Jon Secada (album)

Jon Secada
Jon Secada
Studio album by Jon Secada
Released	May 5, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Crescent Moon Studios (Miami, Florida); The Hit Factory (New York, New York)
Genre	Pop; R&B; Latin pop;
Length	53:51
Label	SBK
Producer	Emilio Estefan, Jr.; Clay Ostwald; Jorge Casas;
Jon Secada chronology
Singles from Jon Secada
	"Just Another Day"; Released: March 16, 1992; "Do You Believe in Us"; Released: 1992; "Angel"; Released: January 1993; "I'm Free"; Released: 1993;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[2]

Jon Secada is the English-language debut album by Cuban American pop singer Jon Secada, released in 1992. The album features four singles that reached the Top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 or the Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart,^[3] including "Just Another Day", which was also a big hit worldwide. The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.^[4] It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 album chart in March 1993.^[5] At the 5th Lo Nuestro Awards, the album won the award for "Pop Album of the Year".^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Secada and Miguel A. Morejon, except as noted.

"Just Another Day" – 5:25
"Dreams That I Carry" – 4:46
"Angel" – 4:34
"Do You Believe in Us" – 3:58
"One of a Kind" – 4:02 (Secada)
"Time Heals" – 4:24 (Willy Perez Feria)
"Do You Really Want Me" – 4:04
"Misunderstood" – 4:22 (Secada, Scott Shapiro, Tom McWilliams, Jo Pat Cafaro)
"Always Something" – 4:13 (Secada, Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas)
"I'm Free" – 4:01
"Otro Día Más Sin Verte" (Spanish version of Just Another Day) – 5:27 (Secada, Morejon, Gloria Estefan)
"Angel" (Spanish Version) – 4:35 (Secada, Morejon, Estefan)

Personnel

Musicians

Ed Calle – flute (5)
Jorge Casas – bass (3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12), programming & arrangements (6, 9), fretless bass (6)
Rouge Cougu – percussion & shaker (10)
John DeFaria – guitar (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
Mark Dowdle – vocal intro (9)
Emilio Estefan, Jr. – accordion (5)
Gloria Estefan – background vocals (1, 11)
Anita Faye Green – background vocals (2, 7–10)
Rafael Falcon – additional drum programming (1, 4, 11), additional programming (5)
Charlotte McKinnon – background vocals (7, 8, 9)

Tom McWilliams – additional drum programming (4), programming & arrangements (8)
Miguel A. Morejon – programming & arrangements (1-5, 7, 10–12)
Clay Ostwald – additional programming (3, 4, 8, 12); keyboards, programming & arrangements (6, 9); clavinet (8)
Rafael Padilla – shaker (1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12), percussion (2, 5, 6, 9), tambourine (4, 12)
Rita Quintero – background vocals (5)
Jon Secada – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1, 2, 4–11)
Scott Shapiro – guitar solo (8), programming & arrangements (8)
Rene Luis Toledo – guitar (3, 10), guitar solo (12)

Production

Jorge Casas – producer
Lazaro Cuervo – make-up
Mark Dowdle – engineer
Charles Dye – engineer
Emilio Estefan, Jr. – producer
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
Henry Marquez – art direction
John Patterson – engineer
Freddy Piñero, Jr – engineer
Clay Ostwald – producer, engineer
Phil Ramone – mixing (1, 3, 11, 12)
Alberto Tolot – cover photo
Tim White – other photography
Patrice Wilkinson Levinsohn – engineer
Paco – hair stylist
Mike Couzzi – engineer, mixing (2, 3, 4, 6, 9)
Ron Taylor – engineer
Carla Leighton – design
Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing (5, 7, 8, 10, 12)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Jon Secada*
Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	89
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[8]	15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	5
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)^[11]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	7
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	20
US Billboard 200^[15]	15
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[16]	1

Year-end charts

1992 year-end chart performance for *Jon Secada*
Chart (1992)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	79
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[18]	6

1993 year-end chart performance for *Jon Secada*
Chart (1993)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[19]	78
US Billboard 200^[20]	31
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[21]	5

