Gloria

Gloria Estefan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 2, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 2, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000007NAY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,792 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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In the middle of the techno revolution, it was a bit of a risky move for Gloria Estefan to release Gloria!, an album of pure, unadulterated disco that sounds as if it could have been recorded two decades earlier. The risk paid off, though, because the album turned out to be one of her best--a nonstop dance party that keeps cooking through beat-heavy thumpers such as "Heaven's What I Feel," "Oye," and "I Just Wanna Be Happy"--the latter two bring in some of the Latin elements of her Miami Sound Machine days. Two concessions to current music trends include a duet with Wyclef Jean on "Don't Release Me" and the politically charged lyrics of "Cuba Libre" that cause you to think while you dance. --Daniel Durchholz

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HOT, HOT, HOT, January 6, 2000

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Fiona Scannel (Meath, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gloria (Audio CD)

My friend bought this CD for me from Amazon and I was completely stunned. I like Gloria Estefan to a degree and was a little weary before putting it on but this blasts all her other albums away! It has to be one of the best albums I've heard this decade with incredibly catchy dance tunes mixed all the way through. My faves are "Heavens What I feel" "Don't let this moment end" "Oye" "Don't Stop" and "I just wanna be happy" but it's so hard to choose as all the songs could be hit singles. I thought Chers "Believe" album was the best dance album I had in my collection but this CD leaves it behind. Thank God my friend had the guts to buy this for me as I never even knew it existed, it must have been pretty badly promoted over here in Ireland as it should have been a smash!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't let this Gloria! end!!!, May 19, 2004

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Armando J. Carranza (TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gloria (Audio CD)

If you are a dance diva fan, and u still dont have this one u have no idea what r u missing, i have always been a fan from Gloria but defenetily this is really the most different album from all others, this one could've been a new Cher record, but hey is Gloria!.
This is a Non Stop album, so it makes u think that this Gem will never end. The best track here has to be
'Don't let this moment end' the Type-of-Disco Video makes it different from her others (The big, big hair is the best)
The Cover of the US version was supposed to be the cover from the int'l version but someone made a mistake and switch them.
Gloria works with Wyclef Jean (Fugees), a rare collaboration.
so if you want to dance, this is your Gloria! .

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Latin fun, November 8, 2003

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Susanne Murray "longstemmedlily" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gloria (Audio CD)

This cd is full of energy and gloria uses her voice to the full. My favorite is oye & cubre libre. It also has some special remixes which are a treat, don't stop Gloria!