Amor Prohibido

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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. 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. Amor prohibido 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.

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 received songwriting ideas and inspiration from Selena's band members: backup singer Pete Astudillo and lead keyboardist Ricky Vela.[3] Selena's husband, Chris Pérez was approached by Quintanilla III to collaborate with him on a Spansish-language rock song. Pérez stated, during an interview with a family friend, Brian "Red" Moore, he was surprised that Quintanilla III allowed him to write "Ya no" into a rock song for the album. With not enough tracks to complete a full-length album, Quintanilla III began writing songs outside 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 that he did not want to write "the same songs continuously", but to keep Selena's image fresh and "cool" and more accessible to a younger audience.[3] Amor prohibido helped spread the Tejano Music Movement beyond Texas where it became a popular trend.[4] The movement in Texas helped spead further awareness of Tejano music and it became a popular trend.[4][5] Quintanilla III further immersed the album 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 who collaborated with Selena on the album include Quintanilla III, Bebu Silvetti, 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] 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.[7]

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.[8] 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"
"Amor prohibido" was a number-one single in the United States and Mexico. The song was written and co-produced by A.B. Quintanilla III and Pete Astudillo. Selena had gathered inspiration from her grandparents who were forbidden to love each other by their parents. The track mixed Latin pop and dance-pop with keyboards and the hi-hat cymbal as its musical foundation.
"No Me Queda Más"
"No me queda más" was a number-one single in the United States. The song was written by Ricky Vela and produced by A.B. Quintanilla III. Vela, who had fallen in love with Selena's sister Suzette Quintanilla and found out she was getting married, turned his frustrations into a ballad-type song. "No me queda más" uses violins, trumpets, and guitars as its instrumental foundation. Selena's voice spans two octaves. Many music critics praised Selena's emotive vocalization here.
"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
"Bidi bidi bom bom" became one of Selena's most famous songs after it won the prestigious Song of the Year" award from the Bertelsmann Music Group.[9] The song was written by Quintanilla III, Selena and Astudillo. It mixes Caribbean music such as roots reggae with Colombian cumbia. Selena sings with a soprano voice, which spans two octaves.
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"Amor prohibido", the album's lead single, was written by Quintanilla III and Astudillo and produced by Pino, Vickers and Silvetti. Selena provided the concept for "Amor prohibido" when humming on her tour bus,[10] she was remembering her grandparents' forbidden love story. Selena wanted a song describing how the couple's parents prohibited any relationship due to differences in social class.[11][12] "Amor prohibido" was written in less than a day and became significant 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 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 uptempo keyboard synthesizer and a electronic keyboard. The song uses the percussion and the hi-hat cymbal as its musical foundation.[14] 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 socioeconomic differences.[15]

"Bidi bidi bom bom", the second single released from Amor prohibido, was written by Selena, Astudillo, and was produced by Silvetti. "Bidi bidi bom bom" became one of Selena's most famous songs[16] after it had won an award from BMI.[17] "Bidi bidi bom bom" which was an unplanned song that was only performed for sound checks 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[18] roots reggae[19] song mixed with Colombian cumbia[3] music, which draws influences from Rock fusion,[20] Latin rock[18] and Caribbean reggae genres.[3] Selena sings with a soprano voice, which spans two octaves.[18] The song's chorus has a basic chord progression C–F♯–G7.[18][21] 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.[18]

"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.[22] 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.[22]

"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.[23] The song uses samples from The Pretenders' song, "Back on the Chain Gang".[16][24] 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.[25] "Fotos y recuerdos" was highly praised by music critics, who believed the song was an "improvement" on the Pretenders' version.[26] 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.[25]

"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.[27] It drew influences from dancehall, ska,[27] two-step, dance-club, nortec,[28] drum and bass,[29] dancehall-rap en español,[30] and salsa funk.[31] The song's lyrics describes Selena attending a party that is not favored among young adolescences and teaching them the "Techno Cumbia" dance.[27]

"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.[32] "Si una vez" was written from a man's point of view by Astudillo after being dumped by his girlfriend.[32] 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.[33] 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.[33]

"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.[34] "El chico del apartamento 512" is an up-tempo song that is influenced by the pop and dance music genres,[35] and uses several musical instruments, including the french horn, violin and piano.[35] 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.[35]

