| Mi tierra | ||||
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| Studio album by Gloria Estefan | ||||
| Released | June 14, 1993 (see Release history) |
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| Recorded | 1992, Crescent Moon Studios, Miami, Florida | |||
| Genre | Latin Pop, Tropical, Bolero | |||
| Length | 52:39 | |||
| Label | Epic EK-53807 Sony Music |
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| Producer | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
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Mi Tierra is the third studio solo album and first Latin solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is her 15th overall, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music).
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The album proved to be another success for Estefan, and has become, 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" utilizes Cuban beats and Latin traditional rhythms, and includes ballads, such as the second single, "Con los años que me quedan," which was also recorded in English, as "If We Were Lovers," and later issued on Estefan’s second compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. II. "If We Were Lovers" was released as a single in the UK, where it reached the Top 40. This song displays a romantic mood, but it also can be heard as a traditional Cuban song, due to its inclusion of slow Cuban rhythms.
Before the release of "If We Were Lovers", the single "Mi Tierra" was released. This single wasn’t a romantic song, but a Latin-rhythm dance song. It reached #1 on the U.S. Latin Chart for six weeks and became a U.S. Top 5 Dance hit, as well as a Top 40 hit in the UK and Australia.
The follow-up single to "Con los años que me quedan" was "Tradición", another dance song which is even more upbeat than the first single, displaying a use of traditional congas and bongos, making it 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 on the UK Charts, while in U.S. it was released as a promotional single, "Mi Buen Amor", which was another number one hit for Gloria on the Latin charts. The last promotional release in the U.S. was "Ayer", which reached the Top 5 on the Latin Tracks chart.
"Mi tierra" made Estefan famous around the world, and has received many awards. It became the first album to sell more than one million copies in Spain, and Estefan received her first Grammy award for it, in the category of "Best Tropical Latin Album". She also won her first World Music Award for "Best-Selling Latin Performer" as well as a Premio Lo Nuestro award for "Tropical Album of the Year",[4] and ended on 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", the last two for two consecutive years. It became the first Spanish-language album to be featured on the Billboard 200 albums chart at a high position, reaching #27. This record was broken by Enrique Iglesias' Quizas album in 2002, which reached #12.
Many artists took part in this project; among them were percussionist Tito Puente, singer Sheila E., guitarist Chamin Correa, Luis Enrique, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and singer Jon Secada. The London Symphony Orchestra also appears on the album, supporting its tracks with stringed instruments. This album has sold more than 5.1 million copies worldwide.
| # | Title | Date |
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| 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) |
| # | Title | Written by | Time |
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| 1. | "Con los años que me quedan" | Emilio Estefan Jr. | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Mi tierra" | Estéfano | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Ayer" | Marquez | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Mi buen amor" | G. Estefan | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Tus ojos" | Estefano, Estefan Jr. | 4:11 |
| 6. | "No hay mal que por bien no venga" | Lopez, Estefan, Estefan Jr., Secada | 5:28 |
| 7. | "Si Señor!..." | Marquez | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Volverás" | Estefan, Ferro | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Montuno" | Marquez | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Hablemos el mismo idioma" | Estefan, Estefan Jr. | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Hablas de mí" | Piloto | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Tradición" | Estefan, Estefan Jr. | 5:21 |
| Region | Date |
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| United States | June 14, 1993 |
| Japan | June 15, 1993 |
| World | June 26, 1993 |
| Canada | June 29, 1993 |
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. Mi Tierra spent one week #1 on the Latin Pop Album charts and dominated the Tropical charts for nearly two years until being succeeded by La India for Dicen Que Soy and later Merengue En La Calle 8 95, a merengue compilation album.
| Chart (1993) | Peak Position |
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| Dutch Top 50 Albums Chart [5] | 9 |
| Germany Top 50 Albums Chart | 59 |
| Spain Top 40 Albums Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Top 100 Albums Chart | 25 |
| UK Top 75 Albums Chart | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums | 27 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Pop Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Tropical/Salsa Albums | 1 |
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Argentina (CAPIF)[6] | 2× Platinum | 120,000x |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[7] | 3× Platinum | 750,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[8] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] | 10× Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[10] | Gold | 25,000x |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | 16× Platinum (Latin) | 1,600,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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| Year | Award Show | Award |
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| 1993 | Spain Music Awards | Diamond Award (For sales exceeding a million) |
| Humanitarian Heritage Awards | Hispanic Heritage Award | |
| 1994 | Grammy Music Award | Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album |
| Premios Lo Nuestro | Tropical Album of the Year | |
| World Music Awards | Best-Selling Latin Performer | |
| Musicares Awards | Musicares Person Of The Year |
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