Studio album of re-recordings and new songs · No. 1

Brazil305 Songwriting Credits by Gloria Estefan

2020 Sony Music Latin 18 tracks 73:05

Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr., Carlinhos Brown  ·  Engineered by Pablo Flores, Bob Ludwig, Danny Ponce, Juan Arreguin

Sony Music Latin Latin PopSambaDance
Songwriter
61%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 11 of 18 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 11 / 18 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 18 tracks with documented writers, by whether Gloria Estefan carries a lyricist or composer credit.

61%
11 trackswritten by Gloria Estefan 7 tracksoutside writers
Gloria Estefan's roles on this album

Share of the 18 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist61%
Composer44%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

18
Tracks
14
Lyricists
2
Producers
2020
Released

Awards & Recognition 1

Best Contemporary Tropical Album, 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards (2021)
Data Insight

Because most of Brazil305 is re-recorded rather than newly written, the writing credits belong to whoever wrote the original songs in the 1980s and 1990s, not to the 2020 sessions. Gloria Estefan holds a writing credit on 10 of the 18 tracks and is sole writer on four of them: Cuts Both Ways, Tú Y Yo, Don't Wanna Lose You and Here We Are. The other eight tracks were written by people outside her own pen. Miami Sound Machine's Enrique García wrote Conga, which becomes Samba (Conga) here, and co-wrote Rhythm Is Gonna Get You. Kike Santander wrote both Más Allá and Abriendo Puertas. Juanito Márquez wrote Ayer, Gian Marco wrote Hoy, and Get on Your Feet came from her own band members John DeFaria, Clay Ostwald and Jorge Casas. Two of the new-to-her tracks are Brazilian in origin: Un Nuevo Mundo and Only Together are Estefan's Spanish and English adaptations of Gonzaguinha's O Homem Falou, so the music is his and the adapted lyric is hers, and Magalenha is Carlinhos Brown's song. Only Cuando Hay Amor and Hasta Siempre are new compositions, both from the Estefan writing camp with Emilio Estefan and Nicolás Tovar on each.

Brazil305 is Gloria Estefan rebuilding her own catalog on Brazilian rhythm: 13 of the 18 tracks are re-recorded versions of songs she had already released, rearranged around samba and sung across Spanish, English and Portuguese. Emilio Estefan Jr. produced the whole record, with sessions split between Brazilian rooms such as Estúdios Quem E Sabe and Ilha dos Sapos and his own Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, and Bob Ludwig mastering at Gateway. The five tracks that are not re-recordings are two new Estefan-camp originals (Cuando Hay Amor and Hasta Siempre), Spanish and English adaptations of Gonzaguinha's O Homem Falou, and a cover of Carlinhos Brown's Magalenha with Brown singing on it.

Track Listing & Credits 18 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Samba (Conga)
Enrique GarcíaGloria Estefan Enrique García Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
2
Un Nuevo Mundo
GonzaguinhaGloria Estefan Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento Jr. Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
3
Cuts Both Ways
Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
4
Cuando Hay Amor #8
Emilio Estefan Jr.Nicolás TovarAndrea López Emilio Estefan GómezNicolás TovarAndrea López Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)DJ Conds (Programming)
5
Con Los Años Que Me Quedan
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr. Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo GarcíaEmilio Estefan Gómez Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
6
Tú Y Yo
Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
7
Hoy
Gian Marco Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
8
Ayer
Juanito Márquez Juan Rafael Márquez Urbino Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
9
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
Gloria EstefanEnrique García Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo GarcíaEnrique García Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
10
Mi Tierra
EstéfanoGloria Estefan Fabio Alonso SalgadoGloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
11
Don't Wanna Lose You
Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
12
Hasta Siempre
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr.Nicolás Tovar Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo GarcíaEmilio Estefan GómezNicolás Tovar Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
13
Más Allá
Kike Santander Flavio Enrique Santander Lora Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
14
Abriendo Puertas
Kike Santander Flavio Enrique Santander Lora Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
15
Get on Your Feet
John DeFariaClay OstwaldJorge Casas John DeFariaClay OstwaldJorge Casas Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)Carlinhos Brown (Featured Artist)DJ Conds (Programming)
16
Here We Are
Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
17
Only Together
GonzaguinhaGloria Estefan Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento Jr. Emilio Estefan Jr. Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)
18
Magalenha
Carlinhos Brown Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas Emilio Estefan Jr.Carlinhos Brown Gloria Estefan (Lead Vocals)Carlinhos Brown (Featured Artist, Vocals, Triangle, Cowbell)Javier Concepción (Programming)

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Frequently Asked Questions Brazil305

Is Brazil305 an album of new songs?
Mostly no. Thirteen of the 18 tracks are re-recordings of songs Gloria Estefan had already released, rearranged with Brazilian rhythms. Only Cuando Hay Amor and Hasta Siempre are new compositions.
Who wrote the songs on Brazil305?
Since the bulk of the record is re-recorded, each track carries the credits of the original song. Estefan is credited on 10 tracks. The rest were written by Enrique García, Kike Santander, Juanito Márquez, Gian Marco, John DeFaria, Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas, Gonzaguinha and Carlinhos Brown.
Did Brazil305 win a Grammy?
It won Best Contemporary Tropical Album at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2021.
What was the single from Brazil305?
Cuando Hay Amor, released June 12, 2020. It reached number 8 on Billboard's Tropical Airplay chart and number 16 on Latin Pop Airplay. It was written by Emilio Estefan, Nicolás Tovar and Andrea López.
Who is featured on Brazil305?
Carlinhos Brown, the Bahian singer and percussionist, sings on Magalenha, which he wrote, and is credited on Get on Your Feet. He also co-produced Magalenha with Emilio Estefan Jr.
How did Brazil305 do on the charts?
It debuted at number 8 on Billboard's Tropical Albums chart with a little over 1,000 album-equivalent units, and reached number 24 in Spain, 47 in Switzerland and 86 in Scotland.
Data note: Instrumental and backing-vocal personnel are credited album-wide on the release rather than track by track, so per-track performer lists here carry only the credits that are documented per track (lead vocal, features, programming). Wikipedia's track listing marks Carlinhos Brown as a feature only on Magalenha; the Discogs credits for the US CD and the 2LP also list him on Get on Your Feet, which is what is recorded here. Wikipedia credits Hasta Siempre to Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan Jr. only, while the 2LP sleeve credits add Nicolás Tovar; all three are listed.

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