Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan

Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...

, but is the nineteenth of her career overall. It was released in 1996.

Album history

The first single from the album, "Reach" became a hit around the world and was the official theme of the Atlanta 96 Olympics. This album features a more ambient

Ambient music

Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

 sound than previous Estefan albums, with only two songs: "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)

You'll Be Mine (Party Time)

"You'll Be Mine " is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as a the second single from her seventh studio album Destiny, in 1996.-Song history:...

" and "Higher

Higher (Gloria Estefan song)

"Higher" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the fourth single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:"Higher" was released a double-side single along with "I'm Not Giving You Up" at U.S. and at Canada, but at other countries was a solely single...

" being up-beat.

The album included 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 album ended at #116 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Year-End chart and has sold 4.6 million copies to date around the world.

Track listing

#	|Title	Written by	Time
1.	"Destiny"	G. Estefan, L. Dermer, E. Estefan Jr., D. Warren Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...	5:13
2.	"I'm Not Giving You Up I'm Not Giving You Up "I'm Not Giving You Up" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as her third single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:This ballad was released as the third single from the album, this song was popular more by its single remix which appears in Estefan's 2001 Greatest Hits Vol... "	G. Estefan, K. Santander Kike Santander Dr. Flavio Enrique Santander Lora, commonly known as Kike Santander, is a Colombian composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the principal Latino composers of the day, having worked with artists such as David Bisbal, Christian Castro, Thalía, Chayanne,...	4:20
3.	"Steal Your Heart No Pretendo "No Pretendo" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the sixth and final single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:... "	G. Estefan, K. Santander	3:47
4.	"The Heart Never Learns"	J. Casas, L. Dermer	4:32
5.	"You'll Be Mine (Party Time) You'll Be Mine (Party Time) "You'll Be Mine " is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as a the second single from her seventh studio album Destiny, in 1996.-Song history:... "	L. Dermer, E. Estefan Jr., C. Ostwald	4:50
6.	"Path of the Right Love"	G. Estefan	5:20
7.	"Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart "Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" is the first and last promotional and fifth overall single released by Gloria Estefan from her seventh studio album Destiny.-History:... "	D. Warren	3:57
8.	"Along Came You (A Song for Emily)"	G. Estefan	6:18
9.	"Higher Higher (Gloria Estefan song) "Higher" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the fourth single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:"Higher" was released a double-side single along with "I'm Not Giving You Up" at U.S. and at Canada, but at other countries was a solely single... "	L. Dermer	3:49
10.	"I Know You Too Well"	G. Estefan, D. Warren	4:55
11.	"Reach"	G. Estefan, D. Warren	3:49

Mexico, Colombia, Brazil bonus track

#	|Title	Written by	Time
12.	"No Pretendo No Pretendo "No Pretendo" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the sixth and final single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:... "	K. Santander	3:47

Japan bonus track

#	|Title	Written by	Time
12.	"Reach" (Gold Medal Single Edit)	G. Estefan, D. Warren	4:43

Australian limited tour edition

#	|Title	Time
12.	"Reach" (Gold Medal Mix)	6:46
13.	"Destiny" (Live)	5:22
14.	"Ballad Medley" (Live)	7:12
15.	"I'm Not Giving You Up I'm Not Giving You Up "I'm Not Giving You Up" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as her third single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:This ballad was released as the third single from the album, this song was popular more by its single remix which appears in Estefan's 2001 Greatest Hits Vol... " (Single Remix)	4:08
16.	"Turn the Beat Around Turn the Beat Around In 1994 , the song was recorded by Gloria Estefan for the soundtrack to the film The Specialist. Released as a single, it became a hit reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is also featured on Estefan's fourth solo album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me. She also sang the song as her opening... " (Live)	4:52

Singles

#	Title !! Date
1.	"Reach"	May 1996
2.	"You'll Be Mine (Party Time) You'll Be Mine (Party Time) "You'll Be Mine " is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as a the second single from her seventh studio album Destiny, in 1996.-Song history:... "	September 1996
3.	"I'm Not Giving You Up I'm Not Giving You Up "I'm Not Giving You Up" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as her third single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:This ballad was released as the third single from the album, this song was popular more by its single remix which appears in Estefan's 2001 Greatest Hits Vol... "	November 1996
4.	"Higher Higher (Gloria Estefan song) "Higher" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the fourth single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:"Higher" was released a double-side single along with "I'm Not Giving You Up" at U.S. and at Canada, but at other countries was a solely single... "	November 1996 (U.S.), January 1997 (World World World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth.... )
5.	"Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart "Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" is the first and last promotional and fifth overall single released by Gloria Estefan from her seventh studio album Destiny.-History:... "	1997 (only Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... )
6.	"No Pretendo No Pretendo "No Pretendo" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the sixth and final single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:... "	1997 (World World World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth.... )

