ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ dˈɛkeɪd ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ðə lˈiːd sˈɪŋɚɹ ʌv maɪˈæmi sˈaʊnd məʃˈiːn, ʃiː wʌz kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd əbˌʌv ðə ɡɹˈuːp nˈeɪm ɡlˈoːɹiə ˈɛstɛfən ænd maɪˈæmi sˈaʊnd məʃˈiːn ˌɔn ðɛɹ ˈælbəm lˈɛt ɪt lˈuːs.
In 1987, after a decade of being the lead singer of Miami Sound Machine, she was credited above the group name (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine) on their album Let It Loose.