The Essential Gloria Estefan
The Essential Gloria Estefan | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Gloria Estefan | ||||
Released | October 3, 2006 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Epic, Legacy Records | |||
Producer | Emilio Estefan Jr. | |||
Gloria Estefan chronology | ||||
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The Essential Gloria Estefan is the seventh compilation album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twenty-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 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
Disc 1 | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Dr. Beat" | Enrique Garcia | 4:24 |
2. | "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:57 |
3. | "Heaven's What I Feel" (Radio Edit) | Kike Santander | 4:33 |
4. | "Everlasting Love" | Buzz Cason & Mac Gayden | 4:01 |
5. | "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" (Rosabel's Fiesta Edit) | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer & Clay Ostwald | 3:34 |
6. | "Get On Your Feet" | John DeFaria, Jorge Casas & Clay Ostwald | 3:39 |
7. | "Go Away" (Radio Edit) | Gloria Estefan & Lawrence Dermer | 3:51 |
8. | "Don't Let This Moment End" (Radio Edit) | Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer & Robert Blades | 4:10 |
9. | "No Me Dejes de Querer" | Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr. & Robert Blades | 3:29 |
10. | "Bad Boy" (Remix) | Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil | 3:46 |
11. | "1-2-3" (Remix) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:36 |
12. | "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" | Gloria Estefan, Jorge Casas & Clay Ostwald | 4:53 |
13. | "Live For Loving You" (Remix) | Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr. & Diane Warren | 4:21 |
14. | "¡Sí Señor!..." | Juanito Marquez | 4:40 |
15. | "Oye" (Pablo Flores English Remix Radio Edit) | Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Randall Barlow & Angie Chirino | 4:19 |
16. | "Turn The Beat Around" | Pete Jackson & Gerald Jackson | 3:53 |
17. | "Mi Tierra" | Estéfano, Estefan | 4:39 |
18. | "Conga" | Enrique Garcia | 4:13 |
19. | "Doctor Pressure (Clean Radio Edit) [Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine" (Bonus Track) | M. Macinnes & Enrique Garcia | 3:24 |
Disc 2 | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Can't Stay Away from You" | Gloria Estefan | 3:59 |
2. | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | Gloria Estefan | 4:09 |
3. | "Anything For You" | Gloria Estefan | 3:49 |
4. | "Falling In Love (Uh-Oh)" | Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil | 3:57 |
5. | "Words Get in the Way" | Gloria Estefan | 3:28 |
6. | "Cuts Both Ways" | Gloria Estefan | 3:16 |
7. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:51 |
8. | "If We Were Lovers" | Gloria Estefan & Emilio Estefan, Jr. | 4:38 |
9. | "Nayib's Song (I Am Here for You)" | Gloria Estefan | 4:40 |
10. | "Reach" | Gloria Estefan & Diane Warren | 3:51 |
11. | "Music Of My Heart" (*NSYNC & Gloria Estefan) | Gloria Estefan & Diane Warren | 4:31 |
12. | "I See Your Smile" | Miguel A. Morejon & Jon Secada | 4:36 |
13. | "I'm Not Giving You Up" (Single Edit) | Gloria Estefan & Kike Santander | 3:51 |
14. | "Wrapped" | Gloria Estefan & Gian Marco | 3:28 |
15. | "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" | Harry Noble, Jr. | 3:23 |
16. | "Along Came You (A Song For Emily)" | Gloria Estefan | 6:21 |
17. | "Coming Out of the Dark" | Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr. & Jon Secada | 4:05 |
18. | "Always Tomorrow" | Gloria Estefan | 4:54 |
Chart positions
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 (2001) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[1] | 81 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[2] | 63 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[3] | 91 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] | 99 |
References
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gloria Estefan – The Essential" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gloria Estefan – The Essential" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Gloria Estefan – The Essential". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Gloria Estefan – The Essential". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.