Amor Prohibido

Amor prohibido
Studio album by Selena
Released March 13, 1994 (1994-03-13) (US)
Recorded 1993
Various recording locations
Genre Progressive cumbia, dance-pop
Length 32:37
Label EMI Latin
Producer A.B. Quintanilla III, Jorge Alberto Pino, Guillermo Johnson Page, Gregg Vickers, Brian "Red" Moore
Selena chronology
17 Super Exitos
(1993)
Amor prohibido
(1994)
12 Super Exitos
(1994)
Singles from Amor prohibido
  1. "Amor prohibido"
    Released: April 13, 1994
  2. "Bidi bidi bom bom"
    Released: August 13, 1994
  3. "No me queda más"
    Released: November 10, 1995
  4. "Fotos y recuerdos"
    Released: February 14, 1995
  5. "Si una vez"
    Released: March 21, 1995
  6. "El chico del apartamento 512"
    Released: March 30, 1995

Amor prohibido (English: Forbidden Love) is the fifth studio album by American Tejano pop singer Selena, and was released on March 13, 1994 by EMI Latin. Amor prohibido incorporates mostly cumbia and dance-pop songs sung in Spanish, which later helped expand the Tejano Music Movement in the United States. It was re-released on September 24, 2002, as part of the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection, and included music videos and spoken liner notes by her family, friends and her former band. Recording of Amor prohibido was delayed by the success of Selena's fashion clothing, boutiques, and the extensive tour for her previous album, Live!. Selena's brother and principal record producer, A.B. Quintanilla III, was the main songwriter for Amor prohibido, although her band's members Ricky Vela and Pete Astudillo also helped with songwriting.

Selena recorded a variety of Tejano and Mexican songs, which were well received by critics. Amor prohibido debuted at number one on Billboard's Regional Mexican Albums and Top Latin Albums chart, and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200. Amor prohibido sold more than 500,000 copies in its first year, and it eventually became Best-Selling Latin Album of All Time, though her posthumous album Dreaming of You exceeded Amor prohibido a year later. It was certified 20x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in February 2010, which denotes shipments of 2,000,000 copies. In April 1994 Selena embarked upon a worldwide tour to promote the album.

Amor prohibido received mostly positive reviews and was highly praised, for "stepping-out" of the Tejano genre and into Contemporary Latin pop music. The album was nominated for Best Mexican-American Performance at the 37th Grammy Awards. Selena set several unprecedented records in the Latin world with Amor prohibido. Her work has "opened the doors" to Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Ricky Martin. After Amor prohibido had begun to sell in parts of the United States where Tejano was little known, Selena was considered "bigger then Tejano itself". Selena had won two awards during the 1994 Tejano Music Awards and six prestigious awards posthumously at the 1995 Tejano Music Awards and the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards. Four tracks (the title track, "No me queda más", "Bidi bidi bom bom" and "Techno Cumbia") from Amor prohibido became number one singles, one posthumous ("Fotos y recuerdos"), on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. As of 2012, it is the only Spanish album by a female artist to have done so.

Contents

Production and development

Production for Amor prohibido were delayed because of Selena's fashion clothing line, her Selena Etc. boutiques and her extensive touring to support Live!.[1] Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla III, was the main record producer and songwriter.[2] He had help from backup singer Pete Astudillo and lead keyboardist Ricky Vela for ideas and inspiration in songwriting.[3] Selena's husband, Chris Perez was approached by Quintanilla III to collaborate with him on a Spansish-language rock song. Perez stated, during an interview with a family friend, Brian "Red" Moore, that he was shocked and surprised that Quintanilla III allowed him to write "Ya no" into a rock song for the album. With not enough lyrics to complete a full-length album, Quintanilla III began writing songs directly out of the Tejano music genre and into Contemporary Latin pop music. When asked if he was trying to change Selena's style of music, Quintanilla III replied that he didn't want to write "the same songs continuously", he also commented on the question, stating that he wanted to keep the band's image fresh and "cool" so it could be accessible to a younger audience,[3] which helped expand the Tejano Music Movement.[4] The movement in Texas helped spead further awareness of Tejano music and it became a popular trend.[4][5] Quintanilla III kept the album further immersed in the Latin territory, sticking to mixing of the genres such as Latin jungle and Latin soul into the songs he had wrote for the album.[5]

