Destiny | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 4, 1996 | |||
Studio | Crescent Moon Studios (Miami) Criteria Studios (Miami) Gettings Studio (Ocoee) The Power Station (New York City) Right Track Recording (New York City) | |||
Genre | [1] | |||
Length | 49:17 (U.S. Version) 76:57 (Special Edition) | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Emilio Estefan Jr. | |||
Gloria Estefan chronology | ||||
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Singles from Destiny | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Billboard | (favorable) [3] |
Cash Box | (favorable) [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− [5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
Los Angeles Times | [7] |
Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the nineteenth of her career overall. It shipped 1.6 million copies worldwide in its first month of release.
The album features a more ambient sound than previous Estefan albums, with only two songs, "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" and "Higher", being upbeat. The album includes a bonus enhanced selection, in which Estefan talks about the album and the song "Reach" in particular. It also features an animated discography of Estefan.
The first single from the album, "Reach", became a hit around the world and was the official theme of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
On 26 July 2024 the album was reissued on 'crystal clear' 180 gram vinyl in a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies.
The album placed at #116 on the Billboard Year-End chart and as of 2005 it has sold 877,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan. [8] According to Billboard, It was one of Sony Music's best selling records in the first quarter revenue of 1996, selling over 1.6 million copies worldwide. [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Destiny" | Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Diane Warren | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer | 5:13 |
2. | "I'm Not Giving You Up" | Gloria Estefan, Kike Santander | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander | 4:20 |
3. | "Steal Your Heart" | Gloria Estefan, Kike Santander | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander | 3:47 |
4. | "The Heart Never Learns" | Jorge Casas, Lawrence Dermer | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas, Lawrence Dermer | 4:32 |
5. | "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Clay Ostwald | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Clay Ostwald | 4:50 |
6. | "Path Of The Right Love" | Gloria Estefan | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald | 5:20 |
7. | "Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart" | Diane Warren | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer | 3:57 |
8. | "Along Came You (A Song For Emily)" | Gloria Estefan | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas, Lawrence Dermer | 6:18 |
9. | "Higher" | Lawrence Dermer | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer | 3:49 |
10. | "I Know You Too Well" | Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander | 4:55 |
11. | "Reach" | Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer | 3:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "No Pretendo" (Steal Your Heart – Spanish Version) | Kike Santander | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander | 3:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Reach" (Gold Medal Single Edit) | Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Pablo Flores, Javier Garza | 4:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Pretendo" (Steal Your Heart – Spanish Version) | Kike Santander | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander | 3:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Reach" (Gold Medal Mix) | Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Pablo Flores, Javier Garza | 6:46 |
2. | "Destiny" (Live from the 1996 "Evolution" World Tour) | Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Diane Warren | 5:22 | |
3. | "Ballad Medley (Live from the 1996 "Evolution" World Tour)" (Cuts Both Ways / I See Your Smile / Words Get In The Way / Can't Stay Away From You) | Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, Miguel A. Morejon | 7:12 | |
4. | "I'm Not Giving You Up" (Single Remix) | Gloria Estefan, Kike Santander | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander, Tony Moran | 4:08 |
5. | "Turn The Beat Around" (Live from the 1996 "Evolution" World Tour) | Peter Jackson, Gerald Jackson | 4:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Pretendo" | Kike Santander | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander | 3:47 |
2. | "Destiny" | Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Diane Warren | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer | 5:13 |
3. | "I'm Not Giving You Up" | Gloria Estefan, Kike Santander | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander | 4:20 |
4. | "Steal Your Heart" | Gloria Estefan, Kike Santander | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander | 3:47 |
5. | "The Heart Never Learns" | Jorge Casas, Lawrence Dermer | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas, Lawrence Dermer | 4:32 |
6. | "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Clay Ostwald | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Clay Ostwald | 4:50 |
7. | "Path Of The Right Love" | Gloria Estefan | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald | 5:20 |
8. | "Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart" | Diane Warren | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer | 3:57 |
9. | "Along Came You (A Song For Emily)" | Gloria Estefan | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas, Lawrence Dermer | 6:18 |
10. | "Higher" | Lawrence Dermer | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer | 3:49 |
11. | "I Know You Too Well" | Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Kike Santander | 4:55 |
12. | "Reach" | Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer | 3:49 |
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [26] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia (ARIA) [27] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada) [28] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ) [29] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [30] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [32] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date |
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U.S. | June 4, 1996 |
Canada | June 4, 1996 |
Europe, Latin America & Asia | June 3, 1996 |
Japan | May 30, 1996 |
Europe (Reissue EPC 483932 5) | June 23, 1997 |
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