Personnel

• Davnda Afaolbi – vocals
• Davonda Afolabi – choir
• Gloria Agostini – harp
• Donna Allen – vocals (background)
• Marcelo Anez – engineer
• Julien Barber – viola
• Diane Barere – cello
• Elena Barere – violin
• Randy Barlow – trumpet
• Mike Bassie – rap
• John Beale – violin
• Carol Becker – vocals
• Joseph Bongiorno – bass
• Edwin Bonilla – percussion
• April Brown – violin
• Avril Brown – violin
• Ed Calle – saxophone
• Jorge Casas – bass, guitar, arranger, producer, chant, mandocello, tres, orchestration, production coordination, muted banjo
• Sean Chambers – engineer
• David Chappell – strings
• Huifang Chen – strings
• Charles Christopher – vocals (background)
• Tony Concepcion – trumpet
• Mike Couzzi – engineer
• Sal Cuevas – bass
• Matt Curry – assistant
• Jill Dell'Abate – contractor
• Lawrence Dermer – guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, keyboards, organ (hammond), vocals (background), producer, bata, fender rhodes, horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Sharon Diacheysn – vocals
• John DiPuccio – strings
• Nancy Donald – art direction
• Charles Dye – engineer
• Emilio Estefan, Jr. – arranger, producer, executive producer
• Gloria Estefan – arranger, vocals (background)
• Mary Helen Ewing – viola
• Joan Faigen – strings
• Chembo Febles – percussion, percussion (African), chant
• John Feeney – violin
• Guillermo Figueroa – violin
• Narcisco Figueroa – violin
• Guillermo Figueron – violin
• Barry Finclair – bass, violin
• Shaun Fisher – vocals
• Pablo Flores – mixing
• Cecelia Hobbs Gardner – violin
• Crystal Garner – viola
• Hector Garrido – conductor, director, organ (hammond), orchestration
• Javier Garza – engineer
• Andy Goldman – guitar
• Paolo Gualano – percussion, drums, surdo, drums (snare)
• Joyce Hammann – violin
• Kate Harrington – hair stylist
• Kris Kello – arranger, keyboards, vocals (background)
• Bakithi Khumalo – bass
• Sebastián Krys – engineer
• Bakithi Kumalo – bass, chant
• Phil Lakofsky – strings, cello
• Carol Landon – viola
• Jeanne LeBlanc – cello
• Charles Libove – violin
• Mei Mei Lin – strings
• Richard Locker – cello
• Daniel Lopez – percussion, handclapping
• Dante Luciani – trombone
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Juan R. Marquez – classic guitar
• Nancy McAlhany – violin
• Andrew Melick – photography
• Rick Melverne – vocals
• Homer Mensch – bass
• Heidi Modr – violin
• Sarah Moore – vocals
• Richard Morris – vocals
• Rick Morris – choir
• Doug Mountain – digital mixing
• Eugene J. Moye – cello
• Jan Mullen – violin
• Craig Mumm – viola
• David Nadien – violin
• Jorge Noriega – vocals (background)
• Mario Ochoa – percussion
• Alfredo Oliva – strings
• Gene Orloff – violin
• Clay Ostwald – arranger, keyboards, producer, chant
• Caryl Paisner – cello
• Sandra Park – violin
• Paul Peabody – violin
• Scott Perry – engineer
• Freddy Piñero, Jr. – programming, engineer, assistant
• John Pintavalle – violin
• Cheito Quinonez – vocals (background), guiro
• Serena Radaelli – hair stylist
• Dave Reitzas – engineer, mixing
• Herb Ritts – photography
• Robert Rozek – strings
• Kike Santander – bass, guitar, percussion, arranger, keyboards, handclapping, producer, horn arrangements, vocal effect
• Mike Scaglione – saxophone
• Eric Schilling – engineer
• Mark Orrin Schuman – cello
• Laura Seaton – violin
• Richard Sortomme – violin
• Debbie Spring – viola
• Steve Svensson – strings
• Marti Sweet – bass
• Ron Taylor – engineer
• Ron Taylor – engineer
• Dana Teboe – trombone
• Donna Tecco – violin
• Rene Toledo – guitar
• Alberto Tolot – photography
• Francesca Tolot – make-up
• Michelle Vandenbos – choir
• Deborah Waknin – hair stylist
• Ellen Westerman – cello
• Eric Wyric – violin
• Joe Zeytoonian – saz, oud

Release history

Region	Date
World
United States
Canada

Chart performance

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{|class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1996)
!align="center"|Peak
Position
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|align="left"|Australian Top 100 Albums
|align="center"|13
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|align="left"|Austria Top 100 Albums
|align="center"|24
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|align="left"|Canada Top Albums
|align="center"|29
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|align="left"|Finland Top 40 Albums
|align="center"|34
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|align="left"|France Top 100 Albums
|align="center"|56
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|align="left"|Germany Top 100 Albums
|align="center"|35
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|align="left"|Norway Top 40 Albums
|align="center"|10
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|align="left"|Spain Top 50 Albums
|align="center"|5
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|align="left"|Sweden Top 60 Albums
|align="center"|57
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|align="left"|Switzerland Top 100 Albums
|align="center"|15
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|align="left"|UK Top 75 Albums
|align="center"|12
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|align="left"|U.S. Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

200 Albums
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Certifications

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!align="center"|Certification
!align="center"|Sales
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|align="left"|Australia
|align="center"|Gold
!align="center"|35,000
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|align="left"|Japan
|align="center"|Gold
!align="center"|100,000
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|align="left"|Spain
|align="center"|Gold
!align="center"|50,000
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|align="left"|United States
|align="center"|Platinum
!align="center"|1,000,000
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