Con Los Años Que Me Quedan

"Con Los Años Que Me Quedan"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Mi Tierra
Released	September 1993 (U.S. & Europe) August 1993 (U.K.) November 1993 (Japan)
Format	CD Single CD-Maxi Single Cassette Single 7" Vinyl Single Promotional 12" Vinyl Single
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	Bolero, Latin Pop
Length	4:18
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Emilio Estefan Jr.
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Mi Tierra" (1993) "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" (1993) "Tradición" (1993)
Alternative cover European & U.K. Cover Art

"Con los años que me quedan" ("With The Years I Have Left") is a song by Gloria Estefan composed by Emilio Estefan Jr., released as her second single from her first Spanish album Mi Tierra.

Song history

A song inspired by the relationship between Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan Jr., became her second consecutive number 1 single in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. The track debuted at number 28 on September 28, 1993 and peaked at number 1 on November 13, 1993^[1] spending 4 weeks in pole position. An English version was also recorded entitled "If We Were Lovers" and is included on the international pressiong of the maxi-single.

The English version of the song "If We Were Lovers" was released as a single in Europe, making it a moderate hit reaching the Top 40 chart at the UK, becoming the second single from this album to chart in the country.

"Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" and "If We Were Lovers"

"Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" and "If We Were Lovers" share the same melody but were written as two separate songs. They are not meant to be translations of each other, rather songs celebrating two different aspects of love – one being the renewal for "eternal" love and the other being the inevitable sensual and passionate love affair.^[2]

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] "If We Were Lovers/Con Los Años Que Me Quedan"	40
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[4]	1

Cover versions

Charlie Zaa performed the song on his 2000 album Ciego de amor.^[5] The song was covered by Thalía featuring Leonel Garcia, Jesús Navarro and Samo in 2012 for Thalía's studio album Habítame Siempre.

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1993

References

1. ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". Retrieved 1993-12-04. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. Con Los Años Que Me Quedan / If We Were Lovers (Single – 1993)
3. "Archive Chart: 1993-08-14" UK Singles Chart.
4. "Gloria Estefan – Chart history" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Gloria Estefan.
5. Erwin Perez. "Charlie Zaa en la Calle Ocho" (Spanish), El Nuevo Herald, 9 March 2000, page 24D.

External links

• Lyrics with English translation