this with a number of hit singles throughout the decade, including "Anything for You (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song), Anything for You", "1-2-3 (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song), 1-2-3", "Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine song), Bad Boy", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You'll Be Mine (Party Time)
"You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" is a 1996 song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released as the follow-up to "Reach (Gloria Estefan song), Reach", as the second single from her seventh studio album, ''Destiny (Gloria Estefan album), Destiny'' (1996). The song is a electronic dance music, dance track with strong African rhythms and became one of Estefan's most popular songs. Since its appearance, the song has been present on all the tours of Gloria Estefan as it remains a favorite among fans. In the UK the Classic Paradise radio mix by Love To Infinity was the preferred version played by radio stations including BBC Radio One, Radio 1. The single peaked within the top 20 in Finland, France, Scotland, Spain and the United Kingdom. In France it was released twice; at its first release, it peaked at number 15, but at the second release the song peaked at number 17. Estefan and Stevie Wonder collaborated for a special performance of this song at the Super Bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live For Loving You
"Live for Loving You" is a song by Cuban–American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released on September 30, 1991 by Epic Records worldwide as the fifth and final single from her second solo album, '' Into the Light'' (1991). The song was written by Estefan, her husband Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Diane Warren, and produced by Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald. Estefan dedicated the song to her husband, like she did with " Coming Out of the Dark", " How Can I Be Sure" and "Hoy". "Live for Loving You" peaked at number 22 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was the first single from the album to appear on the dance music charts. Critical reception Scottish ''Aberdeen Press and Journal'' wrote that "Live for Loving You" has a "great feel to it and nice vocals from the Latin American queen of rock. Makes you feel as though like you’re on a tropical island". In a retrospective review, Matthew Hocter from Albumism named it as one of three singles, that "truly stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)
"Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" is a song by Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released as a single from her debut solo album, ''Cuts Both Ways'' (1989). It was the second single in the UK, released on September 4, 1989, and throughout Europe in September and October 1989. In the US, it was the fourth single from the album and was released in March 1990. Composition and release A latin dance track, the song exemplified some of Estefan's musical roots, much like in the style of her earlier music with Miami Sound Machine, and is much in the style of "Conga" and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You". Though the song was only a minor chart hit in the US, it was more successful internationally. Furthermore, Estefan obtained her first MTV Video Music Award for this song for the " International Viewer's Choice Awards" in 1990. The remixes of the song and short editions were created by Pablo Flores, who would go on to remix many other Gloria Estefan recordings, as well as Keith Cohen an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1-2-3 (Gloria Estefan Song)
"1-2-3" (sometimes listed as "1, 2, 3") is a 1988 song by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine. The song was written by the band's drummer and lead songwriter Enrique "Kiki" Garcia along with Estefan and appears on the multi-platinum album '' Let It Loose''. The music video was directed by Jim Yukich and produced by Paul Flattery. Released as the fifth and final single from that album in early summer of 1988, "1-2-3" peaked at #3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in July 1988, and was the band's 7th and last Top 10 hit. In addition, the song became their fourth #1 hit on the ''Billboard'' adult contemporary chart.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications) On the ''Billboard'' R&B chart, "1-2-3" peaked at 54, and on the UK Singles Chart it peaked at #9. After the success of the re-releases of "Can't Stay Away From You" and "Anything For You", "1-2-3" also saw a re-release outside the US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primitive Love
''Primitive Love'' is the ninth studio album and second English-language record by the Miami Sound Machine, released in August 1985, by Epic Records. The album has sold over 6 million copies worldwide. The album includes the top 10 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles "Conga", " Bad Boy", and " Words Get in the Way". Background Previous releases by Miami Sound Machine had failed to achieve much in the way of crossover success. However, with the release of ''Primitive Love'' in 1985, they achieved success both in the United States and abroad. The album was the band's first appearance on the American albums chart, reaching #21 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album ended the year on the 1986 ''Billboard'' Year End Charts at number ten. Three singles released from this album reached the Top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart: "Conga" peaked at number ten; " Bad Boy" reached number eight; " Words Get in the Way" was the highest-charting single from this album (#5); and " Falling in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine Song)
