Anything for You (Gloria Estefan song)
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"Anything for You" is a popular song and ballad written by Gloria Estefan
and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album, Let It Loose
. "Anything for You" became a number-one song in the United States
during the year 1988; it was the band's (and Gloria's) first. It topped the Billboard
magazine Hot 100 chart on May 14, 1988, and remained there for two weeks. The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary
chart that same year. It also peaked at #3 on the Hot Latin Tracks on June 25, 1988. The B-side of the single was a Spanglish
version of the song, with Estefan alternating the verses and chorus between English and Spanish.
In the UK, "Anything for You" was Gloria's breakthrough hit. After the disappointing UK chart placings of previous singles, "Anything for You" was released in July 1988 and entered at #87. However, the song started a steady twelve week climb and finally reached a peak of #10 by September 1988. This gave Gloria the chance to release the uptempo follow up "1-2-3" just six weeks after and finally gave her two consecutive top ten hits. The success of Anything For You finally proved that Gloria was able to have UK hits and so followed the re-releases of "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and "Can't Stay Away From You" which reached the top 20 and top 10 respectively.
The song also appeared on the compilation album Exitos de Gloria Estefan
, sung completely in Spanish and retitled "No Te Olvidaré (I Won't Forget You)."
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album, Let It Loose
Let It Loose (Miami Sound Machine album)
Let It Loose is the 10th studio album by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, released in 1987. The album was retitled Anything for You for its European release in 1988 with a different cover design...
. "Anything for You" became a number-one song in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
during the year 1988; it was the band's (and Gloria's) first. It topped the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine Hot 100 chart on May 14, 1988, and remained there for two weeks. The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
chart that same year. It also peaked at #3 on the Hot Latin Tracks on June 25, 1988. The B-side of the single was a Spanglish
Spanglish
.Spanglish refers to the blend of Spanish and English, in the speech of people who speak parts of two languages, or whose normal language is different from that of the country where they live. The Hispanic population of the United States and the British population in Argentina use varieties of...
version of the song, with Estefan alternating the verses and chorus between English and Spanish.
In the UK, "Anything for You" was Gloria's breakthrough hit. After the disappointing UK chart placings of previous singles, "Anything for You" was released in July 1988 and entered at #87. However, the song started a steady twelve week climb and finally reached a peak of #10 by September 1988. This gave Gloria the chance to release the uptempo follow up "1-2-3" just six weeks after and finally gave her two consecutive top ten hits. The success of Anything For You finally proved that Gloria was able to have UK hits and so followed the re-releases of "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and "Can't Stay Away From You" which reached the top 20 and top 10 respectively.
The song also appeared on the compilation album Exitos de Gloria Estefan
Exitos de Gloria Estefan
Exitos de Gloria Estefan is the first compilation album released by Gloria Estefan, but is the second solo release and the 13th overall, released in 1990 .-Album history:...
, sung completely in Spanish and retitled "No Te Olvidaré (I Won't Forget You)."