Between January 1994 and mid-February 1994,[5] sessions were recorded and remixed at Q-Productions, Selena's father's, Abraham Quintanilla Jr's recording studio. Some recording sessions took place at Tejano singer Manny Guerra's recording studio, and in Hollywood, California. Producers and songwriters who collaborated with Selena on the album include Quintanilla III, Pete Asudillo, Ricky Vela, Chris Perez, Bebu Silvetti, Joe Ojeda and Jorge Alberto Pino. For the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection, Miguel Flores, Desmond Child and K. C. Porter were associated with "Donde Quiera Que Estes",[3] a duet that Selena corroborated on with the Barrio Boyzz.[6] Selena also collaborated with some musicians that she had previously worked with; Stephanie Lynn had done backing vocals for "Amor prohibido" as well as Rick Alvarez. Composer José Luis Borrego had worked with Selena on the track "Cobrarde". Lead vocalist of The Pretenders', Chrissy Hynde, was given lyric rights for the song "Fotos y recuredos", which samples their single "Back On The Chain Gang".[3][7] Puerto Rican American producer, Domingo Padilla had filled in for Brian "Red" Moore for the duet with the Barrio Boyzz. Gregg Vickers, Roger Emerson, Steven Torres and James Moore also worked with Selena for the first time on Amor prohibido.[8]

Selena later revealed that some of the songs, such as "Corazon de Hielo" and "Desprecios y Desaires", were written for the album but were not included in its final release.[9] Quintanilla III later responded that the songs that didn't make it on the album were going to be used for Selena's forthcoming Tejano-influenced album, which was projected to be released several months after the initial release of Selena's crossover attempt. After Selena was murdered on March 31, 1995, the songs remained unreleased.[3]

Recording and composition

"Amor prohibido", the album's lead single, was written by Quintanilla III and Astudillo and produced by Jorge Alberto Pino, Gregg Vickers and Silvetti. Selena, who began creating "Amor prohibido" by humming in her tour bus,[10] was inspired by her grandparents. Selena wanted to create a song that was based on her grandparents' struggle to be together. Her grandparents, who were Mexican immigrants, were forbidden by their parents to have a relationship because they were both from different social classes.[11][12] "Amor prohibido" was written in less than a day and became consequential to Selena.[10] Magos Herrera had recorded the demo of the song for Selena to record.[13] Pino and Silvetti wrote the chord structure and the guitar part. The pre-production of "Amor prohibido" began at Q-Productions on January 20, 1994. Brian "Red" Moore, a family friend, was brought in to remix the music while Vela, the lead keyboardist, was in charge of the music sequencer. The backing vocalists were Stephanie Lynn and Rick Alvarez, and had a quarter note delay at 675ms.[13][3] During the recording sessions, Selena added the melodic chant "ooooh baby". Quintanilla III stated during an interview with MTV Tr3s that "Amor prohibido" would not be the same if Selena had not added the chants. Selena had recorded two takes before Quintanilla III chose the take he thought would be best for the album.[3] "Amor prohibido" is a mid-tempo corrido with dance-pop influences.[14] Selena's vocal range in the song spans two octaves. "Amor prohibido" uses an 0uptempo keyboard synthesizer and a electronic keyboard. The song uses the percussion and the hi-hat cymbal as its musical foundation.[14] The Daily Democrat wrote that "Amor prohibido" was, "... mixing the modern cumbia sounds of guitars, accordions, bass guitar, flutes, drums and other percussion's ..."[15] "Amor prohibido" was critically praised for Selena's choice in "stepping out" of the Tejano music world because the song was taken directly out of the genre of Tejano music and had Latin American sounds and rhythm.[16] Ramiro Burr of The Dallas Morning News stated that, "The hits were obvious—the eloquent "Amor prohibido," on love conducted in secret".[17] "Amor prohibido" and thirteen of Selena's other top-ten singles charted in the Hot Latin Songs chart, and she was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard.[18] "Amor prohibido" and "No me queda más", became the most successful singles of 1994 and 1995.[19][20] The central theme and lyrical content of the song conveys a Romeo and Juliet-based background about two lovers who receive negative comments from society because they come from two different aspects of the world, though they ignore everyone and continue on with their relationship, overcoming parental disapproval and poverty differences.[21]

