Secada arrived with his parents in the United States in 1971 at the age of nine. While attending school, his family managed a coffee shop. As a teen, Secada discovered his gift for music. In the culturally diverse city of Miami, Secada was exposed to salsa and merengue. Secada also became interested in R&B and pop music performed by Barry Manilow, Marvin Gaye, Billy Joel, Elton John and Stevie Wonder.
Secada graduated from South Florida's Hialeah High School in 1979 and then enrolled at the University of Miami. During college, he became an accomplished jazz musician. He was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, the highest honor afforded a University of Miami student. He completed a Bachelor's degree in Music and then earned a Master's degree in Jazz Vocal Performance.
In the late 1980s, Gloria Estefan hired Secada as a background singer. He also started composing music for Estefan, including some of her best-known ballads. Among other songs, Secada co-wrote and sang background on Coming Out of the Dark Gloria's number one hit from her 1991 album Into the Light. During Estefan's "Coming Out of the Dark" tour, Secada was given the life-changing opportunity of taking over the stage and performing solo. It launched his career as a solo performer.
In 1991, Secada legally changed his first name from Juan to Jon. The following year, Secada released his self-titled debut album Jon Secada (SBK/EMI), which sold over six million copies worldwide and being certified triple platinum in the U.S., where it reached No. 15 among the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Secada scored a No. 5 Pop hit (and a No. 5 UK hit) with his Gold single "Just Another Day", and three more top 30 hits, Angel (No. 18 Pop, No. 23 UK), I'm Free (No. 27 Pop, No. 50 UK), Do You Believe in Us? (No. 13 Pop, No. 30 UK), and Do You Really Want Me (No. 30 UK) received national radio play. The Spanish-language version of Secada's solo album, Otro Día Más Sin Verte (EMI-Latin), became the Number One Latin album of 1992 and earned Secada his first Grammy Award for "Best Latin Pop Album".
In 1994 by Secada's second album, Heart Soul and Voice (EMI) featured members of The Miami Sound Machine and guests Arturo Sandoval (trumpeter) and Betty Wright (background vocals). The album went Platinum in the US. One of its singles had a top ten Pop hit If You Go and a Top 30 hit Mental Picture, which was used in the soundtrack for the film "The Specialist". His third album on EMI, Amor, was released in 1995 and earned Secada his second Grammy for "Best Latin Pop Performance".
Secada co-wrote the song Bella, the Spanish version of She's All I Ever Had for Ricky Martin's 1999 Multi-platinum self-titled album. He also co-wrote and co-produced the song Baila for Jennifer Lopez, which appeared on her 1999 multi-platinum album, On the 6. He worked with teen singing sensation Mandy Moore on two of her tracks, One Sided Love and It Only Took a Minute from her self-titled multi-platinum album. In 2001 he was a backing vocalist on Enrique Iglesias's album multi-platinum Escape on the tracks Don't turn off the Lights and Love 4 Fun.
Secada has performed with opera legend Luciano Pavarotti and recorded a duet with Frank Sinatra on "The Best Is Yet to Come" from Sinatra's Duets II album.
In 1995, Secada starred on Broadway's hit musical Grease, where he acted in the lead role of "Danny Zuko". Broadway called upon Secada once again in 2003, where he played the Emcee role in Sam Mendes' acclaimed version of Cabaret. In the fall of 2004, Secada also starred as "Joseph" in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's theatrical hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Nov 30, 2007: Jon participated in the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade which taped inside the Magic Kingdom at Disney World Orlando, Florida.
Jon Secada Albums
1992 Jon Secada SBK
1992 Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte Capitol
1994 Heart, Soul & A Voice SBK
1994 Si Te Vas EMI International
1995 Amor EMI Latin/SBK
1997 Secada Capitol
1997 Secada (Spanish Version) EMI International
1999 Greatest Hits Virgin
1999 Grandes Exitos EMI International
2000 Better Part Of Me Epic/550 Music
2001 The Gift Sony
2002 Solo Lo Mejor: 20 Exitos EMI Latin
2002 Latin Classics EMI International
2002 Amanecer Sony International
2003 30 Exitos Insuperables EMI International
2005 Same Dream Big3 Records
2006 Lo Esencial De Jon Secada EMI Latin
2008 Dentro De Mí Big3 Records
Links
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http://www.jonsecada.net
http://www.justsecada.com
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/secada/
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Always Something
Jon Secada Lyrics
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You say we're running out of things to say
Don't you think we've had enough
Letting useless words get in the way
Can't you see what's going on
We're bringing problems where
They don't belong
When there's always something
We can turn this love around but
There's always something
Stop and think and realize
We got something here that's really good
And maybe all we gotta do
Is believe in us the way we should
Without questions, without doubts
Live and learn babe that's what love's about.
There's no way to work it out when
There's always something
We can turn this love around but
There's always something
Starting here and starting
Now we can work together
But we haven't got a prayer when
There's always something
Always agonizing, never compromising
Always finding something wrong
Stop and think and look around you
Since the day I found you
There's been something wrong.
There's no way to work it out when
There's always something
We can turn this love around but
Starting here and starting
Now we can work together
But we haven't got a prayer when
There's always something
In Jon Secada's song "Always Something," the singer addresses their deteriorating relationship with their partner. They acknowledge that their partner has been saying that they are falling out of love and are running out of things to say to each other. However, the singer disagrees and believes that they have something good between them. They suggest that they need to stop letting useless words get in the way of their love and start believing in each other without questions or doubts. The singer concludes that there is always something getting in the way of their love, but they can turn it around if they work together.
Line by Line Meaning
You say we're falling out of love
You're telling me that the love we have is fading away
You say we're running out of things to say
You're saying that we're running out of things to talk about
Don't you think we've had enough
Don't you think we've reached our limits
Letting useless words get in the way
We are being hindered by meaningless conversations
Can't you see what's going on
Can't you see the problem
We're bringing problems where
They don't belong
We are creating problems where they don't exist
There's no way to work it out
When there's always something
It's impossible to solve the problem when another issue always arises
We can turn this love around but
There's always something
We can fix our relationship, but there will always be another obstacle
Stop and think and realize
We got something here that's really good
We need to take a moment and appreciate the value of what we have
And maybe all we gotta do
Is believe in us the way we should
All we need to do is trust and have faith in our love
Without questions, without doubts
Live and learn babe that's what love's about.
We should learn to trust each other and live without doubts; it's what true love is all about
Starting here and starting
Now we can work together
We need to start working together to make things work
Always agonizing, never compromising
Always finding something wrong
We are always arguing and never reaching a compromise; always looking for fault in everything
Stop and think and look around you
Since the day I found you
There's been something wrong.
We need to take a step back and realize that there has been something affecting our relationship since the beginning
But starting here and starting
Now we can work together
Despite everything, we can work together starting now
But we haven't got a prayer when
There's always something
It's tough to succeed when there's always a new obstacle to overcome
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DAVE FAULKNER
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