Jon Secada (album)

Jon Secada
Studio album by Jon Secada
Released May 5, 1992
Recorded 1991–1992
Genre Pop, R&B, Latin pop
Length 53:51
Label SBK
Producer Emilio Estefan, Jr.
Jon Secada chronology

Jon Secada
(1992)		 Otro Día Más Sin Verte
(1992)

Jon Secada is the self-titled English-language debut album by pop singer Jon Secada, released in 1992. It sold six million copies worldwide and was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.[1] The album peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200 album chart in March 1993.[2] It features four singles that reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 or the Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[3] At the 5th Lo Nuestro Awards, the album won the award for "Pop Album of the Year".[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Secada and Miguel A. Morejon, except as noted.

  1. "Just Another Day" – (5:26)
  2. "Dreams That I Carry" – (4:45)
  3. "Angel" – (4:35)
  4. "Do You Believe in Us" – (3:58)
  5. "One of a Kind" – (4:03) (Secada)
  6. "Time Heals" – (4:24) (Willy Perez Feria)
  7. "Do You Really Want Me" – (4:03)
  8. "Misunderstood" – (4:21) (Secada, Scott Shapiro, Tom McWilliams, Jo Pat Cafaro)
  9. "Always Something" [Live] – (4:13) (Secada, Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas)
  10. "I'm Free" – (4:00)
  11. "Otro Día Más Sin Verte" (Spanish version of Just Another Day) – (5:26) (Secada, Morejon, Gloria Estefan)
  12. "Angel" (Spanish Version) – (4:35) (Secada, Morejon, Estefan)

Personnel

Musicians

  • Ed Calle: Flute
  • Jorge Casas: Bass, Arranger, Programming, Producer, Fretless Bass
  • Rouge Cougu: Shakuhachi, Shaker
  • Mike Couzzi: Vocals (background), Engineer, Mixing
  • John DeFaria: Guitar
  • Gloria Estefan: Vocals (background)
  • Anita Faye Green: Vocals (background)
  • Anita Green: Vocals (background), Performer
  • Charlette Chad McKinnon: Vocals (background)
  • Rafael Falcon: Programming, Drum Programming
  • Charlotte McKinnon: Performer
  • Jon Secada: Vocals, Vocals (background)
  • Rita Quintero: Vocals (background)
  • Bob Ludwig: Mastering
  • Rafael Padilla: Percussion, Shakuhachi, Tambourine, Shaker
  • Scott Shapiro: Guitar, Arranger, Programming
  • Rene Toledo: Guitar
  • Clay Ostwald: Arranger, Clavichord, Keyboards, Programming, Clavinet, Producer
  • Tom McWilliams: Arranger, Programming, Drum Programming

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1993 The Billboard 200 15

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1992 "Just Another Day" The Billboard Hot 100 5
1992 "Just Another Day" Adult Contemporary 2
1992 "Otro Día Más Sin Verte" Hot Latin Tracks 1
1992 "Do You Believe in Us" The Billboard Hot 100 13
1992 "Do You Believe in Us" Adult Contemporary 3
1992 "Angel" Hot Latin Tracks 1
1993 "Angel" The Billboard Hot 100 18
1993 "Angel" Adult Contemporary 3
1993 "I'm Free" The Billboard Hot 100 27
1993 "I'm Free" Adult Contemporary 4

See also

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[1] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American album certifications – Secada, Jon – Jon Secada". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  2. ↑ The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Mar 20 1993, Billboard.com
  3. ↑ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Jon Secada - Singles
  4. ↑ "Lo Nuestro 1993 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univision. 2001-11-13. Retrieved 2012-02-26.