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Chris Cuevas
Origin	Daphne, AL
Genres	Ballad, Dance-pop, Electronica (1990-1993) Country pop
Occupation(s)	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

The 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

Somehow, Someway

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic.com	[3]

Atlantic LP 82187.

Chart performance:

• Pending - Billboard Hot Albums
• Pending - Oricon Weekly Albums Chart

Track listing

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1. I Need You
2. Give Our Love a Chance
3. Somehow, Someway
4. Another Way
5. Hip Hop (4:14)
6. Someday (Duet with Debbie Gibson)
7. Don't Break Up With Me
8. One Time
9. Dance Party
10. Positive Motion
11. About You
12. 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

• 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

Hip Hop

Atlantic 87763 and DM 86029.

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)

"Hip Hop"

1. (7" House Version/3:53)
2. (12" House Club Mix/5:50)
3. (Masters At Work Dub/3:32)
4. (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)

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

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You Are The One

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

See also

• Concord Records

External links

• Chris Cuevas on Myspace
• Chris Cuevas at AllMusic

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