"Bidi bidi bom bom", the second single released from Amor prohibido, was written by Selena, Quintanilla III, Astudillo, and Chris Perez, and was produced by Silvetti. "Bidi bidi bom bom" became one of Selena's most famous songs[22] after it had won several unprecedented achievements.[23] "Bidi bidi bom bom" which was an unplanned song and was originally themed around a fish living in the ocean, helped Amor prohibido to become a more exotic, progressive album that Quintanilla III had wanted.[3][4] "Bidi bidi bom bom" is a mid-tempo[24] roots reggae[25] song mixed with Colombian cumbia[3] music, which draws influences from Rock fusion,[26] Latin rock[24] and Caribbean reggae genres.[3] Selena sings with a soprano voice, which spans two octaves.[24] The song's chorus has a basic chord progression C–F–G7.[24][27] Billboard's Ramiro Burr noted that, with French lyrics, the song could have been popular in European night clubs.[28] Kristine Helen Burns wrote in her book, Women and Music in America Since 1900 (2002) that "No me queda más" and "Bidi bidi bom bom" helped Selena peak in her fan base by 1995.[29] Antonio Morales of Gringo Gazette stated that "Bidi bidi bom bom" was one of his favorite songs, and wrote that "... Selena was having fun with this track. You could really hear her excitement, enthusiasm and lovely voice in this gem ... " He ended his review by stating that he had really enjoyed her laugh during the guitar solo.[30] Aaron Sebastian Cruz, also from Gringo Gazette, wrote that " ... Selena's passion and conveying abilities, helped her with recording "Bidi bidi bom bom" ... " Cruz called the track a fun reggae song that is best at any social gathering.[31] The song's lyrics describe a woman who is romantically attracted to a man. Her heart would palpitate ("Bidi Bidi Bom Bom") every time he walks near her. She is overwhelmed by her emotions and cannot control them. Her knees and her heart begin to tremble when she hears his voice.

"No me queda más", released as the third single from Amor prohibido, was written by Vela, and produced by Quintanilla III and Silvetti. Vela had fallen in love with Selena's sister, Suzette Quintanilla. After meeting Suzette's husband, Billy Arriaga, Vela wrote down his frustrations, and he and Quintanilla III transformed the writings into a song, which Quintanilla III then wanted Selena to record for Amor prohibido. "No me queda más" is a corrido-ballad song drawing influences from flamenco music.[32] During the 16th anniversary of Selena's murder, Polish newspaper, Onet.pl described "No me queda más" as one of the biggest hits that Selena produced for Amor prohibido.[33] Ramiro Burr praised "No me queda más" as a "lovely and stoic song facing the end, yet keeping a sense of dignity and self-worth".[17] Raúl Manuel Rodríguez stated that "No me queda más" is a "lovely ballad".[34] The song describes an emotionally distraught woman who had fallen in love with a man, but later finds out he is getting married. The woman then feels like there's nothing left to live for without being with him.[32]