Release

Amor prohibido was released on March 13, 1994,[7] and soon after, charted on Billboard's "Top 50 Latin Albums", and took the number-one and two slots, respectively.[36] It remained at number one for five consecutive weeks.[37] 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.[36][38] 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. It sold over 50,000 copies in the United States, reaching gold status (RIAA) in April 1994,[39][40][41] platinum in May,[37][42] quadruple platinum (Latin type) in April 1995,[43] double platinum in October 2002,[44] and 20× Disco De Platino, representing shipments of 2,000,000 copies in the United States.[45]

Before Selena was murdered, Amor prohibido sold approximately 2,000 units a week; after her death, sales of the album increased by135%. In April 1995, 28,238 copies were sold in one week.[46] The album was thought to have helped Selena become the "most successful artist of the decade".[47] Amor prohibido was among the "best selling albums of the United States".[48] The success of the album helped Selena "shape Tejano music" to become accessible to a younger and wider audience than at any other time in its history.[49] The album was believed to have "opened the doors" to other Latin artists,[38] such as Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera,[50] Enrique Iglesias, and Ricky Martin.[51] Jose Behar, who signed Selena to Capitol EMI Latin, thought Gloria Estefan had opened the doors, but Selena "blew it wide open" with Amor prohibido.[52]

Amor Prohibido Tour

Main article: Amor Prohibido Tour

The Amor Prohibido Tour broke several attendance records, most notably the Houston Astrodome concert, where Selena performed to a record audience of over 65,000—more than country stars George Strait, Vince Gill, Clint Black and Reba McEntire.[53][54][55][49] Because of the success of the album, Selena was in constant demand and had little time to record her crossover album.[56] 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&nbsp:... ".[57] Clark also stated that the concert was "historic" for being her final televised concert.[57] Selena toured for the first time in Guatemala.[57] Selena's duet with the Barrio Boyzz', "Donde Quiera Que Estés", reached number one in the Billboard Latin Charts, which prompted her to tour in New York City, Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Central America.[58]

Commercial performance

Amor prohibido debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 183 in June 1994 but promptly exited it.[59] The album re-entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 92 following Selena's murder.[59] The following week it rose to number 36,[59] and peaked at number 29.[60] On the Billboard Latin 50 chart, Amor prohibido peaked at number one. [59] The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Albums and Top Latin Albums chart.[59] Amor prohibido peaked at number 18 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in 1994.[61][62]

Amor prohibido peaked at number one on the Mexican Albums Chart in 2005, and remained at the top for five consecutive weeks.[63][64] In Mexico, the album sold more than 500,000 copies.[65] The album peaked at number 34 on the Italian Albums Chart, number 79 on the Spanish Albums Chart, and number four on the Argentinian Albums Chart,[64] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Mexican-American Performance" at the 37th Grammy Awards.[49][66][67] Four tracks released as singles from the album became number one hits, which made Selena the first Hispanic singer to accomplished this feat.[68] Amor prohibido won "Album of the Year – Orchestra" and "Record of the Year" at the 1994 Tejano Music Awards.[69] At the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards, the album won "Regional/Mexican Album of the Year" and "Pop Balad of the Year".[47] The album led Selena to win "Female Vocalist of The Year",[69] "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.[47]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[8]
Billboard(favorable)[37]
Spin(favorable)[70]
The Dallas Morning News(favorable)[71]
Entertainment WeeklyB[72]

John Lannert of Billboard wrote that Amor prohibido " ... firmly established [Selena] as the preeminent female star in the U.S. Latin market", and that the album contains songs ranging in style from rancheras to hip hop music.[37] 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.[71] Frank Hoffmann wrote in his book Encyclopedia of recorded sound, Volume 1 that Amor prohibido had " ... demonstrated the band's wide range of styles ... ", that "Bidi bidi bom bom" was a "reggae-inflected dance flare", "Fotos y recuerdos" was a "hard-edge rock" song, and that "No me queda más" was a "touchy ballad". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that "[w]hile the album is slightly uneven, she was a dynamic, charismatic singer and is able to pull across the weaker material. Indeed, the record is her strongest album and shows why she was the biggest Tejano star of the '90s."[8] During Erlewine's review of Dreaming of You (1995) he stated that Amor prohibido was a more consistent release, and an " .. effective introduction and showed why she was so beloved by Tejano fans".[73]

