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Primitive Love is the 9th studio album released by the Miami Sound Machine, and their second English language studio album, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music).
[edit] Album history
This album was a follow-up to the past singles in all the senses, in music, in rhythms and with the objective of the band's spothlight, even when the past album was released to some success it didn't gave the spothlight desired by the band at the United States, with the release of this album and its lead single, "Conga", the band finally came out of dark to gain popularity around the world.
This album was the band's first appearance on the American albums chart, reaching #23 on the Billboard 200, as other secondary, the album ended at the 1986 Billboard Year End Charts at number ten[1].
All the singles released from this album reached the Top 40: "Conga", "Bad Boy", "Words Get in the Way" and "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"[1].
As of 2008, the album has sold over 5 million copies world wide[1].
[edit] Track listing
| # |
Title |
Written by |
Time |
| 1. |
"Body to Body" |
S. Carr, L. Dermer, J. Galdo |
3:56 |
| 2. |
"Primitive Love" |
L. Dermer, J. Galdo, R. Vigil |
4:42 |
| 3. |
"Words Get in the Way" |
G. Estefan |
3:23 |
| 4. |
"Bad Boy" |
L. Dermer, J. Galdo, R. Vigil |
3:53 |
| 5. |
"Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" |
L. Dermer, J. Galdo, R. Vigil |
3:58 |
| 6. |
"Conga" |
E. Garcia |
4:11 |
| 7. |
"Mucho Money" |
L. Dermer, J. Galdo, R. Vigil |
4:44 |
| 8. |
"You Made a Fool of Me" |
W. B. Wright |
2:54 |
| 9. |
"Movies" |
L. Dermer, J. Galdo, R. Vigil |
2:57 |
| 10. |
"Surrender Paradise" |
S. Carr, L. Dermer, J. Galdo |
4:50 |
[edit] Latin American Edition bonus track
| # |
Title |
Written by |
Time |
| 11. |
"Hablas de Mí" |
Piloto |
3:40 |
[edit] Singles
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Musician & others
- Gloria Estefan - vocal, background vocals, songwriter
- Emilio Estefan Jr. - percussions
- Enrique "Kiki" Garcia - drums
- Juan Marcos Avila - bass
- Wesley B. Wright - guitar
- Roger Fisher - keyboard
- Gustavo Lezcano - harmonica
- Victor Lopez - trumpet
- Ed Calle - saxophone
- Tony Concepcion - trumpet
- Rafael Padilla - percussion, timbales
- Betty Cortez - keyboard, background vocals
- Rafael Vigil - background vocals
- Paquito Hechevarria - guest musician (Piano "Conga")
- Juanito Marquez - guest musician (Guitar "Conga")
- Suzi Carr - background vocal ("Body To Body")
[edit] Production
- Producers: Emilio Estefan Jr.
- Arrangers: Lawrence Dermer & Joe Galdo
- Engineer & Mixing: Eric Schilliing
- Additional Engineers: Ted Stein, John Haag & Mark Richman
- Assistant Engineers: Teresa Verplanck, Patrice Caroll Levinsohn, Carlos Santos
- Horn Arrangement: Juanito Marquez ("Mucho Money", "Movies"), Victor Lopez & Ricardo Eddy Martinez ("Conga")
- Recorded & Mixed: New River Studios and International Sound Studios.
[edit] Design
- Desing and Art Direction: Bob Rauchman
- Front Cover Photography: Al Freedy
- Back Cover Photographs: Michael Wray
- Gloria Estefan’s Hair & Makeup: Samy
- Front Cover Clothes: Fini Lignarolo
[edit] Charts
[edit] Certifications
| Country |
Certification |
Sales |
| Australia |
Platinum |
75,000 |
| United States |
3x Platinum |
3,000,000 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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August 16, 1985
August 1, 1985
August 23, 1985
