Cuts Both Ways


Cuts Both Ways is the debut solo album by American recording artist Gloria Estefan and final album with Miami Sound Machine, as they would become her backup band for her solo career after its release. Although Estefan's name is on the front cover, the album credits Estefan and Miami Sound Machine.
In some Spanish-speaking territories, the album was titled Doblemente Herida.

History

By 1989, Gloria Estefan was one of the most successful female Latin artists in the world. After a decade of being the lead singer of Miami Sound Machine, she had been credited above the group name on their 1987 album Let It Loose. With the release of Cuts Both Ways, it was widely believed that Estefan had gone solo, but Miami Sound Machine continued to perform as her backing band in the studio and on tour.
The album contains dance music, Latin rhythms and ballads. It has sold more than 4 million copies outside the US, and reached the top ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, also peaking number 1 in the UK and Australia.
The first single from the album was "Don't Wanna Lose You", which became one of Estefan's biggest hits, reaching number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It also reached the top ten in the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK. Other singles from this album included "Here We Are", another big hit for Estefan and one of her signature songs, "Oye mi Canto", a huge hit in Europe but ignored in the US, "Get on Your Feet", another signature song and huge hit, and finally the title track, which didn't make as strong an impact on the charts as the previous singles.
Jon Secada did background vocals for the album, and also appeared on Estefan's next album, 1991's Into the Light.

Track listing

Singles

Release history

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Personnel

Miami Sound Machine