"Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" is a 1997 song by American singer and songwriter

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. It was released as the first and last promotional and fifth overall single from her seventh

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, '' Destiny''. The song is written by American songwriter

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as an English rendition of the song "S'aimer encore une fois" ("Still Love Once Again") by Canadian singer Katee Julien (which had lyrics in French by Eddy Marnay). It was released exclusively to Brazil as a promotional single. The single included another version of the song with a simultaneous Portuguese translation by Robson Castro. The song was used for the ''

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'' in 2008 only in Barcelona. It was also sung in selected dates during the 1997

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, as well as

's "Love Song" Special, performed for PBS in 2010.

Critical reception

The Daily Vault's Mark Millan wrote that "Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" is "almost perfect, and while tcould have been another signature mushy

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ballad, in the hands of the reenergized

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, it's transformed into an acoustic masterpiece." Ian Fortnam from '' NME'' said the song has "potential" to become an "enormo-hit".

Other versions

Luis Fonsi recorded a Spanish version of this song titled "Dime Como Vuelvo a Tener tu Corazón," and was included on his album '' Eterno''. Brian McKnight also sang a version on his ''

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'' album in 1997. Cosima De Vito covered the song on her 2004 self-titled debut album.

Track listing

References

Gloria Estefan Discography Database
{{Gloria Estefan singles 1997 singles Gloria Estefan songs Songs written by Diane Warren