''Abriendo Puertas'' ( es, Opening Doors) is a 1995 album released by

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. It is her sixth studio album as a soloist and second

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album released.

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''Abriendo Puertas'' was the second

studio album released by Estefan after her successful Spanish debut album, ''

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''. In contrast to ''Mi Tierra,'' an album primarily influenced by

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, ''Abriendo Puertas'' draws on a wider variety of Latin American musical styles. For instance, the

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, a Colombian music genre. Several of the songs refer to

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and the

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. The album has sold 2.3 million copies outside the US. Estefan's second Spanish album won Best Tropical/Salsa Album at the

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, her second

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Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. * Donna Allen – guest artist, background vocals * Marcelo Añez – assistant engineer * Randy Barlow – trumpet * Edwin Bonilla – percussion * Stony Browder – arranger * Cachao, Frank Cornelius – bass guitar * Charles Calello – arranger * Ed Calle – guest artist, tenor saxophone * Scott Canto – assistant engineer * Jorge Casas – arranger, bass guitar, mandocello, programming * Sean Chambers – assistant engineer * Charles Christopher, Rick Krive, Rita Quintero, Joy Francis, LaGaylia Frazier – background vocals * Mike Couzzi – engineer * Paquito D'Rivera – clarinet * Lawrence Dermer – arranger, fender rhodes, piano, programming, tambourine, background vocals * Nancy Donald – art direction * Emilio Estefan Jr. – producer * Gloria Estefan – primary artist, background vocals * Hector Garrido – conductor, orchestration * Andy Goldman – guitar * Berry Gordy Jr. * Mark Gruber – assistant engineer * Jim Hacker – trumpet * Lauren Hammock – French horn * Diana Serna - background vocals * Al Kooper – arranger * Sebastián Krys – assistant engineer * Patrice Levinson – engineer * Andrew Lewinter – French horn * Gary Lindsay, Whit Sidener – alto saxophone * Fred Lipsius – arranger * Bob Ludwig – mastering Gonzalo "El Cocha" Molina- accordion * Juan R. Marquez, Andy Goldman, Tim Mitchell – guitar * Teddy Mulet, Dana Teboe – trombone * Clay Ostwald – arranger, Hammond organ, piano, programming * Scott Perry – engineer * Steve Robillard – assistant engineer * Steve Rucker – drums * Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing * Nathaniel Seidman – arranger, programming * Cindy Sluka – English horn, oboe * Ted Stein – engineer * Ron Taylor – engineer * Alberto Tolot – photography * Nestor Torres – flute * Yvonne Yedibalian – assistant engineer

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Release history

References

{{Authority control 1995 albums Gloria Estefan albums Albums produced by Emilio Estefan Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album