Mi Buen Amor (Gloria Estefan song)

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"Mi Buen Amor"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Mi Tierra
Released1993
StudioCrescent Moon Studios in Miami, Florida
GenreDanzonete
Length3:48
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"¡Sí Señor!..."
(1993) 		"Mi Buen Amor"
(1993) 		"Ayer"
(1993)
Music video
"Mi Buen Amor" on
YouTube

"Mi Buen Amor" (transl. "My True Love")

Estefano and the artist with her husband Emilio Estefan, Jorge Casas, and Clay Ostwald handling its production. It was released as the sixth single from the album in 1993 by Epic Records. It is a danzonete ballad, that according to a music journalist, speaks of a "romantic ode".[2] Music critics gave it a positive reaction who found it delicate. Commercially, it topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. The accompanying music video features the artist in an empty ballroom. "Mi Buen Amor" was acknowledged as an award-winning song at the 1995 BMI Latin Awards
.

Background and composition

In January 1993, Gloria Estefan announced that she was working on a Spanish-language album titled Mi Tierra.[3] The artist had wanted to record a Spanish-language album reflecting her Cuban heritage since the beginning of her musical career.[4] Before recording in English, Estefan and her band performed at Latin nightclubs;[5] she also remembered her grandmother teaching her old Cuban songs. Music had an important role in Estefan's family, her paternal grandmother was a poet, and an uncle played the flute in a salsa band.[4] The singer's desire to record an album in Spanish was also influenced by her son, Nayib; she wanted him to recognize his Cuban heritage.[5]

Mi Tierra was produced by Estefan's husband,

Estefano composed four of the album's songs including "Mi Buen Amor", which he co-wrote with Estefan.[6] It is a danzonete ballad which tells of a "romantic ode".[2][7]

Promotion and reception

"Mi Buen Amor" was released as the album's sixth

The Courier-Journal critic Howie Allen listed it as one of the four ballads in the album that "glide along on flowing melodies, delicate percussion, deft guitars and elegant string arrangements".[7] The Knoxville News Sentinel's Chuck Campbell was unimpressed with the track, calling it and "Hablas de Mi" "the most saccharine of the lot".[11] It was acknowledged as an award-winning song at the 1995 BMI Latin Awards.[12] Commercially, the single topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the US, making it her fourth number one on the chart.[13] Lannert described "Mi Buen Amor" as one of the songs that made Estéfano a prominent figure in Latin music.[14]

Charts

Personnel

Adapted from the Mi Tierra liner notes:[1]

Performance credits

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Mi Tierra (CD liner). Gloria Estefan. United States: Epic. 1993. EK 53807.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^
    Sun-Sentinel. Tribune Company. Archived
    from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2013. ...followed by a romantic ode, Mi Buen Amor, set to a delicate, lilting danzonete cadence.
  3. ProQuest 275405664. Archived
    from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Lopetegui, Ernesto (June 22, 1993). "Q&A With Gloria Estefan : 'Mi Tierra': Paying Tribute to Her Roots". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Herrmann, Brenda (June 24, 1993). "'Mi Tierra' Gloria Estefan Draws Inspiration From The Heritage Of Her Cuban Roots". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Gloria Estefan - Mí Tierra". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  7. ^
    The Courier-Journal. p. 46. Archived
    from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023. Such ballads as 'Con Los Años Que Me Quedan', Mi Buen Amor' 'Volverás' and 'Hablas de Mi' glide along on flowing melodies, delicate percussion, deft guitars and elegant string arrangements.
  8. ^ Mi Buen Amor (Media notes). Gloria Estefan. United States: Epic Records. 1993. ESK 5589.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ISSN 1055-9825
    . When Emilio Estefan made his directorial debut on wife Gloria's music video "Mi Buen Amor" in 1994, he hand-picked Fitzgibbon to produce and codirect.
  10. ^ Estefan, Gloria (1993). Mi Buen Amor (online video) (in Spanish). YouTube. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  11. ^ Campbell, Chuck (July 21, 1993). "Gloria Estefan Explores Roots on 'Mi Tierra'". p. B2. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  12. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived
    from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  14. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  15. ^ "The Year in Music 1994". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. pp. YE-82. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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