''Primitive Love'' is the ninth
studio album
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and second English-language record by the
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 ...
, released in August 1985, by
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical m ...
.
A 2CD remastered version of the album was scheduled for March 31, 2017 by Vibe on Records, but it was postponed because Estefan is working on her new album. To date there is no set date for the re-release; however, the track listing was revealed to the public: it will include five songs that were previously unreleased on
CD, sixteen remixes, two soundtrack songs, one demo and the Spanish version of "
Words Get in the Way
"Words Get in the Way" is a song written by Gloria Estefan and released as the third single from her band, Miami Sound Machine, on their second English language album, and ninth overall, ''Primitive Love''. The song is a ballad and became the hig ...
".
The album sold over 6 million copies worldwide.
Background
This album was a follow-up to the band's previous releases in every sense: in the music, in the rhythms, and in
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 bee ...
's vocals. Previous releases by Miami Sound Machine had failed to achieve much in the way of
crossover
Crossover may refer to:
Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
success. However, with the release of ''Primitive Love'' in 1985, their distinctive sound was finally being heard by a wider audience, both in the
United States
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and abroad.
This album was the band's first appearance on the American albums chart, reaching #23 on the
''Billboard'' 200. The album ended the year on the 1986
''Billboard'' Year End Charts at #10.
Three singles released from this album reached the
Top 10 of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart: "
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) ...
" peaked at #10; "
Bad Boy" reached #8; "
Words Get in the Way
"Words Get in the Way" is a song written by Gloria Estefan and released as the third single from her band, Miami Sound Machine, on their second English language album, and ninth overall, ''Primitive Love''. The song is a ballad and became the hig ...
" was the highest-charting single from this album, at #5; and "
Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)
"Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" is the fourth single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan from their second English language album, and ninth studio album overall, ''Primitive Love
''Primitive Love'' is the nint ...
" climbed to #25.
Track listing
2017 Remastered Deluxe version (to be released)
Personnel
*
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 bee ...
– lead vocal, background vocals
*
Emilio Estefan
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 ...
– percussions
*Enrique "Kiki" García – drums
*Juan Marcos Ávila – bass guitar
*Wesley B. Wright – guitar
*Roger Fisher – keyboards
*Gustavo Lezcano – harmonica
*Víctor López – trumpet
*
Ed Calle – saxophone
*Tony Concepcion – trumpet
*Rafael Padilla – percussion, timbales
*Betty Cortez – keyboards, background vocals
*Rafael Vigil – background vocals
*
Paquito Hechavarría – piano ("Conga")
*Juanito Márquez – guitar ("Conga")
*Suzi Carr – background vocal ("Body to Body")
*Emilio Estefan Jr. – producer
*Lawrence Dermer – arranger
*Joe Galdo – arranger
*Eric Schilliing – engineer, mixing
*Ted Stein – engineer
*John Haag – engineer
*Mark Richman – engineer
*Teresa Verplanck – assistant engineer
*Patrice Caroll Levinsohn – assistant engineer
*Carlos Santos – assistant engineer
*Juanito Márquez – horn arrangement ("Mucho Money", "Movies")
*Víctor López – horn arrangement ("Conga")
*Ricardo Eddy Martínez – horn arrangement ("Conga")
*Pablo Flores – remixes
("Bad Boy" Dub Version, 2009 Japan Mini-LP CD Edition, "Conga", "Primitive Love")
* Bob Rauchman – design and art direction
*Al Freedy – front cover photography
*Michael Wray – back cover photography
*Samy – hair and makeup
*Fini Lignarolo – front cover clothes
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
*
List of best-selling Latin albums
This is a list of the world's best-selling Latin albums of recorded music. "Latin music" has different meanings in the music industry. For example, the Latin music market in the United States defines Latin music as any release sung mostly in Sp ...
References
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1985 albums
Miami Sound Machine albums
Epic Records albums
Albums produced by Emilio Estefan