Primitive Love
Standard cover art
Studio album by
Miami Sound Machine
ReleasedAugust 13, 1985 (1985-08-13)
Recorded1984−85
StudioNew River (Fort Lauderdale), International Sound (Miami)
GenreDance-pop
Length39:24
Label
ProducerEmilio Estefan Jr.
Miami Sound Machine chronology
Eyes of Innocence
(1984) 		Primitive Love
(1985) 		Let It Loose / Anything For You
(1987)
Singles from Primitive Love
  1. "Conga"
    Released: September 1985
  2. "Bad Boy"
    Released: February 1986
  3. "Words Get in the Way"
    Released: June 1986
  4. "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"
    Released: October 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]

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.[3]

A 2CD remastered version of the album was scheduled for March 31, 2017 by Vibe on Records, but it was postponed because Estefan was working on a new album at that time. To date, there is still no new date set for the re-release. Originally a track listing for the planned re-release was revealed to the public; it was to include five songs that were previously unreleased on CD, sixteen remixes, two soundtrack songs, one demo and the Spanish version of "Words Get in the Way".[4]

Background

This album was a follow-up to the band's previous releases in every sense: in the music, in the rhythms, and in Gloria Estefan's vocals. Previous releases by Miami Sound Machine had failed to achieve much in the way of crossover success. However, with the release of Primitive Love in 1985, their distinctive sound was finally being heard by a wider audience, both in the United States and abroad.

This album was the band's first appearance on the American albums chart, reaching #21 on the Billboard 200. The album ended the year on the 1986 Billboard Year End Charts at #10.[5]

Three singles released from this album reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Conga" peaked at #10; "Bad Boy" reached #8; "Words Get in the Way" was the highest-charting single from this album, at #5; and "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" climbed to #25.[5]

Track listing

Standard track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Body to Body"Suzi Carr, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo3:56
2."Primitive Love"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil4:42
3."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
4."Bad Boy"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil3:53
5."Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil3:58
6."Conga"Enrique E. Garcia4:11
7."Mucho Money"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil4:44
8."You Made a Fool of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:54
9."Movies"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil2:57
10."Surrender Paradise"Suzi Carr, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo4:50
Europe, U.K., South Africa and Japan CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Conga (Dance Mix)" (Bonus Track)Enrique E. Garcia5:59
12."Bad Boy (Club Mix)" (Bonus Track)Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil6:24
13."Body to Body (Dance Mix)" (Bonus Track)Suzi Carr, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo6:49
14."Primitive Love (Dance Mix)" (Bonus Track)Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil6:25
Japan Mini-LP CD Series Limited Edition bonus track (2009)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Bad Boy" (Shep Pettibone Dub)Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil6:25
U.S. (Discos CBS International release) and Latin American track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Body to Body"Suzi Carr, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo3:56
2."Primitive Love"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil4:42
3."No Me Vuelvo a Enamorar" (Words Get In The Way - Spanish Version)Gloria M. Estefan3:23
4."Bad Boy"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil3:53
5."Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil3:58
6."Conga"Enrique E. Garcia4:11
7."Mucho Money" (Spanish Version)Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil4:44
8."You Made a Fool of Me"Wesley B. Wright2:54
9."Movies"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil2:57
10."Hablas de Mí" (Exclusive Track)Jorge Luis Piloto3:40

2017 Remastered Deluxe version (to be released)

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Body to Body"3:56
2."Primitive Love"4:42
3."Words Get in the Way"3:23
4."Bad Boy"3:53
5."Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"3:58
6."Conga"4:11
7."Mucho Money"4:44
8."You Made a Fool of Me"2:54
9."Movies"2:57
10."Surrender Paradise"4:50
11."Hablas de Mi"3:05
12."Hot Summer Nights" (From Top Gun)3:34
13."Suave" (From Cobra)3:03
14."Body to Body" (Extended Dance Edit)4:48
15."Primitive Love" (Extended Dance Edit)5:09
16."No me Vuelvo a Enamorar" (Words Get in the Way Spanish version)3:29
17."Bad Boy" (Shep Pettibone 7" Remix)3:42
18."Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" (Demo)3:58
19."Mucho Money" (Spanish version)4:44
20."Conga" (The Stronga Conga Remix)4:24
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Conga" (Pablo Flores Dance Mix)6:00
2."Bad Boy" (Pablo Flores Club Mix)6:26
3."Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" (Pablo Flores Extended Remix)6:07
4."Body to Body" (Extended Dance Mix)6:47
5."Primitive Love" (Extended Dance Mix)6:23
6."Bad Boy" (Rubber-Club- Dub Mix)6:18
7."Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" (Pablo Flores 7" Remix)3:07
8."Bad Boy" (Shep Pettibone Remix)6:11
9."Conga" (Instrumental)4:52
10."Bad Boy" (Shep Pettibone Dub Version)6:43
11."Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" (Pablo Flores Dub Version)5:18
12."Bad Boy" (Extended Dance Mix)6:22
13."Bad Boy" (Extended Dub Mix)6:15

Personnel

Chart positions

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date
U.S. August 13, 1985 (1985-08-13)
Europe August 12, 1985 (1985-08-12)
Japan August 23, 1985 (1985-08-23)
Japan (Mini-LP CD Series) July 8, 2009 (2009-07-08)

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Miami Sound Machine".
  3. ^ Montane, Diana (18 January 1990). "Gloria Estefan Takes Success One Day at a Time". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ "The Estefans block Miami Sound Machine 'Primitive Love' reissue". Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  5. ^ a b c "Primitive Love (1985)". 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Miami Sound Machine – Primitive Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Miami Sound Machine – Primitive Love". Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Miami Sound Machine - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end charts". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  12. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Primitive Love". Music Canada.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound – Primitive Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
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