Mi Tierra

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}} {{good article}} {{Infobox album | name = Mi Tierra | type = Studio | artist = Gloria Estefan | cover = Gloria Estefan Mi Tierra.jpg | alt = Black-and-white image of a woman sitting at a table in a nightclub | released = {{start date|1993|6|22}} | recorded = 1992–1993 | studio = Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, Florida | genre = *Cuban *bolero *salsa<ref name="LannertJohn">{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190734_1_mi-tierra-english-language-percussion-and-bass|title=Disc Satisfying, Convincing|last=Lannert|first=John|date=June 20, 1993|access-date=September 1, 2021|work=Sun-Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Company|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222619/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190734_1_mi-tierra-english-language-percussion-and-bass|url-status=dead}}</ref> | length = {{Duration|m=55|s=18}} | language = Spanish | label = Epic | producer = *Emilio Estefan Jr. *Jorge Casas *Clay Ostwald | prev_title = Greatest Hits | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = Christmas Through Your Eyes | next_year = 1993 | misc = {{Singles | name = Mi Tierra | type = studio | single1 = Mi Tierra | single1date = June 1993 | single2 = Con Los Años Que Me Quedan/If We Were Lovers | single2date = August/September 1993 | single3 = Tradición | single3date = October 1993 | single4 = ¡Sí Señor!... | single4date = October 1993 | single5 = Montuno | single5date = December 1993 | single6 = Mi Buen Amor | single6date = January 1994 | single7 = Ayer | single7date = May 1994 }} }} '''''Mi Tierra''''' (''My Homeland'') is the third studio album by Cuban-American recording artist Gloria Estefan, released on June 22, 1993, by Epic Records. Produced by husband Emilio Estefan, it is a Spanish-language album and pays homage to her Cuban roots. The album features Cuban musical genres, including boleros, danzón and son music. Recorded at Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, Florida, ''Mi Tierra'' features notable Latin musicians such as Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval, Cachao López, Chamin Correa and Paquito D'Rivera.

The album was an international success, selling over five million copies worldwide. In the United States it was the first record to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, spending 58 weeks at #1 (longest running #1 album on the chart until 2021).<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=In Honor of Hispanic Heritage, Here Are The 20 Longest-Leading No. 1s on the Top Latin Albums Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/top-20-latin-albums-of-all-time/|access-date=2021-09-16|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref> It also peaked at number twenty-seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. ''Mi Tierra'' has sold over one million copies in the US and Spain. The album received favorable reviews from critics, who praised the album's production, songs and Estefan's vocals. Its success won the singer a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album. ''Mi Tierra'' spawned seven singles: "Mi Tierra", "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan", "Tradición", "Montuno", "¡Sí Señor!...", "Mi Buen Amor" and "Ayer".

==Background== Gloria Estefan had wanted to record a Spanish-language album reflecting her Cuban heritage since the beginning of her musical career.<ref name="q&a">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-22-ca-5809-story.html|title=Q&A With Gloria Estefan : 'Mi Tierra': Paying Tribute to Her Roots|last=Lopetegui|first=Ernesto|date=June 22, 1993|access-date=January 14, 2013|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Before recording in English, Estefan and her band performed at Latin nightclubs;<ref name="inspirations">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/06/24/mi-tierra/|title='Mi Tierra' Gloria Estefan Draws Inspiration From The Heritage Of Her Cuban Roots|last=Herrmann|first=Brenda|date=June 24, 1993|access-date=January 14, 2013|work=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Company}}</ref> she also remembered her grandmother teaching her old Cuban songs. Music had an important role in Estefan's family; her paternal grandmother was a poet, and an uncle played the flute in a salsa band.<ref name="q&a"/> The singer's desire to record an album in Spanish was also influenced by her son, Nayib; she wanted him to recognize his Cuban heritage.<ref name="inspirations"/>

