Studio album · No. 2

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Songwriting Credits by Gloria Estefan

1994 Epic 12 tracks 46:08

Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr., Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas, Lawrence Dermer  ·  Engineered by Eric Schilling, Mike Couzzi, Patrice Levinsohn, Scott Perry, Ted Stein, Ron Taylor, Bob Ludwig

Epic DancePopDance-pop
Singer / Performer
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Authorship

Holds writing credit on 0 of 12 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 0 / 12 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Gloria Estefan carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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0 trackswritten by Gloria Estefan 12 tracksoutside writers
Gloria Estefan's roles on this album

Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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Composer0%
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Performer100%

By the Numbers

12
Tracks
27
Lyricists
4
Producers
1994
Released
Data Insight

Gloria Estefan wrote none of the twelve songs on this record, and that is the whole design of it. Her authorship share for 1994 is zero, which says nothing about whether she was still writing: Abriendo Puertas arrived a year later with her name across it. What she contributed here is arrangement and interpretation, and the composition credits sit with people who had nothing to do with Miami: Harry Noble in 1952, Berry Gordy Jr. and the Holloway sisters at Motown, Carole King in 1971, Gerald and Peter Jackson on the disco side. Two tracks carry credits that are easy to get wrong. "Turn the Beat Around" is often filed under Estefan because her 1994 version outsold the original in some markets, but it belongs to the Jackson brothers and Vicki Sue Robinson. "Goodnight My Love" is the 1956 Jesse Belvin song by George Motola and John Marascalco, not the 1936 Harry Revel and Mack Gordon standard of the same title that Discogs attaches to this release.

Estefan's first covers album, recorded across 1993 and 1994 at Crescent Moon and Criteria in Miami, with the string dates cut at Edison Studios in New York. Emilio Estefan Jr. produced it alongside the Miami Sound Machine core of Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas and Lawrence Dermer, who between them programmed, played and arranged nearly every track. The twelve songs run from a 1952 Karen Chandler ballad to a 1976 disco hit, rebuilt around live horns, a New York string orchestra and a Miami rhythm section.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me #11
Harry Noble Harry Noble Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanClay OstwaldJorge CasasTim MitchellHector GarridoDonna AllenLawrence DermerJoy FrancisLaGaylia FrazierRick KriveRita Quintero
2
How Can I Be Sure
Felix CavaliereEddie Brigati Felix CavaliereEdward Brigati Jr. Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanJorge CasasLawrence DermerEmilio Estefan Jr.Steve RuckerTeddy MuletRandy BarlowLauren HammockAndrew LewinterJuanito Márquez
3
Everlasting Love #27
Buzz CasonMac Gayden James Elmore CasonMcGavock Dickinson Gayden Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanJorge CasasLawrence DermerAndy GoldmanEdwin BonillaEd CalleWhit SidenerDana TeboeRandy BarlowDonna AllenCharles Christopher
4
Traces
Buddy BuieJ. R. CobbEmory Gordy Jr. Perry Carlton BuieJames Barney Cobb Jr.Emory Lee Gordy Jr. Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanLawrence DermerAndy GoldmanJuanito MárquezIsrael "Cachao" LópezSteve RuckerEd CalleHector Garrido
5
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
Gerry MarsdenFred MarsdenLes ChadwickLes Maguire Gerard MarsdenFred MarsdenLes ChadwickLeslie Charles Maguire Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanJorge CasasTim MitchellEdwin BonillaNéstor TorresCindy SlukaStephen Sigurdson
6
You've Made Me So Very Happy
Berry Gordy Jr.Brenda HollowayPatrice HollowayFrank Wilson Berry Gordy IIIBrenda HollowayPatrice Yvonne HollowayFrank Edward Wilson Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanClay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence DermerTim MitchellSteve RuckerEdwin BonillaEd CalleGary LindsayTeddy MuletDana TeboeRandy BarlowJim Hacker
7
Turn the Beat Around #13
Peter JacksonGerald Jackson Peter JacksonGerald Jackson Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanLawrence DermerNathaniel SeidmanAndy GoldmanFrank CorneliusEd CalleGary LindsayTeddy MuletDana TeboeRandy BarlowJim HackerDonna AllenHector Garrido
8
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Howard GreenfieldNeil Sedaka Neil SedakaHoward Greenfield Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanClay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence DermerTim MitchellSteve RuckerJuanito Márquez
9
Love on a Two-Way Street
Sylvia RobinsonBert Keyes Sylvia RobinsonEbert Adolphus Mahon Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanClay OstwaldJorge CasasAndy GoldmanLawrence DermerCharles ChristopherJuanito Márquez
10
Cherchez La Femme #19
August DarnellStony Browder Jr. Thomas August Darnell BrowderStony Browder Jr. Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanLawrence DermerNathaniel SeidmanAndy GoldmanPaquito D'RiveraEd CalleGary LindsayTeddy MuletDana TeboeRandy BarlowJim HackerLauren HammockAndrew LewinterLaGaylia FrazierCheito QuiñonesJuanito Márquez
11
It's Too Late #31
Toni Stern Carol Joan Klein Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanClay OstwaldJorge CasasTim MitchellRandy BarlowSteve RuckerEdwin BonillaEd CalleGary LindsayDana Teboe
12
Goodnight, My Love
George MotolaJohn Marascalco George Louis MotolaJohn S. Marascalco Emilio Estefan Jr.Clay OstwaldJorge CasasLawrence Dermer Gloria EstefanJorge CasasLawrence DermerAndy GoldmanSteve RuckerCharles ChristopherHector Garrido

