wɪððə ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌv kˈʌts bˈoʊθ wˈeɪz, ˈɛstɛfən wʌz mˈɑːɹkɪɾᵻd æz ɐ sˈoʊloʊ ˈɑːɹɾɪst, bˌʌt maɪˈæmi sˈaʊnd məʃˈiːn kəntˈɪnjuːd tə pɚfˈɔːɹm æz hɜː bˈækɪŋ bˈænd ɪnðə stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ænd ˌɔn tˈʊɹ haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ˌɛmˌɛsˈɛm tə plˈeɪ ɔnðɪ ˈælbəm bᵻsˌaɪdz ˈɛstɛfən wʌz hɜː hˈʌsbənd slˈæʃ pɹədˈuːsɚ, ɛmˈɪlɪˌoʊ.
With the release of Cuts Both Ways, Estefan was marketed as a solo artist, but Miami Sound Machine continued to perform as her backing band in the studio and on tour (however, the only original member of MSM to play on the album besides Estefan was her husband/producer, Emilio).