Cuts Both Ways is the first studio album credited to Gloria Estefan as a solo
artist, but is the twelfth overall for her and her band the Miami Sound
Machine, released in 1989 on the spine label of the album's vinyl LP format,
it credits Estefan and the band, just like its predecessor album, Let it Loose.
By 1989, Gloria Estefan was recognized as the Best Female Latin artist in
the world. As the lead singer of Miami Sound Machine she had been
credited in the group's actual name – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound
Machine – on their 1987 Let It Loose album. With "Cuts Both Ways" many
believed Gloria to have gone solo, but that is not true, Epic Records still
credited Gloria as Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine. It would not be
until 1991 when Miami Sound Machine became a backup band for Gloria.
On the Cuts Both Ways album she combined a lot of pop, contemporary
music, rock, dance music and of course, like all the past albums, Latin
rhythms. The album is considered one of the best albums of her entire
career, and has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide to this day,
topping the album charts in several countries such as UK.
The first single from the album was "Don't Wanna Lose You", which became
a great success; in the USA it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a
week, becoming only her 2nd number one in the USA. The song also
became one of her best-known ballads and the single was certified Gold in
the USA, while in countries such as The Netherlands, Ireland, Brazil and the
UK it reached the Top Ten.
01. (03:49) - Ay, ay, i
02. (04:51) - Here We Are
03. (03:42) - Say
04. (04:21) - Think About You Now
05. (03:51) - Nothin' New
06. (04:53) - Oye mi canto [Hear My Voice] [English Version]
07. (04:12) - Don't Wanna Lose You
08. (03:39) - Get On Your Feet
09. (03:51) - Your Love Is Bad For Me
10. (03:17) - Cuts Both Ways
11. (04:58) - Oye mi canto [Spanish Version]
12. (04:07) - Si voy a perderte
Playing Time.........: 00:49:29
Total Size...........: 301.81 MB
Personnel
Gloria Estefan - vocal, background vocals
Jon Secada - background vocals
Rita Quintero - background vocals
Donna Allen - background vocals
Jorge Casas - background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric and fretless basses
Randy Barlow - background vocals
Teddy Mulet - background vocals, trumpet, trombone
Clay Ostwald - background vocals, synthesizers, piano
Betty Wright - background vocals
Emilio Estefan Jr. - additional congas
John de Faria - electric and acoustic guitars
Paquito Hechevarria - piano
Paco Fonta - acoustic guitar
Robert Rodriguez - live drums
Michael Thompson - electric guitar
Mike Scaglione - saxophone
Rafael Padilla - percussion
Randy Barlow - trumpet