==Recording and production== ''Mi Tierra'' was produced by Estefan's husband, Emilio Estefan, and fellow Miami Sound Machine members Clay Ostwald and Jorge Casas.<ref name="Lannert"/> It features notable Latin musicians, including Nestor Torres, Cachao López, Paquito Hechavarría, Chamin Correa, Paquito D'Rivera, Arturo Sandoval, Luis Enrique and Tito Puente.<ref name="Morales">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/latinbeatrhythms00mora_0|url-access=registration|quote=gloria estefan mi tierra luis enrique cachao.|title=The Latin Beat: The Rhythms And Roots Of Latin Music From Bossa Nova To Salsa And Beyond|last=Morales|first=Ed|page=[https://archive.org/details/latinbeatrhythms00mora_0/page/153 153]|publisher=De Capo|year=2003|isbn=9780786730209}}</ref> Additional performers include Sheila E. and the London Symphony Orchestra.<ref name="Morales"/><ref name="BLMAS"/> The album was recorded at Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, Florida.<ref name="Liner"/> Celia Cruz was invited to perform, but was unable to do so because of her touring schedule.<ref name="q&a"/> The album's cover features Estefan in a black-and-white photo at a Havana nightclub before the Cuban Revolution.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PqIaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6719,6093610&dq=mi-tierra+gloria-estefan&hl=en|title=Gloria Estefan calls new album of Cuban music 'labor of love'|last=Shiner|page=106|first=Lo|date=July 22, 1993|access-date=September 2, 2013|work=The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|publisher=Journal Communications}}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== {{anchor|Musical style and compositions}}Musical style and songs == {{Listen |filename=Gloria Estefan - Con Los Años Que Me Quedan.ogg |title=Gloria Estefan "Con los Años Que Me Quedan" (1993) |description=A 27-second sample of "Con los Años Que Me Quedan" by Gloria Estefan, one of the album's bolero songs. In it, Estefan describes the years spent away from her lover. |format=Ogg |filename2=Gloria Estefan - Mi Tierra.ogg |title2=Gloria Estefan "Mi Tierra" (1993) |description2=A 27-second sample of "Mi Tierra", the lead single from the album. An uptempo song, it features Cuban Son arrangements produced by Emilio Estefan. |format2=Ogg }} The opening track on the album, "Con los Años Que Me Quedan" ("With the Years I Have Left"), is a Cuban bolero song. Three other bolero tracks on ''Mi Tierra'' are "Mi Buen Amor" ("My True Love"), "Volverás" ("You'll Be Back"), and "Hablas de Mí" ("You're Talking About Me").<ref name="Lannert"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZFyHfJ3MztwC&q=con+los+anos+me+quedan++gloria+estefan+boleros&pg=PA53|title=What a wonderful world (Qué mundo tan maravilloso)|last=Alberola|first=Rafael|language=es|page=53|year=2008|publisher=Editorial Club Universitario|isbn=9788484546474}}</ref> The title track details the passion of Estefan's homeland in a son arrangement.<ref name="Lannert"/> In "Ayer" ("Yesterday") the singer finds a flower given to her by a lover and yearns for him to return, since life is short. Its music combines bolero and son music.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BdBJ-pyBnJoC&q=gloria+estefan+ayer&pg=PT237|title=Mujeres, espacio y poder|last=Flórez|first=Mercedes|language=es|page=237|year=2006|publisher=ArCiBel Editores|isbn=9788493450823}}</ref> "No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga" ("Out of All Bad, Some Good Things Come") is a danzón recalling a brief love affair.<ref name="Lannert"/>

