LET IT LOOSE (ALBUM)

Let It Loose
Let It Loose
	Standard artwork
Studio album by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
Released	June 2, 1987
Recorded	Autumn 1986 – Spring 1987
Studio	Criteria (Miami)
Genre	Pop; dance-pop;
Length	38:28
Label	Epic
Producer	Emilio & The Jerks; ( Emilio Estefan, Jr.); ( Lawrence Dermer); (Joe Galdo); (Rafael Vigil)
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine chronology
Singles from Let It Loose
	" Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"; Released: May 1987; " Betcha Say That"; Released: September 1, 1987; " Can't Stay Away from You"; Released: November 10, 1987; " Anything for You"; Released: March 1988; " 1-2-3"; Released: June 14, 1988;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau	B+^[3]

Let It Loose is the tenth studio album by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, released in 1987. It is the first studio album to feature a specific credit for Estefan, but is her 10th album overall including her work with Miami Sound Machine. Initially gaining little attention in Europe, the success of the single " Anything for You" led to the album being re-released under that name, and with a different cover art, across Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand from October 1988 to early 1989. It is Miami Sound Machine's most commercially successful album, being certified triple-platinum by the RIAA and peaking at number six on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

Standard release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	" Betcha Say That"	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	4:36
2.	"Let It Loose"	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	2:49
3.	" Can't Stay Away from You"	Gloria M. Estefan	3:56
4.	"Give It Up"	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia, Randall Barlow	2:58
5.	"Surrender"	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	3:59
6.	" Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:55
7.	"Love Toy"	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	4:30
8.	"I Want You So Bad"	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	4:17
9.	" 1-2-3"	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:28
10.	" Anything for You"	Gloria M. Estefan	3:41
Total length:			38:28

Japan CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" (12" Version)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	7:08
12.	"Betcha Say That" (12" Version)	Joe Galdo, Lawrence Dermer, Rafael Vigil	7:13

Japan Mini-LP CD Series Limited Edition bonus track (2009)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"1-2-3" (Extended Version)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	4:35
14.	" No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You – Spanish Version)	Gloria M. Estefan	4:03

Europe, U.K. & South Africa CD Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	" Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" (12" Version)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	7:08
12.	" Betcha Say That" (12" Version)	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	7:13

Australia LP/ cassette release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	" Betcha Say That"	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	4:36
2.	"Let It Loose"	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	2:49
3.	" Can't Stay Away from You"	Gloria M. Estefan	3:56
4.	"Give It Up"	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia, Randall Barlow	2:58
5.	"Surrender"	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	3:59
6.	" Words Get in the Way" (Exclusive track)	Gloria M. Estefan	3:23
7.	" Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:55
8.	"Love Toy"	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	4:30
9.	"I Want You So Bad"	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	4:17
10.	" 1-2-3"	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:28
11.	" Anything for You"	Gloria M. Estefan	3:41
12.	" Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" (Exclusive track)	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	3:58
Total length:			45:30

Australia CD Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	" Bad Boy" (Exclusive Bonus track)	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	3:53

Personnel

Gloria Estefan – lead and backing vocals
John De Faria – all guitars
Clay Ostwald, Jim Trompeter – keyboards
Jorge Casas, Will Lee – bass
Emilio Estefan, Rafael Padilla – percussion
Enrique Berro "Kiki" Garcia – drums
Randy Barlow, Teddy Mulett – trumpet
Clarence Clemons – sax solos on track 2
Ed Calle – saxophone
Paquito Hechavarría – piano solos on tracks 5 & 7

Production

Emilio Estefan – producer
Lawrence Dermer – producer
Rafael Vigil – producer
Jorge Casa – producer (track 6)
Clay Ostwald – producer (track 6)
John Haag – engineer
Teresa Verplanck – engineer
Eric Schilling – mixing

Chart positions

Chart (1987–1989)	Peak position
Canadian Albums ( RPM)^[4]	29
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100)^[5]	1
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	57
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ)^[7]	18
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista)^[8]	10
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	29
UK Albums ( OCC)^[10]	1
US Billboard 200^[11]	6
US Latin Pop Albums ( Billboard)^[12]	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard)^[13]	55