All-time charts

All-time chart performance for *Jon Secada*
Chart (1985-1994)	Position
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[22]	2

Sales and certifications

Sales and certifications for *Jon Secada*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil	—	250,000^[23]
Canada (Music Canada)^[24]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[25]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Mexico	—	300,000^[26]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[11]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[27]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[28]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[4]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Jon Secada - Jon Secada - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ Linden, Amy (June 12, 1992). "Jon Secada". Entertainment Weekly.
^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Jon Secada - Singles
^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – Jon Secada – Jon Secada". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Mar 20 1993, Billboard.com
^ "Lo Nuestro 1993 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univision. November 13, 2001. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 247.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Jon Secada – Jon Secada" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jon Secada – Jon Secada" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jon Secada – Jon Secada" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos. Año a año. 1959-2002 [Only Hits. Year by year. 1959-2002] (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 9788480486392.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jon Secada – Jon Secada". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Jon Secada – Jon Secada". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "Jon Secada | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "Jon Secada Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "Jon Secada Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "The Year in Music – Top Pop Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen N.V. 26 December 1992. p. YE-50. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "The Year in Music – Top Pop Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen N.V. 25 December 1993. p. YE-54. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Latin Pop" (PDF). Billboard. 1 November 1994. p. 242. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
^ Paiano, Enor (10 December 1994). "Brasil goes latino". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 50. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Jon Secada – Jon Secada". Music Canada.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jon Secada; 'Jon Secada')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ John, Lannert (25 September 1993). "Popular grupos and a successful concert scene help music industry hold steady in Mexico's uncertain economy" (PDF). Billboard. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Jon Secada')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
^ "British album certifications – Jon Secada – Jon Secada". British Phonographic Industry.

[1] "Jon Secada - Jon Secada - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

[2] Linden, Amy (June 12, 1992). "Jon Secada". Entertainment Weekly.

[3] Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Jon Secada - Singles

[RIAA-4] "American album certifications – Jon Secada – Jon Secada". Recording Industry Association of America.

[5] The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Mar 20 1993, Billboard.com

[6] "Lo Nuestro 1993 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univision. November 13, 2001. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2012.

[7] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 247.

[ac_Austria_Jon_Secada-8] "Austriancharts.at – Jon Secada – Jon Secada" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Jon_Secada-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Jon Secada – Jon Secada" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Jon_Secada-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Jon Secada – Jon Secada" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[spaincert-11] Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos. Año a año. 1959-2002 [Only Hits. Year by year. 1959-2002] (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 9788480486392.

[ac_Sweden_Jon_Secada-12] "Swedishcharts.com – Jon Secada – Jon Secada". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Jon_Secada-13] "Swisscharts.com – Jon Secada – Jon Secada". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[ac_UK_Jon_Secada-14] "Jon Secada | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Jon_Secada-15] "Jon Secada Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[latinpop-16] "Jon Secada Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[17] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[yearend1992-18] "The Year in Music – Top Pop Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen N.V. 26 December 1992. p. YE-50. ISSN 0006-2510.

[19] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[20] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[yearend1993-21] "The Year in Music – Top Pop Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen N.V. 25 December 1993. p. YE-54. ISSN 0006-2510.

[toplatinpopalbums85-94-22] "Latin Pop" (PDF). Billboard. 1 November 1994. p. 242. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.

[23] Paiano, Enor (10 December 1994). "Brasil goes latino". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 50. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[CanadaJon_SecadaJon_SecadaalbumCertRef-24] "Canadian album certifications – Jon Secada – Jon Secada". Music Canada.

[GermanyJon_SecadaJon_SecadaalbumCertRef-25] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jon Secada; 'Jon Secada')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[26] John, Lannert (25 September 1993). "Popular grupos and a successful concert scene help music industry hold steady in Mexico's uncertain economy" (PDF). Billboard. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.

[SwitzerlandJon_SecadaJon_SecadaalbumCertRef-27] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Jon Secada')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_KingdomJon_SecadaJon_SecadaalbumCertRef-28] "British album certifications – Jon Secada – Jon Secada". British Phonographic Industry.

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