Cuts Both Ways

For the title track released from this album, see Cuts Both Ways (song).
Cuts Both Ways
Studio album by Gloria Estefan feat. Miami Sound Machine
Released July  12th,1989 (12th,1989-07)
(see release history)
Recorded 1988—1989, Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre Pop
Length 49:29
Label Epic
EK-45217
CBS Records International
Producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald
Gloria Estefan feat. Miami Sound Machine chronology
Let It Loose
(1987)		 Cuts Both Ways
(1989)		 Exitos De Gloria Estefan
(1990)
Singles from Cuts Both Ways
  1. "Don't Wanna Lose You"
    Released: June 1989 (U.S.)
  2. "Get on Your Feet"
    Released: Sept 1989 (U.S.)
  3. "Here We Are"
    Released: December 1989 (U.S.)
  4. "Oye mi Canto (Hear my Voice)"
    Released: April 1990 (U.S.)
  5. "Cuts Both Ways"
    Released: May 1990 (U.S.)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC[2]

Cuts Both Ways is American recording artist Gloria Estefan's debut solo album, and final album with Miami Sound Machine, as they would simply become her backup band for her solo career after its release. Although Estefan's name is on the front cover, the album credits Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (as with the previous album, Let It Loose).

In some Spanish-speaking territories, the album was titled Doblemente Herida.

History

By 1989, Gloria Estefan was one of the most successful female Latin artists in the world. After a decade of being the lead singer of Miami Sound Machine, she had been credited above the group name (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine) on their 1987 album Let It Loose. With the release of Cuts Both Ways, it was widely believed that Estefan had gone solo, but Miami Sound Machine continued to perform as her backing band in the studio and on tour (however, the only original member of MSM to play on the album besides Estefan was her husband/producer, Emilio).

The album contains dance music, Latin rhythms and ballads. It has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, reaching the Top Ten on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and peaking at #1 in the UK, Belgium, Australia, and Ireland.

The first single from the album was "Don't Wanna Lose You", which became one of Estefan's biggest hits, reaching #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (her second U.S. number one) and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It also reached the Top Ten in The Netherlands, Ireland, Brazil and the UK. Other singles from this album included "Here We Are", another big hit for Estefan and one of her signature songs, "Oye mi Canto", a huge hit in Europe but ignored in the U.S., "Get on Your Feet", another signature song and huge hit, and finally the title track, which didn't make as strong an impact on the charts as the previous singles.

The artists Betty Wright and Jon Secada were backing vocalist for the album, and also both appeared on Estefan's next album, 1991's Into the Light.

Track Listings

Standard track listing
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Ay, Ay, I"  Gloria Estefan 3:49
2. "Here We Are"  Gloria Estefan 4:51
3. "Say"  Jon Secada, Bill Duncan 3:41
4. "Think About You Now"  Jorge Casas 4:20
5. "Nothin' New"  Gloria Estefan 3:50
6. "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) (English Version)"  Gloria Estefan, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald 4:52
7. "Don't Wanna Lose You"  Gloria Estefan 4:12
8. "Get On Your Feet"  John De Faria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald 3:38
9. "Your Love Is Bad For Me"  Gloria Estefan 3:50
10. "Cuts Both Ways"  Gloria Estefan 3:16

Singles

Release history

Region Date
Japan July 12, 1989
Europe July 10, 1989
Canada July 10, 1989
U.S. July 11, 1989

Charts and certifications

Chart performance

Chart (1989/1990) Peak
position
Australia 1[3]
Australia (Year-End 1990) 11
Belgium 1
Canada 42[4]
Germany 27[5]
Ireland 1
Netherlands 1[6]
New Zealand 1[7]
Norway 4[8]
Spain 13
Sweden 18[9]
Switzerland 13[10]
U.K. 1[11]
US Billboard 200[12] 6
U.S. The Billboard 200 (Year-End 1990) 27
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums 80
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Pop Albums 11

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[13] 3× Platinum 210,000
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Platinum 100,000
Germany (BVMI)[15] Gold 250,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Platinum 100,000
Sweden (GLF)[16] Gold 50,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] 3× Platinum 900,000
United States (RIAA)[19] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Miami Sound Machine

Additional musicians

Production

Design

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 28, 1989). "Consumer Guide: Cuts Both Ways". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-02-01.
  3. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gloria+Estefan&titel=Cuts+Both+Ways&cat=a. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Canadian Chart
  5. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Gloria+Estefan&title=Cuts+Both+Ways&cat=a&country=de. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Gloria+Estefan&titel=Cuts+Both+Ways&cat=a. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Gloria+Estefan&titel=Cuts+Both+Ways&cat=a. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gloria+Estefan&titel=Cuts+Both+Ways&cat=a. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gloria+Estefan&titel=Cuts+Both+Ways&cat=a. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/album/Gloria-Estefan/Cuts-Both-Ways-937. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/gloria%20estefan/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "Gloria Estefan – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Gloria Estefan. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  13. ↑ NO certyear WAS PROVIDED for AUSTRALIAN CERTIFICATION.
  14. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Cuts Both Ways". Music Canada.
  15. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gloria Estefan; 'Cuts Both Ways')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  16. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  17. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Gloria Estefan; 'Cuts Both Ways')". Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Cuts Both Ways". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Cuts Both Ways in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  19. ↑ "American album certifications – Estefan, Gloria – Cuts Both Ways". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
A New Flame by Simply Red		 UK number one album
August 5, 1989 – September 15, 1989 		Succeeded by
Aspects of Love by London Stage Cast
Preceded by
Pretty Woman (soundtrack) by Various Artists		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
August 5, 1990 – August 18, 1990 		Succeeded by
The Best of Van Morrison by Van Morrison
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