"¡Sí Señor" ("Yes Sir!") is another ''son'' track featured on the album.<ref name="Morales"/> The bolero "Volverás" was later covered by Mexican recording artist Alejandro Fernández on his album ''Me Estoy Enamorando'' (1997), also produced by Emilio Estefan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/me-estoy-enamorando-mw0000029424|title=Me Estoy Enamorando — Overview|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref> "Montuno" takes its name from the musical genre of the same name.<ref name="Gettelman"/> "Hablemos El Mismo Idioma" ("Let's Speak The Same Language") is an anthem, reaching out to other Spanish-speaking groups, telling them that since they speak the same language they should leave their differences behind.<ref name="Allmusic"/> The album closes with "Tradición" ("Traditional"), which is performed as a conga.<ref name="Lannert"/>

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/m%C3%AD-tierra-mw0000098094|title=Mi Tierra — Review|first=Jose|last=Promis|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> |rev2 = ''Chicago Tribune'' |rev2score = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref name="Obejas">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/09/23/gloria-estefanmi-tierra-epic-starstarstarstarlong-before-gloria/|title=Tempo Recordings|last=Obejas|first=Achy|date=September 23, 1993|access-date=May 24, 2012|work=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Company}}</ref> |rev4 = ''Music Week'' |rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|title=Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums|magazine=Music Week|date=June 26, 1993|page=11|accessdate=January 29, 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-06-26.pdf}}</ref> |rev5 = ''Orlando Sentinel'' |rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Gettelman">{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/07/09/gloria-estefan-27/|title=Gloria Estefan|last=Gettelman|first=Peter|date=July 9, 1993|access-date=January 14, 2013|work=Orlando Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Company}}</ref> }}

Jose F. Promis of AllMusic awarded the album four stars out of five, calling it "one of [Estefan's] most satisfying."<ref name="Allmusic"/> ''Mi Tierra'' was "a breezy, sunny album with moments of melancholy," and "one of her most consistent albums to date."<ref name="Allmusic"/> Achy Obejas of the ''Chicago Tribune'' gave the album four out of four stars, praised it as "dispensing with the brash sound of more contemporary salsa" and lauded Emilio Estefan for the album's production.<ref name="Obejas"/> Anne Hurley of ''Entertainment Weekly'' said that ''Mi Tierra'' "will whirl you through an intoxicating landscape of traditional Cuban rhythms and aromatic flavors," and applauded the guest musicians on the album.<ref name="Hurley">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,307054,00.html|title=Mi Tierra Review|last=Hurley|first=Anne|date=June 25, 1993|access-date=June 24, 2012|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|archive-date=September 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930070620/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,307054,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Parry Gettelman of the ''Orlando Sentinel'' gave ''Mi Tierra'' four out of five stars, commending the album as "uncompromising, offering up songs and arrangements firmly rooted in Cuban traditions."<ref name="Gettelman"/> He compared it to Estefan's earlier recordings with the Miami Sound Machine, including her musical style and songwriting: "She ditches the synths and employs the London Symphony Orchestra's strings to graceful effect...abandoning melodrama for real color and emotional shading."<ref name="Gettelman"/> John Lannert described ''Mi Tierra'' for the ''Sun-Sentinel'' as "Estefan's Latin 'unplugged' album" and her "most satisfying effort to date."<ref name="Lannert">{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190734_1_mi-tierra-english-language-percussion-and-bass|title=Disc Satisfying, Convincing|last=Lannert|first=John|date=June 20, 1993|access-date=January 14, 2013|work=Sun-Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Company|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222619/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190734_1_mi-tierra-english-language-percussion-and-bass|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Accolades=== At the 36th Grammy Awards, ''Mi Tierra'' was the Best Tropical Latin Album.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-02-ca-29147-story.html|title=The 36th Annual Grammy Awards : And the Grammy Goes to . . . Winners According to Category|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 2, 1994|access-date=August 23, 2013}}</ref> At the 6th Lo Nuestro Awards Estefan received two awards in the tropical category, for Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=490961|title=Lo Nuestro 1994  — Historia de Premio lo Nuestro|language=es|year=1994|access-date=October 3, 2011|work=Univision|publisher=Univision Communications|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805232201/http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=490961|archive-date=August 5, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The singer was Female Artist of the Year at the first ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, and ''Mi Tierra'' was Album of the Year in the tropical-salsa category.<ref name="BLMAS">{{cite magazine| last = Lannert| first = John| date = May 21, 1994| title = First Latin Music Awards Recognize Range of Talent| magazine = Billboard| publisher = Prometheus Global Media| volume = 106| issue = 32| page = LM-52| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&q=marc+anthony+%22otra+nota%22+intitle:billboard&pg=PA52| access-date = June 3, 2010}}</ref> At the 1994 Spanish Ondas Awards, ''Mi Tierra'' was the Best International Album and Estefan the Best International Artist. It was recognized as the best-selling Latin album of the year with a 1993–94 NARM Best Seller Award.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+%22mi+tierra%22+%22gloria%22&pg=PA42|title=Estefan Tops 'Un Año De Rock'|last=Llewellyn|first=Howard|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|volume=106|issue=15|pages=42, 47|date=April 9, 1994|access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref> In 2015, ''Billboard'' listed ''Mi Tierra'' as one of the Essential Latin Albums of Past 50 Year stating that "Through son, she transports us to a magical place in the '50s where time stood still on her beloved island".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Latin Music: Essential Latin Albums of Past 50 Years|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/6686047/50-most-essential-latin-albums-past-50-years|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=September 17, 2015|date=September 17, 2015}}</ref>

