Cuts Both Ways (song)

"Cuts Both Ways" is a single by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1990 worldwide as the fifth and final single from the album, Cuts Both Ways. It had moderate success on the U.S., becoming a number one hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, but reaching only at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] "Cuts Both Ways", even with its success, was not included on the U.S. release of the Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits album, but was included in The Essential Gloria Estefan and iTunes Originals: Gloria Estefan. A rerecorded version was included in Estefan's 2020 album Brazil305.[2]

"Cuts Both Ways"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Cuts Both Ways
ReleasedMay 17, 1990 (1990-05-17)
Recorded1988
GenrePop
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)"
(1989)		 "Cuts Both Ways"
(1990)		 "Renacer"
(1990)
Music video
"Cuts Both Ways" on YouTube

Critical reception

The song received favorable reviews from many music critics. Matthew Hocter from Albumism described it as a "heartbreakingly beautiful song of love lost" and picked it as one of the "higlights" of the album.[3] Bill Coleman from Billboard called it a "trademark-styled ballad, highlighted by lovely acoustic guitars and affecting vocals."[4] David Giles from Music Week said it's a "big ballad". He added, "Cliched lyrics aside; its acoustic guitar is undeniably pleasant and her voice is left attractively uncluttered, Carpenters style."[5] The Network Forty wrote that "shifting gears from power ballad to folk to Latin, this single has a deeper message, both musically and lyrically, than you might expect."[6] Pop Rescue noted that "this is really quite a nice track as it twists and turns", adding it as "a nice plodder".[7] Mike Soutar from Smash Hits called it a "latin-tinged sappy smoocher".[8]

Charts

Track listings
U.S. & Canada Cassette Single (34T 73395) [May 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."Nothin' New"Gloria Estefan3:49
U.S. & Canada 7" Vinyl Single (34 73395) [May 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."Nothin' New"Gloria Estefan3:49
U.S. Promo CD Single (ESK 73395) [May 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
Europe 3" CD Single (655982 1) [July 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
Europe 3" CD-Maxi Single (655982 3) [July 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."Here We Are"Gloria Estefan4:50
3."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
4."I Want You So Bad"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil4:18
Europe 7" Vinyl Single (655982 7) [July 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
Europe 12" Vinyl Single (655982 6) [July 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."Here We Are"Gloria Estefan4:50
3."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
4."I Want You So Bad"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil4:18
U.K. CD-Maxi Single (The Ballads - Vol. II) [655982 2] {May 1990}
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."Here We Are"Gloria Estefan4:50
3."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
4."I Want You So Bad"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil4:18
U.K. Cassette Single (655982 4) [May 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
U.K. 7" Vinyl Single #1 (655982 7) [May 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
U.K. 7" Vinyl Single #2 (Limited Edition Posterbag) [655982 0] {May 1990}
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
U.K. 12" Vinyl Single (The Ballads - Vol. II) [655982 6] {May 1990}
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."Here We Are"Gloria Estefan4:50
3."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
4."I Want You So Bad"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil4:18
Spain Promo 7" Vinyl Single (ARIE 2505) [July 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
Australia Cassette Single (655982 4) [July 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
Australia 7" Vinyl Single (655982 7) [July 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
Australia 12" Vinyl Single (655982 6) [July 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."Here We Are"Gloria Estefan4:50
3."You Made A Fool Of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:55
4."I Want You So Bad"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil4:18
Japan 3" CD Single (ESDA 7038) [July 21, 1990]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuts Both Ways"Gloria Estefan3:14
2."Nothin' New"Gloria Estefan3:49

Release history
Region Date
U.S. May 17, 1990 (1990-05-17)
U.K. May 1990 (1990-05)
Europe July 17, 1990 (1990-07-17)
Japan July 21, 1990 (1990-07-21)

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 87.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/brazil305-mw0003406173/credits
  3. Hocter, Matthew (2019-07-09). "Gloria Estefan's Debut Solo Album 'Cuts Both Ways' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 1990-06-23. p. 71. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  5. Giles, David (1990-05-19). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  6. "Top 40: Music Meeting" (PDF). The Network Forty. 1990-06-15. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  7. "REVIEW: "CUTS BOTH WAYS" BY GLORIA ESTEFAN (CD, 1989)". Pop Rescue. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  8. "Review: Singles". Smash Hits. No. 298. 1990-05-02. p. 53. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  9. "australian-charts.com - Gloria Estefan discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  10. "Gloria Estefan - Cuts Both Ways" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  11. "End of Year Charts 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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