Let It Loose | 
| Artist: Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Label: Sony
Category: Music
Buy New: $104.96
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 460150
Format: Gold Cd
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.5
UPC: 074646468029
EAN: 0074646468029
ASIN: B000002AAP
Release Date: August 8, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Betcha Say That | | • | Let It Loose | | • | Can't Stay Away from You | | • | Give It Up | | • | Surrender | | • | Rhythm Is Gonna Get You | | • | Love Toy | | • | I Want You So Bad | | • | 1-2-3 | | • | Anything for You |
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Amazon.com
After several albums as the featured singer in the Miami Sound Machine, Gloria Estefan finally stepped up to top billing on Let It Loose, and her coming-out party became a major success. The album features no fewer than four Top 10 singles, including the hot Latino club grooves of "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and "1-2-3," and the sweet, affecting ballads "Anything for You" and "Can't Stay Away from You." By the time of the album's release in 1987, Estefan had not yet grown into the assured and charismatic singer she would become. And some of the songs here bear the cheesy production techniques of their time. Overall, however, Let It Loose shows an artist beginning to assert herself with considerable charm and elan. --Daniel Durchholz
Album Description
Japanese only paper sleeve pressing features all new 2009 remastering and bonus material. Sony.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 The original Latin Diva November 18, 2002
fabio-italy (milan, italy)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Long before the latin invasion, Gloria Estefan was truly the one woman that crossed over.
Some pop efforts already broke in the Top 40, but this is the album that really started it all for her.
Gloria has written the # 1 hit ANYTHING FOR YOU and the sadness-tinged CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU.
She rocked the dancefloors with RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU and 1,2,3.
She will prove you to be more than just a crossover artist when you listen to the sophisticated GIVE IT UP (great sax solo...).
Just for the record: this CD in europe was re-released in 1988 under the title ANYTHING FOR YOU, with a couple of extra bonus, the 12" versions of RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU and LET IT LOOSE.
 One of the top albums of 1987 and 1988 June 18, 2004
andy8047 (Nokomis,Florida)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gloris Estefan rose to superstardom with LET IT LOOSE. I remember seeing the video for BETCHA SAY THAT. Big hits from the album are CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU,RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU,ANYTHING FOR YOU and 1-2-3. I WANT YOU SO BAD is not to be confused with the same title on Heart's BAD ANIMALS album,released in 1987 just like this album. This is the next to last album bearing the artist Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine. This album was produced by Gloria's husband Emilio Estefan & The Jerks(obviously some buddies of his). Gloria's Epic Records labelmate Michael Jackson had a hit album in '87 also,BAD.
Gloria Let's It Loose February 5, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gloria Estefan at her finest. In 1987 and 1988 you could not get away from this album, "Let It Loose", is a fine collection of songs, first came the infectous "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"(and it did) which hit #6, then "Bet'cha Say That, hit #30?, then the ballads two excellent songs, the very drippy "Can't Stay Away From You"(a personal favorite) hit #6 then "Anything For You"(another favorite) giving Gloria her first #1 hit, and finally the ever peppy 1-2-3 which hit #1 giving that album 5 terrific hit singles also not released was "I Want You So Bad" which also could have been a hit. Besides "BAD" and "Whitney" this was one of my favorite album from 1987-88. Let It Loose, GLORIA!
awesome latin/rock February 19, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
gloria estefan has a number of really good songs on this album but "rhythm is gonna get you" is one of the best songs to come out of the 80's. that song is smokin!!! i get the chills when i hear that funky 80's keyboard background in the beginning of the song, plus the rest of it is great too. if you like gloria, or latin club grooves, get this!
LET IT LOOSE! IN A FREESTYLE WAY! November 21, 2003
S. Quinto (Guatemala, Guatemala)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After the introduction of "Eyes Of Innocence" & the success of "Primitive Love", Gloria Estefan and Gang had a very difficult challenged to overcome, prove that "Conga" wasn't a stroke of luck!, and they're weren't just flavor of the month, "Let It Loose" prove many critics wrong, their third delivery outsold the first two LP, had 4 top ten singles + one top 40, and sold over 4 million copies. If that's not enough, "Anything" became their first #1 single in the Billboard 100. To listen to this album nowadays is difficult because, you have to understand, that the Miami Sound Machine tried to fit into the scene of pop music of the late 80's, with that brought to the attention, many songs, specially the ones that didn't became singles like "Give It Up, Surrender, Love Toy" sound extremely dated, with synth's and calypso beats, and really simple lyrics, that tried to alienated her latin spirit away. Surprisely the song that sound less dated than anyone in the Record is the most latin flavored one "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and the message was clear, this song made to the top 5, and was the first single, and the strongest in the whole album. "Betcha You Say That" became the sad 2nd single, a song that failed the top 10, because it was simply boring, without innovation and pretty away from the style of Estefan, it was no mistake this was her most poppy AC attemp, but it failed, the third single "Can't Stay Away From You" her first ballad of this album to be release, is a nice easy goin track, but as many songs in this record sound dated and without strong feelings, the 4th single "Anything" their first #1, is a timeless Estefan classic, and it will sound in radio waves from years to come, because, it's reunites everything a song should have, a great hook, great lyrics, timeless music, and amazing memorable vocals, great message, great song. The last single "1-2-3" made it into the charts with a slightly different remix, this song is the most easy goin' and radio friendly of all, no wonder it was a hit, party stomper by those days, a none release song "I Want You So Bad" made recall Donna Summer's sexy songs, but it's no lie, that Gloria is more friendly, than sexy vixen, so with all that in mind, "Let It Loose" made it big with the four singles that became top 10. but the half of the album sound dated, this is a most have for any fan of Gloria or the late 80's, but if you're casual listener buy the Greatest Hits.
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