"Always Tomorrow" is a song by Cuban American singer and songwriter
Gloria Estefan, released worldwide on October 12, 1992 as the first single by
Epic Records from her compilation album, ''
Greatest Hits
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''. The song is written by Estefan and produced by her husband
Emilio Estefan, Jr.
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan, father ...
, Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald. It is a guitar-driven acoustic ballad about starting over in the wake of
tragedy
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or
disaster
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. While on tour, Estefan has played the guitar while singing the song. She donated royalties from single sales to the victims of
Hurricane Andrew. In 2005, the song was featured in a medley with her No. 1 smash "
Coming Out of the Dark" in the compilation "Hurricane Relief: Come Together now", created for Hurricane Katrina relief.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from ''
Billboard'' described the song as a "earnest, thoughtful
ballad
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", and noted further that Estefan's "warm and distinctive
alto floats lightly over an arrangement of acoustic guitar strumming and soft, swirling strings." Randy Clark from ''
Cashbox'' stated, "The message on this inspirational, richly orchestrated track should at least offer an uplifting musical glimmer of hope in the now familiar Estefan ballad fashion". Dave Sholin from the ''
Gavin Report'' said it is "combining an uplifting message and melody". Another editor called it "hopeful and worthy five minutes of class."
Music video
A
music video
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was produced to promote the single. It is one of Estefan's simplest clips, focusing on how the victims of
Hurricane Andrew rebuilt Miami. It was later published on Estefan's official
YouTube
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channel in October 2009. The video has amassed more than 1,8 million views as of October 2021.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Track listings
Official versions
Original Versions
# Album Version — 4:37
# The New Mix — 4:31
Release history
References
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1990s ballads
1992 singles
Gloria Estefan songs
Songs written by Gloria Estefan
1992 songs
Epic Records singles
Pop ballads
Song recordings produced by Emilio Estefan