"Fotos y recuerdos", released as the fourth single from Amor prohibido, was written by lead vocalist for The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde, with Spanish translation by Vela and produced by Quintanilla III.[35] The song uses samples from The Pretenders' song, "Back on the Chain Gang".[22][36] The song was retitled "Fotos y recuerdos," (which translates as "Photos and Memories"), and although there were no references to prisoners in the Spanish lyrics, Selena's version sampled the chain-gang chant hook in the chorus.[37] "Fotos y recuerdos" was highly praised by music critics, who believed the song was an "improvement" on the Pretenders' version.[38] The song's lyrics' central theme is about a lonely women who kisses a pictures of her beloved boyfriend every night before she goes to sleep, while reminiscing to keep her memories of him intact.[37]

"Techno Cumbia", released as a promotional single from Amor prohibido, was written by Quintanilla III, Astudillo and Vela, and produced by Quintanilla III. "Techno Cumbia" was written during Selena's Live! Tour. Quintanilla III had wanted the song to be a cumbia song mixed with techno. He also believed that Selena was the first artist to sing a "Techno-Cumbia" song with elements of R&B, blues and funk.[3] "Techno Cumbia" is a Technopop cumbia song performed in a moderate Reggae groove.[39] It drew influences from dancehall, ska,[39] two-step, dance-club, nortec,[40] drum and bass,[41] dancehall-rap en español,[42] and salsa funk.[43] Michael Joseph Corcoran stated that "Techno Cumbia" had Michael Jackson-like trills, in his book about heroes in Texas music.[44] Sara M. Misemer and Walter Aaron Clark wrote in their book Secular saints: performing Frida Kahlo, Carlos Gardel, Eva Perón, and Selena, that "Techno Cumbia" reminded them of Guillermo Gómez-Peña's suggestion that " ...  cultures are being superimposed ... ", because of Selena's mixed genres that were influenced by music from Colombia and the Caribbean.[45] The song's lyrics describes Selena attending a party that is not favored among young adolescences and teaching them the "Techno Cumbia" dance.[39]

"Si una vez", released as the second promotional single of Amor prohibido, was written by Astudillo, and produced by Quintanilla III and Silvetti.[3] "Si una vez" became the second song, after "No me queda más", to be included in Amor prohibido to be inspired by the emotions of Los Dinos members.[46] "Si una vez" was written from a man's point of view by Astudillo after being dumped by his girlfriend.[46] Quintanilla III said in an interview that he really liked the song because of its message and different styles of music, which helped the song "fit in" to the album. Quintanilla III said that "Si una vez" is experimental music and helped boost Amor prohibido as a progressive cumbia album, with its Mariachi cumbia rhythms. Vela, who also was interviewed, said that the band wanted to performed with the Guitarrón guitar, instead of the traditional guitars that they had used for the other songs on the album. Vela also said he used a Mariachi trumpet, with a moderate Cumbia-beat.[3] The song starts off with the pitch of La Dièse, which is the eleventh semitone of the solfege, and progresses to a B-flat, the eleventh semitone of the Western chromatic scale, before changing back to the pitch of La Dièse. Music notations, Dm, which is a minor chord on D, transfers to Gm. Selena's Mariachi-yells have a basic sequence of C♯-F-B flat in its chord progression. "Si una vez" ends with the dominant seventh chord simultaneously with a minor chord, Dm. Selena's vocal spans two octaves.[47] Nathan Cone, from the Texas Public Radio, said the song "resonates best" with South Texas.[48] Entertainment Weekly editor David Browne stated, " ... At least half of Amor prohibido showcases her conjunto side: "Si una vez", which, with its mariachi horns and Selena's own full-throated warbling, recalls Lydia Mendoza, conjunto's leading lady ..."[49] The lyrics describes a woman feeling regretful of loving a man who does not know what love is. She tells him that she regrets having a relationship with him and that she will never fall for him again.[47]

