Cuts Both Ways (song)

"Cuts Both Ways"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Cuts Both Ways
Released	May 17, 1990 (1990-05-17) (see Release history)
Format	CD maxi single, Cassette Single, 7-inch vinyl Single, 12 inch Vinyl Single
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Oye mi Canto (Hear my Voice)" (1989/1990) "Cuts Both Ways" (1990) "Renacer" (1990)
Cuts Both Ways track listing "Your Love Is Bad for Me" (9) "Cuts Both Ways" (10) "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) (Spanish Version)" (11)

"Cuts Both Ways" is a single by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1990 worldwide as the fifth and final single of the album Cuts Both Ways.

Song history

This was the final single released from the album Cuts Both Ways. It had moderate success on the U.S., becoming a number one hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, but reaching only at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[1] "Cuts Both Ways", even with its success, was not included on the U.S. release of the Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits album.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Cuts Both Ways".

UK Maxi-Single CD (The Ballads Vol. II 655982 2)

1. "Cuts Both Ways" (Album Version)
2. "Here we Are"
3. "You've Made a Fool of Me"
4. "I Want to You So Bad"

Release history

Region	Date
Europe	July 17, 1990 (1990-07-17)
United Kingdom
United States	June 30, 2007 (2007-06-30)
Japan	July 21, 1990 (1990-07-21)

Chart performance

The single reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom, and the top 40 in Australia. While topping the Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts in the United States, it failed to make much impact on the regular charts.

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia Singles Chart	38
Irish Singles Chart	22
UK Singles Chart	49
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	44
U.S. Adult Contemporary Chart	1

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 87. 

Preceded by "When I'm Back on My Feet Again" by Michael Bolton

Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single July 28, 1990

Succeeded by "Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey