Abriendo Puertas (Gloria Estefan album)

Abriendo Puertas (Spanish: Opening Doors) is a 1995 album released by Gloria Estefan. It is her sixth studio album as a soloist and second Spanish language album released.

Abriendo Puertas
Studio album by Gloria Estefan
Released	September 1995 (1995-09)
Studio	Crescent Moon Studios, Miami
Genre	Latin tropical ^[1]
Length	39:54
Label	Epic
Producer	Emilio Estefan Jr.
Gloria Estefan chronology
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1994) Abriendo Puertas (1995) Destiny (1996)
Singles from Abriendo Puertas
"Abriendo Puertas" Released: September/October 1995 "Más Allá" Released: December 1995 "Tres Deseos" Released: January 1995 "Dulce Amor" Released: March 1996 (Promotional Only)^[2] "La Parranda" Released: December 1996 (Promotional Only) "Felicidad" Released: 1996 (Promotional Only in Spain) "Lejos De Ti" Released: 1996 (Promotional Only in Spain)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
Knoxville News Sentinel	^[5]

Content

Abriendo Puertas was the second Spanish language studio album released by Estefan after her successful Spanish debut album, Mi Tierra.

In contrast to Mi Tierra, an album primarily influenced by Cuban music, Abriendo Puertas draws on a wider variety of Latin American musical styles. For instance, the title track is an example of vallenato, a Colombian music genre. Several of the songs refer to Christmas and the New Year. The album has sold 2.3 million copies outside the US.^[6]

Estefan's second Spanish album won Best Tropical/Salsa Album at the 1996 Grammy Awards, her second Grammy Award.

Track listing

Standard track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Abriendo Puertas" (Opening Doors)	Kike Santander	3:52
2.	"Tres Deseos" (Three Wishes)	Santander	3:32
3.	"Más Allá" (Beyond)	Santander	5:22
4.	"Dulce Amor" (Sweet Love)	Santander	3:44
5.	"Farolito" (Little Star)	Santander	4:40
6.	"Nuevo Día" (New Day)	Santander	3:36
7.	"La Parranda" (The Big Party)	Santander	4:20
8.	"Milagro" (Miracle)	Santander	3:38
9.	"Lejos De Tí" (Far From You)	Santander	3:50
10.	"Felicidad" (Happiness)	Santander	5:20

Japan only bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Abriendo Puertas" (Teri's Gettin' Hard Dub)	Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jon Secada	5:13

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[7]

• Donna Allen – guest artist, background vocals
• Marcelo Añez – assistant engineer
• Randy Barlow – trumpet
• Edwin Bonilla – percussion
• Stony Browder – arranger
• Cachao, Frank Cornelius – bass guitar
• Charles Calello – arranger
• Ed Calle – guest artist, tenor saxophone
• Scott Canto – assistant engineer
• Jorge Casas – arranger, bass guitar, mandocello, programming
• Sean Chambers – assistant engineer
• Charles Christopher, Rick Krive, Rita Quintero, Joy Francis, LaGaylia Frazier – background vocals
• Mike Couzzi – engineer
• Paquito D'Rivera – clarinet
• Lawrence Dermer – arranger, fender rhodes, piano, programming, tambourine, background vocals
• Nancy Donald – art direction
• Emilio Estefan Jr. – producer
• Gloria Estefan – primary artist, background vocals
• Hector Garrido – conductor, orchestration
• Andy Goldman – guitar
• Berry Gordy Jr.
• Mark Gruber – assistant engineer
• Jim Hacker – trumpet
• Lauren Hammock – French horn
• Diana Serna - background vocals
• Al Kooper – arranger
• Sebastián Krys – assistant engineer
• Patrice Levinson – engineer
• Andrew Lewinter – French horn
• Gary Lindsay, Whit Sidener – alto saxophone
• Fred Lipsius – arranger
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Gonzalo "El Cocha" Molina- accordion

• Juan R. Marquez, Andy Goldman, Tim Mitchell – guitar
• Teddy Mulet, Dana Teboe – trombone
• Clay Ostwald – arranger, Hammond organ, piano, programming
• Scott Perry – engineer
• Steve Robillard – assistant engineer
• Steve Rucker – drums
• Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing
• Nathaniel Seidman – arranger, programming
• Cindy Sluka – English horn, oboe
• Ted Stein – engineer
• Ron Taylor – engineer
• Alberto Tolot – photography
• Nestor Torres – flute
• Yvonne Yedibalian – assistant engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	161
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[10]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	16
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)^[12]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	70
US Billboard 200^[14]	67
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[15]	2
U.S. Billboard Top Tropical/Salsa Albums	1

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[16]	Platinum	60,000^^
Colombia^[17]	4× Platinum	250,000^[17]
Netherlands (NVPI)^[18]	Gold	50,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[12]	6× Platinum	600,000^^
United States (RIAA)^[19]	6× Platinum (Latin)	600,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[20]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
Worldwide	—	2,900,000^[a]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Year	Award Show	Award
1996	Grammy Award	Best Tropical/Salsa Album

Release history

Region	Date
United States	September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)
Canada	October 3, 1995 (1995-10-03)
Europe	September 25, 1995 (1995-09-25)
France	November 13, 1995 (1995-11-13)
Japan	October 19, 1995 (1995-10-19)

See also

• 1995 in Latin music
• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1990s
• List of best-selling Latin albums

Notes

1. According to Billboard magazine, Abriendo Puertas sold over 2,3 million copies outside the US.^[6] According to RIAA it sold 600,000 in US.^[19]

References

1. Abriendo Puertas at AllMusic
2. Wesley Larkins. . Archived from the original on 2009-10-27.
3. Sinclair, Tom (1995-10-27). . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
4. Sullivan, Caroline (1995-10-06). "Music: Your essential guide to the week's CD releases - Pop". The Guardian.
5. Campbell, Chuck (13 October 1995). "Carey Passes Time With 'Daydream'". Knoxville News Sentinel.
6. Leila Cobo (11 October 2003). Language nor a barrier for Estefan's albums. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
7. "Abriendo Puertas - Gloria Estefan | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
8. "Part of Estefan's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
9. "Ultratop.be – Gloria Estefan – Abriendo Puertas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Gloria Estefan – Abriendo Puertas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Gloria Estefan – Abriendo Puertas". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
12. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
13. "Gloria Estefan | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
14. "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
15. "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
16. "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.
17. "Latin Notas". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 January 1996. pp. 35–. ISSN 0006-2510.
18. "Dutch album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Abriendo Puertas" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Abriendo Puertas in the "Artiest of titel" box.
19. "American album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Abriendo Puertas". Recording Industry Association of America.
20. . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011-07-03.