Year-end charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. The Billboard 200 (Year-End 1987)	88
U.S. The Billboard 200 (Year-End 1988)	13

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada ( Music Canada)^[14]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Japan	—	51,320^[15]
Mexico ( AMPROFON)^[16]	Gold	100,000^{^}
Netherlands ( NVPI)^[17]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Sweden ( GLF)^[18]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom ( BPI)^[19]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^{^}
United States ( RIAA)^[20]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Let It Loose

Region	Date
U.S.	June 2, 1987 (1987-06-02)
Canada	June 1, 1987 (1987-06-01)
Europe	June 1, 1987 (1987-06-01)
France	June 12, 1987 (1987-06-12)
Japan	May 21, 1987 (1987-05-21)
Japan (Mini LP CD Series)	July 8, 2009 (2009-07-08)
music on vinyl	July 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)

Anything For You

Region	Date
U.K.	October 1988 (1988-10)
Germany	February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13)
Spain	May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15)
Switzerland	June 9, 1988 (1988-06-09)
Australia	February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13)

References

^ Breihan, Tom (May 3, 2021). "The Number Ones: Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine's "Anything For You". Stereogum. Retrieved November 11, 2023. Let It Loose is a clubby record, but it has nothing to do with the Latin freestyle that was popular at the time. Instead, it's bright and shiny pop music...
^ Birchmeier, Jason. "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
^ Christgau, Robert (September 1, 1987). " Consumer Guide: Let It Loose". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-02-01.
^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Anything for You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Let It Loose" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "Charts.nz – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Let It Loose". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Anything for You". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Let It Loose". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Let It Loose". Music Canada.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Miami Sound Machine in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Let it Loose in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Let it Loose" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 12 November 2018. Enter Let it Loose in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1989 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987–1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
^ "British album certifications – Miami Sound Machine/Gloria Estefan – Anything for You". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Let It Loose". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Let It Loose at Discogs (list of releases)

[Breihan_2021-1] Breihan, Tom (May 3, 2021). "The Number Ones: Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine's "Anything For You". Stereogum. Retrieved November 11, 2023. Let It Loose is a clubby record, but it has nothing to do with the Latin freestyle that was popular at the time. Instead, it's bright and shiny pop music...

[2] Birchmeier, Jason. "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

[3] Christgau, Robert (September 1, 1987). " Consumer Guide: Let It Loose". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-02-01.

[collectionscanada1-4] "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

[ac_Netherlands_Gloria_Estefan_and_Miami_Sound_Machine-5] "Dutchcharts.nl – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Anything for You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[ac_Germany4_Gloria_Estefan_and_Miami_Sound_Machine-6] "Offiziellecharts.de – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Let It Loose" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[ac_New_Zealand_Gloria_Estefan_and_Miami_Sound_Machine-7] "Charts.nz – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Let It Loose". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[ac_Norway_Gloria_Estefan_and_Miami_Sound_Machine-8] "Norwegiancharts.com – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Anything for You". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[ac_Sweden_Gloria_Estefan_and_Miami_Sound_Machine-9] "Swedishcharts.com – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Let It Loose". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[ac_UK_Gloria_Estefan_and_Miami_Sound_Machine-10] "Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Gloria_Estefan-11] "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[ac_BillboardLatinPop_Gloria_Estefan-12] "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Gloria_Estefan-13] "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[CanadaMiami_Sound_MachineLet_It_LoosealbumCertRef-14] "Canadian album certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Let It Loose". Music Canada.

[15] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[MexicoMiami_Sound_MachineLet_it_LoosealbumCertRef-16] "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Miami Sound Machine in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Let it Loose in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.

