Gloria Estefan had the number one song in the U.S. during this week back in 1989 with "Don't Wanna Lose You". This was the debut single from the album, "Cuts Both Ways" which was the first record to only feature her name after years of fronting the Latin band, Miami Sound Machine.
At this point, Estefan was one of the biggest pop artists in the world and this album (which would go on to sell over four million copies) would help keep her at the top. This classic love ballad, written by Estefan, would become one of her most popular songs, reaching the top-ten in seven countries and earning the Cuban-born singer a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Estefan even recorded a Spanish-language version of the song, "Si Voy a Perderte" which also reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.
It was during the tour for "Cuts Both Ways" that would seriously alter the singer's life. While on her tour bus near Scranton, PA., a semi-truck crashed in to it during a snowstorm which left Estefan critically injured. The accident required emergency surgery and titanium rods were implanted in her to stabilize her vertebral column. It took almost a year of painful physical therapy but Estefan made a full recovery and went back on the road to finish the tour.
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