Anything for You (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song)
"Anything For You" is a 1988 ballad written by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album, Let It Loose. After years of fluctuating success in the United States, "Anything for You" marked a massive breakthrough for the group when it managed to top the Billboard magazine Hot 100 chart on May 14, 1988, and remained there for two weeks. It marked the peak of the band's success in the 1980s and was the first of three number-ones for the band. Due to the success of the re-release of this signature song and the previous re-release in October 1988 from the single, "Can't Stay Away from You", outside North America the album Let It Loose saw a re-release named after the single "Anything For You".[3] The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart that same year. It also peaked at #3 on the Hot Latin Tracks on June 25, 1988. The A-side of the single contained a longer fade than the version on the album. The B-side of the single was a Spanglish version of the song, with Estefan alternating the verses and chorus between English and Spanish.
"Anything For You" | ||||
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Standard artwork variant | ||||
Single by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | ||||
from the album Let It Loose / Anything For You | ||||
B-side | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything For You – Spanish version) | |||
Released | March 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
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Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Gloria M. Estefan | |||
Producer(s) | Emilio Estefan Jr. | |||
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Anything For You" on YouTube |
In the UK, "Anything for You" was Gloria's breakthrough hit. After the disappointing UK chart placings of previous singles, "Anything for You" was released in July 1988 and entered at #87. However, the song started a steady twelve-week climb and finally reached a peak of #10 by September 1988. This gave Gloria the chance to release the uptempo follow up "1-2-3" just six weeks after and finally gave her two consecutive top ten hits. The success of Anything For You finally proved that Gloria was able to have UK hits and so followed the re-releases of "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and "Can't Stay Away From You" which reached the top 20 and top 10 respectively.
The song also appeared on the compilation album Exitos de Gloria Estefan, sung completely in Spanish and retitled "No Te Olvidaré (I Won't Forget You)." The song was re-released in its original form in The Essential Gloria Estefan and in a slightly extended version in Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits (the 7" single version).
Music video
The music video for "Anything for You" was directed by Maurice Phillips.[4]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
All-time charts
Certifications
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Formats and track listings
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
4. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
5. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
6. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
4. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
5. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
6. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "1-2-3" (The Dancing By Numbers Mix) | Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia | 6:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "1-2-3" (The Dancing By Numbers Mix) | Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia | 6:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "The Megamix" (Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, Conga, Dr. Beat, Betcha Say That, Bad Boy) | Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique E. Garcia, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil | 9:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "The Megamix" (Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, Conga, Dr. Beat, Betcha Say That, Bad Boy) | Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique E. Garcia, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil | 9:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Words Get in the Way" | Gloria M. Estefan | 3:28 |
3. | "The Megamix" (Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, Conga, Dr. Beat, Betcha Say That, Bad Boy) | Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique E. Garcia, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil | 9:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
3. | "The Megamix" (Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, Conga, Dr. Beat, Betcha Say That, Bad Boy) | Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique E. Garcia, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil | 9:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:03 |
3. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "No Te Olvidaré" (Anything for You - Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Hot Summer Nights" | Alan Roy Scott, Michael Jay, Roy Freeland | 3:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Get On Your Feet" | John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald | 4:02 |
3. | "Seal Our Fate" | Gloria Estefan | 4:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything for You" | Gloria M. Estefan | 4:02 |
2. | "Get On Your Feet" | John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald | 4:02 |
Official versions
Original versions
- Album Version — (3:42)
- Single/Video Version — (4:02)
- Spanish Version ("No Te Olvidaré") — (4:02)
- English/Spanish Version — (4:03)
Release history
Region | Date |
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U.S. | March 1988 |
Japan | May 21, 1988 |
U.K. | June 1988 |
Europe | June 1988 |
Europe (Reissue) | February 1989 |
Cover versions
- Lea Salonga
- Nina
- Aiza Seguerra
- Charice from her Chapter 10 album.
- Sharon Cuneta, Taglish version from the Buy One Take One soundtrack album
Footnotes
- Greatest Hits (US CD liner notes). Gloria Estefan. Epic Records. 1992. EK 53046.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Let It Loose (US CD liner notes). Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. Epic Records. 1987. EK 40769.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits - revised & enlarged. New York: Billboard Books. pp. 698. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9.
- "Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine: Anything for You (1988)". IMDb. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- "Australian-charts.com – Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- "Ultratop.be – Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Irish-charts.com – Discography Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 10, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Gloria Estefan: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- "End Of Year Chart - Top 100 Singles of 1988". Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- "Jaaroverzichten 1989". Ultratop. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1989". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
External links
- "Anything for You" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics