Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album) explained
| Into the Light |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Gloria Estefan |
| Cover: | Into_The_Light_LP_Cover.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1990 |
| Studio: | Crescent Moon Studios, Miami, Florida |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 52:07 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Prev Title: | Éxitos de Gloria Estefan |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Greatest Hits |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
Into the Light is the second studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the 14th overall, released on January 22, 1991, by Epic Records.[1] The album reached number five on the US Billboard 200, becoming her most successful album on the chart.
Background
Into the Light followed her successful 1989 album Cuts Both Ways, and the near-tragic accident Estefan experienced during the "Get on Your Feet Tour". The theme of the title track was bouncing back from the darkness of disaster. The album received commercial success, and has sold 1.8 million copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.[2]
Personnel
- Gloria Estefan – vocal, background vocals
- Jon Secada, Betty Wright, Jeannete Wright, Carl Ramsey, Anita Faye Green, Rod Wilson, Clovette Hilton, Namphuyo Aisha McCray – background vocals
- Angelo Morris – piano
- Clay Ostwald – piano, keyboards
- Brian Monroney, John De Faria, Scott Shapiro – guitar
- Jorge Casas – bass guitar
- Robert Rodriguez, Tom McWilliams – drums
- Randy Barlow, Arturo Sandoval – trumpet
- Teddy Mulet – trombone
- Mike Scaglione – alto saxophone
- Emilio Estefan Jr. – congas
- Rafael Padilla – percussion, shaker
- Juan Marquez – twelve-string guitar
Production
- Emilio Estefan Jr. – producer, arranger
- Jorge Casas – producer, arranger
- Clay Ostwald – producer, arranger
- Gloria Estefan – arranger
- John Haag – arranger
- Tom McWilliams – arranger
- Scott Shapiro – arranger
- Jon Secada – arranger
- Phil Ramone – arranger, additional mixing
- Keith Cohen – arranger, additional mixing
- Guy Roche – arranger
- Randy Barlow – arranger
- Patrice Levinsohn – engineer
- Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing
- Doug Grover – assistant engineer
- Charles Dye – assistant engineer
- Pablo Flores – additional mixing
- Mike Couzzi – additional mixing
- Keith Cohen – additional mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk at New York.
Design
- Nancy Donald – art direction
- Mary Maurer – art direction
- Alberto Tolot – photography
- Eric Bernard – hair and makeup
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
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Notes and References
- Web site: RIAA.
- Book: Cobo, Leila. Gloria gets personal. 26 July 2003. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 1–. 0006-2510.
- Web site: Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2012-01-11.
- Book: Fernando Salaverri. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st. September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
- Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1991. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 15, 2021.
- Web site: Canadian Top Albums of 1991 Chart. March 8, 2016.
- Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1991. dutchcharts.nl. January 15, 2021.
- Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. January 15, 2021.
- Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991. Billboard. January 15, 2021.