==Commercial performance==

===Album=== In the United States, ''Mi Tierra'' peaked at number twenty-seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref name="us200"/> It was the first number-one album on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, established when it was released.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+%22mi+tierra%22+%22argentina%22&pg=PA26|title=Latin Notas|last=Lannert|first=John|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|page=26|date=July 10, 1993|access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> The album spent a total of fifty-eight weeks atop the chart, until it was displaced by Selena's album ''Amor Prohibido'' the week of June 11, 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top Latin Albums  — Week of June 11, 1994|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-albums/1994-06-11 |access-date=May 7, 2024|date=June 11, 1994 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> It was more successful on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart, where it spent ninety-one weeks on top.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Tropical Albums  — Week of April 15, 1995|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/tropical-albums/1995-04-15 |access-date=May 7, 2024|date=April 15, 1995 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> ''Mi Tierra'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums chart the week of July 10, 1993, but it was removed from the chart following week since it did not meet its criteria.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Latin Pop Albums  — Week of July 10, 1993|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-pop-albums/1993-07-10 |access-date=May 7, 2024|date=July 10, 1993 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref>

''Mi Tierra'' ended 1994 as the best-selling Latin album of the year in the United States.<ref name="usyearend"/> The album was certified 16× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America by Latin standards, for shipments of 1.6 million copies in the U.S.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|title=Mi Tierra|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|award=Platinum|number=16|Spanish=yes|access-date=May 24, 2012}} {{As of|October 2017}}, it sold 1,232,000 copies in the U.S., making it the sixth bestselling Latin album in the country.<ref name="bestselling">{{cite magazine|last1=Estevez|first1=Marjua|title=The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/selena-quintanilla-top-selling-latin-albums-ranking-25-years/|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=October 18, 2017|date=October 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017153546/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8005603/selena-quintanilla-top-selling-latin-albums-ranking-25-years|archive-date=October 17, 2017}}</ref> According to ''Billboard'', most purchasers did not speak Spanish.<ref name="ussales">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+%22mi+tierra%22+%22gloria%22&pg=PA22|title=Gloria Gets Her Roots Back|last=Cobo|first=Leila|volume=119|issue=30|page=23|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=July 28, 2007|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> In Latin America, the album was certified double platinum in Argentina and triple platinum in Mexico.<ref name="argcert"/>{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Mexico|title=Mi Tierra Combatir|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|access-date=April 5, 2011}} It sold over 30,000 copies in Chile.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+%22mi+tierra%22+%22argentina%22&pg=PA70|title=Record Biz Tries To Warm A Chilly Market|last=Lannert|first=John|volume=106|issue=50|page=70|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 10, 1994|access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref>

