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Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors) is Gloria Estefan's second Spanish-language album released in the U.S. Abriendo Puertas is about opening doors to the myriad Latin American cultures; therefore, this album features several different Latin styles of music from different parts of the world, including Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, and the Caribbean. The music combines salsas, merengues, boleros, Afro-Cuban rhythms and chants, and other styles, resulting in a varied, sunny, and delightful album. This set differs from her other Spanish albums because at least half the songs are holiday tunes, with ample reference to Christmas and the New Year (the ballad "Mas Alla" even has Christmas bells in the background). In Latin America, Christmas is in summer, and so, in essence, this is a summer holiday album, which is quite an unusual concept for North American audiences. The songs are naturally positive, with well-meaning wishes for the New Year being a concurrent theme throughout the album. Estefan, as is always the case on her Spanish albums, sounds completely at ease with the material. The music on this album is traditional; therefore, there are no true American-style pop or club/dance songs, which is fine because the album should be taken and enjoyed for what it is -- a bright, multicultural Latin American semi-holiday album.
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
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Gloria Estefan, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Producer - Kike Santander, Bass, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Diana F. Serna - René Toledo - Jackson Fondeur, Congas, Tanpura - Edwin Bonilla, Bongos - Gonzalo A. Molina, Accordion - Ed Calle, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Tony Concepcion, Trumpet - Dana Teboe, Trombone
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
ITA - CACHAO, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Gloria Estefan, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Producer - Kike Santander, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Scott Canto, Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Patrice Levinson Gonzalez, Engineer - Sean Chambers, Engineer - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Engineer - Michael Couzzi, Assistant Engineer - Scott Perry, Assistant Engineer - Ted Stein, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Eric Schilling, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Bob Ludwid, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gloria Estefan, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Producer - Kike Santander, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Bells, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Diana F. Serna - Scott Canto, Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Marquez Juanito, Conductor - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Archie Peña, Percussion - Patrice Levinson Gonzalez, Engineer - Edwin Bonilla, Bongos, Congas - Sean Chambers, Engineer - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Engineer - Michael Couzzi, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Scott Perry, Assistant Engineer - Don Grolnick, Piano - Ted Stein, Assistant Engineer - Elena Barere, Violin - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - David Nadien, Violin - Eric Schilling, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Barry Finclair, Violin - Richard Sortomme, Violin - Bob Ludwid, Mastering Engineer - John Pintavalle, Violin - Gene Orloff, Violin - Charles Libove, Violin - Marti Sweet, Violin - Cecilia Hobbs Gardner, Violin - Donna Tecco, Violin - Jan Mullen, Violin - Laura Seaton, Violin - Paul Peabody, Violin - Jean Ingraham, Violin - Sandra Park, Violin - Joyce Hammann, Violin - Jorge Casas, Bass - Sue Pray, Viola - Julien Barber, Viola - Maryhelen Ewing, Viola - Ira Weller, Viola - Richard Locker, Cello - Ellen Westermann, Cello - Jeanne LeBlanc, Cello - Jr. Eugene J. Moye, Cello
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gloria Estefan, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kike Santander, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gloria Estefan, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Producer - Cheito Quiñonez - Kike Santander, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Diana F. Serna - Scott Canto, Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Edwin Bonilla, Congas, Drums - Patrice Levinson Gonzalez, Engineer - Maro Ochoa, Congas - Sean Chambers, Engineer - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Engineer - Michael Couzzi, Assistant Engineer - Scott Perry, Assistant Engineer - Ted Stein, Assistant Engineer - Salvador Cuevas, Bass - Roberto Pereira, Harp - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Eric Schilling, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Bob Ludwid, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gloria Estefan, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Producer - Kike Santander, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Diana F. Serna - Scott Canto, Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Marquez Juanito - Luis Enrique, Bells, Bongos, Congas - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Patrice Levinson Gonzalez, Engineer - Sean Chambers, Engineer - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Engineer - Gonzalo A. Molina, Accordion - Michael Couzzi, Assistant Engineer - Scott Perry, Assistant Engineer - Ted Stein, Assistant Engineer - Alfredo Oliva, Violin - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Eric Schilling, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Salvador Cuevas, Bass - Bob Ludwid, Mastering Engineer - Ed Calle, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Tony Concepcion, Trumpet - Dana Teboe, Trombone
