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Christmas Through Your Eyes is the fourth studio solo album released by Latin-American singer Gloria Estefan, and sixteenth overall, in 1993 (see 1993 in music).
[edit] History
Following the success of her multi-awarded Latin album, Mi Tierra, Estefan recorded an a collection of all Christmas songs released in the autumn of 1993. The collection contains mostly traditional songs and a new song, the title track, written by Estefan and Diane Warren. The Spanish-language song called "Arbolito de Navidad" is also included.
Gloria Estefan, who had found worldwide success singing pop and dance songs, is accompanied by a Big Band on the song "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and sings a Jazz-inspired rendition of "This Christmas". Music videos were filmed and released for the songs, "This Christmas" and "Silent Night", available on the video-collection Everlasting Gloria!.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Musicians
- Gloria Estefan - vocal, background vocals
- Rene Toledo - guitar
- Warren Luening - trumpet
- George Graham - trumpet
- Larry Hall - trumpet
- Charles Davis - trumpet
- James Thatcher - french horn
- Kurt Snyder - french horn
- Marilyn Johnson - french horn
- Calvin Smith - french horn
- William Waltous - trombone
- Charles Loper - trombone
- William Reichenbach - trombone
- Donald Wadrop - tuba
- Dorothy Remsen - harp
- Jerry Williams - percussion
- Alan Esters - percussion
- Gerald Vinci - violin
- Norma Leonard - violin
- Assa Drori - violin
- Don Palmer - violin
- Dixie Blackstone - violin
- Robert Sanov - violin
- Patricia Aiken - violin
- Miran Kojan - violin
- Jay Rosen - violin
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- Kwihee Shamban - violin
- Patricia Johnson - violin
- Bette Bryers - violin
- Jennifer Johnson - violin
- Kenneth Yerke - violin
- James Ross - viola
- Margot MacLaine - viola
- Rick Gerding - viola
- Carrie Holzman-Little - viola
- Gloria Strassner - cello
- Anna Karam - cello
- Danny Little - cello
- Nancy Stein-Ross - cello
- Kenneth Wild - bass
- Drew Dembowski - bass
- Susan Ranney - bass
- Gene Cipriano - woodwinds
- Susan Ranney - woodwinds
- Geraldine Rotella - woodwinds
- Brice Martin - woodwinds
- Luoise DiTullio - woodwinds
- Larry Dermer - keyboards
- Juanito Marquez - acoustic guitar
- The American Boychoir - chorus
- Rob Mounsey - keyboards, programming, background vocals
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[edit] Production
- Producers: Phil Ramone
- Arrangers: Patrick Williams, Rob Mounsey, Pat Williams, Doug Kastaros, Peter Schwartz, Juanito Marquez, Clay Ostwald
- Vocal Arrangers: Gene Puerling
- Engineers: Eric Schilling, Humberto Gatica, Patrice Levisohn, Charley Pollard, Richard Alderson, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart
- Assistant Engineers: Sebastian Krys, Leslie Ann Jones, Nora Castilo, Charlie Paakkari, Neil Perry
- Mixed by: Eric Schilling
- Mix Assistant: Sebastian Krys
- Project Coordinator: Hill Dell’Abate
- Mastered by Bob Ludwing at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
- Management: Emilio Estefan Jr.
[edit] Design
- Art direction: David Coleman
- Photography: Alberto Tolot
[edit] Chart performance
The album went to #43 on the Billboard 200 Pop Album chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in the United States by selling over a million copies. According to a 2001 review of her album sales on her discography database web, the album has sold more than a 1.5 million copies worldwide[1].
[edit] Certifications
| Country |
Certification |
Sales |
| United States |
Platinum |
1,000,000 |
[edit] References
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September 27, 1993
September 28, 1993
October 12, 1993
