Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the nineteenth of her career overall. It shipped 1.6 million copies worldwide in its first month of release.

Production and release The album features a more ambient sound than previous Estefan albums, with only two songs, "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" and "Higher", being upbeat. The album includes a bonus enhanced selection, in which Estefan talks about the album and the song "Reach" in particular. It also features an animated discography of Estefan.

The first single from the album, "Reach", became a hit around the world and was the official theme of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

On July 26, 2024, the album was reissued on 'crystal clear' 180-gram vinyl in a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies.

Commercial performance The album placed at #116 on the Billboard Year-End chart and as of 2005 it has sold 877,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan. According to Billboard, It was one of Sony Music's best selling records in the first quarter revenue of 1996, selling over 1.6 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

North American Enhanced CD includes various interviews and video clips.

Personnel

Davnda Afaolbi – vocals Davonda Afolabi – choir Gloria Agostini – harp Donna Allen – vocals (background) Marcelo Anez – engineer Julien Barber – viola Diane Barere – cello Elena Barere – violin Randy Barlow – trumpet Mike Bassie – rap John Beale – violin Carol Becker – vocals Joseph Bongiorno – bass Edwin Bonilla – percussion Francisco Anthony Del – drum programming April Brown – violin Avril Brown – violin Ed Calle – saxophone Jorge Casas – bass, guitar, arranger, producer, chant, mandocello, tres, orchestration, production coordination, muted banjo Sean Chambers – engineer David Chappell – strings Huifang Chen – strings Charles Christopher – vocals (background) Tony Concepcion – trumpet Mike Couzzi – engineer Sal Cuevas – bass Matt Curry – assistant Jill Dell'Abate – contractor Lawrence Dermer – guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, keyboards, organ (hammond), vocals (background), producer, bata, fender rhodes, horn arrangements, string arrangements Sharon Diacheysn – vocals John DiPuccio – strings Nancy Donald – art direction Charles Dye – engineer Emilio Estefan, Jr. – arranger, producer, executive producer Gloria Estefan – arranger, vocals (background) Mary Helen Ewing – viola Joan Faigen – strings Chembo Febles – percussion, percussion (African), chant John Feeney – violin Guillermo Figueroa – violin Narcisco Figueroa – violin Guillermo Figueron – violin Barry Finclair – bass, violin Shaun Fisher – vocals Pablo Flores – mixing Cecelia Hobbs Gardner – violin Crystal Garner – viola Hector Garrido – conductor, director, organ (hammond), orchestration Javier Garza – engineer Andy Goldman – guitar Paolo Gualano – percussion, drums, surdo, drums (snare) Joyce Hammann – violin Kate Harrington – hair stylist Kris Kello – arranger, keyboards, vocals (background) Bakithi Khumalo – bass, chant Sebastián Krys – engineer Phil Lakofsky – strings, cello Carol Landon – viola Jeanne LeBlanc – cello Charles Libove – violin Mei Mei Lin – strings Richard Locker – cello Daniel Lopez – percussion, handclapping Dante Luciani – trombone Bob Ludwig – mastering Juan R. Marquez – classic guitar Nancy McAlhany – violin Andrew Melick – photography Rick Melverne – vocals Homer Mensch – bass Heidi Modr – violin Sarah Moore – vocals Richard Morris – vocals Rick Morris – choir Doug Mountain – digital mixing Eugene J. Moye – cello Jan Mullen – violin Craig Mumm – viola David Nadien – violin Jorge Noriega – vocals (background) Mario Ochoa – percussion Alfredo Oliva – strings Gene Orloff – violin Clay Ostwald – arranger, keyboards, producer, chant Caryl Paisner – cello Sandra Park – violin Paul Peabody – violin Scott Perry – engineer Freddy Piñero, Jr. – programming, engineer, assistant John Pintavalle – violin Cheito Quinonez – vocals (background), guiro Serena Radaelli – hair stylist Dave Reitzas – engineer, mixing Herb Ritts – photography Robert Rozek – strings Kike Santander – bass, guitar, percussion, arranger, keyboards, handclapping, producer, horn arrangements, vocal effect Mike Scaglione – saxophone Eric Schilling – engineer Mark Orrin Schuman – cello Laura Seaton – violin Richard Sortomme – violin Debbie Spring – viola Steve Svensson – strings Marti Sweet – bass Ron Taylor – engineer Ron Taylor – engineer Dana Teboe – trombone Donna Tecco – violin Rene Toledo – guitar Alberto Tolot – photography Francesca Tolot – make-up Michelle Vandenbos – choir Deborah Waknin – hair stylist Ellen Westerman – cello Eric Wyric – violin Joe Zeytoonian – saz, oud

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996)Peak positionCanada Albums (RPM)29European Albums (Music & Media)14Portuguese Albums (AFP)10Spanish Albums (Promusicae)5

Year-end charts Chart (1996)PositionUS Billboard 200116

Certifications and sales

Release history Region Date U.S. Canada Europe, Latin America & Asia Japan Europe (Reissue EPC 483932 5)

References

External links Gloria Estefan discography database

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