Jon Secada (album)

Jon Secada is the English-language debut album by Cuban American pop singer Jon Secada, released in 1992. The album features four singles that reached the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 or the top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart,^[3] including "Just Another Day", which was also a big hit worldwide. The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.^[4] It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 album chart in March 1993.^[5] At the 5th Lo Nuestro Awards, the album won the award for "Pop Album of the Year".^[6]

All songs written by Jon Secada and Miguel A. Morejon, except as noted.

"Just Another Day" – 5:25
"Dreams That I Carry" – 4:46
"Angel" – 4:34
"Do You Believe in Us" – 3:58
"One of a Kind" – 4:02 (Secada)
"Time Heals" – 4:24 (Willy Perez Feria)
"Do You Really Want Me" – 4:04
"Misunderstood" – 4:22 (Secada, Scott Shapiro, Tom McWilliams, Jo Pat Cafaro)
"Always Something" – 4:13 (Secada, Clay Ostwald, Jorge Casas)
"I'm Free" – 4:01
"Otro Día Más Sin Verte" (Spanish version of "Just Another Day") – 5:27 (Secada, Morejon, Gloria Estefan)
"Angel" (Spanish version) – 4:35 (Secada, Morejon, Estefan)

Personnel

Jon Secada – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4–11)
Miguel A. Morejon – programming (1–5, 7, 10–12), arrangements (1–5, 7, 10–12)
Clay Ostwald – additional programming (3, 4, 8, 12), keyboards (6, 9), programming (6, 9), arrangements (6, 9), clavinet (8)
Emilio Estefan Jr. – accordion (5)
Scott Shapiro – programming (8), guitar solo (8), arrangements (8)
John DeFaria – guitars (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
Rene Luis Toledo – guitars (3, 10), guitar solo (12)
Jorge Casas – bass (3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12), programming (6, 9), arrangements (6, 9), fretless bass (6)
Rafael Falcon – additional drum programming (1, 4, 11), additional programming (5)
Tom McWilliams – additional drum programming (4), programming (8), arrangements (8)
Rafael Padilla – shaker (1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12), percussion (2, 5, 6, 9), tambourine (4, 12)
Rouge Cougu – percussion (10), shaker (10)
Ed Calle – flute (5)
Gloria Estefan – backing vocals (1, 11)
Anita Faye Green – backing vocals (2, 7–10)
Rita Quintero – backing vocals (5)
Charlotte McKinnon – backing vocals (7–9)
Mark Dowdle – vocal intro (9)

Weekly chart performance for *Jon Secada*
Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	89
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[8]	15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	5
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)^[11]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	7
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	20
US Billboard 200^[15]	15
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[16]	1

1992 year-end chart performance for *Jon Secada*
Chart (1992)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	79
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[18]	6

1993 year-end chart performance for *Jon Secada*
Chart (1993)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[19]	78
US Billboard 200^[20]	31
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[21]	5

All-time chart performance for *Jon Secada*
Chart (1985–1994)	Position
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[22]	2

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina	—	48,000^[23]
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[24]	Gold	250,000^[25]
Canada (Music Canada)^[26]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[27]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Mexico	—	300,000^[28]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[11]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[29]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[30]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[4]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

v t e Jon Secada
Studio albums	Jon Secada (1992) Otro Día Más Sin Verte (1992) Heart, Soul & a Voice (1994) Si Te Vas (1994)
Songs	"Just Another Day" "Do You Believe in Us" "Angel" "If You Go" "If I Never Knew You"
Related	Discography