Studio album · No. 8
90 Millas Songwriting Credits by Gloria Estefan
Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr., Ricardo Gaitán, Alberto Gaitán, Drop Dead Beats · Engineered by Eric Schilling, Mike Couzzi, Danny Ponce, Ricardo Gaitán, Alberto Gaitán, Bob Ludwig
Holds writing credit on 10 of 14 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 14 documented
Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether Gloria Estefan carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Awards & Recognition 4
Authorship on this record splits along a clean line: Estefan writes words, the Gaitán brothers and her husband write music. She takes a lyric credit on ten of the fourteen tracks and a music credit on none of them, so the composition copyrights sit with Alberto Gaitán, Ricardo Gaitán and Emilio Estefan Gómez. Four songs are hers alone as lyricist ("Lo Nuestro", "A Bailar", "Volveré" and, with the two producers, "Esta Fiesta No Va' Acabar"), and four carry no Estefan lyric at all. The release credits also name two players as co-composers that the Wikipedia writer column drops: bassist Salvador "Sal" Cuevas on four tracks and guitarist Marco Linares on three, both of whom played on the sessions. "Morenita" is the outlier, written and produced with the Drop Dead Beats team rather than the Gaitáns, and it is the only track with an electric guitar lead from outside the Latin roster.
Gloria Estefan's eleventh solo studio album holds fourteen new Cuban songs, her fourth Spanish language record and the first since Alma Caribeña in 2000. Emilio Estefan Jr. and the Panamanian brothers Ricardo and Alberto Gaitán wrote and produced nearly all of it across studios in Burbank, Los Angeles, San Juan, Miami and San Rafael, then staffed the sessions with players from the music it draws on: Cachao, Candido Camero, Johnny Pacheco, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'Rivera, Papo Lucca and Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros. Carlos Santana, José Feliciano and Sheila E. all appear on the lead single "No Llores", and Estefan's decision to invite Santana drew protest from Cuban exiles in Miami months before release.
Track Listing & Credits 14 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Me Odio
#37
|
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr.Alberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros (Trumpet) |
| 2 |
No Llores
#1
|
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr.Alberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Carlos Santana (Electric Guitar)José Feliciano (Acoustic Guitar)Sheila E. (Timbales)Luis Enrique (Congas, Bongos) |
| 3 |
Lo Nuestro
|
Gloria Estefan | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo GaitánSalvador Cuevas | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Nelson González (Tres) |
| 4 |
Píntame De Colores
#9
|
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr.Alberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Nelson González (Tres)Andy García (Bongos, Bell) |
| 5 |
Caridad
|
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr.Alberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Orestes Vilató (Bongos, Timbales)Giovanni Hidalgo (Congas, Quinto) |
| 6 |
Yo No Cambiaría
|
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr.Alberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo GaitánMarco Linares | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)José Feliciano (Acoustic Guitar)Juanito Márquez (Guitar) |
| 7 |
Bésame
|
Emilio Estefan Jr.Alberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo GaitánMarco Linares | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Johnny Pacheco (Flute) |
| 8 |
Refranes
|
Emilio Estefan Jr.Alberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals) |
| 9 |
A Bailar
|
Gloria Estefan | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo GaitánSalvador Cuevas | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Nelson González (Tres)Orestes Vilató (Bongos, Timbales)Papo Lucca (Piano) |
| 10 |
Esta Fiesta No Va' Acabar
|
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan GómezRicardo GaitánSalvador Cuevas | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Orestes Vilató (Bongos, Timbales)Giovanni Hidalgo (Congas, Quinto)Generoso Jiménez (Trombone)Arturo Sandoval (Trumpet) |
| 11 |
Volveré
|
Gloria Estefan | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo GaitánMarco Linares | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Israel "Cachao" López (Bass)Candido Camero (Congas)Paquito D'Rivera (Saxophone) |
| 12 |
Esperando (Cuando Cuba Sea Libre)
|
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr.Alberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo GaitánSalvador Cuevas | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Nelson González (Tres)Orestes Vilató (Bongos, Timbales) |
| 13 |
Morenita
|
Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánDrop Dead Beats | Emilio Estefan GómezRicardo GaitánDrop Dead Beats | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánDrop Dead Beats | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)Lionel "Dead Beat" De La O (Electric Guitar) |
| 14 |
90 Millas
|
Emilio Estefan Jr.Alberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo Gaitán | Emilio Estefan Jr.Ricardo GaitánAlberto Gaitán | Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals)La India (Featured Vocals) |