| I See Your Smile | |
| Cover: | I See Your Smile Single Cover.jpeg |
| Caption: | Worldwide single cover art |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gloria Estefan |
| Album: | Greatest Hits |
| Released: | February 8, 1993 |
| Recorded: | 1992 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 4:36 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Miami Hit Mix / Megamix / Christmas Through Your Eyes |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Go Away |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"I See Your Smile" is a single by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released on February 8, 1993 by Epic Records in Europe, the UK and the US as the third single worldwide, and second in America, from her first compilation album, Greatest Hits (1992). The song was written by Jon Secada and Miguel A. Morejon and produced by Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald. It is a Latin-pop ballad about someone who cannot get over their lost love. In the US, the song was released instead of the "Miami Hit Mix / Megamix" medley, which was the second single released in most of the world outside America. The song performed well on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, peaking at number three.
AllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier described "I See Your Smile" as a "beautiful" song.[1] Maryann Scheufele from AXS wrote, "A love song favorite like a great car is remembered. From this 1992 song comes the idea that love and taking chances combine to bring success. Gloria closes her eyes to see the smile of the one she loves and sings about that light in her life. When Gloria sings "I love you" you know she had the support of love when she took a chance."[2] Larry Flick from Billboard stated that "her recognizable alto adds color to a soft and romantic tune, co-penned by protégé Jon Secada. Far more top-40-friendly than the previous "Always Tomorrow"."[3]
Randy Clark from Cash Box said that "this light, tenderized love ballad should garner decent Adult Contemporary rotation even without the big ballad payoff associated with other slower Estefan hits".[4] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "Much more than just an instantly identifiable voice, Gloria's delivery cuts to the soul and meaning of the lyric, in this case written by Jon Secada and his pal Miguel Morejon. Sweetness and sincerity expressed in song."[5] Alan Jones from Music Week rated it three out of five. He wrote that it is "immaculately done, but almost wholly lacking in spark".[6]
A music video was produced to promote the single, featuring movie American actor Andy García as a waiter at a restaurant. The video was later made available on Estefan's official YouTube channel in 2010 and had generated almost three million views as of early 2024.[7]
Original versions
| Region | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | February 1993 | |
| Europe | February 1993 | |
| United Kingdom | February 13, 1993 |