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=== 1993–1995: ''Mi Tierra'', ''Christmas Through Your Eyes,'' cover album, and ''Abriendo Puertas'' === In June 1993, Estefan released her first Spanish-language album ''[[Mi Tierra]]''. ''Mi Tierra'' peaked at No. 27 on the ''Billboard'' album chart and No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart. In the US, the singles "Mi Tierra", the romantic-tropical ballad "[[Con Los Años Que Me Quedan]]", and "Mi Buen Amor" all reached No. 1 on the "Hot Latin Tracks" chart. The album sold over eight million copies worldwide, going on to become multi-platinum in Spain (10 times) and in the US (16 times; Platinum – Latin field), and earning the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Tropical Latin Album]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8473224/gloria-estefan-61st-birthday-mi-tierra-chart-milestone|title=Gloria Estefan Celebrates A Major Milestone on Her 61st Birthday|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011023813/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8473224/gloria-estefan-61st-birthday-mi-tierra-chart-milestone|archive-date=11 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 1993, Estefan released her first Christmas album, ''[[Christmas Through Your Eyes]]''. It was also notable as being the first album from Estefan that was not produced by her husband. The album included the singles "This Christmas" and "Silent Night" and went Platinum in the US.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tQsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76 |title=Billboard |date=14 January 1995 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.}}</ref> Estefan released ''[[Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (Gloria Estefan album)|Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me]]'' in October 1994, a cover album featuring some of her favorite songs from the 1960s and 1970s. The album includes the hit singles "[[Turn the Beat Around#Gloria Estefan version|Turn the Beat Around]]", which peaked at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "[[Everlasting Love#Gloria Estefan version|Everlasting Love]]", which peaked at number 27. Both songs also topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gloria-estefan/chart-history/tsl/|title=Gloria Estefan Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010223319/https://www.billboard.com/music/gloria-estefan/chart-history/top-album-sales|archive-date=10 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Further single releases were "[[Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me]]", which peaked at number 11 in the UK, and "[[It's Too Late (Carole King song)|It's Too Late]]". ''Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me'' peaked at number nine on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and has sold over 2 million copies in the United States. In 1995, Estefan released her second Spanish-language album, ''[[Abriendo Puertas (Gloria Estefan album)|Abriendo Puertas]].'' The album earned Estefan her second [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Tropical Latin Album]]. It spawned two No. 1 dance hits ("[[Abriendo Puertas (song)|Abriendo Puertas]]" and "[[Tres Deseos]]") and two No. 1 Latin singles ("Abriendo Puertas" and "[[Más Allá]]").<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38|title=Billboard|date=14 October 1995|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.}}</ref>
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