STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - GLORIA ESTEFAN AND MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - LET IT LOOSE

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Good morning record enthusaists and welcome back to the Tuesday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. On this day in 1995, Gloria Estefan became the only pop artist to perform for the Pope when she serenaded  Pope John Paul II on the celebration of his 50 years of Priesthood. To mark the occasion we spotlight the 10th studio album by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, Let It Loose (Anything For You on European pressings). Let It Loose was released June 2, 1987 on the Epic label and produced by Emilio & The Jerks ( Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, and Rafael Vigil). It peaked at #55 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #16 on the Latin Pop Albums chart, #6 on the Billboard 200, and #1 in the UK. Five of the LP's 10 tracks were released as singles, as noted (*) below :

1. "Betcha Say That" Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:36 (*) (#36 Hot 100, #25 R&R AC Top 30, #22  Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, #19  Adult Contemporary)

2. "Let It Loose" Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 2:49

3. "Can't Stay Away from You" Gloria M. Estefan 3:56 (*) (#88 UK, #6 Hot 100, #1  Adult Contemporary)

4. "Give It Up" Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia, Randall Barlow 2:58

5. "Surrender" Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 3:59

6. "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:55 (*) (#16 UK, #5 Hot 100)

7. "Love Toy" Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:30

8. "I Want You So Bad" Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:17

9. "1-2-3" Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:28 (*) (#54  Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #29  Hot Latin Songs, #3 Hot 100, #1 Adult Contemporary )

10. "Anything for You" Gloria M. Estefan 3:41 (*) (#3 Hot Latin Songs, #2 Netherlands, #1 Hot 100, Adult Contemporary)

Gloria Estefan – lead and backing vocals
John De Faria – all guitars
Clay Ostwald, Jim Trompeter – keyboards
Jorge Casas, Will Lee – bass
Emilio Estefan, Rafael Padilla – percussion
Enrique Berro "Kiki" Garcia – drums
Randy Barlow, Teddy Mulett – trumpet
Clarence Clemons – sax solos on track 2
Ed Calle – saxophone
Paquito Hechavarría – piano solos on tracks 5 & 7

Emilio Estefan – producer
Lawrence Dermer – producer
Rafael Vigil – producer
Jorge Casa – producer (track 6)
Clay Ostwald – producer (track 6)
John Haag – engineer
Teresa Verplanck – engineer
Eric Schilling – mixing