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"Tres Deseos" (Three Wishes) is a merengue and salsa song by Cuban American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released in 1996 as a promotional single from her second Spanish-language album, Abriendo Puertas.

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"Tres Deseos"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Abriendo Puertas
Released	January 1996 (1996-01)
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Merengue salsa [1][2]
Length	3:32
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Kike Santander, Enrique Flavio
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Más Allá" (1995/1996) "Tres Deseos" (1996) "Dulce Amor" (1996)

Song history

"Tres Deseos" is an upbeat Latin dance song. It was the first promotional single released worldwide from the album Abriendo Puertas. In Japan, it was released as a CD maxi single. Remixes of the song were produced by Rosabel, and with their help the song successfully made it to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The song was featured on the soundtrack for the film Dance with Me, which also featured Estefan's single Heaven's What I Feel. It become popular at Estefan's concerts as a medley with her song, Higher from the album Destiny. The song was used on the television program Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7); actress Cloris Leachman used this song on the fifth night of the competition.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "One of the more 'latin' tracks off the Abriendo Puertas album, which has Estefan exploring her origins, while not forgetting her international pop status. Tres Deseos is 100 percent pure undiluted salsa, just like the extra track, a traditional son called 'Farolito'. It's sheer pleasure to hear Estefan indulge herself in her Cuban roots."[3] Gerald Martinez from New Sunday Times described it as "lively merengue", noting that it features "wonderfully complex horn parts, driving percussion and engaging vocals."[4]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of Tres Deseos.

US CD 12" Vinyl Single (EAS 7798)

1. "Tres Deseos" (Album Version) (03:32)
2. "Tres Deseos" (Pablo Flores 12" Mix) (06:35)
3. "Tres Deseos" (Rosabel's Fiesta Mix) (07:29)
4. "Tres Deseos" (Rosabel's Percapella Beats) (05:45)
5. "Tres Deseos" (Rosabel's The Three Wish Dub) (07:15)
6. "Tres Deseos" (Rosabel's Tribe Dub) (07:57)
7. "Tres Deseos" (Rosabel's The Under Dub) (05:30)
8. "Tres Deseos" (Rosabel's Bonus Wish Mix) (04:06)
9. "Tres Deseos" (Rosabel's Tragic Dub) (08:08)
10. "Tres Deseos" (Rosabel's The More Tragic Dub) (08:15)

Official versions

Original versions

1. Album version — 3:32

Pablo Flores & Javier Garza Remixes

1. 12" Remix - 6:41
2. 12" Remix Edit — 5:00

Rosabel (Ralphi Rosario & Abel Aguilera) Remixes

1. Rosabel's Fiesta Mix — 7:29
2. Rosabel's Tragic Dub — 8:08
3. Rosabel's The Three Wish Dub — 7:15
4. Rosabel's Tribe Dub — 7:57
5. Rosabel's The More Tragic Dub — 8:15
6. Rosabel's The Under Dub — 5:30
7. Rosabel's Bonus Wish Mix — 4:06
8. Rosabel's Percapella Beats — 5:45

Release history

Region	Date
United States	January 1996 (1996-01)
Japan	January 25, 1996 (1996-01-25)

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)	1
US Top Latin Songs (Billboard)	12
US Hot Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)	14
US Hot Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay (Billboard)	14

References

External links

• Lyrics with English translation

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