"Bad Boy" is a song by the American band Miami Sound Machine, led by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, and released as the second single from their second English language album, and ninth overall, '' Primitive Love'' (1985). The song enjoyed much success following up on the band's mainstream breakthrough single, "Conga". It also was featured in and opened the film ''Three Men and a Baby''. Song history The radio release and single was an edited and remixed version of the original album cut. It was remixed by Shep Pettibone. "Bad Boy" became the band's second top 10 single in the United States, peaking at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reached the top 20 in many other countries around the world. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the US for sales of 500,000 units and by the ARIA in Australia for sales of 35,000 copies. The song landed at number 79 on ''Billboard'' magazine's year-end chart of 1986. Music videos Two music videos were made for the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alma Caribeña
''Alma Caribeña – Caribbean Soul'' is the ninth studio solo album and third Spanish album recorded by Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was first released by Epic Records in France on May 9, 2000, and in North America on May 23, 2000. Reception At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, in February 2001, the album won the award for Best Tropical Latin Album, giving Estefan her third win in this category. At the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, in September 2000, the video for the first single " No Me Dejes de Querer", directed by Emilio Estefan Jr. and Gloria Estefan, won Best Music Video. At the Billboard Latin Music Awards The ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards grew out of the ''Billboard'' Music Awards program from ''Billboard'' magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The ''Billboard'' awards are the La ..., the album won the award for Best Tropical Salsa Album. Track listing Personnel * Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Me Dejes De Querer
"No Me Dejes de Querer" () is a song by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan from her ninth studio album, ''Alma Caribeña'' (2000). The song was written by the artist along with Roberto Blades and her husband Emilio Estefan. The latter two also handled the song's production. It was released as the album's lead single on March 27, 2000, by Epic Records. "No Me Dejes de Querer" is a son cubano and murga song in which the narrator pleads her lover to never stop loving her. The song was met with mostly positive reviews, which found it to be an upbeat number. Commercially, the song reached number one in Spain and topped the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs, Latin Pop Airplay, and Tropical Airplay charts in the United States. An accompanying music video directed by Emilio was filmed in Miami, Florida, and features Gloria dancing with extras at the Tropicana Club. The visual won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video in 2000. The song itself received several accolades i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Let This Moment End
"Don't Let This Moment End" is a song by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released on November 3, 1998 by Epic Records, as the third single in the United States, the third in the United Kingdom, and her fourth globally, from her eighth album, '' Gloria!'' (1998). The song was written by Estefan, her husband Emilio Estefan, Lawrence Dermer and Roberto Blades and produced by Estefan Jr. and Dermer. It became a smash hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart, almost peaking at the top of charts for that field. The song also peaked at number nine in Spain and was a top 30 hit in the UK. It was first intended as a ballad and then remixed into a dance-ballad. According to Estefan, it celebrates the perfect moment in time. Its music video was directed by Gustavo Garzon. The track was nominated for a Grammy Music Award, but lost to " Believe" by Cher. "Don't Let This Moment End" also appears on two of Estefan's compilation albums; '' The Very Best of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits (Gloria Estefan Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released on October 30, 1992, by Epic Records. The North American release of the album contains ten of her hit singles recorded throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, as well as four brand new tracks. It contains material recorded with Estefan's band Miami Sound Machine in addition to her releases as a solo artist. Composition Although credited solely to Estefan on the front cover, the album serves as a collection of her greatest hits both as a solo artist and as lead singer of Miami Sound Machine, which later became her backing group. The album also contains four previously unreleased songs. The track listing for the US and Canadian album release differs from alternate releases in various regions. Many international releases of the album include the songs "Dr. Beat" and "Bad Boy", though the Australian and New Zealand release replaced "Bad Boy" with "Cuts Both Ways". A limited edition Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Away (Gloria Estefan Song)
"Go Away" is a song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in April 1993 as the fourth and last single worldwide and third to the United States from her fourth solo album and second compilation, ''Greatest Hits'' (1992). The song is much in the style of Estefan's earlier songs with the Miami Sound Machine. It was a club hit throughout Europe and America and was featured in the 1993 film '' Made in America'', starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson, and its soundtrack. It reached the UK Top 20 and US Dance Chart Top 5. Critical reception AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis described "Go Away" as a "irresistible Latin-flavored dance track". Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' remarked that "the traditional salsa flavor that has dominated her previous uptempo tunes is evident, but it is tempered with savvy house elements. Also, Estefan's vocal is easily her most relaxed and playful to date." He also wrote, "Tropical spice and a hi-NRG tempo are a happy marriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
