Cuts Both Ways

For the title track released from this album, see Cuts Both Ways (song).

Cuts Both Ways (also released as Doblemente Herida) 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. It has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.^[6]

Cuts Both Ways
Studio album by Gloria Estefan
Released	July 10, 1989[1]
Recorded	1988–1989
Studio	Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida)
Genre	Pop
Length	49:29 (CD) / 40:23 (LP)
Label	Epic
Producer	Emilio Estefan, Jr. Jorge Casas Clay Ostwald
Gloria Estefan chronology
Let It Loose / Anything for You (1987) Cuts Both Ways (1989) Éxitos de Gloria Estefan (1990)
Singles from Cuts Both Ways
"Don't Wanna Lose You" Released: June 1989 "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" Released: September 1989 (UK) "Get On Your Feet" Released: September 1989 (US) "Here We Are" Released: November 1989 "Cuts Both Ways" Released: May 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	C[3]
Number One	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

The album includes the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Don't Wanna Lose You" and the Billboard Adult Contemporary number one single "Cuts Both Ways". It also includes the hit singles "Get on Your Feet " and "Here We Are".

History

In 1987, after a decade of being the lead singer of Miami Sound Machine, she was credited above the group name (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine) on their album Let It Loose. By 1989, Gloria Estefan was one of the most successful female Latin artists in the world. With the release of Cuts Both Ways, Estefan was marketed as a solo artist, but Miami Sound Machine continued to perform as her backing band in the studio and on tour (however, the only original member of MSM to play on the album besides Estefan was her husband/producer, Emilio).

The album reached the top ten on the US Billboard 200 chart and peaked at number 1 in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

The first single from the album was "Don't Wanna Lose You", which became one of Estefan's biggest hits, reaching number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (her second US number one) and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It also reached the top ten in the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK. Later releases from Cuts Both Ways were the commercially successful singles "Here We Are", "Oye mi Canto", and "Get on Your Feet". The title track was released as the final single from the album and was a number one hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Jon Secada provided background vocals for the album. Emilio Estefan, Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald received a Grammy Award nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for their work in Cuts Both Ways.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Gloria Estefan, except where noted.

Worldwide LP edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ay, Ay, I"		3:49
2.	"Here We Are"		4:51
3.	"Say"	Jon Secada, Bill Duncan	3:41
4.	"Think About You Now"	Jorge Casas	4:20
5.	"Nothin' New"		3:50
6.	"Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" (English version)	Estefan, Casas, Clay Ostwald	4:52
7.	"Don't Wanna Lose You"		4:12
8.	"Get on Your Feet"	John DeFaria, Casas, Ostwald	3:38
9.	"Your Love Is Bad For Me"		3:50
10.	"Cuts Both Ways"		3:16

Worldwide CD, Cassette, MiniDisc bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Oye Mi Canto" (Spanish version)	Estefan, Casas, Ostwald	4:58
12.	"Si Voy A Perderte" ("Don't Wanna Lose You" Spanish version)		4:07

Japan CD bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Ay, Ay, I" (extended mix)	6:05

Mexican LP edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ay, Ay, I"		3:49
2.	"Si Voy A Perderte" ("Don't Wanna Lose You" Spanish version)		4:07
3.	"Say"	Secada, Duncan	3:41
4.	"Think About You Now"	Casas	4:20
5.	"Nothin' New"		3:50
6.	"Oye Mi Canto" (Spanish version)	Estefan, Casas, Ostwald	4:52
7.	"Here We Are"		4:51
8.	"Get On Your Feet"	DeFaria, Casas, Ostwald	3:38
9.	"Your Love Is Bad for Me"		3:50
10.	"Cuts Both Ways"		3:16

Mexico Cassette edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ay, Ay, I"		3:49
2.	"Don't Wanna Lose You"		4:07
3.	"Say"	Secada, Duncan	3:41
4.	"Think About You Now"	Casas	4:20
5.	"Oye Mi Canto" (Spanish version)	Estefan, Casas, Ostwald	4:52
6.	"Nothin' New"		3:50
7.	"Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" (English version)	Estefan, Casas, Ostwald	4:51
8.	"Here We Are"		4:51
9.	"Get On Your Feet"	DeFaria, Casas, Ostwald	3:38
10.	"Si Voy A Perderte" ("Don't Wanna Lose You" Spanish version)		4:07
11.	"Your Love Is Bad For Me"		3:50
12.	"Cuts Both Ways"		3:16

Argentina edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ay, Ay, I"		3:49
2.	"Here We Are"		4:51
3.	"Say"	Secada, Duncan	3:41
4.	"Think About You Now"	Casas	4:20
5.	"Nothin' New"		3:50
6.	"Si Voy A Perderte" ("Don't Wanna Lose You" Spanish version)		4:07
7.	"Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" (English version)	Estefan, Casas, Ostwald	4:51
8.	"Don't Wanna Lose You"		4:07
9.	"Get On Your Feet"	DeFaria, Casas, Ostwald	3:38
10.	"Your Love Is Bad For Me"		3:50
11.	"Cuts Both Ways"		3:16
12.	"Oye Mi Canto" (Spanish version)	Estefan, Casas, Ostwald	4:52

