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Jon Secada

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Jon Secada (he legally changed his first name from Juan in 1990) immigrated to the U.S. at the age of nine in 1971, settling in Miami where his parents opened a coffee shop. He earned both a B.A. and a M.A. in jazz vocal performance at the University of Miami. Becoming involved with Gloria Estefan's career, he co-wrote six songs on her multi-platinum 1991 album Into The Light, among them the number one hit "Coming out of the Dark," and sang backup vocals on her subsequent tour. Then he signed to SBK Records and launched his own career with a self-titled debut record in 1992. With only one album, he became one of the biggest adult contemporary artist of the '90s, selling over six million albums worldwide. His smooth mix of R&B, pop, and Latin music appealed to a number of different audiences. As well as becoming a huge English-language pop star, he became one of the hottest Latin artists recording in the '90s; Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte (a Spanish-language version of Jon Secada) was Billboard's number one Latin album in 1992 and won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album. His second English-language album, Heart, Soul, And a Voice (1994), sold over a million copies. Memórias, Crônicas e Declarações de Amor (1995), his second Spanish-language album, won him another Grammy. Secada (1997) was a commercial disappointment, and the singer moved to Sony Music's Epic Records where his first duties including writing songs for labelmates Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez. In July of 2000, Epic released his label debut, Better Part Of Me. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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  1.  
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    Mornings alone
    When you come home I breathe a little faster
    Every time we're together
    It never be the same if you're not here
    How can you stay away, away so long?
    Just Another Day - (5:53)  -  11,562 plays
  2.  
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    I, I can’t read the future but I still want to hold you close
    Right now, I need that from you
    So give me the morning sharing another day with you
    Is all I want to know
    And baby I, I’ve tried to forget you
    Angel - (3:28)  -  3,688 plays
  3.  
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    Taking a day at a time
    Dealing with feelings I don't wanna hide
    Learning to love as I go baby
    Without taking you along for a ride
    Tried to find myself, tried to find the truth
    If You Go - (4:33)  -  2,020 plays
  4.  
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    I tremble inside just thinking 'bout the world around us
    Sacred, can’t help to wonder
    Don’t want any changes ’bout the way we feel do you know what I mean, oh
    Catch me I’m falling say it’s gonna be alright, it’s gonna be alright
    I know that we belong, do you believe in us
    Do You Believe in Us - (4:13)  -  1,415 plays
  5.  
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    Solo al pensar
    Que cuando no estas me siento diferente
    Cuando estas en mis brazos
    Quiero amarrarte a mi (y no entiendo mi amor)
    Y no entiendo
    Otro Día Más Sin Verte - (5:27)  -  894 plays
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