Mi Tierra Songwriting Credits by Gloria Estefan

Estefan's name appears on seven of the twelve songs, but the music on five of them belongs to writers from outside her circle entirely. Juanito Marquez, the Cuban guitarist who also arranged and played on nearly every track, wrote "Ayer", "¡Sí Señor!..." and "Montuno" alone. Jorge Luis Piloto wrote "Hablas de Mí". Cachao supplied the music for "No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga" while the Estefans and Jon Secada wrote its words, and Rafael Ferro wrote the music to "Volverás" with Estefan adding lyrics. Colombian songwriter Estéfano is the other outside voice, credited on "Mi Tierra", "Mi Buen Amor" and "Tus Ojos". Two songs also predate the sessions: the liner copyright lines date "Volverás" to 1985 and "Hablas de Mí" to 1986. No track here is a public-domain traditional, despite the traditional forms the record works in, so every song carries a living writer.