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Chris Cuevas | |
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| Origin |  Daphne, AL |
| Genres | Ballad, Dance-pop, Electronica (1990-1993) Country pop |
| Occupation | Artist management |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, Guitar |
| Years active | 1990–1992 (as solo singer) 2003 (as audio engineer) 2006–present (as production manager) |
| Labels | Atlantic (USA, 1991–1992, as solo singer) Concord (USA, 2006–present) |
Chris Cuevas (born at Long Beach, Mississippi, USA, date pending) is an American singer-songwriter and production manager who, as of July 2014, is more notable for his behind-the-scenes work than for his recordings to date, the best distributed of which was his sole album for Atlantic Records, Somehow, Someway (Atlantic LP 82187), produced by Diane Pustizzi Gibson for GMI Entertainment, Inc.; Cuevas' last track to date to appear on an All Music Guide-listed album was his 1991 single "Hip Hop" (parsed from Atlantic DM 86029 for the Masters At Work best-of album Tenth Anniversary Collection, Part 1: 1990-1995 (Import Records 133015)). On the WEA Latina album La Ley - Libertad (WEA Latina LP 60265), Cuevas was Digital Editor and Mixing Assistant.
Starting in 2006, Cuevas is an artist manager at the Concord Music Group.[1] Cuevas remains active as a singer-songwriter in the country pop field, often playing at non-notable venues in the Baldwin County, Alabama area, in addition to distributing music on the Internet via his web page, /ChrisCuevas2004AOLCom, at MySpace.com. [2]
Early life
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Career
editThe GMI Years, 1990—1993
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In 1991, Cuevas signed with Atlantic Records for one album: Somehow, Someway (Atlantic LP 82187). As executive producer, Diane Pustizzi Gibson of GMI Entertainment Inc. assembled a team of producers from across metropolitan New York City, including Fred Zarr and BiZarr Music alumnus Phil Castellano (who had worked on all three Debbie Gibson albums up to that time, also released by Atlantic), and S. Andrew Zulla (who had produced Gibson's single "Without You b/w Without You (Instrumental)," Atlantic Japan AMDY-5034).
Atlantic spawned three singles from the Somehow, Someway project. "Hip Hop b/w Hip Hop (Instrumental)" (Atlantic 87763 and DM 86029) reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot Maxi-Singles and number 39 on the Hot Dance. "Someday (Duet with Debbie Gibson) b/w Hip Hop" (Atlantic Japan/Warner-Pioneer AMDY-5059), a Japan-only release, was a minor hit on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 1991.[citation needed]. "You Are the One b/w Give Our Love a Chance" (Atlantic 87563) reached #58 on the Billboard Hot 100.[citation needed]
Behind the Scenes, 1993—present
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In 2003, Humberto Gatica of WEA International Inc. hired Cuevas as assistant audio engineer on the La Ley album Libertad (WEA Latina LP 60265).
Studio Album
editSomehow, Someway
edit| Somehow, Someway | |
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| Studio album by Chris Cuevas | |
| Released | 1991 |
| Recorded | 1991 |
| Genre | Dance-pop, Ballad |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Producer | Diane Gibson |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic.com |   [3] |
Chart performance:
- Pending - Billboard Hot Albums
- Pending - Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
Track listing
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- I Need You
- Give Our Love a Chance
- Somehow, Someway
- Another Way
- Hip Hop (4:14)
- Someday (Duet with Debbie Gibson)
- Don't Break Up With Me
- One Time
- Dance Party
- Positive Motion
- About You
- You Are the One
All songs written by Chris Cuevas - Chrississippi Music, ASCAP except:
5. (Deborah Gibson/S. Andrew Zulla) Music by SAZ/Music Sales Corp., ASCAP.
Personnel
edit- Producers: Phil Castellano, Chris Cuevas, John "Jellybean" Benitez for Jellybean Productions Inc., Fred Zarr for BiZarr Music Inc., S. Andrew Zulla for SAZ Productions Inc.
- Arrangers: Phil Castellano, Chris Cuevas, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Ed Terry for Cardiac Records Inc., Fred Zarr, S. Andrew Zulla.
Horns arranged by Jerry Hey and Fred Zarr.
