Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album)

Into the Light is the second studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the 14th overall, released on January 22, 1991, by Epic Records.^[9] The album reached number five on the US Billboard 200, becoming her most successful album on the chart.

Into the Light
Studio album by Gloria Estefan
Released	January 22, 1991 (1991-01-22)
Recorded	1990
Studio	Crescent Moon Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre	Pop
Length	52:07
Label	Epic
Producer	Emilio Estefan, Jr. Jorge Casas Clay Ostwald
Gloria Estefan chronology
Éxitos de Gloria Estefan (1990) Into the Light (1991) Greatest Hits (1992)
Singles from Into the Light
"Coming Out of the Dark" Released: January 10, 1991 "Seal Our Fate" Released: April 1991 "Can't Forget You" Released: June 1991 "Remember Me with Love" Released: June 1991 (UK only) "Nayib's Song (I Am Here for You)" Released: July 1991 (Europe only) "Live for Loving You" Released: September 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Melody Maker	(favorable)[4]
NME	7/10[5]
Orlando Sentinel	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
The Windsor Star	C[8]

Background

Into the Light followed her successful 1989 album Cuts Both Ways, and the near-tragic accident Estefan experienced during the "Get on Your Feet Tour". The theme of the title track was bouncing back from the darkness of disaster. The album received commercial success, and has sold 1.8 million copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.^[10]

Track listing

US and Canada LP, CD, Cassette and MiniDisc edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Coming Out of the Dark"	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jon Secada	4:06
2.	"Seal Our Fate"	Gloria Estefan	4:26
3.	"What Goes Around"	Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas, Jon Secada	4:05
4.	"Nayib's Song (I Am Here for You)"	Gloria Estefan	4:40
5.	"Remember Me with Love"	Gloria Estefan	4:37
6.	"Heart With Your Name On It"	Diane Warren	4:47
7.	"Sex in the 90's"	Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada	3:44
8.	"Close My Eyes"	Gloria Estefan	4:30
9.	"Light of Love"	Jon Secada, Randy Barlow	3:53
10.	"Can't Forget You"	Jorge Casas, Jon Secada, Clay Ostwald	4:16
11.	"Live for Loving You"	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Diane Warren	4:38
12.	"Mama Yo Can't Go"	Jon Secada, Tom McWilliams, Scott Shapiro	3:34
13.	"Desde La Oscuridad" ("Coming Out Of The Dark" – Spanish version)	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jon Secada	4:10

International LP, CD, Cassette and MiniDisc edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Coming Out of the Dark"	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jon Secada	4:05
2.	"Seal Our Fate"	Gloria Estefan	4:25
3.	"What Goes Around"	Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas, Jon Secada	4:04
4.	"Nayib's Song (I Am Here for You)"	Gloria Estefan	4:39
5.	"Remember Me with Love"	Gloria Estefan	4:36
6.	"Heart with Your Name on It"	Diane Warren	4:46
7.	"Sex in the 90's"	Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada	3:43
8.	"Close My Eyes"	Gloria Estefan	4:29
9.	"Language of Love" (International bonus track)	Diane Warren	4:15
10.	"Light of Love"	Jon Secada, Randy Barlow	3:52
11.	"Can't Forget You"	Jorge Casas, Jon Secada, Clay Ostwald	4:15
12.	"Live for Loving You"	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Diane Warren	4:37
13.	"Mama Yo Can't Go"	Jon Secada, Tom McWilliams, Scott Shapiro	3:33
14.	"Desde La Oscuridad" ("Coming Out of the Dark" – Spanish version)	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jon Secada	4:09

Europe, UK and South Africa CD and Cassette bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Don't Wanna Lose You" (Portuguese version) (Se Tenho Que Te Perder)	Gloria Estefan, Aloysio Reis	4:20
16.	"Words Get in the Way" (live in Miami) (from Homecoming Concert, 1988)	Gloria Estefan	5:02

Japan CD and MiniDisc bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Your Love Is Bad for Me" (Portuguese version) (Amor Fatal)	Gloria Estefan, Aloysio Reis	3:49
16.	"Words Get in the Way" (live in Miami (from Homecoming Concert, 1988)	Gloria Estefan	5:02

Australian limited tour edition bonus CD and Cassette – Love Songs

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anything for You"	Gloria Estefan	4:03
2.	"Cuts Both Ways"	Gloria Estefan	3:16
3.	"Here We Are"	Gloria Estefan	4:51
4.	"Words Get in the Way"	Gloria Estefan	3:27
5.	"Can't Stay Away from You"	Gloria Estefan	3:57
6.	"Don't Wanna Lose You"	Gloria Estefan	4:12

Personnel

• Gloria Estefan – vocal, background vocals
• Jon Secada, Betty Wright, Jeannete Wright, Carl Ramsey, Anita Faye Green, Rod Wilson, Clovette Hilton, Namphuyo Aisha McCray – background vocals
• Angelo Morris – piano
• Clay Ostwald – piano, keyboards
• Brian Monroney, John De Faria, Scott Shapiro – guitar
• Jorge Casas – bass guitar
• Robert Rodriguez, Tom McWilliams – drums
• Randy Barlow, Arturo Sandoval – trumpet
• Teddy Mulet – trombone
• Mike Scaglione – alto saxophone
• Emilio Estefan Jr. – congas
• Rafael Padilla – percussion, shaker
• Juan Marquez – twelve-string guitar

Production

• Emilio Estefan Jr. – producer, arranger
• Jorge Casas – producer, arranger
• Clay Ostwald – producer, arranger
• Gloria Estefan – arranger
• John Haag – arranger
• Tom McWilliams – arranger
• Scott Shapiro – arranger
• Jon Secada – arranger
• Phil Ramone – arranger, additional mixing
• Keith Cohen – arranger, additional mixing
• Guy Roche – arranger
• Randy Barlow – arranger
• Patrice Levinsohn – engineer
• Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing
• Doug Grover – assistant engineer
• Charles Dye – assistant engineer
• Pablo Flores – additional mixing
• Mike Couzzi – additional mixing
• Keith Cohen – additional mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk at New York.

Design

• Nancy Donald – art direction
• Mary Maurer – art direction
• Alberto Tolot – photography
• Eric Bernard – hair and makeup

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 3 Canadian Albums (RPM)[13] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 9 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 15 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 18 Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[18] 18 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 11 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 6 UK Albums (OCC)[21] 2 US Billboard 200[22] 5 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[23] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 30 Canadian Albums (RPM)[26] 75 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[27] 10 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 77 US Billboard 200[29] 40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[31]	Platinum	100,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[32]	Gold	100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[33]	Platinum	100,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[34]	Gold	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35]	Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA)[36]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date
United States	January 22, 1991 (1991-01-22)
Canada	January 28, 1991 (1991-01-28)
Latin America	January 28, 1991 (1991-01-28)
Australia	January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)
Japan	January 25, 1991 (1991-01-25)
Europe and United Kingdom	February 4, 1991 (1991-02-04)

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33. "Dutch album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Into the Light" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Into the Light in the "Artiest of titel" box.
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External links

• Gloria Estefan Discography Database at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)