Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me is the fifth 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 17th overall, released in 1994 with sales of 4 million copies worldwide.

Album history

The album features cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

s of songs which had a special meaning to Estefan, including songs from classic artists such as Carole King

Carole King

Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...

, Elton John

Elton John

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, Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka

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, The Moments

Ray, Goodman & Brown

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, Vicki Sue Robinson

Vicki Sue Robinson

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, Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears

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, Classics IV

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, among others.

Track listing

#	|Title	Written by	Time
1.	"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" was released as single from Gloria Estefan's fourth solo-credited studio album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me.-Formats and track listings:Europe CD Maxi Single ... "	H. Noble Jr.	3:21
2.	"How Can I Be Sure How Can I Be Sure "How Can I Be Sure" is a popular song. Written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, it was originally recorded by The Young Rascals on their 1967 album Groovin and became their fourth Top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at #4.... "	F. Cavaliere, E. Brigati Jr.	3:15
3.	"Everlasting Love Everlasting Love "Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden that has been a hit for various artists, including Robert Knight, Carl Carlton, Love Affair, and Gloria Estefan.- Overview :... "	B. Cason, M. Gayden	4:01
4.	"Traces"	B. Buei, E. Gordy Jr., J.R. Cobb	3:22
5.	"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"	Fred Marsden, Gerard Marsden, Les Chadwick, Les Maguire	4:21
6.	"You've Made Me So Very Happy You've Made Me So Very Happy "You've Made Me So Very Happy" is a song written by Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson and Berry Gordy, and was released first as a single in 1967 by Holloway on the Tamla label... "	B. Gordy Jr., F. Wilson, B. Holloway, P. Holloway	4:44
7.	"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... "	P. Jackson, G. Jackson	3:52
8.	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	N. Sedaka, H. Greenfield	3:13
9.	"Love on a Two-Way Street Love on a Two-Way Street "Love on a Two-Way Street" is a Soul ballad written by Sylvia Robinson and Bert Keyes in 1968. The song was originally recorded by Lezli Valentine, an artist signed to All Platinum, the record label that Sylvia Robinson co-owned with her husband, Joe... "	S. Robinson, B. Keys	4:12
10.	"Cherchez La Femme Cherchez La Femme "Cherchez La Femme" is a song that was written and performed by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with lead vocals by Cory Daye in 1976. It was later featured in the 1998 film, 54... "	A. Darnell Kid Creole and the Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created and led by August Darnell. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular "American and Latin American, South American, Caribbean, Trinidadian, Calloway" and conceptually inspired by the big band era... , S. Browder Jr.	4:58
11.	"It's Too Late"	C. King, T. Stern	3:57
12.	"Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams Goodnight My Love (1956 song) For other songs with this title, see Goodnight My Love"Goodnight My Love" is a popular song written in the 1940s by George Motola, but he never finished the song. Jesse Belvin completed the song, but sold the rights of authorship to John Marascalco, who produced the song for Modern Records... "	M. Gordon, H. Revel	2:52

European bonus track

#	|Title	Written by	Time
13.	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is the first single from British musician Elton John's 1974 album Caribou; it was released that year during the latter half of May in the United Kingdom, and on 10 June in the United States.-Lyrics and music:... "	E. John, B. Taupin	6:12

Australian bonus tracks

#	|Title	Written by	Time
13.	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is the first single from British musician Elton John's 1974 album Caribou; it was released that year during the latter half of May in the United Kingdom, and on 10 June in the United States.-Lyrics and music:... "	E. John, B. Taupin	6:12
14.	"Everlasting Love Everlasting Love "Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden that has been a hit for various artists, including Robert Knight, Carl Carlton, Love Affair, and Gloria Estefan.- Overview :...  (Alternate mix)"	B. Cason, M. Gayden	3:47

Release history

Region	Date
Canada
United States
World
Japan

Chart performance

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!align="left"|Chart (1994)/(1995)
!align="center"|Peak
Position
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|align="left"|Australia Top Albums
|align="center"|9
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|align="left"|Canadian Top Albums
|align="center"|36
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|align="left"|Germany Top 100 Albums
|align="center"|90
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|align="left"|New Zealand Top Albums
|align="center"|18
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|align="left"|Spain Top 50 Albums
|align="center"|6
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|align="left"|Switzerland Top 100 Albums
|align="center"|40
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|align="left"|UK Top 75 Albums
|align="center"|5
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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="left"|Country
!align="center"|Certification
!align="center"|Sales
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|align="left"|Australia
|align="center"|2x Platinum
!align="center"|150,000
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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 Kingdom
|align="center"|Platinum
!align="center"|300,000
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|align="left"|United States
|align="center"|2x Platinum
!align="center"|2,000,000
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Awards

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!Award
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|align="left"|1995
|align="left"|Billboard Music Award

Billboard Music Award

The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually in December until it went dormant in 2007, but it returned in May 2011...

|align="left"|Billboard Music Video of the Year for "Everlasting Love

Everlasting Love

"Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden that has been a hit for various artists, including Robert Knight, Carl Carlton, Love Affair, and Gloria Estefan.- Overview :...

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External links

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