Alma Caribeña

Alma Caribeña (English: Caribbean Soul) is the ninth studio solo album and third Spanish album released by American singer Gloria Estefan. It also is the twenty-second overall, released in 2000.

Album history

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A–^[2]

At the 2001 Grammy Awards the album won the Best Tropical Latin Performance field, giving Estefan her third win in this category. Also at the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards the video for the first single “No Me Dejes de Querer”, directed by Emilio Estefan Jr. and Gloria Estefan, won Best Music Video. The album sold more than 1 million copies outside the USA.^[3] It was nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 2001.^[4]

Track listing

#	Title	Written by	Length
1.	“Por Un Beso”	Robert Blades	5:01
2.	“Punto De Referencia”	Robert Blades, Angie Chirino, Emilio Estefan Jr.	4:51
3.	“Dame Otra Oportunidad”	Hernan "Teddy" Mulet, Robert Blades, George Noriega, Emilio Estefan Jr.	4:04
4.	“Como Me Duele Perderte”	M. Flores	4:28
5.	“Te Tengo A Ti”	George Noriega, Robert Blades, Emilio Estefan Jr.	3:56
6.	“Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita” (Featuring Celia Cruz)	Rene L. Toledo	4:18
7.	“Nuestra Felicidad”	Robert Blades, Sal Cuevas	3:00
8.	“La Flor y Tu Amor”	Rene L. Toledo	4:23
9.	“Me Voy”	M. Flores	5:01
10.	“Solo Por Tu Amor”	Randall Barlow	4:03
11.	“Tengo Que Decirte Algo” (Duet with Jose Feliciano)	Robert Blades	3:18
12.	“No Me Dejes De Querer”	Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Robert Blades	3:37
13.	“No Me Dejes De Querer” ("Flores" del Caribe Mix - Radio Edit)	Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Robert Blades	4:43

U.S. Limited Edition (Exclusive Warehouse Music Release) Bonus CD

#	Title	Written by	Length
2-1.	“No Me Dejes De Querer” (Unplugged) [Bonus Track]	Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Robert Blades	3:27

Japan Bonus Track

#	Title	Written by	Length
14.	“No Me Dejes de Querer” (Acoustic Version)	Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Robert Blades	3:27

Singles

#	Title	Date
1.	“No Me Dejes De Querer”	April 2000 (Worldwide) & August 2000 (U.S., CD-Maxi Single.)
2.	“Como Me Duele Perderte”	August 2000 (U.S.) & October 2000 (Spain)
3.	“Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita”	August 2000 (Europe) & September 2000 (Japan)
4.	“Dame Otra Oportunidad”	2000 (only Spain)
5.	“Tengo Que Decirte Algo”	2000 (only U.S.)
6.	“Me Voy”	2000 (only Mexico)
7.	“Por Un Beso”	2000 (only U.S. & Mexico)

Release history

Region	Date
Canada	May 23, 2000 (2000-05-23)
United States	May 23, 2000 (2000-05-23)
Europe	May 15, 2000 (2000-05-15)
Spain	May 11, 2000 (2000-05-11)
France	May 9, 2000 (2000-05-09)
Japan	May 24, 2000 (2000-05-24)
Australia	June 9, 2000 (2000-06-09)

Charts and certifications

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Austria Top 100 Albums	50
France Top 100 Albums	41
Germany Top 100 Albums	18
Italian Top 100 Albums	11
Spain Top 50 Albums	1
Switzerland Top 100 Albums	9
UK Top 100 Albums	44
US Billboard 200^[5]	50
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[6]	1
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	15

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)^[8]	Platinum	60,000^x
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[9]	Gold	75,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards

Year	Award Show	Award
2000	Latin Grammy Award	Best Music Video, “No Me Dejes de Querer”
2001	Grammy Music Award	Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
2001	Billboard Latin Music Award	Best Tropical/Salsa Album

References

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r479669
↑ Entertainment Weekly review (2000)
↑ Leila Cobo (11 October 2003). Language nor a barrier for Estefan's albums. Google Books. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
↑ "Premios Lo Nuestro: Votación 2001". Univision. Univision Communications Inc. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
↑ "Gloria Estefan – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Gloria Estefan. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Gloria Estefan – Chart history" Billboard Top Latin Albums for Gloria Estefan. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Gloria Estefan – Chart history" Billboard Tropical Albums for Gloria Estefan. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
↑ "Certificaciones 2000". AMPROFON (in Spanish). Facebook. 2000. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
↑ "American album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Alma Caribena". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

"Alma Caribeña: Caribbean Soul". Archived from the original on 2009-10-25.

