Abriendo Puertas () is a 1995 album released by Gloria Estefan. It is her sixth studio album as a soloist and second Spanish language album released.
Content
Abriendo Puertas was the second Spanish language studio album released by Estefan after her successful Spanish debut album, Mi Tierra.
In contrast to Mi Tierra, an album primarily influenced by Cuban music, Abriendo Puertas draws on a wider variety of Latin American musical styles. For instance, the title track is an example of vallenato, a Colombian music genre. Several of the songs refer to Christmas and the New Year. The album has sold 2.3 million copies outside the US.
Estefan's second Spanish album won Best Tropical/Salsa Album at the 1996 Grammy Awards, her second Grammy Award.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.
Donna Allen – guest artist, background vocals
Marcelo Añez – assistant engineer
Randy Barlow – trumpet
Edwin Bonilla – percussion
Stony Browder – arranger
Cachao, Frank Cornelius – bass guitar
Charles Calello – arranger
Ed Calle – guest artist, tenor saxophone
Scott Canto – assistant engineer
Jorge Casas – arranger, bass guitar, mandocello, programming
Sean Chambers – assistant engineer
Charles Christopher, Rick Krive, Rita Quintero, Joy Francis, LaGaylia Frazier – background vocals Mike Couzzi – engineer Paquito D'Rivera – clarinet Lawrence Dermer – arranger, fender rhodes, piano, programming, tambourine, background vocals Nancy Donald – art direction Emilio Estefan Jr. – producer Gloria Estefan – primary artist, background vocals Hector Garrido – conductor, orchestration Andy Goldman – guitar Berry Gordy Jr. Mark Gruber – assistant engineer Jim Hacker – trumpet Lauren Hammock – French horn Diana Serna - background vocals Al Kooper – arranger Sebastián Krys – assistant engineer Patrice Levinson – engineer Andrew Lewinter – French horn Gary Lindsay, Whit Sidener – alto saxophone Fred Lipsius – arranger Bob Ludwig – mastering Gonzalo "El Cocha" Molina- accordion Juan R. Marquez, Andy Goldman, Tim Mitchell – guitar Teddy Mulet, Dana Teboe – trombone Clay Ostwald – arranger, Hammond organ, piano, programming Scott Perry – engineer Steve Robillard – assistant engineer Steve Rucker – drums Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing Nathaniel Seidman – arranger, programming Cindy Sluka – English horn, oboe Ted Stein – engineer Ron Taylor – engineer Alberto Tolot – photography Nestor Torres – flute Yvonne Yedibalian – assistant engineer