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"Conga" is a song by American band Miami Sound Machine, led by Gloria Estefan, released as the first single from their second English-language album, Primitive Love. The song was written by the band's drummer Enrique Garcia. The song first appeared on August 31, 1985, as part of the album. The single was released in Australia on September 9 ...
Miami Sound Machine was fronted by Gloria Estefan from 1977 through 1988. The band's first chart hit was "Dr. Beat", a top 10 hit in the UK in 1984.The group's breakthrough single in the US came in 1985 with the release of the lead single from their second studio-album Primitive Love.
A contralto, Estefan started [5] her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single "Conga", which became Estefan's signature song and led to Miami Sound Machine winning the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival's grand prix in 1986 ...
"1-2-3" (sometimes listed as "1, 2, 3") is a 1988 song by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine. The song was written by the band's drummer and lead songwriter Enrique "Kiki" Garcia along with Estefan and appears on the multi-platinum album Let It Loose. The music video was directed by Jim Yukich and produced ...
Primitive Love is the ninth studio album and second English-language record by the Miami Sound Machine, released in August 1985, by Epic Records. The album has sold over 6 million copies worldwide. The album has sold over 6 million copies worldwide.
It featured the hits "Anything for You" reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, "1-2-3" making it to No. 3, "Betcha Say That" to number 36, "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" to No. 5, and "Can't Stay Away from You" to No. 6. "Can't Stay Away from You", "Anything for You" and "1-2-3" were also top charting singles on the Adult Contemporary hits.
In 1984 the British band Black Lace reached number ten in the UK charts [4] with the song "Do the Conga". In 1985 the Cuban-American band Miami Sound Machine reached number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 with the song "Conga". The long-time jingle for Dad's Old-Fashioned Root Beer employed a conga beat.
Cuts Both Ways is the debut solo album by American recording artist Gloria Estefan.Though the release marked the first time Estefan was billed as a solo artist, Miami Sound Machine still performed instrumentation for the album.