Tradición

"Tradición" ("Tradition") is a 1993 song by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released as the third single from her first all Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra. The song is heavily influenced by African and Cuban rhythms, and became the first song by Estefan to top the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, even though it was a Spanish language song. The single was released as a CD single and CD maxi, but some promotional singles were sent to clubs, the main reason why the song went to number-one on that chart for two weeks (the last week of December 1993 and the first week of January 1994).[1]

"Tradición"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Mi Tierra
Released1993 (United States)
Recorded1992–1993
GenreLatin Pop
Length5:20
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Con Los Años Que Me Quedan"
(1993)
"Tradición"
(1993)
"Montuno"
(1993)

Critical reception

The Daily Vault's Mark Millan picked "Tradicion" as his favourite from the album and added "which is exactly that: a traditional acoustic-style song that Estefan revels in; she would use this formula as a template for her stunning 1996 album Destiny."[2]

Official versions

Original versions

  1. Album Version — 5:20

Remixes

  1. Glorious Tribal Mix - 6:22
  2. Musto Traditional Mix - 5:20
  3. Glorious Chants Dub Mix - 4:18
  4. Musto Suburban Dub - 7:35

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

Formats and track listings

Formats and track listings of major single releases of "Tradición":

U.S. CD Maxi Single (49K 77192)

  1. "Tradición" (Album Version)
  2. "Tradición" (Glorious Tribal Mix)
  3. "Tradición" (Musto Traditional Mix)
  4. "If We Were Lovers/Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" (Spanglish Version)
  5. "Mi Tierra" (Hustlers Convention Remix)
  6. "Dr. Beat" (Up-Town Full Length Disco Remix)
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See also

  • Number-one dance hits of 1993 (USA)

References

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