The Standards

by Gloria Estefan

Overview

Gloria Estefan always has had an element of cabaret in her act but she's never tackled that staple of the supper club, the Great American Songbook, prior to 2013's The Standards. Produced by her husband and longtime collaborator Emilio Estefan, The Standards plays it by the book, choosing familiar songs and playing them in familiar ways. Namely, there are plenty of syrupy strings and tinkling pianos, sometimes punctuated by the murmuring saxophone. Occasionally, Estefan shakes things up a little, adding a little Latin flair to "You Made Me Love You" or moving "What a Wonderful World" toward the parameters of adult contemporary soft rock, styles that suit her just fine without abandoning the concepts of the tried and true. While Estefan may not be extremely well-suited for these songs -- she doesn't burrow into their meaning, she doesn't surprise with her phrasing -- she sings them sweetly in a manner suited to the record's spirit. It's designed as comfort music, after all, so it should be performed in a comforting way, which it is. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/17/2013
Label:	Masterworks / Sony Music / Sony Music Latin
UPC:	0888837449229

Tracks

1. Good Morning Heartache
2. They Can't Take That Away from Me
3. What a Difference a Day Makes
4. I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
5. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar
6. The Day You Say You Love Me
7. Embraceable You
8. What a Wonderful World
9. How Long Has This Been Going On
10. Sonr¿¿e
11. The Way You Look Tonight
12. You Made Me Love You
13. Young at Heart
14. Sorridi
15. Tu Sais Je Vais T'aimer

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gloria Estefan   Primary Artist
Valentin Mansurov   Violin
Jennifer Kozbial   Violin
Christopher Glansdrop   Cello
Monica Biacchi   Viola
John T. Posada   Viola
Glenn Loontjens   Viola
Lauren Borden   Viola
Joshua Bell   Violin,Soloist,Featured Artist
Dave Koz   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Featured Artist
Carole Cole   Violin
Hernan Mulet   Trumpet
Claudio Jaffe   Cello
Robert Weiner   Oboe
Glen Basham   Violin
Huifang Chen   Violin
Scott Flavin   Violin
Ross Harbaugh   Cello
Monica Cheveresan   Violin
Chauncey Patterson   Viola
Marcia Littley   Violin
Evija Ozolins   Violin
Adam Diderrich   Violin
Rebecca Diderrich   Viola
Cisco Dimas   Trumpet
Miami Symphonic Studio Orchestra   Strings,Woodwind
Henrik Heide   Flute
Tomas Cotik   Violin
Aleksandr Zhuk   Violin
Juan Carlos Pena   Double Bass
Matthew D. Roitstein   Flute
Jeff Adkins   Double Bass
Susan Bergeron   Cello
Maria Serkin   French Horn
Svetlana Kosakovskaya   Violin
Shelly Berg   Piano,Conductor
Chuck Berghofer   Bass
Laura Pausini   Featured Artist
Ed Calle   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Alfredo Oliva   Violin
Gregg Field   Drums
Dean Parks   Guitar
Chad Bernstein   Trombone
Richard Todd   French Horn
David Cole   Cello
Scott O'Donnell   Viola
Gary Keller   Saxophone
Edwin Bonilla   Percussion

Technical Credits

Abily Yann   Language Consultant
Camilo Coppola De Dominics   Language Consultant
Ron Taylor   Engineer
Al Schmitt   Mixing,Engineer
Chandler Harrod   Assistant Engineer
Daniel Freiberg   Engineer
Kurt Berge   Technical Support
Alfredo Le Pera   Composer
Sam Jones   Photography
Dave Poler   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Nicola Fantozzi   Engineer
John Turner   Composer,Lyricist,Composer
Maria Grever   Composer
Eric Schilling   Engineer
Julian Peploe   Package Design
Alfred Figueroa   Engineer
Heather Beltran   Photography
Rene Toledo Jr.   Engineer
Geoffrey Parsons   Composer,Lyricist
Brian Benison   Copyist,Transcription
Jesus Cordero   Photography
Sam Bohl   Assistant Engineer
Alexander Mazzei   Photography
William Roman   Photography
Chris Blandon   Photography
Wesslie Pendola   Assistant Engineer
Jose L. Maldonado   Production Manager
Kenneth Alvarez   Photography
Frederick Loewe   Composer
Shelly Berg   Arranger,Producer,Orchestration
Jerome Kern   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Bob Thiele   Composer
Irene Higginbotham   Composer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Emilio Estefan, Jr.   Producer,Additional Production
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
James V. Monaco   Composer
Charlie Chaplin   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Johnny Richards   Composer
Joseph McCarthy   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Georges Moustaki   Adaptation
Gloria Estefan   Mixing,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Adaptation
Dan Fisher   Composer
Danny Ponce   Engineer
Stanley Adams   Composer
Steve Genewick   Assistant Engineer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Carlos Gardel   Composer
Carolyn Leigh   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Ervin Drake   Composer