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1986 single by Miami Sound Machine
"Words Get in the Way" Emilio Estefan Jr.
"Words Get in the Way " is a song written by Gloria Estefan and released as the third single from her band, Miami Sound Machine , on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love . The song is a ballad and became the highest-charting song off the album.
Song history
As a ballad, "Words Get in the Way" marked a change in sound from the band's earlier singles and foreshadowed Estefan's later success.
The song was their first to crack the Top 5 on the U.S.
Adult Contemporary chart in 1986.
[1] They didn't achieve the same success internationally, but still managed to reach the Top 20 in other countries. The single was certified Gold by the
ARIA for its sales of 35,000 copies.
[2]
The band re-recorded the song in
Exitos de Gloria Estefan
.
A live version with a different arrangement was included as a B-side to the single, "Always Tomorrow ," and as a bonus track on international editions of Into the Light . It was taken from Estefan's Homecoming Concert in Miami from her 1988 Let it Loose Tour , released on VHS.
The song was featured in 1986 episodes of the daytime soap operas All My Children and Another World .
Formats and track listings
U.S. and Canada 7" vinyl single (34 06120) [June 1986] Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Movies"
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
2:57
U.S. promo 7" vinyl single (34 06120) [June 1986] Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23
U.S. 7" vinyl single (Discos CBS International) [DBS 10120] Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "No Me Vuelvo a Enamorar" (Words Get in the Way – Spanish version) Gloria M. Estefan 3:23
Europe 7" vinyl single (EPC 650079 7) [October 1986] Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Movies"
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
2:57
Europe 12" vinyl single (EPC 650079 6) [October 1986] Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Movies"
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
2:57 3. "Body to Body"
Suzi Carr
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
3:56
Australia 7" vinyl single (ES 1169) Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Movies"
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
2:57
New Zealand 7" vinyl single (ES 1158) Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Movies"
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
2:57
South Africa 7" vinyl single (EN 5958) Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Movies"
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
2:57
Zimbabwe 7" vinyl single (EN 5958) Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Movies"
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
2:57
Philippines 7" vinyl single (ES-20089) Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Orange Express"
S. Watanabe
Wesley B. Wright
3:42
Japan 7" vinyl single (07•5P-421) [July 21, 1986] Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Movies"
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
2:57
U.S. cassette single (Hall of Fame Series) [15T 69122] {1989} Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Betcha Say That " (single remix)
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
3:40
U.S. 7" vinyl single (Hall of Fame Series) [15 69122] {1989} Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Betcha Say That " (single remix)
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
3:40
U.S. 7" vinyl single (Epic Collectables) [15 69122] {1991} Title Writer(s) 1. "Words Get in the Way" Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Betcha Say That " (single remix)
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
Rafael Vigil
3:40
Ecuador 7" vinyl single (133-0115) Title Writer(s) 1. "No Me Vuelvo a Enamorar" (Words Get in the Way – Spanish version) Gloria M. Estefan 3:23 2. "Conga " Enrique E. Garcia 4:11
Official versions
Original versions
Album version — (3:23)
Spanish version ("No Me Vuelvo a Enamorar") — (3:23)
Live version (from the Homecoming Concert in Miami 1988) — (5:02)
Release history
Region
Date
U.S.
June 1986
Europe
October 1986
Japan
July 21, 1986
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Chart (1986)
Peak position[2]
Australia (Kent Music Report )[3]
22
Belgium (Flanders)
30
Belgium (Wallonia)
22
Netherlands
26
New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart[4]
4
US Billboard Hot 100
5
US )
1
US )
17
US
9
US Adult Contemporary
Top 30
1
Year-end charts
References
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