In Europe, ''Mi Tierra'' peaked at number fifty-nine in Germany,<ref name="germancharts"/> number nine in the Netherlands,<ref name="dutchcharts"/> number one in Spain,<ref name="spanishcharts"/> number twenty-five in Switzerland and number eleven in the United Kingdom.<ref name="swisscharts"/> The album was certified 10× platinum in Spain (for shipping one million copies) and certified gold in Switzerland.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Switzerland|title=Mi Tierra|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|access-date=April 5, 2011}}{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Spain|title=Mi Tierra|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|certyear=2004|certweek=23|access-date=April 5, 2011}} It also sold 200,000 in England.<ref name="saleso">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GREEAAAAMBAJ&q=gloria%20estefan%20greatest%20hits%20million%20copies&pg=PA30 |title=Language nor a barrier for Estefan's albums|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|volume=115|issue=41|page=30|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=October 11, 2003 |access-date=May 23, 2015}}</ref> ''Mi Tierra'' was the 60th-best-selling album of the 1990s,<ref>{{cite book|last=Dodd|first=Peter|title=100 best selling albums of the 90s|page=13|publisher=Amber Books|year=2004|isbn=9781904687139}}</ref> and sold over five million copies worldwide (four million outside the U.S.).<ref name="saleso"/>

===Singles=== "Mi Tierra" was the first single released from the album. In the United States, it reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart and number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mi Tierra — Gloria Estefan|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/song/gloria-estefan/mi-tierra/1915467|access-date=June 2, 2012 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> In Europe, the song peaked at number seventy-seven on the Media Control charts in Germany, twenty-seventh on the Mega Single Top 100 chart in Netherlands and thirty-sixth on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mi Tierra&, Gloria Estefan|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Gloria+Estefan&title=Mi+tierra&country=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716170523/http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Gloria+Estefan&title=Mi+tierra&country=de|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2014|access-date=June 2, 2012|language=de|work=Media Control|publisher=PhonoNet GmbH}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dutchcharts.nl — Gloria Estefan — Mi Tierra|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Gloria+Estefan&titel=Mi+Tierra&cat=s|language=nl|access-date=June 2, 2012|publisher=Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Archive Chart|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19930627/7501/|access-date=June 2, 2012|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> The second single, "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan", also reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Con Los Años Que Me Queden — Gloria Estefan|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/song/gloria-estefan/con-los-anos-que-me-quedan/371984|access-date=June 2, 2012 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> An English version, "If We Were Lovers", was released as a single and peaked at number forty on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Archive Chart|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19930808/7501/|access-date=June 2, 2012|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> The third single, "Tradición", reached number one the Hot Dance Clubs chart in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Tradición — Gloria Estefan|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/song/gloria-estefan/tradicion/371995|access-date=June 2, 2012 |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref>

"Montuno" was the fourth single released from the album, peaking at number fifty-five on the UK Singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Official Charts Company;— Gloria Estefan — Montuno|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Montuno|access-date=June 2, 2012|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> The fifth single, "¡Sí Señor!..." peaked at number forty-four on the Mega Single Top 100 chart in the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dutchcharts.nl — Gloria Estefan — ¡Sí Señor!...|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Gloria+Estefan&titel=%A1Si+se%F1or%21%2E%2E%2E&cat=s|language=nl|access-date=June 2, 2012|publisher=Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch}}</ref> The sixth, "Mi Buen Amor", reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mi Buen Amor — Gloria Estefan|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/song/gloria-estefan/mi-buen-amor/1963104|access-date=June 2, 2012 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> The last single released from the album was "Ayer", which peaked at number five on the Hot Latin Songs chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gloria Estefan Album & Song Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/gloria-estefan/chart-history/4564?f=363&g=Singles|access-date=June 2, 2012 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref>

