The Essential Gloria Estefan

Greatest hits album by Gloria Estefan

Released

October 3, 2006
(see Release history)

Recorded

1982-2006

Genre

Pop

Label

Epic, Legacy Records

Producer

Emilio Estefan Jr.

Gloria Estefan chronology

The Very Best of Gloria Estefan
(2006)

The Essential Gloria Estefan
(2006)

90 Millas
(2007)

The Essential Gloria Estefan is the seventh compilation album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twentieth-eighth album overall, released in 2006. It is part of Sony BMG's The Essential series.

The album included a special bonus interview by Internet, in which Estefan's talks about every song of the album.

On August 31, 2010, the album was reissued with a bonus disc and retitled "Essential 3.0". The 3rd (bonus) disc contains 8 songs including "Betcha Say That" (the especially rare 3:37 single edit).

Track listing

Worldwide version

CD 1 Dance

#	Title	Time
1.	"Dr. Beat"	4:24
2.	"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"	3:57
3.	"Heaven's What I Feel" (Radio Edit)	4:33
4.	"Everlasting Love" (Video Version)	4:01
5.	"You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" (Rosabel's Fiesta Edit)	3:34
6.	"Get on Your Feet"	3:39
7.	"Go Away" (Single Remix)	3:51
8.	"Don't Let This Moment End" (Radio Edit)	4:10
9.	"No Me Dejes de Querer"	3:29
10.	"Bad Boy" (Single Mix)	3:46
11.	"1-2-3" (Remix)	3:36
12.	"Oye mi Canto (Hear my Voice)"	4:53
13.	"Live for Loving You" (Single Remix)	4:21
14.	"Si Señor!..."	4:40
15.	"Oye!" (Pablo Flores English Radio Edit)	4:19
16.	"Turn the Beat Around"	3:53
17.	"Mi Tierra"	4:39
18.	"Conga"	4:13
19.	"Dr. Pressure" (Clean Radio Edit)	3:24

CD 2 Ballad

#	Title	Time
1.	"Can't Stay Away from You"	3:59
2.	"Don't Wanna Lose You"	4:09
3.	"Anything For You" (Single Edit)	3:49
4.	"Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"	3:57
5.	"Words Get in the Way"	3:28
6.	"Cuts Both Ways"	3:16
7.	"Here We Are"	4:51
8.	"If We Were Lovers"	4:38
9.	"Nayib’s Song (I Am Here for You)"	4:40
10.	"Reach"	3:51
11.	"Music Of My Heart" (Duet with *NSYNC)	4:31
12.	"I See your Smile"	4:36
13.	"I'm Not Giving You Up" (Radio Edit)	3:51
14.	"Wrapped"	3:28
15.	"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"	3:23
16.	"Along Came You (A Song for Emily)"	6:21
17.	"Coming Out of the Dark"	4:05
18.	"Always Tomorrow"	4:54

iTunes/Amazon MP3 bonus tracks

#	Title	Time
1.	"Everlasting Love" (Love to Infinity Classic Club Mix)	8:48
2.	"I'm Not Giving You Up" (Tony Moran Club Mix)	8:48
3.	"Oye!" (Rosabel's Cubarican Club Mix)	9:58
4.	"Turn the Beat Around" (David Morales Club Mix)	7:43
5.	"Don't Let This Moment End" (Hex Hector Club Mix)	11:01
6.	"The 70's 'Moment' Medley"	16:12

Version 3.0 bonus disc

#	Title	Time
1.	"Betcha Say That" (single edit)	-
2.	"Seal Our Fate"	-
3.	"Can't Forget You"	-
4.	"It's Too Late"	-
5.	"You Can't Walk Away From Love"	-
6.	"Out Of Nowhere"	-
7.	"Hoy"	-
8.	"I Could Fall in Love"	-

Release history

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Region	Date
Worldwide	October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)
Australia	October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)
South Africa	October 16, 2006 (2006-10-16)
Philippines	October 30, 2006 (2006-10-30)
Spain	July 2, 2007 (2007-07-02)
United States (Version 3.0)	August 31, 2010 (2010-08-31)

Chart performance

As this compilation is a budget release, the album was ineligible to chart in the US, however in Switzerland the compilation entered at number ninety-nine, charting for a week. It was the only country in which this happened, probably due to its strong sales there. Later, the compilation charted within the Top 100 on the Dutch, Belgian and Italian charts.

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[2]	63
Italian Albums Chart	91^[3]
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[4]	81
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	99

References

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-essential-gloria-estefan-mw0000770354
↑ "Gloria Estefan – The Essential" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ Gloria Estefan - The Essential - Music Charts
↑ "Gloria Estefan – The Essential" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Gloria Estefan – The Essential". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.

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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)

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Gloria Estefan singles

Eyes of Innocence	"Dr. Beat" "Prisoner of Love" "I Need a Man"

Primitive Love	"Conga" "Bad Boy" "Words Get in the Way" "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"

Let It Loose/Anything for You	"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" "Betcha Say That" "Can't Stay Away from You" "Anything for You" "1-2-3"

Cuts Both Ways	"Don't Wanna Lose You" "Get on Your Feet" "Here We Are" "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" "Cuts Both Ways"

Exitos de Gloria Estefan	"Renacer"

Into the Light	"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"

Greatest Hits	"Always Tomorrow" "Megamix" "I See Your Smile" "Go Away"

Mi Tierra	"Mi Tierra" "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" "Tradición" "Montuno "¡Sí Señor!..."" "Mi Buen Amor" "Ayer" "Volverás" "Mi Tierra de Tradición"

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me	"Turn the Beat Around" "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" "Everlasting Love" "It's Too Late" "Cherchez La Femme"

Abriendo Puertas	"Abriendo Puertas" "Más Allá" "Tres Deseos" "Dulce Amor" "La Parranda" "Lejos De Ti" "Felicidad" "Abriendo Puertas A La Navidad"

Destiny	"Reach" "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" "I'm Not Giving You Up" "Higher" "Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" "No Pretendo"

gloria!	"Heaven's What I Feel/Corazón Prohibido" "Oye!" "Cuba Libre" "Don't Let This Moment End" "Don't Stop"

Alma Caribeña - Caribbean Soul	"No Me Dejes de Querer" "Como Me Duele Perderte" "Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita" "Tengo Que Decirte Algo" "Me Voy" "Por Un Beso"

Greatest Hits Vol. II	"You Can't Walk Away from Love" "Out of Nowhere" "Y-Tu-Conga"

Unwrapped	"Wrapped/Hoy" "I Wish You" "Te Amaré" "Tu Fotografía"

90 Millas	"No Llores" "Me Odio" "Píntame De Colores"

Miss Little Havana	"Wepa" "Miss Little Havana" "Hotel Nacional"

Other notable songs & Collaborations	"En El Jardín" "Santo Santo" "Music of My Heart" "What More Can I Give "Dr. Pressure" "Somos El Mundo"

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