"El chico del apartamento 512", released as the third and final promotional single, was written by Quintanilla III and Vela, and produced by Silvetti, Joshua Munoz, Steven Torres, and James Moore.[3] During an interview with La Nación, Selena stated that she wanted to record the song because she believed her fans would appreciate her choice in Latin pop dance. She also wanted to attract attention from Hispanics who were not acquainted with her music.[50] "El chico del apartamento 512" is an up-tempo song that is influenced by the pop and dance music genres.[51] "El chico del apartamento 512" uses several musical instruments, including the french horn, violin and piano.[51] At the beginning of the song, hymn tunes are accompanied by Selena singing about being depressed.[3] The song's lyrics describe a young woman who sees a man she is interested in at apartment number 512, however, several men who are not her "type" begins to hit on her. She is finally confronted by the man's girlfriend, which makes her feel depressed.[51]

Release

Amor prohibido was released on March 13, 1994.[8] It soon remained on Billboard's "Top 50 Latin Albums", taking the number-one and two slots, respectively.[52] It remained at number-one for five consecutive weeks.[53] In December 1994, the album sold more than 500,000 copies, which was "unheard of" for a Tejano artist, Selena and La Mafia were the only Tejano singers to accomplished this feat.[52][54] By the fall of 1994, Amor prohibido was a commercial success in Mexico and made four number-one hits, replacing Gloria Estefan's Mi Tierra as the chart's number-one spot. It sold over 50,000 copies in the United States, reaching gold status (RIAA) in April 1994,[55][56][57] platinum in May,[53][58] quadruple platinum (Latin type) in April 1995,[59] double platinum in October 2002,[60] and 20× Disco De Platino, representing shipments of 2,000,000 copies in the United States.[61]

Before Selena was murdered, Amor prohibido sold barely 2,000 units a week, after her murder the sales of the album soared to a 135% increase when it had sold 28,238 copies in one week in April 1995.[62] The album was believed to help Selena become the "most successful artist of the decade".[63] Amor prohibido was among the "best selling albums of the United States".[64] The success of the album helped Selena "shape Tejano music" to be more accessible to a younger and wider audiences, which had never been done in the history of Tejano music.[65] The album was believed to have "opened the doors" to other Latin artists,[54] such as Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera,[66] Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin.[67] Jose Behar, who signed Selena to Capitol EMI Latin, believed Gloria Estefan had opened the doors, but Selena had "blew it wide open" with Amor prohibido.[68]

Amor Prohibido Tour

The Amor Prohibido Tour broke several attendance records, most notably the Houston Astrodome concert, where Selena had performed to a record of over 65,000 fans—more than country stars George Strait, Vince Gill, Clint Black and Reba McEntire.[69][70][71][65] Because of the success of the album, Selena was in constant demand and had little time to record her crossover album.[72] Michael Clark of Houston Chronicle, wrote that "... Her appearance at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Feb. 26, 1995, was supposed to be not only a celebration of Amor prohibido's success, but also a preview of things to come ...".[73] Clark also stated that the concert was "historic" for being her final televised concert.[73] Selena toured for the first time in Guatemala.[73] Selena's duet with the Barrio Boyzz', "Donde Quiera Que Estés", reached number-one in the Billboard Latin Charts. This prompted Selena to tour in New York City, Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Central America.[74]

Commercial performance

Amor prohibido debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 183 in June 1994 but promptly slipped off the chart.[75] The album reentered the Billboard 200 chart at number 92 following Selena's murder.[75] The following week it took the 36 slot respectively,[75] before it peaked at number 29.[76] On the Billboard Latin 50 chart, Amor prohibido peaked at number-one, it remained on the chart hovering the top five slots since the albums release.[75] The album peaked at number-one on the Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Albums and Top Latin Albums chart.[75] Amor prohibido peaked at number 18 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in 1994.[77][78]