Ed Morales, in his book The Latin Beat: The Rhythms and Roots of Latin Music from Bossa Nova to Salsa and Beyond, wrote that much of the album was recorded in the minimalist Tejano style, and that 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 she didn't get to do.[74] Herón Márquez wrote in his book Latin Sensations that Amor prohibido was a landmark.[56] James McConnachie wrote in his book The Rough Guide to World Music that the album captures Selena's sex appeal and had the most "authentically Tejano sound".[75] Spin magazine said Amor prohibido was the "most interesting" album compared to Dreaming of You and 12 Super Exitos (1994).[70] 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".[76] Burr also commented that the album had hit the right keys for "pop potential" and that it was the band's most creative work.[76] 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 ... "[57] 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 co-wrote 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."[72]

The Daily Democrat wrote that the album's title track, "Amor prohibido", was, " ... mixing the modern cumbia sounds of guitars, accordions, bass guitar, flutes, drums and other percussions ... "[77] "Amor prohibido" was critically praised for Selena's choice in stepping out of the Tejano music world because the song comes directly from the genre of Tejano music and has Latin American sounds and rhythm.[78] Ramiro Burr of The Dallas Morning News stated that, "The hits were obvious—the eloquent "Amor prohibido," on love conducted in secret".[79] "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.[80] "Amor prohibido" and "No me queda más", became the most successful singles of 1994 and 1995.[81][82] Billboard's Ramiro Burr wrote that with its French lyrics, the song could have been popular in European night clubs.[83] 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.[84]

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.[85] 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.[86] During the 16th anniversary of Selena's death, Polish newspaper, Onet.pl described "No me queda más" as one of the biggest hits that Selena produced for Amor prohibido.[87] 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".[79] Raúl Manuel Rodríguez called the song a lovely ballad.[88] Michael Joseph Corcoran stated that "Techno Cumbia" had Michael Jackson-like trills, in his book about heroes in Texas music.[89] 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.[90] Nathan Cone, from the Texas Public Radio, said the song resonates best with South Texas.[91] 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."[92]

Legacy

"Amor prohibido" continues to receive extensive airplay in South Texas and at Tejano nightclubs.[93] Songs from Amor prohibido such as the title track and "Bidi bidi bom bom", were favored among LGBT Americans because of the meanings of the lyrics. The album's tracks continued to be played at LGBT clubs and at drag shows across the US.[94] The title track, Amor prohibido, was selling in Puerto Rico when the album was released; the first time Puerto Ricans bought an album by Selena.[95] She was then considered "bigger then Tejano itself" and had broken barriers in the Latin music world.[95] Amor prohibido became the Best-Selling Latin Albums of All Time, though her following album, which was released posthumously, broke the record.[39][40][41][96] After Selena was murdered, a "Amor prohibido doll" was released by Q-Productions,[97] along with a perfume bearing the same name.[98]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Amor prohibido"A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo2:49
2."No me queda más"Ricky Vela3:17
3."Cobarde"José Luis Borrego2:50
4."Fotos y recuerdos"Chrissy Hynde, Vela2:33
5."El chico del apartamento 512"Quintanilla III, Vela3:28
6."Bidi bidi bom bom"Selena Quintanilla, Astudillo3:25
7."Techno Cumbia"Quintanilla III, Astudillo3:43
8."Tus desprecios"Quintanilla III, Vela3:24
9."Si una vez"Quintanilla III, Astudillo2:42
10."Ya no"Quintanilla III, Vela, Chris Pérez3:56
20 Years of Music Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Donde quiera que estés" (duet with Barrio Boyzz)K. C. Porter, Miguel Flores, Desmond Child4:29
12."Spoken Liner Notes" (This track includes spoken words by Selena's family, friends, and band)Brian "Red" Moore23:56
13."Amor prohibido (music video)"Quintanilla III, Astudillo2:50
14."No me queda más (music video)"Vela3:49

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[99]

Managerial
Performance credits
Visuals and imagery
Instruments
Technical and production

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Awards and nominations

For a complete list of awards won by Selena, and her albums and singles, see List of awards and nominations received by Selena.

See also

References

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Preceded by 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
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