The Essential Gloria Estefan

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The Essential Gloria Estefan
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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 third (bonus) disc contains eight songs including a rare edited version of "Betcha Say That".

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."
Sí Señor!..." (from Mi Tierra, 1993)
Juanito Marquez4:40
15."Oye" (Pablo Flores English Remix Radio Edit) (from Gloria!)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Randall Barlow & Angie Chirino4:19
16."Turn the Beat Around" (Vicki Sue Robinson cover) (from Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me)Pete Jackson & Gerald Jackson3:53
17."Mi Tierra" (from Mi Tierra)Estéfano, Estefan4:39
18."Conga" (from Primitive Love)Enrique Garcia4:13
19."Doctor Pressure" (Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine) (clean radio edit)M. Macinnes & Enrique Garcia3:24
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."
Nayib's Song (I Am Here for You)" (from Into the Light)
Gloria Estefan4:40
10."Reach" (from Destiny)Gloria Estefan & Diane Warren3:51
11."Music of My Heart" (with *NSYNC) (from Music of the Heart: The Album, 1999)Gloria Estefan & Diane Warren4:31
12."I See Your Smile" (from Greatest Hits)Miguel A. Morejon & Jon Secada4:36
13."I'm Not Giving You Up" (single edit) (from Destiny)Gloria Estefan & Kike Santander3:51
14."Wrapped" (from Unwrapped, 2003)Gloria Estefan & Gian Marco3:28
15."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (Karen Chandler cover) (from Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me)Harry Noble Jr.3:23
16."Along Came You (A Song for Emily)" (from Destiny)Gloria Estefan6:21
17."Coming Out of the Dark" (from Into the Light)Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr. & Jon Secada4:05
18."Always Tomorrow" (from Greatest Hits)Gloria Estefan4:54
Disc 3 (3.0 edition)
Gian Marco Zignago
4:25
8."I Could Fall in Love"Keith Thomas4:26

Chart positions

In Switzerland, the compilation entered at number ninety-nine, charting for a week. Later, the compilation charted within the Top 100 on the Dutch, Belgian and Italian charts.

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 63
Italian Albums (FIMI)[5] 91
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 99

References

  1. AllMusic
  2. ^ "The Essential Gloria Estefan 3.0". Amazon. 2010.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gloria Estefan – The Essential" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gloria Estefan – The Essential" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Gloria Estefan – The Essential". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gloria Estefan – The Essential". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.