Gloria Estefan

Studio albums

with Miami Sound Machine:	Live Again/Renacer (1977) Miami Sound Machine (1978) Imported (1979) MSM (1980) Otra Vez (1981) Rio (1982) A Toda Maquina (1984) Eyes of Innocence (1984) Primitive Love (1985) Let It Loose (1987) Cuts Both Ways (1989)

Into the Light (1991) Mi Tierra (1993) Christmas Through Your Eyes (1993) Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1994) Abriendo Puertas (1995) Destiny (1996) gloria! (1998) Alma Caribeña (2000) Unwrapped (2003) 90 Millas (2007) Miss Little Havana (2011) The Standards (2013)

Compilations

The Best Remixes (1989)
Exitos de Gloria Estefan (1990)
Greatest Hits (1992)
Best of Gloria Estefan (1997)
Greatest Hits Vol. II (2001)
Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos (2004)
Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos (2006)
The Very Best of Gloria Estefan (2006)
The Essential Gloria Estefan (2006)
iTunes Originals (2007)
Soy Mujer (2015)

EPs

Twelve Inch Mixes (1993)
Bailando! (1998)
Party Time! (1998)
Unwrapped: Remixes (2004)

Filmography

Music of the Heart (1999)
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)

Tours

Primitive Love Tour (1985/86)
Let It Loose World Tour (1987/88)
Get On Your Feet Tour (1989/90)
Into the Light World Tour (1991/92)
Evolution World Tour (1996/97)
Live & Re-Wrapped Tour (2004)
90 Millas World Tour (2008/09)

Notable concerts

Vh1 Divas Live (1998)
The Millennium Concert (1999)
The Atlantis Concert (2000)
One Night Only at the Mandalay Bay (2001)
Live & Unwrapped (2003)
She's Got a Friend (2009)

Books

The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog (2005)
Noelle's Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious Adventure (2006)
Estefan's Kitchen (2008)

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Gloria Estefan singles

Eyes of Innocence	"Dr. Beat" "Prisoner of Love" "I Need a Man"

Primitive Love	"Conga" "Bad Boy" "Words Get in the Way" "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"

Let It Loose/Anything for You	"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" "Betcha Say That" "Can't Stay Away from You" "Anything for You" "1-2-3"

Cuts Both Ways	"Don't Wanna Lose You" "Get on Your Feet" "Here We Are" "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" "Cuts Both Ways"

Exitos de Gloria Estefan	"Renacer"

Into the Light	"Coming Out of the Dark" "Seal Our Fate" "Remember Me with Love" "Can't Forget You" "Nayib’s Song (I Am Here for You)" "Live for Loving You"

Greatest Hits	"Always Tomorrow" "Megamix" "I See Your Smile" "Go Away"

Mi Tierra	"Mi Tierra" "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" "Tradición" "Montuno "¡Sí Señor!..."" "Mi Buen Amor" "Ayer" "Volverás" "Mi Tierra de Tradición"

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me	"Turn the Beat Around" "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" "Everlasting Love" "It's Too Late" "Cherchez La Femme"

Abriendo Puertas	"Abriendo Puertas" "Más Allá" "Tres Deseos" "Dulce Amor" "La Parranda" "Lejos De Ti" "Felicidad" "Abriendo Puertas A La Navidad"

Destiny	"Reach" "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" "I'm Not Giving You Up" "Higher" "Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" "No Pretendo"

gloria!	"Heaven's What I Feel/Corazón Prohibido" "Oye!" "Cuba Libre" "Don't Let This Moment End" "Don't Stop"

Alma Caribeña - Caribbean Soul	"No Me Dejes de Querer" "Como Me Duele Perderte" "Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita" "Tengo Que Decirte Algo" "Me Voy" "Por Un Beso"

Greatest Hits Vol. II	"You Can't Walk Away from Love" "Out of Nowhere" "Y-Tu-Conga"

Unwrapped	"Wrapped/Hoy" "I Wish You" "Te Amaré" "Tu Fotografía"

90 Millas	"No Llores" "Me Odio" "Píntame De Colores"

Miss Little Havana	"Wepa" "Miss Little Havana" "Hotel Nacional"

Other notable songs & Collaborations	"En El Jardín" "Santo Santo" "Music of My Heart" "What More Can I Give "Dr. Pressure" "Somos El Mundo"

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