Amor prohibido peaked at number-one on the Mexican Albums Chart in 2005, and remained at number-one for five consecutive weeks.[79][80] In Mexico, the album sold more than 500,000 copies.[81] The album had peaked at number 34 on the Italian Albums Chart, number 79 on the Spanish Albums Chart and number four on the Argentinian Albums Chart.[80] Amor prohibido was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Mexican-American Performance" at the 37th Grammy Awards.[65][82][83] The album spawned four number-one hits, which made Selena the first Hispanic singer to accomplished this feat.[84] Amor prohibido had won "Album of the Year – Orchestra" and "Record of the Year" at the 1994 Tejano Music Awards.[85] At the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards the album won "Regional/Mexican Album of the Year" and "Pop Balad of the Year".[63] The album led Selena to win "Female Vocalist of The Year",[85] "Female Artist of the Year", "Female Entertainer of the Year" and "Song (artist/songwriter) of the Year" posthumously at the 1995 Tejano Music Awards and the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards.[63]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [9]
Billboard (favorable)[53]
Spin (favorable)[86]
The Dallas Morning News (favorable)[87]
Entertainment Weekly B[88]

John Lannert of Billboard believed that Amor prohibido "... firmly established [Selena] as the preeminent female star in the US Latin market ..." He also commented that the album showcased songs ranging from rancheras to hip hop music.[53] According to Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News "... Selena had conquered the Latin pop landscape and was poised to crossover to mainstream ..." after the release of Amor prohibido.[87] Frank Hoffmann wrote in his book Encyclopedia of recorded sound, Volume 1 that Amor prohibido had "... demonstrated the band's wide range of styles ..." while also stating that "Bidi bidi bom bom" was a "reggae-inflected dance flare", "Fotos y recuerdos" was a "hard-edge rock" song, while ending his review with naming "No me queda más" as a "touchy ballad". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic complained that Amor prohibido was "slightly uneven" however he then stated that "... [Selena] is a dynamic, charismatic singer and is able to pull off the weaker material ..." He ended his review stating that the album was Selena's strongest and is the reason why she was the biggest Tejano star of the '90s. During Erlewine's review of Dreaming of You (1995) he stated that Amor prohibido was a more "consistent release". Erlewine also stated that Amor prohibido was an "... introduction and showed why she was so beloved by Tejano fans ...".[9]

Ed Morales wrote in his book The Latin Beat: The Rhythms and Roots of Latin Music from Bossa Nova to Salsa and Beyond that much of the album was recorded in the "minimalist Tejano style". He also noted that there were "... hints of a subtle evolution in her music ..." Ending his review, Morales stated that the only disappointment in the album was that it was leading to Selena's "best works", which Selena didn't get to do.[89] Herón Márquez wrote in his book Latin Sensations that Amor prohibido was a "landmark".[72] James McConnachie wrote in his book The Rough Guide to World Music that the album captures Selena's "sex appeal" and that the album had the most "authentically Tejano sound".[90] Spin magazine named Amor prohibido the "most interesting" album out of Dreaming of You and 12 Super Exitos (1994).[86] Ramiro Burr wrote in his book The Billboard guide to Tejano and regional Mexican music that he believed Amor prohibido was Selena's and Los Dinos "crowning achievement".[91] Burr also commented that the album had hit the right keys for "pop potential" and believed that the album was the bands most creative work.[91] Michael Clark of Houston Chronicle wrote that "... she and Los Dinos took Tejano to an unprecedented level of mainstream success with the 1994 release of Amor prohibido. A.B. added even more world-music flourishes to songs like "Bidi bidi bom bom", "Fotos y recuerdos", "No me queda más" and the title track, which all became [number one] singles on Billboard's Latin charts ..."[73] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Selena's last album — until the inevitable commemorative anthologies, that is — was [Amor prohibido]. Produced by her brother, [Quintanilla III], who also cowrote many of her songs, it stands as her sleekest and most pop-oriented work, as heard in peppy ditties like 'Bidi Bidi Bom Bom' and a version of the Pretenders' 'Back on the Chain Gang,' retitled 'Fotos y Recuerdos'. Never a virtuosic singer, Selena was at her most vocally confident here, even unleashing a guttural growl on an otherwise malnourished attempt at dance pop, 'Techno Cumbia.' And as usual, she didn't forget her folk side; accordions and oompah beats are sprinkled throughout the record."[88]

