Primitive Love

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Primitive Love
File:PrimitiveLove.jpg
Standard cover art
Studio album by Miami Sound Machine
Released August 1985 (1985-08)
Recorded 1984–85
Genre Dance-pop
Length 39:24
Label Epic, CBS Records International
Producer Emilio Estefan Jr.
Miami Sound Machine chronology
Eyes of Innocence
(1984)Eyes of Innocence1984		 Primitive Love
(1985)		 Let It Loose
(1987)Let It Loose1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau B[2]

Primitive Love is the ninth studio album and second English-language record by the Miami Sound Machine, released in August 1985, by Epic Records.

Background

This album was a follow-up to the band's previous releases in every sense; in the music, in rhythms and in Gloria Estefan's vocals. Previous releases by Miami Sound Machine had failed to achieve much in the way of crossover success. However, with the release of Primitive Love in 1985, their distinctive sound was finally being heard by a wider audience, both in the United States and abroad.

This album was the band's first appearance on the American albums chart, reaching #23 on the Billboard 200. The album ended the year on the 1986 Billboard Year End Charts at number ten.[3]

Three singles released from this album reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Conga" peaked at #10; "Bad Boy" reached #8; "Words Get in the Way" was the highest-charting single from this album, at #5; and "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" climbed to #25.[3]

As of 2008, the album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.[3]

Track Listings

Singles

# Title Date
1. "Conga" August 1985
2. "Bad Boy" Nov 1985
3. "Words Get in the Way" Jan 1986
4. "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" March 1986

Release history

Region Date
Japan August 23, 1985 (1985-08-23)
United States August 13, 1985 (1985-08-13)
Worldwide August 23, 1985 (1985-08-23)

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position[3]
U.S. Billboard 200 21[15]
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1
U.S. The Billboard 200 (Year-End 1986) 10[16]
Dutch Album Charts 30[17]
German Album Charts 41[18]
New Zealand Album Charts 13[19]

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[citation needed] Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Platinum 100,000
United States (RIAA)[21] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Credits and personnel

  • Gloria Estefan - lead vocal, background vocals, songwriter
  • Emilio Estefan Jr. - percussions
  • Enrique "Kiki" García - drums
  • Juan Marcos Ávila - bass
  • Wesley B. Wright - guitar
  • Roger Fisher - keyboards
  • Gustavo Lezcano - harmonica
  • Víctor López - trumpet
  • Ed Calle - saxophone
  • Tony Concepcion - trumpet
  • Rafael Padilla - percussion, timbales
  • Betty Cortez - keyboards, background vocals
  • Rafael Vigil - background vocals
  • Paquito Hechevarría - guest musician (piano, "Conga")
  • Juanito Márquez - guest musician (guitar, "Conga")
  • Suzi Carr - background vocal ("Body To Body")
  • Producers: Emilio Estefan Jr.
  • Arrangers: Lawrence Dermer & Joe Galdo
  • Engineer & Mixing: Eric Schilliing
  • Additional Engineers: Ted Stein, John Haag & Mark Richman
  • Assistant Engineers: Teresa Verplanck, Patrice Caroll Levinsohn, Carlos Santos
  • Horn Arrangement: Juanito Márquez ("Mucho Money", "Movies"), Víctor López & Ricardo Eddy Martínez ("Conga")
  • Recorded & Mixed: New River Studios and International Sound Studios.
  • Remixes: Pablo Flores ("Conga", "Primitive Love")
  • Remix: Pablo Flores ("Bad Boy" Dub Version, 2009 Japan Mini-LP CD Edition)
  • Design and Art Direction: Bob Rauchman
  • Front Cover Photography: Al Freedy
  • Back Cover Photographs: Michael Wray
  • Gloria Estefan's Hair & Makeup: Samy
  • Front Cover Clothes: Fini Lignarolo

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Primitive Love (1985)
  4. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/fe40131
  5. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/ek40131
  6. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/epc26491
  7. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/cdepc26491eu
  8. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/epc4634002
  9. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/328p115
  10. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/258p5202
  11. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/esca7597
  12. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/esca7597jp
  13. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/dil10375
  14. ↑ http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/eicp1218
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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