Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album)

Into the Light is a concept album, the second studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the 14th overall, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

History

After the smash album Cuts Both Ways and the near-tragic accident that happened to Gloria during the "Get on Your Feet Tour", Gloria portrayed her emotion in a new album called, "Into the Light." The theme of the album is bouncing back from the darkness of disaster, hence the album's title.

The album received a favorable welcoming not only from commercial success, but in the charts and the professional reviews. The album has sold 3.8 million copies to date.

The album was slightly different than her previous ones in that the songs on the album were more in a soft-rock/lite style than her previous well-known Latin ones.

The lead single, "Coming Out of the Dark" came about from an experience Gloria's husband, Emilio, had on a helicopter while riding with Gloria to New York for surgery. As the helicopter was going through the dark and dreary sky, a ray of light suddenly shined through the sky, hence the title, "Coming Out of the Dark." The song quickly was certified gold after selling 500,000 copies and reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. Gloria also recorded the song in Spanish as "Desde La Oscuridad" which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.

The second single, "Seal Our Fate" was rock-oriented and reached #53 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #24 in the UK. The third single differed for several markets, "Can't Forget You", a dramatic ballad about the effects of a break-up, was chosen for the US. It reached #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary. "Remember Me With Love" was released in the UK and reached the top 20. "Nayib's Song (I Am Here For You) was released in Europe as third single, without any chart success. The last U.S. single, "Live for Loving You" reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary.

Track listing

1. "Coming Out of the Dark" (Estefan, Estefan Jr., Secada) – 4:05
2. "Seal Our Fate" (Estefan) – 4:25
3. "What Goes Around" (Ostwald, Casas, Secada) – 4:01
4. "Nayib’s Song (I Am Here for You) (Estefan) – 4:39
5. "Remember Me with Love" (Estefan) – 4:36
6. "Heart with Your Name on It" (Warren) – 4:46
7. "Sex in the 90’s" (Estefan, Secada) – 3:43
8. "Close My Eyes" (Estefan) – 4:29
9. "Language of Love" – 4:15 [International Bonus Track]
10. "Light of Love" (Secada, Barlow) – 3:52
11. "Can't Forget You" (Casas, Secada, Ostwald) – 4:15
12. "Live for Loving You" (Estefan, Estefan Jr., Warren) – 4:37
13. "Mama Yo Can’t Go" (Secada, McWilliams, Shapiro) – 3:33
14. "Desde La Oscuridad" ("Coming Out of the Dark"-Spanish Version) (Estefan) – 4:09

European/UK/South African Version (Bonus Tracks)

1. "Se Tenho Que Te Perder" ("Don't Wanna Lose You"-Portuguese Version) - 4:20
2. "Words Get in the Way" (Live from the Homecoming Concert) - 5:02

Japanese Version (Bonus Tracks)

1. "Amor Fatal" ("Your Love Is Bad for Me" - Portuguese Version) - 3:49
2. "Words Get in the Way" (Live from the Homecoming Concert) - 5:02

Credits

• Gloria Estefan - vocal, background vocals
• Jon Secada - background vocals
• Betty Wright - background vocals, background vocal arrangament
• Angelo Morris - piano
• Clay Ostwald - piano, keyboards & solo
• Brian Monroney - guitar
• Scott Shapiro - guitar & solo
• John de Faria - guitar
• Jorge Casas - bass, fretless bass
• Robert Rodriguez - drums
• Tom McWilliams - drums overdub
• Randy Barlow - trumpet
• Teddy Mulet - trombone
• Mike Scaglione - saxes, alto sax solo
• Emilio Estefan Jr. - congas
• Rafael Padilla - percussion, shaker
• Arturo Sandoval - trumpet solo
• Juan Marquez - 12 string guitar
• Jeannete Wright - background vocals
• Carl Ramsey - background vocals
• Anita Faye Green - background vocals
• Rod Wilson - background vocals
• Clovette Hilton - background vocals
• Namphuyo Aisha McCray - background vocals

Production

• Producers: Emilio Estefan Jr., Jorge Casas & Clay Ostwald
• Arrangers: Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas, Gloria Estefan, John Haag, Tom McWilliams, Scott Shapiro, Jon Secada, Phil Ramone, Keith Cohen, Guy Roche, Randy Barlow, Emilio Estefan Jr.
• Additional Engineer: Patrice Levinsohn
• Engineers & Mixing: Eric Schilling
• Assistant Engineers: Doug Grover & Charles Dye
• Additional Mixing: Phil Ramone, Pablo Flores, Mike Couzzi, Keith Cohen
• Mastered by: Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk at New York.

Design

• Art direction: Nancy Donald, Mary Maurer
• Photography: Alberto Tolot
• Gloria Estefan’s Hair & Makeup: Eric Bernard

Singles

• "Coming Out of the Dark"
• "Seal Our Fate"
• "Remember Me with Love"
• "Can't Forget You"
• "Nayib’s Song (I Am Here for You)"
• "Live for Loving You"
• "Desde la Oscuridad" (Spanish Version of "Coming Out of the Dark")

Release history

Chart performance and certifications

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1447&volume=53&issue=12&issue_dt=February%2023%201991&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=v2a76h62to0aart05gg0u3agj2

• gloriaestefandiscographydatabase