"Can't Stay Away from You" is a song by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, credited to Estefan and her former band, the Miami Sound Machine. The song was released in November 1987 by Epic as the third single from their multi-platinum album, Let It Loose (1987). It became Estefan's (and her band's) fifth top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it was their second #1 hit on the adult contemporary chart, following 1986's "Words Get in the Way". The song originally peaked at #88 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1988, however the song was re-released after the success of its follow-up, "Anything for You", peaking at #7 in March 1989.
The song is a pensive ballad sung from the perspective of a woman who is in love with someone who doesn't feel the same, but she is unwilling to walk away from their relationship because she does not want it to end. The European single contains as a bonus cut a remixed version of "Surrender", an album cut from "Let It Loose", which Estefan performed on "Solid Gold".
Popular Latin singer Jaci Velasquez recorded a Spanish version of the song called "Mi Vida No Es Nada Sin Ti" for her album Milagro.
AllMusic editor Jon O'Brien described the song as "haunting".[1]Kris Kirk from British magazine Melody Maker wrote that Estefan perhaps will "finally go UK gold" with this "beautifully-performed" ballad.[2] In an ironic review of 4 February 1989 the Phil Cheeseman, reviewer of Record Mirror, chided the song for lack of class to match the previous own work and described it as a "wearisome ballad".[3]Stuart Maconie of New Musical Express echoed by saying "Have you noticed how the billing of the Sound Machine gets progressively tinier whilst Gloria becomes correspondingly more prominent?" and made a forecast that MSM will "vanish entirely from this earth" soon.[4]
^Cheeseman, Phil (4 February 1989). (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 29. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 104. ISBN0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 26 June 1988. "Can't Stay Away From You" was re-released in Australia in 1989, where it peaked higher.
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^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
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Further readingedit
Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
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Can t Stay Away from You is a song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan credited to Estefan and her former band the Miami Sound Machine The song was released in November 1987 by Epic as the third single from their multi platinum album Let It Loose 1987 It became Estefan s and her band s fifth top 10 hit in the United States peaking at 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart it was their second 1 hit on the adult contemporary chart following 1986 s Words Get in the Way The song originally peaked at 88 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1988 however the song was re released after the success of its follow up Anything for You peaking at 7 in March 1989 Can t Stay Away from You Single by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machinefrom the album Let It Loose Anything for YouB side Let It Loose ReleasedNovember 10 1987Recorded1987GenrePopLength4 00LabelEpicSongwriter s Gloria EstefanProducer s Emilio amp The Jerks Emilio Estefan Jr Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine singles chronology Betcha Say That 1987 Can t Stay Away from You 1987 Anything for You 1988 Music video Can t Stay Away from You on YouTubeThe song is a pensive ballad sung from the perspective of a woman who is in love with someone who doesn t feel the same but she is unwilling to walk away from their relationship because she does not want it to end The European single contains as a bonus cut a remixed version of Surrender an album cut from Let It Loose which Estefan performed on Solid Gold Popular Latin singer Jaci Velasquez recorded a Spanish version of the song called Mi Vida No Es Nada Sin Ti for her album Milagro The song appeared in 1988 episodes of the soap operas Another World and The Young and the Restless Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Charts and certifications 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 2 3 Certifications 3 Formats and track listings 4 Official versions 5 Release history 6 See also 7 References 8 Further readingCritical reception editAllMusic editor Jon O Brien described the song as haunting 1 Kris Kirk from British magazine Melody Maker wrote that Estefan perhaps will finally go UK gold with this beautifully performed ballad 2 In an ironic review of 4 February 1989 the Phil Cheeseman reviewer of Record Mirror chided the song for lack of class to match the previous own work and described it as a wearisome ballad 3 Stuart Maconie of New Musical Express echoed by saying Have you noticed how the billing of the Sound Machine gets progressively tinier whilst Gloria becomes correspondingly more prominent and made a forecast that MSM will vanish entirely from this earth soon 4 Charts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Chart 1988 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 5 98UK Singles OCC 6 88US Billboard Hot 100 7 6US Adult Contemporary Billboard 8 1Chart 1989 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 9 60Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 10 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 11 15Ireland IRMA 12 7Netherlands Dutch Top 40 13 1Netherlands Single Top 100 14 1UK Singles OCC 15 7 Year end charts edit Chart 1988 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 16 17 90Chart 1989 PositionBelgium Ultratop Flanders 18 20Netherlands Dutch Top 40 19 19Netherlands Single Top 100 20 14Certifications edit Country CertificationNetherlands GoldFormats and track listings editUS amp Canada 7 Vinyl Single 34 07641 November 10 1987 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 