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Don't Wanna Lose You
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Wikipedia article
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| name = Don't Wanna Lose You
| cover = Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Gloria Estefan
| album = Cuts Both Ways
| B-side = "Si Voy A Perderte"
| released =
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| genre = Pop
| length = 4:12
| label = Epic
| writer = Gloria Estefan
| producer = *Emilio Estefan, Jr.
*Jorge Casas
*Clay Ostwald
| prev_title = 1-2-3
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Get on Your Feet
| next_year = 1989
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"'Don't Wanna Lose You'" is a song by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released on June 21, 1989 as the first single by Epic Records from her debut solo album, 'Cuts Both Ways' (1989). The song is written by Estefan and produced by her husband, Emilio Estefan, Jr. It reached number one in the US, where it became her second number-one single on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and was also certified Gold.
Song nominations
The song earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance but lost against Bonnie Raitt's "Nick of Time." Her live performance of the song at the 1990 Grammy Awards was released on the 1994 album 'Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I'.
It also received an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single but lost to Milli Vanilli's "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You."
International versions
Estefan also recorded "Si Voy a Perderte," which is the Spanish version of this song, (translated as "If I Am Going to Lose You.") "Si Voy a Perderte," also included on 'Cuts Both Ways,' hit number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart.
"Se tenho que te perder", (also translated as "If I've Got to Lose You") is the Portuguese version of this song, and was released as a single in Brazil, and as a bonus track on international editions of Estefan's 'Into the Light' album. The Portuguese version was less successful than the English original, which ended being the fourth more heard song in Brazilian radio in 1989.
A rerecorded version of "Don't Wanna Lose You" was included in Estefan's 2020 album 'Brazil305'.
Critical reception
Matthew Hocter from Albumism wrote, "If ever a solo debut was to make its mark, this one well and truly did and this was never more evident than on the albums lead single Dont Wanna Lose You". AllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier said the song is "super". Another editor Jon O'Brien noted it as "beautiful". Maryann Scheufele from AXS commented that Estefan "inspires women to stand their ground and keep their love." Bill Coleman from 'Billboard' stated that the "emotive slow number [are] showcasing the singer's sensitive vocal." Pip Ellwood-Hughes from Entertainment Focus described it as a "power ballad". A reviewer from 'Entertainment Weekly' opined that it "croon along smoothly". Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' called the song "a strong, melodic and well put together ballad that will undoubtedly do well." Pop Rescue said it sees Estefan "pitched against a wonderful synthscape and simple pop-rock beat. Occasional electric guitar chips in, but this is a song about giving Gloria enough space to sing her heartfelt lyrics over a somewhat minimal track."
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Formats and track listings
Release history
Cover versions
It was covered by 'Glee's' Amber Riley in "The Spanish Teacher" episode using some of the lyrics from the Spanish version of the song.
Il Divo, the vocal quartet of male singers; Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, American tenor David Miller and French pop singer Sbastien Izambard, along with Colombian producer winner of multiple Grammy Latino Julio Reyes Copello, recorded the song for the album 'Amor & Pasin' from 'Il Divo' (2015).
See also
*Hot 100 number-one hits of 1989 (United States)
*Number-one hits of 1989 (U.S. Hot Latin Tracks)
References
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