The Essential Gloria Estefan

The Essential Gloria Estefan
Greatest hits album by
Gloria Estefan
ReleasedOctober 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)
GenrePop
Label
ProducerEmilio Estefan Jr.
Gloria Estefan chronology
The Very Best of Gloria Estefan
(2006) 		The Essential Gloria Estefan
(2006) 		90 Millas
(2007)
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Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

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'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

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dr. Beat" (from Eyes of Innocence, 1984)Enrique Garcia4:24
2."Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" (from Let It Loose, 1987)Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia3:57
3."Heaven's What I Feel" (radio edit) (from Gloria!, 1998)Kike Santander4:33
4."Everlasting Love" (Robert Knight cover) (from Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, 1994)Buzz Cason & Mac Gayden4:01
5."You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" (Rosabel's Fiesta Edit) (from Destiny, 1996)Emilio Estefan Jr., Lawrence Dermer & Clay Ostwald3:34
6."Get On Your Feet" (from Cuts Both Ways, 1989)John DeFaria, Jorge Casas & Clay Ostwald3:39
7."Go Away" (remix) (from Greatest Hits, 1992)Gloria Estefan & Lawrence Dermer3:51
8."Don't Let This Moment End" (radio edit) from Gloria!)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Lawrence Dermer & Robert Blades4:10
9."No Me Dejes de Querer" (from Alma Caribeña, 2000)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr. & Robert Blades3:29
10."Bad Boy" (remix) (from Primitive Love, 1985)Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil3:46
11."1-2-3" (remix) (from Let It Loose)Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia3:36
12."Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" (from Cuts Both Ways)Gloria Estefan, Jorge Casas & Clay Ostwald4:53
13."Live for Loving You" (remix) (from Into the Light, 1991)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr. & Diane Warren4:21
14."Sí Señor!..." (from Mi Tierra, 1993)Juanito Marquez4:40
15."Oye" (Pablo Flores English Remix Radio Edit) (from Gloria!)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Randall Barlow & Angie Chirino4:19
16."Turn the Beat Around" (Vicki Sue Robinson cover) (from Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me)Pete Jackson & Gerald Jackson3:53
17."Mi Tierra" (from Mi Tierra)Estéfano, Estefan4:39
18."Conga" (from Primitive Love)Enrique Garcia4:13
19."Doctor Pressure" (Mylo and Miami Sound Machine) (clean radio edit)M. Macinnes & Enrique Garcia3:24
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Stay Away from You" (from Let It Loose)Gloria Estefan3:59
2."Don't Wanna Lose You" (from Cuts Both Ways)Gloria Estefan4:09
3."Anything for You" (from Let It Loose)Gloria Estefan3:49
4."Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" (from Primitive Love)Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil3:57
5."Words Get in the Way" (from Primitive Love)Gloria Estefan3:28
6."Cuts Both Ways" (from Cuts Both Ways)Gloria Estefan3:16
7."Here We Are" (from Cuts Both Ways)Gloria Estefan4:51
8."If We Were Lovers" (from Mi Tierra)Gloria Estefan & Emilio Estefan Jr.4:38
9."Nayib's Song (I Am Here for You)" (from Into the Light)Gloria Estefan4:40
10."Reach" (from Destiny)Gloria Estefan & Diane Warren3:51
11."Music of My Heart" (with *NSYNC) (from Music of the Heart: The Album, 1999)Gloria Estefan & Diane Warren4:31
12."I See Your Smile" (from Greatest Hits)Miguel A. Morejon & Jon Secada4:36
13."I'm Not Giving You Up" (single edit) (from Destiny)Gloria Estefan & Kike Santander3:51
14."Wrapped" (from Unwrapped, 2003)Gloria Estefan & Gian Marco3:28
15."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (Karen Chandler cover) (from Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me)Harry Noble Jr.3:23
16."Along Came You (A Song for Emily)" (from Destiny)Gloria Estefan6:21
17."Coming Out of the Dark" (from Into the Light)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr. & Jon Secada4:05
18."Always Tomorrow" (from Greatest Hits)Gloria Estefan4:54
Disc 3 (3.0 edition)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Betcha Say That" (single remix)Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil3:42
2."Seal Our Fate"Gloria Estefan4:25
3."Can't Forget You"Clay Ostwald, Jon Secada, & Jorge Casas4:16
4."It's Too Late" (radio mix)Carole King, Toni Stern3:20
5."You Can't Walk Away from Love"Gloria Estefan, & Emilio Estefan Jr4:44
6."Out of Nowhere" (Thunderpuss club mix)Emilio Estefan Jr, Randy Barlow, & Liza Quintana8:56
7."Hoy" (salsa version)Gian Marco Zignago4:25
8."I Could Fall in Love"Keith Thomas4:26

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.

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 63
Italian Albums (FIMI)[5] 91
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 99

References

  1. ^ The Essential Gloria Estefan at AllMusic
  2. ^ "The Essential Gloria Estefan 3.0". Amazon. 2010.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gloria Estefan – The Essential" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gloria Estefan – The Essential" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Gloria Estefan – The Essential". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gloria Estefan – The Essential". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.