Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album)

Into The Light

Studio album by Gloria Estefan

Released

January 1991
(See release history)

Recorded

1990, Crescent Moon Studios, Miami, Florida

Genre

Pop

Length

52:07

Label

Epic

Producer

Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald

Gloria Estefan chronology

Exitos de Gloria Estefan
(1990)

Into the Light
(1991)

Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[2]

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 hit album Cuts Both Ways, and the near-tragic accident for Estefan during the "Get on Your Feet Tour", she portrayed her emotion on Into the Light. The theme of the album was bouncing back from the darkness of disaster, hence the album's title. The album received commercial success, and has sold 6.9 million copies to date.

Track listing

U.S. & Canadian Track Listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Coming Out of the Dark"	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jon Secada	4:05
2.	"Seal Our Fate"	Gloria Estefan	4:25
3.	"What Goes Around"	Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas, Jon Secada	4:04
4.	"Nayib's Song (I Am Here for You)"	Gloria Estefan	4:39
5.	"Remember Me with Love"	Gloria Estefan	4:36
6.	"Heart with Your Name on It"	Diane Warren	4:46
7.	"Sex in the 90's"	Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada	3:43
8.	"Close My Eyes"	Gloria Estefan	4:29
9.	"Light of Love"	Jon Secada, Randy Barlow	3:52
10.	"Can't Forget You"	Jorge Casas, Jon Secada, Clay Ostwald	4:15
11.	"Live for Loving You"	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Diane Warren	4:37
12.	"Mama Yo Can't Go"	Jon Secada, Tom McWilliams, Scott Shapiro	3:33
13.	"Desde La Oscuridad" (Coming Out of the Dark - Spanish Version)	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jon Secada	4:09

International Track Listing & Unreleased U.S. Promo CD Track Listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Coming Out of the Dark"	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jon Secada	4:05
2.	"Seal Our Fate"	Gloria Estefan	4:25
3.	"What Goes Around"	Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas, Jon Secada	4:04
4.	"Nayib's Song (I Am Here for You)"	Gloria Estefan	4:39
5.	"Remember Me with Love"	Gloria Estefan	4:36
6.	"Heart With Your Name on It"	Diane Warren	4:46
7.	"Sex in the 90's"	Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada	3:43
8.	"Close My Eyes"	Gloria Estefan	4:29
9.	"Language of Love" (International Bonus Track)	Diane Warren	4:15
10.	"Light of Love"	Jon Secada, Randy Barlow	3:52
11.	"Can't Forget You"	Jorge Casas, Jon Secada, Clay Ostwald	4:15
12.	"Live for Loving You"	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Diane Warren	4:37
13.	"Mama Yo Can't Go"	Jon Secada, Tom McWilliams, Scott Shapiro	3:33
14.	"Desde La Oscuridad" (Coming Out Of The Dark - Spanish Version)	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jon Secada	4:09

European/UK & South African CD/Cassette Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Don't Wanna Lose You (Portuguese Version)" (Se Tenho Que Te Perder)	Gloria Estefan, Aloysio Reis	4:20
16.	"Words Get in the Way (Live In Miami)" (From Homecoming Concert, 1988)	Gloria Estefan	5:02

Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Your Love Is Bad for Me (Portuguese Version)" (Amor Fatal)	Gloria Estefan, Aloysio Reis	3:49
16.	"Words Get in the Way (Live In Miami)" (From Homecoming Concert, 1988)	Gloria Estefan	5:02

Australian Limited Tour Edition Bonus CD/Cassette "Love Songs"
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anything for You"	Gloria Estefan	4:03
2.	"Cuts Both Ways"	Gloria Estefan	3:16
3.	"Here We Are"	Gloria Estefan	4:51
4.	"Words Get in the Way"	Gloria Estefan	3:27
5.	"Can't Stay Away from You"	Gloria Estefan	3:57
6.	"Don't Wanna Lose You"	Gloria Estefan	4:12

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" - Released as the album's 3rd official release in the UK only, simultaneously with "Can't Forget You" and "Nayib's Song (I Am Here For You)" in the US and other selected countries respectively.
"Can't Forget You" - Released as the album's 3rd official release in the US and Japan only, simultaneously with "Remember Me With Love" and "Nayib's Song (I Am Here For You)" in the UK and other selected countries respectively.
"Nayib’s Song (I Am Here for You)" - Released as the album's 3rd official release in selected countries only, simultaneously with "Can't Forget You" and "Remember Me With Love" in the US, Japan, and UK respectively.
"Live for Loving You"
"Desde la Oscuridad" (Spanish Version of "Coming Out of the Dark")

Release history

Country	Release date
Worldwide	January 25, 1991 (1991-01-25)
Canada	January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)
United States	January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)

Charts and certifications

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	9^[3]
Austrian Albums Chart	30^[4]
Canadian Albums Chart	18^[5]
Canadian Top Albums of 1991 Chart	75^[6]
Dutch Albums Chart	2^[7]
German Albums Chart	19^[8]
New Zealand Albums Chart	13^[9]
Norway Albums Chart	18^[10]
Spain Albums Chart	18
Sweden Albums Chart	17^[11]
Swiss Albums Chart	6^[12]
UK Albums Chart	2^[13]
US Billboard 200^[14]	5
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	64
U.S. Billboard The Billboard 200 (Year-End 1991)	40

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[15]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[16]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[18]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
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↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1702&type=2&interval=50&PHPSESSID=v2a76h62to0aart05gg0u3agj2. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/gloria%20estefan/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Gloria Estefan Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Gloria Estefan. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Into the Light". Music Canada.
↑ "Dutch album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Into the Light" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
↑ "British album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Into the Light". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Into the Light in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
↑ "American album certifications – Estefan, Gloria – Into the Light". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

gloriaestefandiscographydatabase at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)

Gloria Estefan

Studio albums

with Miami Sound Machine:	Live Again/Renacer (1977) Miami Sound Machine (1978) Imported (1979) MSM (1980) Otra Vez (1981) Rio (1982) A Toda Maquina (1984) Eyes of Innocence (1984) Primitive Love (1985) Let It Loose (1987) Cuts Both Ways (1989) The Best Remixes (1989) Twelve Inch Mixes (1993)

Into the Light (1991) Mi Tierra (1993) Christmas Through Your Eyes (1993) Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1994) Abriendo Puertas (1995) Destiny (1996) gloria! (1998) Alma Caribeña (2000) Unwrapped (2003) 90 Millas (2007) Miss Little Havana (2011) The Standards (2013)

Compilations

Exitos de Gloria Estefan (1990)
Greatest Hits (1992)
Best of Gloria Estefan (1997)
Greatest Hits Vol. II (2001)
Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos (2004)
Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos (2006)
The Very Best of Gloria Estefan (2006)
The Essential Gloria Estefan (2006)
iTunes Originals (2007)

EPs

Bailando! (1998)
Party Time! (1998)
Unwrapped: Remixes (2004)

Filmography

Music of the Heart (1999)
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)

Tours

Primitive Love Tour (1985/86)
Let It Loose World Tour (1987/88)
Get On Your Feet Tour (1989/90)
Into the Light World Tour (1991/92)
Evolution World Tour (1996/97)
Live & Re-Wrapped Tour (2004)
90 Millas World Tour (2008/09)

Notable concerts

Vh1 Divas Live (1998)
The Millennium Concert (1999)
The Atlantis Concert (2000)
One Night Only at the Mandalay Bay (2001)
Live & Unwrapped (2003)
She's Got a Friend (2009)

Books

The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog (2005)
Noelle's Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious Adventure (2006)
Estefan's Kitchen (2008)