Brazil LP and Cassette edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ay, Ay, I"		3:49
2.	"Toda Prá Você" ("Here We Are" Portuguese version)	Estefan, Reis	4:51
3.	"Say"	Secada, Duncan	3:41
4.	"Think About You Now"	Casas	4:20
5.	"Nothin' New"		3:50
6.	"Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" (English version)	Estefan, Casas, Ostwald	4:52
7.	"Don't Wanna Lose You"		4:12
8.	"Get On Your Feet"	DeFaria, Casas, Ostwald	3:38
9.	"Amor Fatal" ("Your Love Is Bad for Me" Portuguese version)	Estefan, Reis	3:50
10.	"Cuts Both Ways"		3:16
11.	"Se Tenho Que Te Perder" ("Don't Wanna Lose You" Portuguese version)		4:07

Brazil CD edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ay, Ay, I"		3:49
2.	"Toda Prá Você" ("Here We Are" Portuguese version)	Estefan, Reis	4:51
3.	"Say"	Secada, Duncan	3:41
4.	"Think About You Now"	Casas	4:20
5.	"Nothin' New"		3:50
6.	"Here We Are"		4:51
7.	"Se Tenho Que Te Perder" ("Don't Wanna Lose You" Portuguese version)		4:07
8.	"Your Love Is Bad For Me"		3:50
9.	"Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" (English version)	Estefan, Casas, Ostwald	4:52
10.	"Don't Wanna Lose You"		4:12
11.	"Get On Your Feet"	DeFaria, Casas, Ostwald	3:38
12.	"Amor Fatal" ("Your Love Is Bad For Me" Portuguese version)	Estefan, Aloysio Reis	3:50
13.	"Cuts Both Ways"		3:16
14.	"Oye Mi Canto" (Spanish version)	Estefan, Casas, Ostwald	4:58
15.	"Si Voy A Perderte" ("Don't Wanna Lose You" Spanish version)		4:07

Singles

#	Title	Date
1.	"Don't Wanna Lose You / Si Voy A Perderte"	June 21, 1989
2.	"Get on Your Feet"	September 30, 1989 (US)
3.	"Here We Are"	December 1989 (US)
4.	"Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)"	April 1990 (US)
5.	"Cuts Both Ways"	June 1990 (US)

Release history

Region	Date
United States	July 10, 1989 (1989-07-10)
Europe	July 10, 1989 (1989-07-10)
Japan	July 12, 1989 (1989-07-12)
United Kingdom	July 24, 1989 (1989-07-24)[8]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1989–1990) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 1 Canadian Albums (RPM)[10] 42 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 27 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 4 Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[15] 13 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 18 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 13 UK Albums (OCC)[18] 1 US Billboard 200[19] 8 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[20] 11 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] 80

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] 4 US Billboard 200[23] 69 Chart (1990) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 11 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] 65 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26] 60 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] 9 US Billboard 200[28] 27

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29]	3× Platinum	210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[30]	Platinum	100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[31]	Gold	35,476[31]
Germany (BVMI)[32]	Gold	250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[33]	Gold	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34]	Platinum	15,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[35]	Platinum	100,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36]	Platinum	150,000[37]
Sweden (GLF)[38]	Gold	50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[39]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[40]	3× Platinum	900,000^
United States (RIAA)[41]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Miami Sound Machine

• Gloria Estefan – vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), arrangements (1, 2, 5-7, 11, 12), horn arrangements (6, 11)
• Clay Ostwald – programming, performer, acoustic piano, synthesizers, arrangements, horn arrangements (6, 11), backing vocals (8)
• John De Faria – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar solo (4), arrangements (8)
• Jorge Casas – programming, performer, electric bass, fretless bass, arrangements, acoustic guitar (3, 6, 7, 12), backing vocals (6, 8, 9, 11), horn arrangements (6, 11)
• Robert Rodriguez – drums
• Rafael Padilla – percussion
• Mike Scaglione – saxophones, sax solo (8)
• Teddy Mulet – trombone, trumpet, trumpet solo (6, 11), backing vocals (6, 11), horn arrangements (6, 11)
• Randy Barlow – trumpet, backing vocals (6, 8, 11)

Additional musicians

• Paquito Hechavarría – acoustic piano (6, 11)
• Paco Fonta – acoustic guitar (6, 11)
• Michael Thompson – electric guitar (6, 11)
• Emilio Estefan Jr. – congas (1)
• John Haag – arrangements (5)
• Tom McWilliams – arrangements (5)
• Scott Shapiro – arrangements (5)
• Efrain Enriquez – arrangements (9)
• Jon Secada – backing vocals (4, 6, 7, 11, 12)
• Betty Wright – backing vocals (9)

Production

• Emilio Estefan – producer
• Jorge Casas – producer
• Clay Ostwald – producer
• Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing (1, 3-6, 8-12)
• Phil Ramone – mixing (2, 10)
• Humberto Gatica – mixing (7)
• John Haag – recording assistant, additional mixing (6, 11)
• Ted Stein – recording assistant
• Dana Horowitz – additional recording assistant
• Roger Hughes – additional recording assistant
• Steve Whaley – additional recording assistant
• Carlos Nieto – additional mixing (2, 10)
• Mauricio Guerrero – additional mixing (7)
• Greg Laney – additional mixing (7)
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
• David Coleman – art direction
• Nancy Donald – art direction
• Randee St. Nicholas – photography
• Eric Bernard – hair and make-up for Gloria Estefan
• Samy – hair and make-up for the band
• Vivian Turner – wardrobe