Strings arranged and conducted by Gene Orloff. - Programming and sequencing: Chris Cuevas, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Ed Terry, Fred Zarr, S. Andrew Zulla.
- Guitars: Carlos Alomar, Ira Siegel, Jeff Southworth.
- Keyboards: Chris Cuevas, Tommy Mandel,Ed Terry, Fred Zarr, S. Andrew Zulla.
- Bass: Anthony Jackson, Doug Stegmeyer.
- Percussion: Bashiri Johnson, Gerardo Velez.
- Drums: Fred Levine.
- Backing Vocals: Alfa Anderson, Robin Clark, Michelle Cobbs, Norma Garbu, Diva Grey, Jim Haederle, Carrie Johnson, Libby Johnson, Lou Loria, Janice Pendarvis, Fonzi Thornton.
- Horns: Randy Andos, Hollis Burridge, Bobby Danielian, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft, Russ Paladino, Ed Palermo, Bill Reichenbach.
- Programming Engineer: S. Andrew Zulla.
- Recording Engineers: Phil Castellano, Bill Esses, David Greenberg, Butch Jones, Matt Malles, S. Andrew Zulla.
- Mix Engineers: Phil Castellano, Hugo Dwyer, Bill Esses, Bob Rosa; asst. John Herman, Steve McLoughlin, Dave Saronson.[4]
Singles
editHip Hop
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| Song | |
| A-side | "Hip Hop" (4:14) |
| B-side | "Hip Hop" (Instrumental/4:14) |
Chart performance:
- Pending - Billboard Hot 100
- #16, Billboard Hot Maxi-Singles
- #39, Billboard Hot Dance
- Pending - Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
Track listing (Atlantic DM 86029)
edit"Hip Hop"
- (7" House Version/3:53)
- (12" House Club Mix/5:50)
- (Masters At Work Dub/3:32)
- (Got-A-Groove Beats/2:32)
(Deborah Gibson/S. Andrew Zulla) Songs by SAZ/Music Sales Corp., ASCAP
Personnel
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- Produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez for Jellybean Productions Inc.
- Additional production and remix by "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzales for Masters At Work Productions, Inc.
- Additional Keyboards: Joe Moskowitz[5]
Someday (Duet with Debbie Gibson)
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| Song | |
| A-side | "Someday" |
| B-side | "Hip Hop" |
Atlantic Japan AMDY-5059.
Chart performance:
- Pending - Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
Personnel
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"Someday" (Duet with Debbie Gibson)
- Produced and Arranged by Fred Zarr for BiZarr Music Inc.
- Engineered by Phil Castellano
You Are The One
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| Song | |
| A-side | "You Are The One" |
| B-side | "Give Our Love A Chance" |
Atlantic 87563.[7]
Chart performance:
- #58, Billboard Hot 100
- Pending - Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
Personnel
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"You Are The One"
- Produced by
- Arranged by
"Give Our Love A Chance"
- Produced by
- Arranged by
References
edit- ^ All Music Guide, ID=11:9wfrxqq5ldse~T0, /cg/AMG.dll at AllMusic.com.
- ^ Chris Cuevas at Milk Carton Pop Stars, /2007_06_01_archive.html at MilkCartonPopStars.Blogspot.com. Retrieved 02:11, 16 July 2008 (UTC).
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r4898
- ^ Liner notes, Atlantic Album 82187. NYC: Atlantic Recording Corp., 1991.
- ^ /Release/144638 at Discogs.com. Retrieved 23:28, 10 June 2008 (UTC).
- ^ /Pop2/DeborahGibsonDiscog/Discog.txt at AngelFire.com. Retrieved 04:59, 3 June 2008 (UTC).
- ^ /Item/CUEVAS-c-CHRIS/YOU--ARE--THE--ONE--2)--GIVE--OUR--LOVE--A--CHANCE/GML653587899/ at GEMM.com. Retrieved 04:58, 3 June 2008 (UTC).
See also
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[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)|Cuevas, Chris]]
[[Category:Living people|Cuevas, Chris]]
[[Category:American musicians|Cuevas, Chris]]
[[Category:People from Long Beach, Mississippi|Cuevas, Chirs]]