Jon Secada (album)

Jon Secada
Studio album by Jon Secada
Released May 5, 1992
Recorded 1991–1992 at Crescent Moon Studios (Miami, FL), The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
Genre Pop, R&B, Latin pop
Length 53:51
Label SBK
Producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas
Jon Secada chronology
Jon Secada
(1992)		 Otro Día Más Sin Verte
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Jon Secada is the self-titled English-language debut album by pop singer Jon Secada, released in 1992. It sold six million copies worldwide and was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.[2] The album peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200 album chart in March 1993.[3] It features four singles that reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 or the Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[4] At the 5th Lo Nuestro Awards, the album won the award for "Pop Album of the Year".[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Secada and Miguel A. Morejon, except as noted.

  1. "Just Another Day" – (5:25)
  2. "Dreams That I Carry" – (4:46)
  3. "Angel" – (4:34)
  4. "Do You Believe in Us" – (3:58)
  5. "One of a Kind" – (4:02) (Secada)
  6. "Time Heals" – (4:24) (Willy Perez Feria)
  7. "Do You Really Want Me" – (4:04)
  8. "Misunderstood" – (4:22) (Secada, Scott Shapiro, Tom McWilliams, Jo Pat Cafaro)
  9. "Always Something" – (4:13) (Secada, Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas)
  10. "I'm Free" – (4:01)
  11. "Otro Día Más Sin Verte" (Spanish version of Just Another Day) – (5:27) (Secada, Morejon, Gloria Estefan)
  12. "Angel" (Spanish Version) – (4:35) (Secada, Morejon, Estefan)

Personnel

Musicians

  • Ed Calle: flute (5)
  • Jorge Casas: bass (3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12), programming & arrangements (6, 9), fretless bass (6)
  • Rouge Cougu: percussion & shaker (10)
  • John DeFaria: guitar (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
  • Mark Dowdle: vocal intro (9)
  • Emilio Estefan, Jr.: accordion (5)
  • Gloria Estefan: background vocals (1, 11)
  • Anita Faye Green: background vocals (2, 7-10)
  • Rafael Falcon: additional drum programming (1, 4, 11), additional programming (5)
  • Charlotte McKinnon: background vocals (7, 8, 9)
  • Tom McWilliams: additional drum programming (4), programming & arrangements (8)
  • Miguel A. Morejon: programming & arrangements (1-5, 7, 10-12)
  • Clay Ostwald: additional programming (3, 4 ,8, 12); keyboards, programming & arrangements (6, 9); clavinet (8)
  • Rafael Padilla: shaker (1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12), percussion (2, 5, 6, 9), tambourine (4, 12)
  • Rita Quintero: background vocals (5)
  • Jon Secada: lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1, 2, 4-11)
  • Scott Shapiro: guitar solo (8), programming & arrangements (8)
  • Rene Luis Toledo: guitar (3, 10), guitar solo (12)

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1992 UK Albums Chart[6] 20
1993 US Billboard 200 15

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1992 "Just Another Day" US Billboard Hot 100 5
1992 "Just Another Day" Adult Contemporary 2
1992 "Otro Día Más Sin Verte" Hot Latin Tracks 1
1992 "Do You Believe in Us" US Billboard Hot 100 13
1992 "Do You Believe in Us" Adult Contemporary 3
1992 "Angel" Hot Latin Tracks 1
1993 "Angel" US Billboard Hot 100 18
1993 "Angel" Adult Contemporary 3
1993 "I'm Free" US Billboard Hot 100 27
1993 "I'm Free" Adult Contemporary 4

See also

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[2] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/jon-secada-mw0000073137
  2. 1 2 "American album certifications – Secada, Jon – Jon Secada". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  3. ↑ The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Mar 20 1993, Billboard.com
  4. ↑ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Jon Secada - Singles
  5. ↑ "Lo Nuestro 1993 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univision. 2001-11-13. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  6. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27864/jon%20secada/
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