The Essential Gloria Estefan

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Annotation

CD 1 Runout: 54679333/88697929942-1 26
CD 2 Runout: 54679335/88697929942-2 21

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dr. Beat
lead vocals:
Gloria Estefan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Dr. Beat
lyricist and composer:
Enrique Garcia (Miami Sound Machine)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc.
Gloria Estefan3.854:24
2Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric C. Schilling
producer:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player), Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist) and Rafael Vigil
vocals:
Gloria M. Estefan
arranger:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player) and Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (At night when you turn off all the lights... There's no place that you can hide...)
writer:
Enrique Garcia (Miami Sound Machine) and Gloria M. Estefan
Gloria Estefan4.153:57
3Heaven’s What I Feel
edit of:
Heaven’s What I Feel by Gloria Estefan
recording of:
Heaven's What I feel
lyricist and composer:
Kike Flavio Santander
publisher:
Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc.
Gloria Estefan4:34
4Everlasting Love
programming:
Jorge Casas and Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player)
producer:
Jorge Casas, Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player) and Emilio Estefan, Jr.
mixer:
Eric Schilling
alto saxophone:
Whit Sidener
bass:
Jorge Casas
guitar:
Andy Goldman
percussion:
Edwin Bonilla
Rhodes piano [fender rhodes]:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player)
tenor saxophone:
Ed Calle
trombone:
Dana Teboe
trumpet:
Randy Barlow (of Miami Sound Machine)
background vocals:
Donna Allen (US dance-pop singer from Florida), Charles Christopher and Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player)
vocals:
Gloria Estefan
arranger:
Jorge Casas and Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Everlasting Love
writer:
James “Buzz” Cason and Mac Gayden
publisher:
Alberts, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Rising Sons Music Inc. (in 1967)
Gloria Estefan3.54:01
5You’ll Be Mine (Part Time)
recording of:
You'll Be Mine (Gloria Estefan song)
lyricist and composer:
Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence P. Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player) and Clay Ostwald
Gloria Estefan3:35
6Get on Your Feet
programming:
Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald
engineer and mixer:
Eric Schilling
producer:
Jorge Casas, Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Clay Ostwald
solo saxophone:
Mike Scaglione
background vocals:
Clay Ostwald, Randy Barlow (of Miami Sound Machine) and Jon Secada
background vocals and lead vocals:
Gloria Estefan
arranger:
Jorge Casas, John Hill DeFaria and Clay Ostwald
recording of:
Get on Your Feet
lyricist:
John Hill DeFaria
composer:
Jorge Casas, John Hill DeFaria and Clay Ostwald
Gloria Estefan43:40
7Go Away
recording of:
Go Away
writer:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player) and Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan33:51
8Don’t Let This Moment End
recording of:
Don't Let This Moment End
lyricist and composer:
Roberto Blades, Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player), Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan4:10
9No me dejes de querer
recording of:
No me dejes de querer
writer:
Roberto Blades, Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Gloria Estefan
publisher:
Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc.
Gloria Estefan3:29
10Bad Boy
recording of:
Bad Boy
writer:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player), Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist) and Rafael Vigil
publisher:
Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Gloria Estefan3:47
111‒2‒3
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric C. Schilling
producer:
Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald
vocals:
Gloria M. Estefan
arranger:
Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player) and Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
1‐2‐3
writer:
Enrique Garcia (Miami Sound Machine) and Gloria M. Estefan
publisher:
Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc.
is based on:
Esteros
Gloria Estefan4.53:36
12Oye mi canto (Hear My Voice)
programming:
Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald
engineer and mixer:
Eric Schilling
producer:
Jorge Casas, Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Clay Ostwald
acoustic guitar:
Jorge Casas and Paco Fonta
membranophone:
Robert Rodriguez (American film director, producer and musician)
piano:
Paquito Hechavarría
solo trumpet:
Teddy Mulet
background vocals:
Jorge Casas, Teddy Mulet, Randy Barlow (of Miami Sound Machine) and Jon Secada
background vocals and lead vocals:
Gloria Estefan
horn arranger:
Jorge Casas, Gloria Estefan, Teddy Mulet and Clay Ostwald
arranger:
Jorge Casas, Gloria Estefan and Clay Ostwald
recording of:
Hear My Voice
lyricist:
Gloria Estefan
composer:
Jorge Casas, Gloria Estefan and Clay Ostwald
publisher:
Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc.
translated version of:
Oye mi canto
Gloria Estefan34:53
13Live for Loving You (remix)
recording of:
Live For Loving You
lyricist and composer:
Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan4:22
14¡Sí señor!…
additional engineer:
Charles Dye, Patrice Wilkison Levinsohn (engineering), Frank Miret (engineer) and Ron Taylor (audio editing)
engineer:
Eric Schilling
additionally engineered at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States, Estudio Sincronia in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid (Community of Madrid), Spain, Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Sound Booth Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
engineered at:
Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
¡Sí señor!…
writer:
Juanito Márquez
Gloria Estefan2.54:41
15Oye
Gloria Estefan4:20
16Turn the Beat Around
vocals:
Gloria Estefan
cover recording of:
Turn the Beat Around
writer:
Gerald Jackson (American pianist and singer with group Touch of Class) and Pete Jackson (US disco producer)
Gloria Estefan43:54
17Mi tierra
additional engineer:
Charles Dye, Patrice Wilkison Levinsohn (engineering), Frank Miret (engineer) and Ron Taylor (audio editing)
engineer:
Eric Schilling
additionally engineered at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States, Estudio Sincronia in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid (Community of Madrid), Spain, Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Sound Booth Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
engineered at:
Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Mi tierra
writer:
Estéfano
publisher:
Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc.
Gloria Estefan3.54:39
18Conga
producer:
Emilio Estefan, Jr.
performer:
Miami Sound Machine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1985)
recording of:
Conga
lyricist and composer:
Enrique Garcia (Miami Sound Machine)
writer:
Enrique E. Garcia (Miami Sound Machine)
publisher:
Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Gloria Estefan3.854:14
19Doctor Pressure
recording of:
Doctor Pressure
writer:
Enrique Garcia (Miami Sound Machine) and Myles MacInnes (Scottish electronic musician & producer Myles MacInnes)
is based on:
Dr. Beat
is based on:
Drop the Pressure
Miami Sound Machine vs Mylo3:25
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Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 94)
Wikipedia:en: The Essential Gloria Estefan [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/192883 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000770354 [info]
Wikidata:Q7732477 [info]