DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU

"'Don't Wanna Lose You'" is a song written and recorded by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 as the first single from the album ''Cuts Both Ways'' and reached the number one in the U.S., where became her second number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified Gold.

Contents

History

Song nominations

International versions

Formats and track listings

Charts

Certifications

See also

Links

History

The song, is an adult contemporary soft-pop song. It was the first solo number-one single for Estefan, her last number-one single "Anything for You" was performed with Miami Sound Machine on their 1987 ''Let It Loose'' album.

Song nominations

The song earned a nomination to the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, but lost against Bonnie Raitt's "Nick of Time". It also received a nomination to an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single but again, lost, but this time against Milli Vanilli's eventually bogus "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You".

International versions

Estefan also recorded "Si voy a perderte"; which is the Spanish version of this song. "Si voy a perderte" hit number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. "Se Tenho que perder" is the Portuguese version of this song, and was released as a single in Brazil.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Don't Wanna Lose You".
'UK Maxi-CD single (655054 2 (The Ballads))'
# "Don't Wanna lose You" (Album Version)
# "Anything for You"
# "Can't Stay away from You"
# "Words get in the Way"
'U.S. cassette single (34T 68959)) and 7" single (34-68959)'
# "Don't Wanna lose You" (Album Version)
# "Si Voy a Perderte"

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Brazilian Singles Chart	4
German Singles Chart	41
Irish Singles Chart	6
Dutch Singles Chart	3
Swedish Singles Chart	13
UK Singles Chart	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1 (for a week)
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales	1 (for a week)
U.S. Billboard Billboard Hot 100 Singles Airplay	1 (for a week)
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	2
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 Singles	1 (2 weeks)

Certifications

Country	Certification
U.S.	Gold

See also

★ Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1989 (USA)

Links

★ http://www.geocities.com/weslarkins/glorialibre.html

★ http://www.romantic-lyrics.com/ld20.shtml

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