== Track listing == *Official translations provided by Allmusic and by Gloria Estefan on the ''Mi Tierra'' liner notes.<ref name="Liner"/><ref name="Allmusic"/> {{track listing | | title1 = Con Los Años Que Me Quedan (With the Years That I Have Left) | length1 = 4:36 | writer1 = {{flat list| *Emilio Estefan, Jr. *Gloria Estefan }} | title2 = Mi Tierra (My Homeland) | length2 = 4:38 | writer2 = {{flat list| *Estéfano *Estefan }} | title3 = Ayer (Yesterday) | length3 = 5:17 | writer3 = Juanito R. Marquez | title4 = Mi Buen Amor (My True Love) | length4 = 3:50 | writer4 = {{flat list| *Estefan *Estéfano }} | title5 = Tus Ojos (Your Eyes) | length5 = 4:11 | writer5 = {{flat list| *Estefan, Jr. *Estéfano }} | title6 = No Hay Mal Que por Bien No Venga (Out of All Bad, Some Good Things Come) | length6 = 5:28 | writer6 = {{flat list| *Estefan, Jr. *Estefan *Israel "Cachao" López *Jon Secada }} | title7 = ¡Sí Señor!... (Yes Sir, It's "My S-O-N") | length7 = 4:40 | writer7 = Juanito R. Marquez | title8 = Volverás (You'll Be Back) | length8 = 3:55 | writer8 = {{flat list| *Estefan *Rafael Ferro }} | title9 = Montuno | length9 = 4:57 | writer9 = Marquez | title10 = Hablemos El Mismo Idioma (Let's Speak The Same Language) | length10 = 4:45 | writer10 = {{flat list| *Estefan, Jr. *Estefan }} | title11 = Hablas de Mí (You're Talking About Me) | length11 = 3:40 | writer11 = Jorge Luis Piloto | title12 = Tradición (Tradition) | length12 = 5:21 | writer12 = Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr. }}

==Personnel == Credits adapted from Allmusic and the ''Mi Tierra'' liner notes.<ref name="Liner">{{cite AV media notes |title= Mi Tierra|others= Gloria Estefan|year= 1993|type= CD liner|publisher= Epic|id= EK 53807|location= United States}}</ref><ref name="Mitierracredits">{{AllMusic |class= album|id=r183476|tab=Credits|label=Mi Tierra — Credits|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref>

===Performers=== *Randy Barlow – arranger, trumpet, background vocals *Rafael "Felo" Barrio – timbales *Cachao – arranger, bajo sexto, bass guitar *Jorge Casas – arranger, bajo sexto, bass guitar, background vocals, twelve-string guitar, producer, très *Alejandro Correa, Alfredo Correa – background vocals *Chamin Correa – guitar, requinto, background vocals *Paquito D'Rivera – saxophone *Luis Enrique – bass guitar, percussion, timbales *Emilio Estefan Jr. – arranger, producer *Gloria Estefan – arranger, background vocals, lead vocals *Estéfano – arranger *Nelson González – bass guitar, percussion, très *Paquito Hechavarría – piano *Sebastian Krys *London Symphony Orchestra – strings *Juanito Márquez – guitar *Teddy Mulet – arranger, trombone, trumpet, background vocals *Alfredo Oliva – viola *Jorge Orbon, Robert Basso, Max Teppich, Alexander Prilutchi – violin *Clay Ostwald – arranger, piano, producer, timbales *Rafael Padilla – bass, percussion *Tito Puente – congas, timbales *Cheíto Quinonez – trumpet, background vocals *Serena Radaelli – estilista *Roberto Luis Rodriguez, Arturo Sandoval – trumpet *Jon Secada – background vocals *Sheila E. – congas, timbales *Jorge Sicre – cello *Debbie Spring – charango, cuerda, viola, violin *Néstor Torres – flute

