Eyes of Innocence (Miami Sound Machine album)
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Eyes of Innocence is the 8th studio album released by the Miami Sound Machine, and their first English language
studio album, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music
).
", a top ten hit in the United Kingdom
and other places in Europe
.
"Dr. Beat," a dance-pop song was the most successful cut from the album; the song utilizes synthesizers and dance rhythms of the time, but distinguished itself from other pop music of the era through the inclusion of Latin sounds.
The second single "Prisoner of Love
" was released exclusively to the European market, which was responding much better to the album than the American market had. However, the song, which had a similar sound to the past single, was not a hit like the lead single and was a commercial failure only reaching the Top #98 of the UK singles chart
.
Due the failure of the single "Prisoner of Love", another single was released to the American market, "I Need a Man
" (a different song from the Eurythmics
hit), but it too bombed, failing to even enter the dance charts.
With the failure of the last two singles, no more singles were released to promote the album except in the Philippines
, where "I Need Your Love" was issued as a promo single only; again, it failed to impact any chart.
Many of the songs from the album were originally written in Spanish
and translated into English
, including "Orange Express", which was the main theme of the band's previously album A Toda Máquina, and "I Need Your Love", a translation of the song "Regresa a Mí".
As of 2008, the album has sold more than one million copies worldwide.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
studio album, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music
1984 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.-Janury-March:*January 21 – "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart, despite being banned by the BBC; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40.*January 27 – Michael Jackson's...
).
Album history
This release was the first mainstream release by the Miami Sound Machine. The album was filled with dance-oriented music and became the band's breakthrough album due to the success of the lead single, the dance hit "Dr. BeatDr. Beat
"Dr. Beat" is the first international single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their first English language but eighth studio album overall Eyes Of Innocence. The single was released worldwide in 1984 becoming a top success across Europe where the album...
", a top ten hit in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and other places in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
"Dr. Beat," a dance-pop song was the most successful cut from the album; the song utilizes synthesizers and dance rhythms of the time, but distinguished itself from other pop music of the era through the inclusion of Latin sounds.
The second single "Prisoner of Love
Prisoner of Love (Miami Sound Machine song)
"Prisoner of Love" was the second single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine on their first English language album, and eighth overall, Eyes of Innocence.-Song history:...
" was released exclusively to the European market, which was responding much better to the album than the American market had. However, the song, which had a similar sound to the past single, was not a hit like the lead single and was a commercial failure only reaching the Top #98 of the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
Due the failure of the single "Prisoner of Love", another single was released to the American market, "I Need a Man
I Need a Man (Miami Sound Machine song)
"I Need a Man" was the third single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine on their first English language album, and eighth studio album overall, Eyes of Innocence.-Song history:...
" (a different song from the Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
hit), but it too bombed, failing to even enter the dance charts.
With the failure of the last two singles, no more singles were released to promote the album except in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, where "I Need Your Love" was issued as a promo single only; again, it failed to impact any chart.
Many of the songs from the album were originally written in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and translated into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, including "Orange Express", which was the main theme of the band's previously album A Toda Máquina, and "I Need Your Love", a translation of the song "Regresa a Mí".
As of 2008, the album has sold more than one million copies worldwide.
Singles
| # | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dr. Beat Dr. Beat "Dr. Beat" is the first international single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their first English language but eighth studio album overall Eyes Of Innocence. The single was released worldwide in 1984 becoming a top success across Europe where the album... " |
August 1984 |
| 2. | "Prisoner of Love Prisoner of Love (Miami Sound Machine song) "Prisoner of Love" was the second single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine on their first English language album, and eighth overall, Eyes of Innocence.-Song history:... " |
September 1984 (only Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... ) |
| 3. | "I Need a Man I Need a Man (Miami Sound Machine song) "I Need a Man" was the third single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine on their first English language album, and eighth studio album overall, Eyes of Innocence.-Song history:... " |
November 1984 (only U.S.) |
Track listing
| # | |Title | Written by | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dr. Beat Dr. Beat "Dr. Beat" is the first international single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their first English language but eighth studio album overall Eyes Of Innocence. The single was released worldwide in 1984 becoming a top success across Europe where the album... " |
Enrique E. Garcia | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Prisoner of Love Prisoner of Love (Miami Sound Machine song) "Prisoner of Love" was the second single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine on their first English language album, and eighth overall, Eyes of Innocence.-Song history:... " |
Enrique E. Garcia | 4:00 |
| 3. | "OK" | Wesley B. Wright | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Love Me" | 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... |
4:15 |
| 5. | "Orange Express" | S. Watannabe, Wesley B. Wright | 3:45 |
| 6. | "I Need a Man I Need a Man (Miami Sound Machine song) "I Need a Man" was the third single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine on their first English language album, and eighth studio album overall, Eyes of Innocence.-Song history:... " |
Enrique E. Garcia | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Eyes of Innocence" | Gustavo Lezcano | 3:04 |
| 8. | "When Someone Comes into Your Life" | 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... |
4:59 |
| 9. | "I Need Your Love" | Enrique E. Garcia | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Do You Want to Dance" | Enrique E. Garcia | 3:40 |
Musicians & others
- Gloria EstefanGloria EstefanGloria 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...
- vocal, background vocals, songwriter - Emilio Estefan Jr. - percussions
- Enrique "Kiki" Garcia - drums
- Juan Marcos Avila - bass
- Wesley B. Wright - guitar
- Roger Fisher - keyboard
- Gustavo Lezcano - harmonica
- Luis Perez - trombone
- Victor Lopez - trumpet
- Leo Villar - trumpet
- Betty Cortez - synthesizer
- Rubens Basini - guest musician
- Joe Galdo - guest musician
- Eddie Calle - guest musician
- Lawrence Dermer - guest musician
- Pablo FloresPablo FloresPablo Flores is a Latin remixer, DJ, music producer and arranger; most known for being Gloria Estefan's personal remixer.Pablo Flores was in charge of mixing one of the signature songs of Estefan, "Conga" and first started his career mixing the album Primitive Love, of the band of Estefan, Miami...
- guest musician - John Morales - guest musician
- Sammy Vargas - guest musician
- Enrique E. Garcia - songwriter
- Wesley B. Wright - songwriter
- S. Wattanabe - songwriter
- Gustavo Lezcano - songwriter
Production
- Producers: Emilio Estefan Jr.
- Arrangers: Miami Sound Machine, Hector Garrido, Lou Pace, William Sanchez
- Engineer & Mixing: Eric Schilliing & Joe Arlota
- Assistant: Ted Stein
- Additional Assistant: Sean Chambers, Sebastian Krys, Mark Krieg, Andrew Roshberg, Noel Harris, Geoff Foster, Lance Phillips, Javier Vacas
Design
- Cover design: Alex Sanchez
- Photography: Al Freddy
- Gloria Estefan’s Hair & Makeup: Samy
Release history
| Country | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Worldwide | |
| United States |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Gold | 35,000 |
| United States | Gold | 500,000 |