"Partytime!" is a special promotional release by pop singer
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 ...
.
Released in 1998, "Partytime!" was sold only in
Target Corporation
Target Corporation (doing business as Target and stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American big box department store chain headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the seventh largest retailer in the United States, and a compon ...
department stores as a form of promotion for the ''
Gloria!
''Gloria!'' is the eighth studio album released by Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released on June 2, 1998, by Epic Records.
Background
''Gloria!'' is a dance and house album which was a departure from Estefan's previous wo ...
'' album. A complementary Spanish-language remix single, ''
Bailando!
''Bailando!'' is a special promotional release by pop singer Gloria Estefan.
Released in 1998, ''Bailando!'' was sold only in Target department stores as a promotion for the ''gloria!'' album. A complementary English-language release, '' Party T ...
'', was released at the same time, again sold only at Target.
There is only one track on the release: "The Party Time Megamix", a 22-minute
megamix
A megamix is a remix containing multiple songs in rapid succession. It often features various artists. There may be only one verse or even just a brief chorus of each song used, sometimes in addition to samples of the same or other songs. It is ...
of nine of Gloria's biggest hits up to that point, including a few with
Miami Sound Machine
Miami Sound Machine was an American band of Latin-influenced music that had featured the vocals of Cuban-born recording artist Gloria Estefan (née Fajardo). Established in 1975 by Emilio Estefan Jr., the band was originally known as the Miami ...
. The megamix is an amalgamation of ''
Megamix
A megamix is a remix containing multiple songs in rapid succession. It often features various artists. There may be only one verse or even just a brief chorus of each song used, sometimes in addition to samples of the same or other songs. It is ...
'' (1992) and ''
Gloria's Hitmix'' (1998). Several of the included songs were remixed in a
House
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
or
Techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ...
style.
Megamix song sequence
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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 ...
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Conga
The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...
"
* "
I'm Not Giving You Up
"I'm Not Giving You Up" is a 1996 song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, released as the third single from her seventh studio album, ''Destiny'' (1996). It was popular more by its single remix by Tony Moran, which later was ...
(Tony Moran Remix)"
* "
You'll Be Mine (Party Time)
"You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" is a 1996 song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released as the follow-up to " Reach", as the second single from her seventh studio album, ''Destiny'' (1996). The song is a dance track ...
(Rosabel's Fiesta Mix)"
* "
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" is a song written by Enrique "Kiki" Garcia and Gloria Estefan, and released by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine in 1987 as the lead single from the album '' Let It Loose'' (and the European version of the album '' ...
"
* "
1-2-3"
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Get On Your Feet"
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Everlasting Love
"Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden, originally a 1967 hit for Robert Knight and since remade numerous times, most successfully by Love Affair, as well as Town Criers, Carl Carlton, Sandra Cretu, and Gloria Estef ...
(Classic Paradise Mix)"
* "
Turn The Beat Around
"Turn the Beat Around" is a disco song written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson, and performed by American actress and singer Vicki Sue Robinson in 1976 (see 1976 in music), originally appearing on her debut album, '' Never Gonna Let You Go'' ...
"
Production credits
*Producer: Pablo Flores for Estefan Enterprises Inc.
*Remix and additional production on "Turn The Beat Around" by Pablo Flores.
*Keyboards and programming by Lester Mendez.
*Mixed by Javier Garza.
1998 EPs
Gloria Estefan EPs
Epic Records EPs
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