===Technical=== *Mike Couzzi – mixing *Nancy Donald – art direction *Charles Dye – engineer *Pablo Flores – mixing *Geoff Foster – assistant *Noel Harris – assistant *Mark Krieg – assistant *Patrice Wilkinson Levinsohn – engineer *Bob Ludwig – mastering *Frank Miret – engineer *Lance Phillips – assistant *Phil Ramone – mixing *Andrew Roshberg – assistant *Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing *Ron Taylor – engineer *Alberto Tolot – photography *Francesca Tolot – make-Up *Christine Wilson – design *Javier Vacas – assistant

== Charts ==

===Weekly charts=== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Mi Tierra'' !Chart (1993–96) !Peak position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=95}}</ref> |align="center"|81 |- {{album chart|Netherlands|9|artist=Gloria Estefan|album=Mi Tierra|rowheader=true|refname="dutchcharts"|access-date=June 2, 2012}} |- !scope="row"|European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-08-21.pdf|title=European Top 100 Albums|magazine=Music & Media|access-date=12 September 2025}}</ref> |align="center"|20 |- !scope="row"|German Albums (Media Control)<ref name = "germancharts">{{cite web|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Gloria+Estefan/7281/longplay|title=Gloria Estefan – Mi Tierra|work=Media Control Charts|publisher=Phononet GmbH|language=de|date=July 8, 1993|access-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323212722/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Gloria+Estefan/7281/longplay|archive-date=March 23, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |align="center"|59 |- !scope="row"|Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref name="spanishcharts">{{cite magazine| date = August 14, 1993| title = Hits of the World| magazine = Billboard| publisher = Prometheus Global Media| volume = 105| issue = 33| page = 40| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6BEEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+%22gloria+estefan%22+%22hits+of+the+world%22&pg=PA40| access-date = May 24, 2012}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- {{album chart|Switzerland|25|artist=Gloria Estefan|album=Mi Tierra|rowheader=true|refname="swisscharts"|access-date=June 2, 2012}} |- {{album chart|UK|11|artist=Gloria Estefan|rowheader=true|refname="ukcharts"|access-date=June 2, 2012}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|27|artist=Gloria Estefan|rowheader=true|refname="us200"|access-date=June 2, 2012}} |- {{album chart|BillboardLatin|1|artist=Gloria Estefan|rowheader=true|refname="uslatin"|access-date=June 2, 2012}} |- {{album chart|BillboardTropical|1|artist=Gloria Estefan|rowheader=true|refname="ustropical"|access-date=June 2, 2012}} |-

!scope="row"|US ''Cashbox'' Top Pop Albums<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-07-24.pdf|title=Top 100 Albums|work=Cashbox|page=14|access-date=September 1, 2025}}</ref> |align="center"|26 |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ 1993 year-end chart performance for ''Mi Tierra'' !scope="col"|Chart (1993) !scope="col"|Position |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1993&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1993|language=nl|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=May 23, 2022}}</ref> |align="center"|48 |- ! scope="row"| Spanish Albums (AFYVE)<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818120257/http://www.anuariossgae.com/1999/pdfs/grabada/grabada%20anexos.pdf#page=3|archive-date=August 18, 2012|url=http://www.anuariossgae.com/1999/pdfs/grabada/grabada%20anexos.pdf#page=3|title=LOS 50 TÍTULOS CON MAYORES VENTAS EN LAS LISTAS DE VENTAS DE AFYVE EN 1993|language=es|publisher=Anuarios SGAE|access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- !scope="row"|US Top Latin Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="usyearend">{{cite magazine|title=1994: The Year in Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&q=mi+tierra|volume=106|issue=52|page=YE-77, 80|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 24, 1994|access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- |- !scope="row"|US Tropical Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: 1993 - Top Hot Latin Tracks|date=December 25, 1993|magazine=Billboard|page=YE-56|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |align="center"|3 |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ 1994 year-end chart performance for ''Mi Tierra'' !scope="col"|Chart (1994) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|US Top Latin Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="usyearend"/> |align="center"|1 |- !scope="row"|US Tropical Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="usyearend"/> |align="center"|1 |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ 1995 year-end chart performance for ''Mi Tierra'' !scope="col"|Chart (1995) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|US Top Latin Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="usyearend95">{{cite magazine|title=1995: The Year in Music|page=YE-68|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 23, 1995}}</ref> |align="center"|6 |- !scope="row"|US Tropical Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="usyearend95"/> |align="center"|1 |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ 1996 year-end chart performance for ''Mi Tierra'' !scope="col"|Chart (1996) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|US Top Latin Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="usyearend-1996">{{cite magazine|title=1996: The Year in Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Billboard%22+%221996%22|volume=108|issue=52|page=YE-63, 80|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 28, 1996|access-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref> |align="center"|10 |- !scope="row"|US Tropical Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="usyearend-1996"/> |align="center"|2 |} {{col-end}}

