- Gloria!
Infobox Album |
Name = Gloria!
Type =Studio album
Artist =Gloria Estefan
Released = flagicon|CanadaMay 22 ,1998 flagicon|WorldJune 1 ,1998 flagicon|USAJune 2 ,1998
Recorded = Crescent Moon Studios, Miami
Genre =Dance-pop , Club/Dance, Latin House
Length = 73:28 (U.S. version) 46:93 (Europe edition)
Label =Epic Records
Producer =Emilio Estefan Jr.
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fcfqxqqjldte link]
Last album = "Best of Gloria Estefan "
(1997)
This album = "Gloria!'
(1998)
Next album = "Alma Caribeña "
(2000)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Studio album
Lower caption = European Cover Edition"Gloria!" is the eighth studio solo album released by American singer
Gloria Estefan , but is the twenty-first overall, released in 1998.Album History
"Gloria!" is a groove-oriented, exuberant,
Disco influenced album. Something completely different from Estefan's previous albums, this album is aimed at a younger audience due the strongerClub andDance rhythms of the album.Gloria promoted the album at the famous
Studio 54 atNew York City. The three singles from "Gloria", "Oye! ", "Heaven's What I Feel " and "Don't Let This Moment End " all became major hits. "Oye! " peaked at #1 on theHot Dance Music/Club Play ,Hot Latin Tracks andLatin Tropical/Salsa Airplay . "Heaven's What I Feel " peaked at #27 on theBillboard Hot 100 , #7 on theHot Dance Music/Club Play , #6 on theHot Dance Singles Sales and #10 on theAdult Contemporary chart. While, "Don't Let This Moment End " peaked at #76 on theBillboard Hot 100 , #30 on theAdult Contemporary chart and #4 on theHot Dance Singles Sales . "Gloria!" remains a highly regarded album and is touted as her best dance-heavy albums of her solo career.The album got a lot of nominations for its singles, the song "
Heaven's What I Feel " received a nomination for a Grammy Music Award for "Best Dance Recording " and for the next year at the same category "Don't Let This Moment End ". Also Gloria received anotherGrammy nomination for "Best Video, Long Form" for her video "Don't Stop!". Gloria also won some awards such as the Billboard Latin Music Award for "Best Latin Dance Club Play Track of the Year" for her smash hit song "Oye! and also received threeAlma Awards for "Outstanding Music Video" for "Heaven's What I Feel ", "Outstanding Host in a Variety/Music/Comedy Special or Series" for her appearance at theWorld Music Awards and the "Ricardo Montalban Achievement Award" and onSpain she received an Amigo Music Award for "Best Latin Female Artist". Also Gloria received the prestigiousAmerican Music Award for "Award of Merit".The album has sold to date 2.2 millions copies worldwide.
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Europe/UK Bonus Track
Awards
References
#http://www.geocities.com/weslarkins/glorialibre.html "gloriaestefandiscographydatabase"
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