Editing Miami Sound Machine (section)

====''Primitive Love''====
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Miami Sound Machine's follow-up album ''[[Primitive Love]]'' was released in 1985. While the horn section were featured on prominent cuts, guitarist Wesley B. Wright was the only member of the core rhythm section to actually record on the LP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/primitive-love-mw0000190916/credits|title=Primitive Love – Miami Sound Machine {{!}} Credits |website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> On all of the previous LPs, the band members almost exclusively recorded the original studio tracks. In 1985, there would be personnel changes:

* Phenom session percussionist Rafael Padílla, who performed on some of the LP's tracks, was now a permanent member. 
* Chicago native Jim "Sport" Trompeter replaced Betty Wright (née Cortés) on second keyboards.
* Venezuelan jazz saxophonist Ed Callé performed on the LP and was added to the horn section.

The successful LP launched three top 10 hits on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]: the Garcia-penned "[[Conga (song)|Conga]]" reached No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; "[[Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine song)|Bad Boy]]" reached No. 8 and "[[Words Get in the Way]]" (written by Gloria Estefan) reaching No. 5 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the US [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] chart, establishing that the group could perform pop ballads as successfully as dance tunes.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gloria-estefan/chart-history/lpp/|title=Gloria Estefan Primitive Love Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> At the end of 1985, the stalwart horn section was now in flux, with session player Dana Teboe filling the trombone position in place of the original trombonist, Louis Perez. By early 1986, Victor "Papito" Lopez (visually known for his iconic jet black Cuban mustache) was subsequently replaced by Randy Barlow. By the end of 1986, Teddy Mulet became the band's official trombonist.