== Certifications and sales == {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|title=Mi Tierra|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1993|certref=<ref name="argcert">{{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=%2BBuscar%2B&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |title=Discos de oro y platino |access-date=November 4, 2012 |publisher=Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas |language=es |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Chile|title=Mi Tierra|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|nocert=yes|relyear=1993|salesamount=30,000|salesref=<ref name="chilsal">{{cite magazine|title=Chile's Warm-up|magazine = Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70|date=December 10, 1994|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=70–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>|access-date=April 5, 2011}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=Gloria Estefan|title=Mi Tierra|nocert=True|relyear=1993|salesamount=11,650|salesref=<ref>{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Mi Tierra Combatir|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1993|certyear=2000|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref name="SalesMEX">{{cite news|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/295012151|title=The power and the glory Pop queen Gloria Estefan returned to her musical roots to mine a rich seam of Cuban immigrant nostalgia. Now she's the Madonna of Miami|newspaper=The Guardian|page=T.018|date=October 6, 1995|access-date=March 1, 2024|first=Philip|last=Sweeney|id={{ProQuest|295012151}} |quote=A vast seller across the Hispanic world - one million copies in Spain alone, the same in Mexico, just under in the US - and outside, it is unique as an Afro-Cuban hit record in the UK. And Mi Tierra is still selling, in effect a classic at two years old}}</ref>|access-date=April 5, 2011}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|title=Mi Tierra|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1993|certyear=2000|access-date=12 November 2018}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Mi Tierra|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|award=Platinum|number=10|relyear=1993|certyear=2004|certweek=23|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref name="saleso"/>|access-date=April 5, 2011}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=Mi Tierra|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1993|access-date=April 5, 2011}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Gloria Estefan|title=Mi Tierra|nocert=yes|salesamount=200,000|salesref=<ref name=barrier>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GREEAAAAMBAJ&q=gloria+estefan+greatest+hits+million+copies&pg=PA30 |title=Language nor a barrier for Estefan's albums |via=Google Books |author=Leila Cobo|date=11 October 2003 |access-date=27 October 2021}}</ref>|relyear=1993}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Mi Tierra|artist=Gloria Estefan|type=album|award=Platinum|number=16|Spanish=yes|salesamount=1,232,000|salesref=<ref name="bestselling"/>|access-date=May 24, 2012}} {{Certification Table Summary}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|nocert=true|artist=Gloria Estefan|title=Mi Tierra|type=album|salesamount=5,200,000|salesref={{efn|According to ''Billboard'' magazine, ''Mi Tierra'' sold over 1,2 million copies in the US<ref name="bestselling"/> and another 4 million in the rest of the world.<ref name="saleso"/>|name=World_sales}}}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

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Category:1993 albums Category:Albums produced by Emilio Estefan Category:Epic Records albums Category:Gloria Estefan albums Category:Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album Category:1990s Spanish-language albums