Tradición

"Tradición"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Mi Tierra
Released	1993 (United States)
Format	CD Maxi Single
Recorded	1992-1993
Genre	Latin Pop
Length	05:20
Label	Epic
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" (1993) "Tradición" (1993) "Montuno" (1993)

"Tradición" (Tradition) was the third single released by Gloria Estefan on her first all Spanish-language album from 1993, Mi Tierra.

Song history

A song heavily influenced by African and Cuban rhythms, "Tradición" became the first song by Gloria Estefan to top the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, even though it was a Spanish language song. The single was released as a CD Maxi Single, 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]

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)

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[2]	1

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

See also

• Number-one dance hits of 1993 (USA)

References

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20091027122202/http://www.geocities.com/gemitierra1/mitierra-intro.html Tradición Info-Charts
2. "Gloria Estefan – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Gloria Estefan.

External links

• Gloria Estefan Discography Database
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics