Two Sides Of Gloria Estefan
"If they play your songs on the radio," explains Gloria Estefan, "and people go out and buy them, then you're going to do well." This, she knows, takes work. "I remember in Puerto Rico, where there's...
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Eternal Flame
  This quartet of refugees from various groups in L.A.'s power-popping "Paisley Underground" banded together to pay homage to the sounds of the '60s. Producer David Kahne honed in on its four members' strengths, resulting in a bright, Beatle-esque pop sound topped with classic girl-group vocals. The subtleties and charm of their 1984 debut album went underappreciated in an era of slick, post-New Age pop. By 1986, the public grew a little more adventurous and met the now more-center-leaning Bangles in the middle with Different Light, which spawned four hit singles, and its '88 successor, Everything, which included the chart-topping torchsong, "Eternal Flame."

(S. Hoffs/B. Steinberg/T. Kelly); Produced by Davitt Sigerson; Susanna Hoffs, rhythm guitar, lead vocal; Vicki Peterson, lead guitar, vocal; Michael Steele, bass, vocal; Debbi Peterson, drums, vocal; Rec. Los Angeles, 1987. Columbia 38-68533 (mx ZSS 68533); P 1988 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.