Anything for You (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song)

"Anything for You" is a popular song and ballad written by Gloria Estefan and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album, Let It Loose. "Anything for You" became a number-one song in the United States summer of 1988; it was the band's (and Gloria's) first number-one and also saw a European first-release during the same period but failed to have the same impact there as the re-release in December 1988. It did top the Billboard magazine Hot 100 chart on May 14, 1988, and remained there for two weeks. Due to the success of the re-release of this signature song and the previous re-release in October 1988 from the single, "Can't Stay Away from You," outside North America the album Let It Loose saw a re-release named after the single: "Anything For You"^[1] The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart that same year. It also peaked at #3 on the Hot Latin Tracks on June 25, 1988. The A-side of the single contained a longer fade than the version on the album. The B-side of the single was a Spanglish version of the song, with Estefan alternating the verses and chorus between English and Spanish.

In the UK, "Anything for You" was Gloria's breakthrough hit. After the disappointing UK chart placings of previous singles, "Anything for You" was released in July 1988 and entered at #87. However, the song started a steady twelve week climb and finally reached a peak of #10 by September 1988. This gave Gloria the chance to release the uptempo follow up "1-2-3" just six weeks after and finally gave her two consecutive top ten hits. The success of Anything For You finally proved that Gloria was able to have UK hits and so followed the re-releases of "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and "Can't Stay Away From You" which reached the top 20 and top 10 respectively.

The song also appeared on the compilation album Exitos de Gloria Estefan, sung completely in Spanish and retitled "No Te Olvidaré (I Won't Forget You)." The song was re-released in its original form in The Essential Gloria Estefan and in a slightly extended version in Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits (the 7" single version).

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	13
Brazil	18

Cover versions

Lea Salonga
Nina
Aiza Seguerra
Charice from her Chapter 10 album.

Footnotes

↑ Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits - revised & enlarged. New York: Billboard Books. p. 698. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9.
↑ "End Of Year Chart - Top 100 Singles of 1988". Retrieved August 19, 2012.

External links

"Anything for You" at Discogs (list of releases)
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" by Whitney Houston	Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single April 23, 1988 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "I Don't Want to Live Without You" by Foreigner
Preceded by "Wishing Well" by Terence Trent D'Arby	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single May 8, 1988 - May 21, 1988	Succeeded by "One More Try" by George Michael

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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