Entertainment Weekly (6/25/93, p.102) - "...MI TIERRA will whirl you through an intoxicating landscape of traditional Cuban rhythms and aromatic flavors, with Estefan as intimate tour guide....since the mood and melodies speak all languages, even non-Spanish-speakers can revel in this fiesta..." - Rating: B+
Q (8/02, pp.139-40) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Gloria never sang better..."
Personnel includes: Gloria Estefan (vocals); Juanito R. Marquez (guitar); Nestor Torres (flute); Paquito D'Rivera (saxophone); Mannie Lopez (trumpet, percussion); Teddy Mulet, Cheito Quinonez (trumpet, background vocals); Randy Barlow (trumpet); Paquito Hechavarria (piano); Israel Lopez "Cachao" (bass); Luis Enrique, Sheila E. (percussion); Tito Puente (timbales).
Producers: Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald, Emilio Estefan Jr.
Engineers include: Ron Taylor, Patrice Levinsohn, Frank Miret.
Recorded at Crescent Moon Studios and Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida; Metropolis Studios, London, England; Air Lyndhurst Studios, Hampstead, England; Estudio Sincronia, Madrid, Spain.
MI TIERRA won the 1994 Grammy Award for "Tropical Latin Album."