Abriendo Puertas

by Gloria Estefan

Overview

Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors) is Gloria Estefan's second Spanish-language album released in the U.S. Abriendo Puertas is about opening doors to the myriad Latin American cultures; therefore, this album features several different Latin styles of music from different parts of the world, including Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, and the Caribbean. The music combines salsas, merengues, boleros, Afro-Cuban rhythms and chants, and other styles, resulting in a varied, sunny, and delightful album. This set differs from her other Spanish albums because at least half the songs are holiday tunes, with ample reference to Christmas and the New Year (the ballad "Mas Alla" even has Christmas bells in the background). In Latin America, Christmas is in summer, and so, in essence, this is a summer holiday album, which is quite an unusual concept for North American audiences. The songs are naturally positive, with well-meaning wishes for the New Year being a concurrent theme throughout the album. Estefan, as is always the case on her Spanish albums, sounds completely at ease with the material. The music on this album is traditional; therefore, there are no true American-style pop or club/dance songs, which is fine because the album should be taken and enjoyed for what it is -- a bright, multicultural Latin American semi-holiday album. ~ Jose F. Promis

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2023
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262014084
Rank:	45021

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gloria Estefan   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rene Toledo   Guest Artist,Guitar (12 String)
Don Grolnick   Guest Artist,Piano (Electric)
Luis Enrique   Guest Artist,Guiro,Bongos,Claves,Congas,Shekere,Timbales,Bata Drums,Cascabeles,Percussion
Tony Concepcion   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Richard Locker   Cello
Jeanne LeBlanc   Cello
David Nadien   Violin
Gene Orloff   Violin
Kike Santander   Jug,Bass,Bells,Cuatro,Clapping,Keyboards,Guacharaca,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Archie Pena   Hi Hat,Clapping,Percussion,Redoblante,Drums (Snare)
Ed Calle   Flute,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Alfredo Oliva   Violin
Charles Libove   Violin
Joyce Hammann   Violin
Sandra Park   Violin
Sal Cuevas   Bass
Juanito Marquez   Conductor,Guitar (12 String)
Jan Mullen   Violin
Teddy Mulet   Soloist,Trumpet
Sue Pray   Viola
Barry Finclair   Violin
Paul Peabody   Violin
Donna Tecco   Violin
Richard Sortomme   Violin
Scott Canto   Clapping
Dana Teboe   Trombone
Edwin Bonilla   Drums,Guiro,Bongos,Chimes,Claves,Congas,Hi Hat,Shaker,Cowbell,Maracas,Shekere,Timbales,Wood Box,Floor Tom,Redoblante
Jean Ingraham   Violin
Jorge Casas   Bass
Julien Barber   Viola
Elena Barere   Violin
Mario Ochoa   Congas,Guache,Tamboura,Tumbadora
Bruce Wethey   Violin
Laura Seaton   Violin
John Pintavalle   Violin
Cheito Quinonez   Vocals (Background)
Ellen Westerman   Cello
Heberth Cuadrado   Caja
Marti Sweet   Violin
Ira Weller   Viola
Diana Serna   Vocals (Background)
Mary Helen Ewing   Viola
Jackson Fondeur   Guiro,Congas,Tamboura

Technical Credits

Ted Stein   Assistant
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Kike Santander   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Emilio Estefan, Jr.   Producer
Sean Chambers   Assistant
Scott Canto   Engineer,Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Edwin Bonilla   Wind Chimes
Ron Taylor   Engineer
Jill Dell'Abate   Contractor,Coordination,String Contractor,String Coordinator
Chris Wiggins   Assistant
Nancy Donald   Art Direction
Freddy Pinero, Jr.   Assistant
Alberto Tolot   Photography
Marcelo Anez   Assistant
Ann Field   Hand Lettering
Eric Schilling   Mixing,Engineer