Tradición

"Tradición" ("Tradition") is a song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1993 as the third single from her first all Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra (1993). The song is heavily influenced by African and Cuban rhythms, and became the first song by Estefan to top the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, even though it was a Spanish language song. The single was released as a CD single and CD maxi, but some promotional singles were sent to clubs, the main reason why the song went to number-one on that chart for two weeks (the last week of December 1993 and the first week of January 1994).^[1]

"Tradición"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Mi Tierra
Released	1993 (United States)
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	Guaguancó
Length	5:20
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Emilio Estefan Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" (1993) "Tradición" (1993) "Montuno" (1993)

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "A moment from her lovely Mi Tierra set has been goosed into a rousing tribal/house anthem (thanks to Tommy Musto's inspired remixes), complete with brassy horns and rumbling backing chants. An irresistible call to the floor that will leave most breathless."^[2] The Daily Vault's Mark Millan picked "Tradicion" as his favourite from the album and added "which is exactly that: a traditional acoustic-style song that Estefan revels in; she would use this formula as a template for her stunning 1996 album Destiny."^[3]

Official versions

Original versions

1. Album Version — 5:20

Remixes

1. Glorious Tribal Mix - 6:22
2. Musto Traditional Mix - 5:20
3. Glorious Chants Dub Mix - 4:18
4. Musto Suburban Dub - 7:35

Formats and track listings

Formats and track listings of major single releases of "Tradición":

• US CD maxi single (49K 77192)

1. "Tradición" (Album Version)
2. "Tradición" (Glorious Tribal Mix)
3. "Tradición" (Musto Traditional Mix)
4. "If We Were Lovers/Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" (Spanglish Version)
5. "Mi Tierra" (Hustlers Convention Remix)
6. "Dr. Beat" (Up-Town Full Length Disco Remix)

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[4]	24
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[5]	1

See also

• Number-one dance hits of 1993 (USA)

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20091027122202/http://www.geocities.com/gemitierra1/mitierra-intro.html Tradición Info-Charts
2. Flick, Larry (16 October 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 61. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
3. Millan, Mark (20 January 2010). "Gloria Estefan - Mi Tierra". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
4. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 11 December 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
5. "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.

External links

• Gloria Estefan Discography Database