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 77 contributors

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Berry Gordy III
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Berry Gordy Jr.
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Bert Keyes
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Brenda Holloway
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Buddy Buie
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Buzz Cason
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CJ
Carol Joan Klein
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EA
Ebert Adolphus Mahon
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Eddie Brigati
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Edward Brigati Jr.
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Emory Gordy Jr.
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Frequently Asked Questions Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

Did Gloria Estefan write any of the songs on Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me?
No. All twelve tracks on the standard release are covers, and every writing credit belongs to someone else. It is the only album in her catalog where she has no composition credit at all.
Who actually wrote "Turn the Beat Around"?
Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson, who wrote it for Vicki Sue Robinson in 1976. Estefan's version reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart, which is why her name gets attached to the song.
What is the original version of the title track?
Harry Noble wrote "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" in 1952 and Karen Chandler recorded it first. Mel Carter had the other well-known version in 1965.
Why do some copies of the album have thirteen or fourteen tracks?
The North American and Argentinean pressing runs twelve tracks. International editions add a cover of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with Jon Secada on backing vocals, and the Australian edition adds an alternate mix of "Everlasting Love" on top of that.
How did the album perform on the charts?
It reached number 9 on the Billboard 200, number 5 in the UK and number 6 in Spain. The video for "Everlasting Love" won Billboard Music Video of the Year in 1995.
Who played on the record?
Emilio Estefan Jr.'s Miami crew handled most of it, with Clay Ostwald on keyboards, Jorge Casas on bass, Lawrence Dermer on piano and programming, and a horn section built around Ed Calle and Randy Barlow. Guests include Cachao on double bass for "Traces" and Paquito D'Rivera on clarinet for "Cherchez La Femme". Hector Garrido and Juanito Marquez split the string arrangements, recorded in New York with David Nadien as concertmaster.
Data note: Producer credits on this release are album-wide: Emilio Estefan Jr., Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas and Lawrence Dermer are credited across the record with no per-track split published, so all four are carried on every track. Full legal names for Fred Marsden and Les Chadwick of Gerry and the Pacemakers are not published in any source consulted, so they appear as credited. Discogs credits track 12 to Harry Revel and Mack Gordon, which is the wrong "Goodnight My Love"; Wikipedia's song article confirms Estefan recorded the 1956 Jesse Belvin song by George Motola and John Marascalco. Estefan's "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" incorporates a variation on Erik Satie's Trois Gymnopedies, which is public domain and carries no writing credit on the release.

Sources

Wikipedia: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (Gloria Estefan album) Discogs: Gloria Estefan - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (Epic EK 66205, US CD) Discogs API release 2131265 MusicBrainz release group: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me MusicBrainz release 0b3939ac (US, 1994-10-18) Cover Art Archive: release group front cover Wikipedia: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (song) Wikipedia: Turn the Beat Around Wikipedia: Everlasting Love Wikipedia: It's Too Late (Carole King song) Wikipedia: Cherchez La Femme Wikipedia: Goodnight My Love (1956 song) Wikipedia: Gerry and the Pacemakers Wikipedia: Gerry Marsden Wikipedia: Les Maguire Wikipedia: Felix Cavaliere Wikipedia: Eddie Brigati Wikipedia: Buzz Cason Wikipedia: Mac Gayden Wikipedia: Buddy Buie Wikipedia: J. R. Cobb Wikipedia: Emory Gordy Jr. Wikipedia: Berry Gordy Wikipedia: Brenda Holloway Wikipedia: Patrice Holloway Wikipedia: Frank Wilson (musician) Wikipedia: Neil Sedaka Wikipedia: Howard Greenfield Wikipedia: Sylvia Robinson Wikipedia: Bert Keyes Wikipedia: August Darnell Wikipedia: Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Wikipedia: Carole King Wikipedia: Toni Stern Wikipedia: George Motola Wikipedia: John Marascalco Wikipedia: Vicki Sue Robinson Cover Art Archive: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me by Gloria Estefan