[NetherlandsMiami_Sound_MachineLet_it_LoosealbumCertRef-17] "Dutch album certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Let it Loose" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 12 November 2018. Enter Let it Loose in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1989 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

[18] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987–1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

[United_KingdomMiami_Sound_Machine/Gloria_EstefanAnything_for_YoualbumCertRef-19] "British album certifications – Miami Sound Machine/Gloria Estefan – Anything for You". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesGloria_EstefanLet_It_LoosealbumCertRef-20] "American album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Let It Loose". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Gloria Estefan singles
1980s	" Dr. Beat" " Prisoner of Love" " I Need a Man" " Conga" " Bad Boy" " Words Get in the Way" " Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" " Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" " Betcha Say That" " Can't Stay Away from You" " Anything for You" " 1-2-3" " Don't Wanna Lose You" " Get on Your Feet" " Here We Are"
1990s	" Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" " Cuts Both Ways" " Renacer" " Coming Out of the Dark" " Seal Our Fate" " Remember Me with Love" " Can't Forget You" " Live for Loving You" " Always Tomorrow" " Megamix" " I See Your Smile" " Hasta Amarte" " Go Away" " Mi Tierra" " Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" " Tradición" " Montuno " ¡Sí Señor!..." " Mi Buen Amor" " Ayer" " Turn the Beat Around" " Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" " Everlasting Love" " It's Too Late" " Cherchez La Femme" " Abriendo Puertas" " Más Allá" " Tres Deseos" " Dulce Amor" " La Parranda" " Reach" " You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" " I'm Not Giving You Up" " Higher" " Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" " No Pretendo" " Heaven's What I Feel/Corazón Prohibido" " En El Jardín" " Oye!" " Cuba Libre" " Don't Let This Moment End" " Santo Santo" " Music of My Heart"
2000–2010s	" No Me Dejes de Querer" " Como Me Duele Perderte" " Tres Gotas de Agua Bendita" " Por Un Beso" " You Can't Walk Away from Love" " Out of Nowhere" " Y-Tu-Conga" " Wrapped/Hoy" " I Wish You" " Te Amaré" " Tu Fotografía" " Doctor Pressure" " No Llores" " Me Odio" " Píntame De Colores" " Wepa" " Hotel Nacional" " Cuando Hay Amor"
Other	" What More Can I Give" " Somos El Mundo" " Almost Like Praying"
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v t e Gloria Estefan singles
1980s	" Dr. Beat" " Prisoner of Love" " I Need a Man" " Conga" " Bad Boy" " Words Get in the Way" " Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" " Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" " Betcha Say That" " Can't Stay Away from You" " Anything for You" " 1-2-3" " Don't Wanna Lose You" " Get on Your Feet" " Here We Are"
1990s	" Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" " Cuts Both Ways" " Renacer" " Coming Out of the Dark" " Seal Our Fate" " Remember Me with Love" " Can't Forget You" " Live for Loving You" " Always Tomorrow" " Megamix" " I See Your Smile" " Hasta Amarte" " Go Away" " Mi Tierra" " Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" " Tradición" " Montuno " ¡Sí Señor!..." " Mi Buen Amor" " Ayer" " Turn the Beat Around" " Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" " Everlasting Love" " It's Too Late" " Cherchez La Femme" " Abriendo Puertas" " Más Allá" " Tres Deseos" " Dulce Amor" " La Parranda" " Reach" " You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" " I'm Not Giving You Up" " Higher" " Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" " No Pretendo" " Heaven's What I Feel/Corazón Prohibido" " En El Jardín" " Oye!" " Cuba Libre" " Don't Let This Moment End" " Santo Santo" " Music of My Heart"
2000–2010s	" No Me Dejes de Querer" " Como Me Duele Perderte" " Tres Gotas de Agua Bendita" " Por Un Beso" " You Can't Walk Away from Love" " Out of Nowhere" " Y-Tu-Conga" " Wrapped/Hoy" " I Wish You" " Te Amaré" " Tu Fotografía" " Doctor Pressure" " No Llores" " Me Odio" " Píntame De Colores" " Wepa" " Hotel Nacional" " Cuando Hay Amor"
Other	" What More Can I Give" " Somos El Mundo" " Almost Like Praying"
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