Reach (song)

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This article is about the song by Gloria Estefan. For the song by S Club 7, see Reach (S Club 7 song).
“Reach”
“Reach” cover
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Destiny
Released Flag of the United StatesApril 2, 1996
Flag of JapanMay 9, 1996
Flag of the United KingdomMay 10, 1996
Flag of EuropeMay 16, 1996
Format CD Single
CD Maxi Single
Cassette single
7" Vinyl Maxi-Single
12" Vinyl Maxi-Single
Recorded 1995-1996
Genre Pop-Folk
Length 03:50
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Abriendo Puertas A La Navidad"
(1995)		 "Reach"
(1996)		 "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)"
(1996)

"Reach" was the first single released by Gloria Estefan on her seven studio album Destiny.

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[edit] Song History

"Reach" was one of two official songs of the Centennial Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996. It was written by Gloria Estefan and Diane Warren. A Spanish version of the song was recorded under the name of "Puedes Llegar"; for this version various artists collaborated on the song, those were: Julio Iglesias, Placido Domingo, Jon Secada, Alejandro Fernandez, Roberto Carlos, Ricky Martin, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Patricia Sosa and Carlos Vives. This version can be found on the Spanish Version of the Olympics Compilation album Voces Unidas.

The song was nominated to a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the ceremony at 1997, but she lost out to Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart".

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Reach".

U.S. CD Maxi Single (49K 78286)

  1. "Reach" (Album Version)
  2. "Reach" (Love To Infinitiy's Radio Master Mix)
  3. "Reach" (Love To Infinity's Walk In The Park Radio Mix)
  4. "Reach" (Higher Radio Mix)
  5. "Reach" (Gold Medal Mix)
  6. "Reach" (Higher Club Mix (Vox Up)
  7. "Abriendo Puertas" (Africuba Mix)

UK CD Maxi Single (663264 5)

  1. "Reach" (Love To Infinity's Walk In The Park Radio Mix)
  2. "Reach" (Love To Infinitiy's Pure & Free Mix)
  3. "Reach" (Love To Infinity's Master Mix)
  4. "Reach" (Love To Infinity's Aphrodisiac Mix)
  5. "Reach" (Higher Club Mix (Vox Up)
  6. "Reach" (Album Version)

Europe CD Single (663025 1)

  1. "Reach" (Album Version)
  2. "Reach" (Gold Medal Single Edit)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia Top 40 Singles Chart 23
Colombia Top 40 Singles Chart 1
Eurochart Top 100 64
Finland Top 40 Singles Chart 17
Germany Top 100 Singles Chart 58
Spain Top 40 Singles Chart 2
Sweden Top 60 Singles Chart 19
UK Top 75 Singles Chart 15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles 42
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Sales 11
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 5
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Recurrents 4
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 Singles 29
U.S. Billboard Singles Recurrents 8
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 2
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 15

[edit] Official versions

Original versions

  1. Album Version - 3:50

Remixes

  1. Gold Medal Mix - 6:46
  2. Gold Medal Single Edit - 4:43
  3. Love To Infinity's Master Mix - 5:00
  4. Love To Infinity's Pure & Free Mix - 6:27
  5. Love To Infinitiy's Radio Master Mix - 4:18
  6. Love To Infinity's Walk In The Park Radio Mix - 4:12
  7. Love To Infinity's Aphrodisiac Mix - 6:58
  8. Higher Radio Mix - 3:50
  9. Higher Club Mix (Vox Up) - 10:42
  10. Reachin' Dub - 8:10
  11. Dubstrumental - 7:30

[edit] Covers

  • In 2007, pop girl group Girl Authority covered it on their second album, Road Trip.
  • In 2007 the Brazilian singer Marina Elali she made a cover of the music for the soap opera Sete Pecados that and theme of Míriam ( Gabriela Duarte ).
  • For the Asian Idol finals, Mau Marcelo sang [[Reach]] and astounded the judges from Malaysia and India.

[edit] References

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