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Gloria Estefan - Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits Audio CD

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Gloria Estefan Band: Gloria Estefan
Title: Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits
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Release Date: 1992-11-03
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Conga - Claudia Calle, Tony Concepcion, Lawrence Dermer, Gloria Estefan, Joe Galdo, Paquito Hechevarria, , Juanito Marquez, Rafael Padilla, Dana Teboe 2: Words Get in the Way 3: Can't Stay Away from You 4: 1,2,3 [Remix] 5: Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan, Rafael Padilla, Rafael Vigil 6: Anything for You - Randy Barlow, Ed Calle, Jorge Casas, John DeFaria, Gloria Estefan, Teddy Mulet, Clay Ostwald, Rafael Padilla 7: Here We Are - Jorge Casas, John DeFaria, Gloria Estefan, Clay Ostwald, Rafael Padilla 8: Get on Your Feet - Randy Barlow, John DeFaria, Gloria Estefan, Teddy Mulet, Clay Ostwald, Rafael Padilla, Mike Scaglione, Jon Secada 9: Don't Wanna Lose You 10: Coming Out of the Dark 11: Christmas Through Your Eyes [#] 12: I See Your Smile [#] 13: Go Away [#] 14: Always Tomorrow [#]

Classic Sounds..Classic Lady
This CD is for everyone. Gloria Estefan's Greatest Hits is a must have!! Her voice, music and style are pure elegance! She can be light and whimsical and then become deep and reflective. . . PURE GOLD!!.


I'm not even a Gloria EsteFAN, but this is a knockout!
Great songs, one after the other and spectacular dynamics and production. Your neighbors will hate you, but play this LOUD! Not just a system show-off, but a system tester. Another no-brainer!.


Pop, yes! But it makes me wanna' dance!
I generally can't stand disco/pop and while she's really Latin, she easily fits the pop category. This is the only Gloria Estefan I own. But she's done some beautiful ballad/love songs and her dancing stuff accomplishes what it's supposed to. . . it makes me want to get up and dance. This CD contains everything Estefan has done that I'd ever want or need.


The Evolution of a Diva
This volume of Gloria's best chronicles that arc; beginning with the exuberant "Conga," which introduced her to the masses, to the Adult Contemporary balladress who sang the gospel inflected "Coming Out Of The Dark;" you can follow her from pop-novelty to one of those 80's divas who could be called by her first name. The Miami Sound Machine started out as a band, then became Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine and ultimately became the Gloria show. (Think Madonna, Cher, etc. )

It is interesting to note how the fun, latin pop was so tongue in cheek (Gloria's husband, Emilio, even called his production team 'Emilio and The Jerks') until a sense of seriousness began to bland the songs into superstar predictability. Oddly enough, it's those early dance singles that hold up the best. When it came time to do a guest spot on "Dancing With The Stars," it was "Rhythm is Gonna Get You" that was the crowd pleaser. (MIA from the dance singles: "Dr Beat" and "Bad Boys. ") Her voice was one of the first to really make inroads into the English Language Latin Pop scene.

As such you can hear the maturation process. She became a richer and more nuanced singer by the time this 1991 best of appeared, which stops at the album Into the Light. At times, her purity recalls Karen Carpenter ("Here We Are") and the production is very 80's-centric. Heavy keyboards dominate, along with synthesized percussion. The drama attached to "Coming Out of The Dark," the near-tragic 1990 bus crash along I-80 in Northern Pennsylvania, added to the Diva mystique and helped elevate Gloria into the iconic status she enjoys to this day. Just bear in mind that, the more manipulation that was going into making Gloria into a Diva/Superstar (and in the late 80's, she had few rivals for popularity), the less vital the music became. Her ballads are wonderful, but the frothy fun of "1. 2. 3" or "Betcha Say That" is missed from the later albums. However, as an enjoyable collection of Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine's best radio pop, this collection flows solidly.

If you need more, go to The Essential Gloria Estefan, which follows her entire career.


Not satisfied
However, the CD that was mailed to me did not have Music of my Heart on it. I ask for N'sync and Gloria Estefan's song "MUSIC OF MY HEART" I wanted her CD that contained that song. What is the best thing to do in this situation? I still need the song "MUSIC OF MY HEART. " Thank you for your help.
P. S. I have not opened the tape that was mailed to me.

Glenda.


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