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gloria Estefan, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Producer - Cheito Quiñonez - Kike Santander, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Percussion, Producer - Diana F. Serna - Scott Canto, Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Juanita Marquez - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Luis Enrique, Congas, Percussion - Patrice Levinson Gonzalez, Engineer - Sean Chambers, Engineer - Edwin Bonilla, Congas, Drums, Snare Drum - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Engineer - Archie Peña, Snare Drum - Michael Couzzi, Assistant Engineer - Scott Perry, Assistant Engineer - Ted Stein, Assistant Engineer - Mario Ochoa, Shaker - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Eric Schilling, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Bob Ludwid, Mastering Engineer - Salvador Cuevas, Bass - Ed Calle, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Tony Concepcion, Trumpet - Teddy Mulet, Trumpet - Dana Teboe, Trombone
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gloria Estefan, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Producer - Kike Santander, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Bass, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Diana F. Serna - Scott Canto, Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Marquez Juanito - Edwin Bonilla, Bongos, Congas - Patrice Levinson Gonzalez, Engineer - Sean Chambers, Engineer - Gonzalo A. Molina, Accordion - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Engineer - Michael Couzzi, Assistant Engineer - Scott Perry, Assistant Engineer - Ted Stein, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Tony Concepcion - Eric Schilling, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Bob Ludwid, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gloria Estefan, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Producer - Kike Santander, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Bass, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Diana F. Serna - Scott Canto, Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Marquez Juanito - Archie Peña, Drums, Snare Drum - Patrice Levinson Gonzalez, Engineer - Sean Chambers, Engineer - Edwin Bonilla, Bongos, Congas - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Engineer - Michael Couzzi, Assistant Engineer - Gonzalo A. Molina, Accordion - Scott Perry, Assistant Engineer - Ted Stein, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Eric Schilling, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ed Calle, Flute - Bob Ludwid, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gloria Estefan, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Producer - Cheito Quiñonez - Kike Santander, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Diana F. Serna - Scott Canto, Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Marquez Juanito - Luis Enrique, Bongos, Congas - Patrice Levinson Gonzalez, Engineer - Sean Chambers, Engineer - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Engineer - Michael Couzzi, Assistant Engineer - Scott Perry, Assistant Engineer - Ted Stein, Assistant Engineer - Alfredo Oliva, Violin - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Eric Schilling, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Salvador Cuevas, Bass - Ed Calle, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Bob Ludwid, Mastering Engineer - Tony Concepcion, Trumpet - Dana Teboe, Trombone
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors) is Gloria Estefan's second Spanish-language album released in the U.S. Abriendo Puertas is about opening doors to the myriad Latin American cultures; therefore, this album features several different Latin styles of music from different parts of the world, including Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, and the Caribbean. The music combines salsas, merengues, boleros, Afro-Cuban rhythms and chants, and other styles, resulting in a varied, sunny, and delightful album. This set differs from her other Spanish albums because at least half the songs are holiday tunes, with ample reference to Christmas and the New Year (the ballad "Mas Alla" even has Christmas bells in the background). In Latin America, Christmas is in summer, and so, in essence, this is a summer holiday album, which is quite an unusual concept for North American audiences. The songs are naturally positive, with well-meaning wishes for the New Year being a concurrent theme throughout the album. Estefan, as is always the case on her Spanish albums, sounds completely at ease with the material. The music on this album is traditional; therefore, there are no true American-style pop or club/dance songs, which is fine because the album should be taken and enjoyed for what it is -- a bright, multicultural Latin American semi-holiday album.
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:55
- Main artists: Gloria Estefan
- Composer: Kike Santander
- Label: Epic
- Genre: World
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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