Jon Secada (album)

Jon Secada is the English-language debut album by Cuban American pop singer Jon Secada, released in 1992. The album features four singles that reached the Top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 or the Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart,[2] including "Just Another Day", which was also a big hit worldwide. The album sold six million copies worldwide and was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.[3] It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 album chart in March 1993.[4] At the 5th Lo Nuestro Awards, the album won the award for "Pop Album of the Year".[5]

Jon Secada
Studio album by
Jon Secada
ReleasedMay 5, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
StudioCrescent Moon Studios (Miami, FL) The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
Genre
Length53:51
LabelSBK
Producer
Jon Secada chronology
Jon Secada
(1992)		 Otro Día Más Sin Verte
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Secada and Miguel A. Morejon, except as noted.

  1. "Just Another Day" – (5:25)
  2. "Dreams That I Carry" – (4:46)
  3. "Angel" – (4:34)
  4. "Do You Believe in Us" – (3:58)
  5. "One of a Kind" – (4:02) (Secada)
  6. "Time Heals" – (4:24) (Willy Perez Feria)
  7. "Do You Really Want Me" – (4:04)
  8. "Misunderstood" – (4:22) (Secada, Scott Shapiro, Tom McWilliams, Jo Pat Cafaro)
  9. "Always Something" – (4:13) (Secada, Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas)
  10. "I'm Free" – (4:01)
  11. "Otro Día Más Sin Verte" (Spanish version of Just Another Day) – (5:27) (Secada, Morejon, Gloria Estefan)
  12. "Angel" (Spanish Version) – (4:35) (Secada, Morejon, Estefan)

Charts
Chart (1992/93) Position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[6] 89
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[7] 20
United States (Billboard 200) 15

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Production

  • Jorge Casas – producer
  • Lazaro Cuervo – make-up
  • Mark Dowdle – engineer
  • Charles Dye – engineer
  • Emilio Estefan, Jr. – producer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
  • Henry Marquez – art direction
  • John Patterson – engineer
  • Freddy Piñero, Jr – engineer
  • Clay Ostwald – producer, engineer
  • Phil Ramone – mixing (1, 3, 11, 12)
  • Alberto Tolot – cover photo
  • Tim White – other photography
  • Patrice Wilkinson Levinsohn – engineer
  • Paco – hair stylist
  • Mike Couzzi – engineer, mixing (2, 3, 4, 6, 9)
  • Ron Taylor – engineer
  • Carla Leighton – design
  • Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing (5, 7, 8, 10, 12)

See also

References

  1. "Jon Secada - Jon Secada - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Jon Secada - Singles
  3. "American album certifications – Secada, Jon – Jon Secada". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  4. The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Mar 20 1993, Billboard.com
  5. "Lo Nuestro 1993 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univision. 2001-11-13. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  7. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27864/jon%20secada/
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