"Higher" is a 1996 song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released as the fourth single from her seventh studio album, Destiny (1996). The song was released a double-side single along with "I'm Not Giving You Up" in the US and Canada, but in other countries was a solely single. The music video made for the song is not available as the original version album, only as the "Big Red Video Remix" in the video Don't Stop!. When performed live at some concerts song, the song is mixed with Estefan's smash Latin hit "Tres Deseos".
AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote in his review of Destiny, that the song rank with Estefan's finest work, with the other album tracks "Reach" and "I'm Not Giving You Up".[1]Larry Flick from Billboard described it as a "festive street-party anthem".[2] The magazine's Paul Verna viewed it as an "anti-drug anthem".[3] Daina Darzin from Cash Box picked it as a "standout" of the album, noting its "ferocious salsa beat".[4] The Daily Vault's Mark Millan called it a "chill-out groove", "which is just as much fun but not as noisy" like "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)". He stated that it "add much needed light into what is a very mood-driven and introspective collection of songs."[5] A reviewer from People Magazine stated that "her sensual vocal style works best when it rides a firecracker groove." The reviewer added that "when she gets wild and frisky in the congo stomp of "Higher", Estefan can even get a grandma leaping from her rocking chair and dancing into the streets."[6] Fernando Gonzales from Star-News viewed it as a "good-time romp".[7]
^Flick, Larry (11 May 1996). "Estefan Embraces Her 'Destiny'". Billboard. p. 80. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^Verna, Paul (22 June 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Albums" (PDF). Billboard. p. 85. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^Darzin, Daina (22 June 1996). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 9. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^Millan, Mark (21 January 2010). "Gloria Estefan - Destiny". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
^"Picks and Pans Review: Destiny". People. 10 June 1996. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^Gonzales, Fernando (7 June 1996). "Estefan's 'Destiny' another reinvention". Star-News. p. 41. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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