''Christmas Through Your Eyes'' is the fourth solo studio album, and 16th overall, by Latin-American singer Gloria Estefan, released on September 27, 1993 by Epic Records. It is also Estefan's first

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History

Following the success of her multi-awarded Latin album ''

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'', Estefan recorded a collection of all Christmas songs released in the early autumn of 1993. The collection contains mostly traditional songs along with the title track, an original song written by Estefan and Diane Warren. The title track was previously released with a different instrumental arrangement on Estefan's 1992 ''Greatest Hits'' album, and it was released as a double A-side single with " Miami Hitmix" in Europe. The Spanish-language song called "Arbolito de Navidad" is also included. Estefan, who had found worldwide success singing pop and dance songs, was accompanied by a

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on the song " Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and sings a

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-inspired rendition of " This Christmas".

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s were filmed and released for the songs "This Christmas" and "

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", which are included on the video collection ''Everlasting Gloria!''. Technologically, the album production was used as a testing ground for what would be the digital long-distance audio technology used in the production of the Frank Sinatra album

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using the Dolby Digital system provided by

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-based Entertainment Digital Network, so that Estefan could remotely listen to the production sessions in Los Angeles from her home studio in Miami. Both the Estefan and Sinatra album were produced by

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and principally recorded and mixed by Eric Schilling.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.

Musicians

* Gloria Estefan – vocal, background vocals * Rene Toledo – guitar * Warren Luening – trumpet * George Graham – trumpet * Larry Hall – trumpet * Charles Davis – trumpet * James Thatcher – French horn * Kurt Snyder – French horn * Marilyn Johnson – French horn * Calvin Smith – French horn * William Waltous – trombone * Charles Loper – trombone * William Reichenbach – trombone * Donald Wadrop – tuba * Dorothy Remsen – harp * Jerry Williams – percussion * Alan Esters – percussion * Gerald Vinci – violin * Norma Leonard – violin * Assa Drori – violin * Don Palmer – violin * Dixie Blackstone – violin * Robert Sanov – violin * Patricia Aiken – violin * Miran Kojan – violin * Jay Rosen – violin * Kwihee Shamban – violin * Patricia Johnson – violin * Bette Bryers – violin * Jennifer Johnson – violin * Kenneth Yerke – violin * James Ross – viola * Margot MacLaine – viola * Rick Gerding – viola * Carrie Holzman-Little – viola * Gloria Strassner – cello * Anna Karam – cello * Danny Little – cello * Nancy Stein-Ross – cello * Kenneth Wild – bass * Drew Dembowski – bass * Susan Ranney – bass * Gene Cipriano – woodwinds * Susan Ranney – woodwinds * Geraldine Rotella – woodwinds * Brice Martin – woodwinds * Luoise DiTullio – woodwinds * Larry Dermer – keyboards * Juanito Marquez – acoustic guitar * The American Boys Choir – chorus * Rob Mounsey – keyboards, programming, background vocals

Production

* Patrick Williams – arranger, conductor * Juanito Márquez – arranger, guitar (acoustic), producer, programming * Doug Katsaros – arranger, producer, programming, background vocals * Rob Mounsey – arranger, producer, programming, background vocals * Clay Ostwald – arranger, producer, programming * Peter "Ski" Schwartz – arranger, producer, programming * David Coleman – art direction * David Daoud Coleman – art direction * Sebastián Krys – assistant engineer, mixing, mixing assistant * Leslie Ann Jones – assistant engineer * Charles Paakkari – assistant engineer * Neil Perry – assistant engineer * Bob Ludwing – mastering at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine * Emilio Estefan Jr. – management

Design

* David Coleman – art direction * Alberto Tolot – photography

Release history

Charts and certifications

The album went to No. 43 on the ''Billboard'' 200 Pop Album chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in the

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for shipments of over a million copies.

Chart performance

Certifications

References

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