US Promo 7 Vinyl Single 34 07641 November 1987 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 56 US 7 Vinyl Single Epic Collectables 15 73938 1991 Reissue No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 Europe 3 CD Maxi Single EPC 651444 2 May 1988 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Gloria M Estefan Enrique E Garcia3 543 Surrender Remixed Version Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil6 28 Europe 7 Vinyl Single EPC 651444 7 May 1988 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 Europe 12 Vinyl Single EPC 651444 6 May 1988 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 513 Surrender Remixed Version Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil6 28 UK 7 Vinyl Single 651444 7 May 1988 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 UK 7 Vinyl Single Limited edition with colour poster 651444 0 May 1988 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 UK 12 Vinyl Single 1 651444 8 May 1988 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 513 Primitive Love Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil4 41 UK 12 Vinyl Single 2 651444 9 May 1988 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 513 Bad Boy Club Mix Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil4 42 UK CD Maxi Single 653195 2 February 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 513 Primitive Love Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil4 41 UK 7 Vinyl Single 651444 7 February 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 UK 7 Vinyl Single Limited edition shaped picture disc 653195 7 February 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 UK 7 Vinyl Single Limited edition posterbag 653195 0 February 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 UK 12 Vinyl Single Limited edition uncut picture disc 653195 7 February 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 UK 12 Vinyl Single 653195 8 February 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 513 Primitive Love Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil4 41 Australia amp New Zealand 7 Vinyl Single 651444 7 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 Australia 7 Vinyl Single Limited edition posterbag 651444 0 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 Philippines 7 Vinyl Single ES 20135 34 07641 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 Japan 7 Vinyl Single 07 5P 496 January 21 1988 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Let It Loose Lawrence Dermer Joe Galdo Rafael Vigil2 51 Europe 3 CD Maxi Single Solid Gold EPC 654854 3 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Dr Beat Enrique E Garcia4 233 Conga Remixed Version Enrique E Garcia4 14 Australia CD Maxi Single Solid Gold 654854 2 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Dr Beat Enrique E Garcia4 233 Conga Remixed Version Enrique E Garcia4 14 Australia Cassette Maxi Single Solid Gold 654854 4 1989 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Stay Away From You Gloria M Estefan3 562 Dr Beat Enrique E Garcia4 233 Conga Remixed Version Enrique E Garcia4 14Official versions editOriginal versions Album Version 3 56 Release history editRegion DateUS November 10 1987 1987 11 10 Japan January 21 1988 1988 01 21 Europe May 1988 1988 05 UK May 1988 1988 05 UK Rerelease February 1989 1989 02 See also editList of number one adult contemporary singles of 1988 U S References edit Gloria Estefan The Very Best of Gloria Estefan AllMusic Retrieved 24 February 2020 Kirk Kris 14 May 1988 Singles Melody Maker p 36 Retrieved 29 October 2023 Cheeseman Phil 4 February 1989 Review Gloria Estefan amp Miami Sound Machine Can t Stay Away from You PDF Record Mirror London Spotlight Publications Ltd p 29 ISSN 0144 5804 Archived from the original PDF on 30 June 2021 Retrieved 9 December 2021 via World Radio History Maconie Stuart 4 February 1988 Review Gloria Estefan amp Miami Sound Machine Can t Stay Away from You New Musical Express London IPC Limited p 17 ISSN 0028 6362 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 Illustrated ed Sydney Australian Chart Book p 104 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 N B The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 26 June 1988 Can t Stay Away From You was re released in Australia in 1989 where it peaked higher Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 17 2018 Gloria Estefan Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved June 22 2017 Gloria Estefan Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved June 22 2017 25 Years Ago This Week May 14 1989 chartbeat blogspot com au Retrieved 2015 09 20 Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine Can t Stay Away From You in Dutch Ultratop 50 Pennanen Timo 2021 Gloria Estefan Sisaltaa hitin 2 laitos Levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1 1 1960 30 6 2021 PDF in Finnish Helsinki Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava p 76 Retrieved 2022 06 21 The Irish Charts Search Results Can t Stay Away From You Irish Singles Chart Nederlandse Top 40 week 2 1989 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 2017 12 31 Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine Can t Stay Away from You in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 2017 12 31 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 17 2018 1988 The Year in Music amp Video Top Pop Singles Billboard 100 52 Y 20 December 24 1988 Billboard Top 100 1988 Retrieved October 3 2016 Jaaroverzichten 1989 Ultratop Retrieved March 14 2021 Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 1989 Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 14 2021 Jaaroverzichten Single 1989 dutchcharts nl Retrieved March 14 2021 Further reading editWhitburn Joel 1996 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits 6th Edition Billboard Publications Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Can 27t Stay Away from You amp oldid 1182413813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
