Press Release: The Standards No 1 on Amazon Bestsellers charts, iTunes Latinos & Barnes & Noble

GLORIA ESTEFAN

THE STANDARDS IS #1



 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Miami, Florida (September 14, 2013). With just a few days after its release on Sept 10, Gloria Estefan's new album The Standards is already No. 1 on Amazon Bestsellers charts in Music, Pop, Vocal Pop, Broadway & Vocalist; iTunes Latino; and Barnes & Noble in the United States.  In support of the album Estefan performed songs on Good Morning America, The View, CBS "Second Cup Cafe", Rachael Ray, The Chew, and Fox & Friends.

 

The Standards celebrates great tunes from the American Songbook, reaching out to Estefan's global fan base via international song classics sung in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and French, some with new lyrics written by Estefan herself. The album also features collaborations with world class, award-winning artists like singer songwriter Laura Pausini, violinist Joshua Bell and saxophonist Dave Koz.

Estefan will travel to Europe in October, performing at the world famous Royal Albert Hall in London on October 17^th.  She will also perform in Basel, Switzerland and for the Night of the Proms in Belgium and Holland.

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GLORIA ESTEFAN THE STANDARDS ES #1

 

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Miami, FL (14 de septiembre del 2013). Con sólo unos pocos días después de su lanzamiento, el nuevo álbum de Gloria Estefan The Standards ya es número 1 en listas más vendidos en Amazon Music, Pop, Pop Vocal, Broadway y vocalista, iTunes Latino, y Barnes & Noble en el Estados Unidos. En apoyo del álbum Estefan interpretó canciones en Good Morning America, The View, CBS "Second Cup Cafe", Rachael Ray, The Chew y Fox & Friends.

The Standards celebra grandes melodías del cancionero americano, llegando a la base global de fans de Estefan a través de clásicos con renombre internacional, cantados en español, inglés, italiano, portugués y francés, con algunas letras renovadas, escritas por ella misma. Este álbum también se destaca por sus colaboraciones con artistas premiados y con reconocimiento mundial, de la talla de la intérprete y autora Laura Pausini, el violinista Joshua Bell y el saxofonista Dave Koz.Bell y el saxofonista Dave Koz.

Estefan viajará a Europa en octubre, que se realiza en el famoso Royal Albert Hall de Londres el 17 de octubre. También se llevará a cabo en Basilea, Suiza, y de la Noche de los Proms en Bélgica y Holanda.

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Press release: Gloria Estefan Sings The Standards

Gloria Estefan Sings The Standards

New Recording From Sony Masterworks Available Now

 

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Masterworks releases Gloria Estefan's The Standards on September 10, 2013. Celebrating great tunes from the American Songbook, The Standards reaches out to Estefan's global fan base via international song classics sung in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and French, some with new lyrics written by Estefan herself. The album also features collaborations with world class, award-winning artists like singer songwriter Laura Pausini, violinist Joshua Bell and saxophonist Dave Koz.

In support of the album Estefan will perform songs on Good Morning America, The View, CBS "Second Cup Cafe", Rachael Ray, The Chew, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Talk and Fox & Friends.

The ambitious project has been "on my back burner for a long time," according to Estefan. "I grew up listening to Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Henry Mancini and great romance recording artists in Mexico and Cuba," says Havana-born Estefan. "This genre is right up my alley, since music is always a catharsis to me."

Estefan waited until now to do a standards album to get "enough life under my belt," she says, "since there are so many torch songs requiring life experience to deliver them with proper credibility."

Throughout the recording process, Estefan went for "a sexy, romantic and intimate feel" she says. "I wanted to do an album without an extraneous note, with an economy of music so it would be just enough to express the emotion of the song."

Estefan also tried to approach these standards with fresh ideas. "On 'They Can't Take That Away From Me,' for instance, we did it in a completely different way from what anybody's done before, kind of a 6/8, almost Afro-Cuban feel meets the waltz," she says.

For Antonio Carlos Jobim's Brazilian classic "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar," Estefan composed English lyrics for the first-ever English version, "It's You I'll Always Love," and composed Spanish lyrics for "Eu Sei Que Voy Te Amar." She also recorded it in French ("Tu Sais Je Vais T'Aimer"), having studied that language in school. She also composed Spanish lyrics for Charlie Chaplin's "Smile," on which she duets with Laura Pausini in both Spanish & Italian.

"This song always made me cry," she says. "Charlie Chaplin spent his life making people smile and laugh and it's one of the songs that breaks your heart. Recording it was daunting because Michael Jackson did a phenomenal version and so did Natalie Cole. There are so many versions. I wanted to bring my own sensitivity to it because it's been so special to me, and Laura Pausini is amazing."

Argentinean idol Carlos Gardel's "El Dia Que Me Quieras," for which Estefan wrote the first-ever English translation ("The Day You Say You Love Me"), has a very special significance. "It was the wedding song that Emilio and I danced to!" she relates. "I wanted to record it. It was never done in English, and I wanted it to be as close to the author's version as possible and I was so inspired. Before we started doing the record, I wrote the translation. It's always nice when you can write a standard!"

Sony Masterworks comprises the Masterworks, Sony Classical, OKeh, Portrait, Masterworks Broadway and Flying Buddha imprints. For email updates and information please visit www.SonyMasterworks.com

Track Listing

1. Good Morning Heartache
2. They Can't Take That Away From Me
3. What A Difference A Day Makes
4. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face
5. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar
6. The Day You Say You Love Me Feat. Joshua Bell
7. Embraceable You
8. What A Wonderful World
9. How Long Has This Been Going On Feat. Dave Koz
10. Sonríe (Smile) Feat. Laura Pausini
11. The Way You Look Tonight Feat. Dave Koz
12. You Made Me Love You
13. Young At Heart

SOURCE Sony Masterworks

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Happy birthday Gloria Estefan!

Gloria Estefan celebrates her 56st birthday!!

 

 

Colleagues, friends & family wish her a happy birthday:

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fagghafick

 

 

 

 

Gloria performed yesterday evening at the People en Espanol Festival in San Antonio, Texas

 

 

You can find some pictures here:

 

 http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/gloria-estefan-celebro-cumpleanos-festival-people-en-espanol-fotos