Legacy

"Amor prohibido" continues to receive extensive airplay in South Texas and at Tejano nightclubs.[92] Songs from Amor prohibido such as the title track and "Bidi bidi bom bom" were favored among LGBT Americans because of the lyrical content meaning. Songs off the album continued to share spins at LGBT clubs and at drag shows across the United States.[93] Amor prohibido was selling in Puerto Rico when the album was released, this mark the first time Puerto Ricans bought an album by Selena.[94] She was then considered "bigger then Tejano itself" and had broke Latin barriers in the Latin music world, which was then unprecedented.[94] Amor prohibido became the Best-Selling Latin Albums of All Time, though her following album, which was released posthumously, broke the record.[55][56][57][95] After Selena was murdered, a "Amor prohibido doll" was released by Q-Productions,[96] along with the Amor prohibido perfume.[97]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Amor prohibido"   A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 2:49
2. "No me queda más"   Ricky Vela 3:17
3. "Cobarde"   José Luis Borrego 2:50
4. "Fotos y recuerdos"   Chrissy Hynde, Vela 2:33
5. "El chico del apartamento 512"   Quintanilla III, Vela 3:28
6. "Bidi bidi bom bom"   Selena Quintanilla, Astudillo 3:25
7. "Techno Cumbia"   Quintanilla III, Astudillo 3:43
8. "Tus desprecios"   Quintanilla III, Vela 3:24
9. "Si una vez"   Quintanilla III, Astudillo 2:42
10. "Ya no"   Quintanilla III, Vela 3:56

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[98]

Managerial
Performance credits
Visuals and imagery
Instruments
  • Drums – Suzette Quintanilla
  • Guitar- Chris Perez, A.B. Quintanilla III, Henry Gomez
  • Keyboards – Joe Ojeda, Ricky Vela
Technical and production
  • Arrangement – Joe Ojeda, Chris Perez, Ricky Vela
  • Songwriters – A.B. Quintanilla III, Selena, Ricky Vela, Pete Astudillo, Chris Perez, Jorge Luis Borrego, Chrissy Hynde, Barrio Boyzz, K. C Porter, Miguel Flores, Suzette Quintanilla, Abraham Quintanilla Jr,
  • Engineering – Brian "Red" Moore
  • Engineering assistants – Suzette Quintanilla, Abraham Quintanilla Jr
  • Executive producers – Jorge Alberto Pino
  • Mixing – Manny Guerra
  • Mixing assistants – A.B. Quintanilla III
  • Production – A.B. Quintanilla III, José Behar, Jorge Alberto Pino, Guillermo Johnson Page, Gregg Vickers, Brain "Red" Moore
  • Liner notes: Suzette Quintanilla, Nir Seroussi
  • Concept: Gregg Vickers
  • Reissue Producer: Guillermo J. Page

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1994/1995/2005) Peak
position
US Regional Mexican Albums (Billboard)[99] 1
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[99] 1
Argentina (CAPIF)[80] 4
Italy (FIMI)[80] 34
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[80] 79
US Billboard 200[99] 29
Mexico (AMPROFON)[79][80] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[100] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
United States (RIAA)[100]
Reissue of the regular certification
20× Platinum (Latin) 2,000,000^
Mexico 500,000[81]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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Preceded by
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Top Latin Albums number-one album
June 11, 1994 - June 19, 1994 (first run)
July 2, 1994 (second run)
September 30, 1994 (third run)
April 15, 1995 - July 29, (fourth run)
Succeeded by
Dreaming of You by Selena