# Destiny (Gloria Estefan album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Billboard | (favorable) |
| Cash Box | (favorable) |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| The Guardian | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Smash Hits | |
Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the nineteenth of her career overall. It shipped 1.6 million copies worldwide in its first month of release.

## Production and release

The album features a more ambient sound than previous Estefan albums, with only two songs, "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" and "Higher", being upbeat. The album includes a bonus enhanced selection, in which Estefan talks about the album and the song "Reach" in particular. It also features an animated discography of Estefan.
The first single from the album, "Reach", became a hit around the world and was the official theme of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
On 26 July 2024 the album was reissued on 'crystal clear' 180 gram vinyl in a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies.

## Commercial performance

The album placed at #116 on the Billboard Year-End chart and as of 2005 it has sold 877,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan. According to Billboard, It was one of Sony Music's best selling records in the first quarter revenue of 1996, selling over 1.6 million copies worldwide.

## Personnel

* Davnda Afaolbi – vocals
* Davonda Afolabi – choir
* Gloria Agostini – harp
* Donna Allen – vocals (background)
* Marcelo Anez – engineer
* Julien Barber – viola
* Diane Barere – cello
* Elena Barere – violin
* Randy Barlow – trumpet
* Mike Bassie – rap
* John Beale – violin
* Carol Becker – vocals
* Joseph Bongiorno – bass
* Edwin Bonilla – percussion
* Francisco Anthony Del – drum programming
* April Brown – violin
* Avril Brown – violin
* Ed Calle – saxophone
* Jorge Casas – bass, guitar, arranger, producer, chant, mandocello, tres, orchestration, production coordination, muted banjo
* Sean Chambers – engineer
* David Chappell – strings
* Huifang Chen – strings
* Charles Christopher – vocals (background)
* Tony Concepcion – trumpet
* Mike Couzzi – engineer
* Sal Cuevas – bass
* Matt Curry – assistant
* Jill Dell'Abate – contractor
* Lawrence Dermer – guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, keyboards, organ (hammond), vocals (background), producer, bata, fender rhodes, horn arrangements, string arrangements
* Sharon Diacheysn – vocals
* John DiPuccio – strings
* Nancy Donald – art direction
* Charles Dye – engineer
* Emilio Estefan, Jr. – arranger, producer, executive producer
* Gloria Estefan – arranger, vocals (background)
* Mary Helen Ewing – viola
* Joan Faigen – strings
* Chembo Febles – percussion, percussion (African), chant
* John Feeney – violin
* Guillermo Figueroa – violin
* Narcisco Figueroa – violin
* Guillermo Figueron – violin
* Barry Finclair – bass, violin
* Shaun Fisher – vocals
* Pablo Flores – mixing
* Cecelia Hobbs Gardner – violin
* Crystal Garner – viola
* Hector Garrido – conductor, director, organ (hammond), orchestration
* Javier Garza – engineer
* Andy Goldman – guitar
* Paolo Gualano – percussion, drums, surdo, drums (snare)
* Joyce Hammann – violin
* Kate Harrington – hair stylist
* Kris Kello – arranger, keyboards, vocals (background)
* Bakithi Khumalo – bass, chant
* Sebastián Krys – engineer
* Phil Lakofsky – strings, cello
* Carol Landon – viola
* Jeanne LeBlanc – cello
* Charles Libove – violin
* Mei Mei Lin – strings
* Richard Locker – cello
* Daniel Lopez – percussion, handclapping
* Dante Luciani – trombone
* Bob Ludwig – mastering
* Juan R. Marquez – classic guitar
* Nancy McAlhany – violin
* Andrew Melick – photography
* Rick Melverne – vocals
* Homer Mensch – bass
* Heidi Modr – violin
* Sarah Moore – vocals
* Richard Morris – vocals
* Rick Morris – choir
* Doug Mountain – digital mixing
* Eugene J. Moye – cello
* Jan Mullen – violin
* Craig Mumm – viola
* David Nadien – violin
* Jorge Noriega – vocals (background)
* Mario Ochoa – percussion
* Alfredo Oliva – strings
* Gene Orloff – violin
* Clay Ostwald – arranger, keyboards, producer, chant
* Caryl Paisner – cello
* Sandra Park – violin
* Paul Peabody – violin
* Scott Perry – engineer
* Freddy Piñero, Jr. – programming, engineer, assistant
* John Pintavalle – violin
* Cheito Quinonez – vocals (background), guiro
* Serena Radaelli – hair stylist
* Dave Reitzas – engineer, mixing
* Herb Ritts – photography
* Robert Rozek – strings
* Kike Santander – bass, guitar, percussion, arranger, keyboards, handclapping, producer, horn arrangements, vocal effect
* Mike Scaglione – saxophone
* Eric Schilling – engineer
* Mark Orrin Schuman – cello
* Laura Seaton – violin
* Richard Sortomme – violin
* Debbie Spring – viola
* Steve Svensson – strings
* Marti Sweet – bass
* Ron Taylor – engineer
* Ron Taylor – engineer
* Dana Teboe – trombone
* Donna Tecco – violin
* Rene Toledo – guitar
* Alberto Tolot – photography
* Francesca Tolot – make-up
* Michelle Vandenbos – choir
* Deborah Waknin – hair stylist
* Ellen Westerman – cello
* Eric Wyric – violin
* Joe Zeytoonian – saz, oud

## Certifications and sales

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Argentina (CAPIF) | Gold | 30,000$^^$ |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000$^^$ |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Gold | 50,000$^^$ |
| Japan (RIAJ) | Gold | 100,000$^^$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | 2× Platinum | 200,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Region | Date |
| U.S. | June 4, 1996 (1996-06-04) |
| Canada | June 4, 1996 (1996-06-04) |
| Europe, Latin America & Asia | June 3, 1996 (1996-06-03) |
| Japan | May 30, 1996 (1996-05-30) |
| Europe (Reissue EPC 483932 5) | June 23, 1997 (1997-06-23) |