Mi Tierra

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Mi Tierra
Studio album by Gloria Estefan
Released	June 14, 1993 June 15, 1993 June 26, 1993 June 29, 1993
Recorded	1992, Crescent Moon Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre	Latin Pop
Length	52:39
Label	Epic Records EK-53807
Producer	Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Gloria Estefan chronology
Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits (1992) Mi Tierra (1993) Christmas Through Your Eyes (1993)
Alternate cover
Limited Edition Vinyl Album

Mi Tierra is the third studio solo album and first Latin solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the fifteenth overall, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music).

[edit] History

The album proved to be another successful album for Estefan, but not only that, this album became, arguably the most successful album of her career. The album is one of the best known Latin albums around the world, in which Gloria demonstrates her musical roots.

"Mi Tierra" has a lot of Cuban beats and Latin traditional rhythm, and is the most up-beat and dancing album of her career, the album also had a lot of powerful ballads such the second single, "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan", that was included on the 2nd Gloria Estefan’s compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. II called "If We Were Lovers," also this song was released as the single in UK, where it reached the Top 40. This song show the romantic mood that it’s wanted, but also can be hear that it’s a traditional Cuban song, for it’s inclusion of some Cuban slow rhythms.

Before this single, was released the single, "Mi Tierra", this single wasn’t a romantic song, but a dance song, not a dance-club song, but a Latin-rhythm dance song. The song is probably the most notorious song of all, and probably the one that made this album so successful. Was a U.S. Latin Chart number one for six weeks and became a U.S. Top 5 Dance hit, also a Top 40 hit in UK and Australia.

The following single to "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" was "Tradición", another dance song, but this it’s even more up-beat than the first single, it’s show a lot of traditional congas and bongos making a mixture of Cuban music with African rhythms. This song topped the U.S. dance charts for two weeks.

"Montuno" was released exclusively to the European and British markets, and proved its success when it reached the number #55 at the UK Charts, while in U.S. was released a promotional single, "Mi Buen Amor", which was another number one for Gloria in the Latin chart. And finally the last promotional release at U.S. was "Ayer", which became a successful song when it reached the Top 5 of the Latin Tracks chart.

This album made Gloria gained more fame around the world and the awards for her became a lot, firstly, she became in the first artist to sold more albums on Spain, there became the first biggest selling album in Spain history selling more than a million copies on the country, an amazing record for an artist. Gloria received her first Grammy award for this album, in the category of "Best Tropical Latin Album", she also won her first World Music Award for "Best-Selling Latin Performer" and ended at the Billboard Year-End charts as the "Top 50 Latin Album Artist", "Top 50 Latin Album", "Top Tropical/Salsa Latin Artist" and "Top Tropical/Salsa Latin Album", this last two, for two consecutive years. And it became the first Spanish to featured at the Billboard 200 albums chart at a high position, reaching the #27 of that chart, this record was broken by Enrique Iglesias Quizas album in 2002 when it reached #12.

A lot of artists were take part of this project, among them were: Percussionist Tito Puente, Singer Sheila E., Guitarist Chamin Correa, Luis Enrique, Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and singer Jon Secada. Also, the London Symphony Orchestra made part of team, supporting with the string instruments. This album has sold more than 5.1 million copies worldwide.

[edit] Singles

#	Cover	Title	Date
1.		"Mi Tierra"	July 1993
2.		"Con Los Años Que Me Quedan"	September 1993
3.		"Tradición"	October 1993 (only U.S.)
4.		"Montuno"	November 1993 (only UK)
5.		"Si Señor!..."	November 1993 (only Europe)
6.		"Mi Buen Amor"	November 1993 (only U.S.)
7.		"Ayer"	December 1993 (only U.S.)
8.		"Volverás"	December 1993 (only Mexico)
9.		"Mi Tierra De Tradición"	December 1993 (only Spain)

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Personnel

• Gloria Estefan - vocal, background vocals
• Chamin Correa - background vocals, guitarist
• Alejandro Correa - background vocals
• Alfredo Correa - background vocals
• Juan Marquez - guitarist
• Israel López "Cachao" - bass
• Jorge Casas - bass, Cuban guitars\
• Luis Enrique - percussion
• London Symphony Orchestra - strings
• Paquito Hechavarria - piano
• Clay Ostwald - piano
• Nelson Gonzalez - Cuban guitars, percussion
• Rafael Padilla - percussion
• Sheila E. - congas
• Randy Barlow - trumpets, backgrounds vocals
• Teddy Mulet - trumpets, trombone, backgrounds vocals
• Nestor Torres - flute
• Debbie Spring - violin
• Jorge Orbon - violin
• Max Teppich - violin
• Alexander Prilutchi - violin
• Phil Tempkin - violin
• Robert Basso - violin
• Steven Sigurdson - cello
• Cheito Quiñonez - backgrounds vocals
• Rafael "Felo" Barrios - timbales, guiro
• Paquito D’Rivera - saxophone
• Jon Secada - songwriter, background vocal

[edit] Production

• Producers: Emilio Estefan Jr., Jorge Casas & Clay Ostwald
• Arrangers: Juanito R. Marquez, Randy Barlow, Estefano, Emilio Estefan Jr., Israel López "Cachao", Gloria Estefan, Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas
• Engineer & Mixing: Eric Schilling
• Additional Mixing: Phil Ramone, Pablo Flores, Mike Couzzi
• Assistant: Scott Perry
• Additional Assistant: Sean Chambers, Sebastian Krys, Mark Krieg, Andrew Roshberg, Noel Harris, Geoff Foster, Lance Phillips, Javier Vacas
• Mastered by: Bob Ludwing at Gateway Mastering

[edit] Design

• Art direction: Nancy Donald
• Photography: Alberto Tolot
• Gloria Estefan’s Hair & Makeup: Francesca Tolot
• Stylist: Serena Rodaelli
• Dressed by Robertino Trovatti

[edit] Chart performance

Mi Tierra became in one of the most successful Latin albums of all time, it’s topped the charts in Spain and the U.S., and it reached highest position at some countries of Non-speaking Spanish language such as the UK and Switzerland, in where became the first Latin album to do it so. It also the first Latin album in the Billboard magazine, to reach the Top 40 in the category of the Billboard Top 200.

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[edit] Awards

[edit] References

1. http://www.geocities.com/weslarkins/glorialibre.html gloriaestefandiscographydatabase