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Primitive Love

1985 studio album by Miami Sound Machine

For the 1964 Italian film, see Primitive Love (film).

Primitive Love is the ninth studio album and second English-language record by the Miami Sound Machine, released in August 1985, by Epic Records. The album has sold over 6 million copies worldwide.[3]

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A 2CD remastered version of the album was scheduled for March 31, 2017 by Vibe on Records, but it was postponed because Estefan was working on a new album at that time. To date, there is still no new date set for the re-release. Originally a track listing for the planned re-release was revealed to the public; it was to include five songs that were previously unreleased on CD, sixteen remixes, two soundtrack songs, one demo and the Spanish version of "Words Get in the Way".[4]

Background

This album was a follow-up to the band's previous releases in every sense: in the music, in the rhythms, and in Gloria Estefan's vocals. Previous releases by Miami Sound Machine had failed to achieve much in the way of crossover success. However, with the release of Primitive Love in 1985, their distinctive sound was finally being heard by a wider audience, both in the United States and abroad.

This album was the band's first appearance on the American albums chart, reaching #21 on the Billboard 200. The album ended the year on the 1986 Billboard Year End Charts at number ten.[5]

Three singles released from this album reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Conga" peaked at number ten; "Bad Boy" reached the number eight; "Words Get in the Way" was the highest-charting single from this album (#5); and "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" climbed to number 25.[5]

Track listing

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Personnel

  • Gloria Estefan – lead vocal, background vocals
  • Emilio Estefan – percussions
  • Enrique "Kiki" García – drums
  • Juan Marcos Ávila – bass guitar
  • Wesley B. Wright – guitar
  • Roger Fisher – keyboards
  • Gustavo Lezcano – harmonica
  • Víctor López – trumpet
  • Ed Calle – saxophone
  • Tony Concepcion – trumpet
  • Rafael Padilla – percussion, timbales
  • Betty Cortez – keyboards, background vocals
  • Rafael Vigil – background vocals
  • Paquito Hechavarría – piano ("Conga")
  • Juanito Márquez – guitar ("Conga")
  • Suzi Carr – background vocal ("Body to Body")
  • Emilio Estefan Jr. – producer
  • Lawrence Dermer – arranger
  • Joe Galdo – arranger
  • Eric Schilliing – engineer, mixing
  • Ted Stein – engineer
  • John Haag – engineer
  • Mark Richman – engineer
  • Teresa Verplanck – assistant engineer
  • Patrice Caroll Levinsohn – assistant engineer
  • Carlos Santos – assistant engineer
  • Juanito Márquez – horn arrangement ("Mucho Money", "Movies")
  • Víctor López – horn arrangement ("Conga")
  • Ricardo Eddy Martínez – horn arrangement ("Conga")
  • Pablo Flores – remixes ("Bad Boy" Dub Version, 2009 Japan Mini-LP CD Edition, "Conga", "Primitive Love")
  • Bob Rauchman – design and art direction
  • Al Freedy – front cover photography
  • Michael Wray – back cover photography
  • Samy – hair and makeup
  • Fini Lignarolo – front cover clothes

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Release history

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See also

References

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    Allmusic review
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    "Robert Christgau: CG: Miami Sound Machine".
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    Montane, Diana (18 January 1990). "Gloria Estefan Takes Success One Day at a Time". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.
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    "The Estefans block Miami Sound Machine 'Primitive Love' reissue". Retrieved 2017-03-25.
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    "Primitive Love (1985)". 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    "Dutchcharts.nl – Miami Sound Machine – Primitive Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
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    "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
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    "Charts.nz – Miami Sound Machine – Primitive Love". Hung Medien.
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    "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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    "Miami Sound Machine - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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    "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end charts". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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    "Canadian album certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Primitive Love". Music Canada.
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    "Las canciones más populares de Latinoamérica". La Opinión (in Spanish). 12 September 1987. p. 35. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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    Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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    "American album certifications – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound – Primitive Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
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