Can't Stay Away from You
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
1988
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About Gloria Estefan
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Gloria Estefan was born in Cuba and grew up in Miami, where her musical partnership with Emilio Estefan developed through Miami Sound Machine. Albums such as Primitive Love and Let It Loose placed Cuban musical influences alongside English-language pop, with songs including Conga and Words Get in the Way. Her later solo catalog included Mi Tierra, a Spanish-language project. Recording, film appearances and children's books became different parts of a career rooted in the connection between Cuban heritage and Miami.
Artist background sources
Gloria Estefan - Florida Artists Hall of Fame
Read state cultural institution biography for Cuba/Miami, Emilio and Miami Sound Machine, albums, songs, film and books. Omit misspelled birth surname, band-renaming chronology, first-crossover and sales superlatives, film dates and current totals. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Can't Stay Away from You by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine appears at number 90 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1988. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
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Billboard year-end 1988 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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Billboard year-end 1988 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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