''Eyes of Innocence'' is the 8th studio album released by the
Miami Sound Machine, and their first English language studio album, released in 1984.
Background
''Eyes of Innocence'' was the first mainstream release by the Miami Sound Machine. It became the band's breakthrough album due to the success of the lead single, "
Dr. Beat
"Dr. Beat" is the first international single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine, led by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, on their first English language, but eighth overall, studio album, '' Eyes of Innocence'' (1984). The s ...
", a top 20 hit in Australia, the United Kingdom
and other places in Europe. "Dr. Beat" was the most successful cut from the album; the song utilizes synthesizers and dance rhythms of the time, but distinguished itself from other pop music of the era through the inclusion of
Latin sounds.
The second single, "
Prisoner of Love", was released exclusively to the European market. However, the song, which had a similar sound to the previous single, was a commercial failure, only reaching number #98 in the
UK Singles Chart.
Due to the failure of "Prisoner of Love", a different single was released to the American market, "
I Need a Man", but it failed to enter any major charts. "I Need Your Love" was issued as a final
promo single in the Philippines, again, it failed to impact any chart.
Many of the songs from the album were originally written in Spanish and translated into English, including "Orange Express", which was the main song of the band's previous album ''A Toda Máquina'', and "I Need Your Love", a translation of the song "Regresa a Mí".
As of 2008, ''Eyes of Innocence'' has sold more than one million copies worldwide.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
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Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...
– lead vocal, background vocals
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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 ...
– percussion
*Enrique "Kiki" Garcia – drums
*Juan Marcos Avila – bass guitar
*Wesley B. Wright – guitar
*Roger Fisher – keyboards
*Gustavo Lezcano – harmonica
*Luis Perez – trombone
*Victor Lopez, Leo Villar – trumpet
*Betty Cortez – synthesizer
*Rubens Basini – guest musician
*Joe Galdo – guest musician
*Eddie Calle – guest musician
*Lawrence Dermer – guest musician
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Pablo Flores – guest musician
*John Morales – guest musician
*Sammy Vargas – guest musician
Production
*Emilio Estefan Jr. – producer
* Miami Sound Machine – arranger
*Hector Garrido – arranger
*Lou Pace – arranger
*William Sanchez – arranger
*Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing
*Joe Arlotta – engineer, mixing
*Ted Stein – assistant
*Sean Chambers – assistant
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Sebastian Krys – assistant
*Mark Krieg – assistant
*Andrew Roshberg – assistant
*Noel Harris – assistant
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Geoff Foster – assistant
*Lance Phillips – assistant
*Javier Vacas – assistant
Design
*Alex Sanchez – cover design
*Al Freddy – photography
*Samy – hair and makeup
Chart positions
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
90millas.com(Official Album Website)
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1984 albums
Miami Sound Machine albums
Epic Records albums
Albums produced by Emilio Estefan