Jon Secada (album)

Jon Secada is the English-language debut album by Cuban American pop singer Jon Secada, released in 1992. The album features four singles that reached the Top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 or the Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart,^[3] including "Just Another Day", which was also a big hit worldwide. The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.^[4] It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 album chart in March 1993.^[5] At the 5th Lo Nuestro Awards, the album won the award for "Pop Album of the Year".^[6]

Jon Secada
Studio album by Jon Secada
Released	May 5, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Crescent Moon Studios (Miami, Florida) The Hit Factory (New York, New York)
Genre	Pop R&B Latin pop
Length	53:51
Label	SBK
Producer	Emilio Estefan, Jr. Clay Ostwald Jorge Casas
Jon Secada chronology
Jon Secada (1992) Otro Día Más Sin Verte (1992)
Singles from Jon Secada
"Just Another Day" Released: March 16, 1992 "Do You Believe in Us" Released: 1992 "Angel" Released: January 1993 "I'm Free" Released: 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Secada and Miguel A. Morejon, except as noted.

1. "Just Another Day" – 5:25
2. "Dreams That I Carry" – 4:46
3. "Angel" – 4:34
4. "Do You Believe in Us" – 3:58
5. "One of a Kind" – 4:02 (Secada)
6. "Time Heals" – 4:24 (Willy Perez Feria)
7. "Do You Really Want Me" – 4:04
8. "Misunderstood" – 4:22 (Secada, Scott Shapiro, Tom McWilliams, Jo Pat Cafaro)
9. "Always Something" – 4:13 (Secada, Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas)
10. "I'm Free" – 4:01
11. "Otro Día Más Sin Verte" (Spanish version of Just Another Day) – 5:27 (Secada, Morejon, Gloria Estefan)
12. "Angel" (Spanish Version) – 4:35 (Secada, Morejon, Estefan)

Personnel

Musicians

Ed Calle – flute (5) Jorge Casas – bass (3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12), programming & arrangements (6, 9), fretless bass (6) Rouge Cougu – percussion & shaker (10) John DeFaria – guitar (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12) Mark Dowdle – vocal intro (9) Emilio Estefan, Jr. – accordion (5) Gloria Estefan – background vocals (1, 11) Anita Faye Green – background vocals (2, 7–10) Rafael Falcon – additional drum programming (1, 4, 11), additional programming (5) Charlotte McKinnon – background vocals (7, 8, 9)

Tom McWilliams – additional drum programming (4), programming & arrangements (8) Miguel A. Morejon – programming & arrangements (1-5, 7, 10–12) Clay Ostwald – additional programming (3, 4, 8, 12); keyboards, programming & arrangements (6, 9); clavinet (8) Rafael Padilla – shaker (1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12), percussion (2, 5, 6, 9), tambourine (4, 12) Rita Quintero – background vocals (5) Jon Secada – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1, 2, 4–11) Scott Shapiro – guitar solo (8), programming & arrangements (8) Rene Luis Toledo – guitar (3, 10), guitar solo (12)

Production

• Jorge Casas – producer
• Lazaro Cuervo – make-up
• Mark Dowdle – engineer
• Charles Dye – engineer
• Emilio Estefan, Jr. – producer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Henry Marquez – art direction
• John Patterson – engineer
• Freddy Piñero, Jr – engineer
• Clay Ostwald – producer, engineer
• Phil Ramone – mixing (1, 3, 11, 12)
• Alberto Tolot – cover photo
• Tim White – other photography
• Patrice Wilkinson Levinsohn – engineer
• Paco – hair stylist
• Mike Couzzi – engineer, mixing (2, 3, 4, 6, 9)
• Ron Taylor – engineer
• Carla Leighton – design
• Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing (5, 7, 8, 10, 12)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Jon Secada Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 89 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 15 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 43 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 5 Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[11] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 39 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 20 US Billboard 200[15] 15 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[16] 1

Year-end charts 1992 year-end chart performance for Jon Secada Chart (1992) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 79 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[18] 6 1993 year-end chart performance for Jon Secada Chart (1993) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 78 US Billboard 200[20] 31 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[21] 5 All-time charts All-time chart performance for Jon Secada Chart (1985-1994) Position US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[22] 2

Sales and certifications

Sales and certifications for Jon Secada

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina	—	48,000[23]
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[24]	Gold	250,000[25]
Canada (Music Canada)[26]	3× Platinum	300,000^
Germany (BVMI)[27]	Gold	250,000^
Mexico	—	300,000[28]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[4]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums from the 1990s