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  • Artist: Selena
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: March 13, 1994
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Latin

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Amor Prohibido was Selena's biggest album before her crossover attempt, Dreaming of You. While 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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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Amor prohibido
A picture of a woman holding and compressing a small portion of her white shirt outwards while posing.
Studio album by Selena
Released March 13, 1994 (1994-03-13) (US)
Recorded

1993
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: February 11, 1994
  2. "Bidi bidi bom bom"
    Released: August 13, 1994
  3. "No me queda más"
    Released: November 10, 1994
  4. "Techno Cumbia"
    Released: December 26, 1994
  5. "Fotos y recuerdos"
    Released: February 14, 1995
  6. "Si una vez"
    Released: March 21, 1995
  7. "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. 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" and "Bidi bidi bom bom") 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.

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Production and development

Production for Amor prohibido was 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.[7] 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.[8] 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,[1] 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.[9][10] "Amor prohibido" was written in less than a day and became significant to Selena.[1] Magos Herrera had recorded the demo of the song for Selena to record.[11] 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.[3][11] 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.[12] 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.[12] 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.[13]

"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[14][15] after it had won an award from BMI.[8] "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[16] roots reggae[17] song mixed with Colombian cumbia[3] music, which draws influences from rock fusion,[18] Latin rock[16] and Caribbean reggae genres.[3] Selena sings with a soprano voice.[16] The song's chorus has a basic chord progression C–F♯–G7.[16][19] 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, her knees and heart tremble whenever she hears his voice.[16]

"No me queda más", released as the third single, was written by Vela, and produced by Quintanilla III and Silvetti. Vela had fallen in unrequited love with Selena's sister, Suzette Quintanilla. After meeting Suzette's husband, Billy Arriaga, Vela wrote down his frustrations, and with Quintanilla III transformed it into a song. "No me queda más" is a corrido-ballad song drawing influences from flamenco music.[20] 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.[20]

"Fotos y recuerdos", released as the fourth single, was written by lead vocalist for The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde.[21] The song uses samples from The Pretenders' song, "Back on the Chain Gang".[14][22] 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.[23] "Fotos y recuerdos" was highly praised by Ed Morales, who added that "its almost an improvement".[24] The song's lyrics' central theme is about a lonely woman who kisses a picture of her boyfriend every night, before she goes to sleep, while reminiscing to keep her memories of him intact.[23]

"Techno Cumbia", released as a promotional single, was written by Quintanilla III, Astudillo and Vela, and produced by Quintanilla III. "Techno Cumbia" was written during Selena's Live! Tour. had wanted a cumbia song mixed with techno and believes that Selena was the first artist to record a techno cumbia track containing elements of R&B, blues and funk. technopop.[3] "Techno Cumbia" is a technopop cumbia song performed in a moderate reggae groove.[25] It drew influences from dancehall, ska,[25] two-step, dance-club, nortec,[26] drum and bass,[27] dancehall-rap en español,[28] and salsa funk.[29] The song's lyrics describes Selena attending a party that is not popular with young adolescences and teaching them the "Techno Cumbia" dance.[25]

"Si una vez", released as the second promotional single was produced by Quintanilla III and Silvetti.[3] It was written by Quintanilla III and Astudillo from a man's point of view after the latter had been dumped by his girlfriend.[30] Quintanilla III liked the song because of its message and different styles of music, helped it "fit in" the album. He believes the track, with its experimental music, helped portray Amor prohibido as a progressive cumbia album, with its mariachi cumbia rhythms. Vela said that the band wanted to perform with the Mexican guitarrón, instead of the usual guitars used for other album tracks. He also used a mariachi trumpet, with a moderate cumbia beat.[3] 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.[31] 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.[31]

"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] According to an interview with La Nación, Selena wanted to record it as her fans would appreciate her choice in Latin pop dance.[32] She also wanted to attract interest from Hispanics unacquainted with her music. "El chico del apartamento 512" is an uptempo song influenced by pop and dance music.[33] It uses several musical, including the French horn, violin and piano.[33] Introductory of the song, hymn tunes are accompanied by Selena singing about being depressed.[3] The lyrics describe a young woman who sees a man she is interested in at an apartment, however, several men who are not her "type" begin to hit on her. She is finally confronted by the man's girlfriend, which makes her feel depressed.[33]

Release

Amor prohibido was released on March 13, 1994,[7] and charted on Billboard Top Latin Albums. It remained at the number-one slot while at times it took the second slot, respectively.[34] It remained at number one for five consecutive weeks.[35] In December 1994, the album sold more than 500,000 copies, which was previously unheard of for a Tejano artist: only Selena and La Mafia have done so.[34][36] In the fall of 1994, Amor prohibido was a commercial success in Mexico and spawned four number one hits, replacing Gloria Estefan's Mi Tierra off of the charts. It sold over 50,000 copies in the United States, reaching gold status (RIAA) in April 1995,[37][38][39] platinum in May,[35][40] quadruple platinum (Latin type) in April 1995,[41] double platinum in October 2002,[42] and 20× Disco De Platino, representing shipments of 2,000,000 copies in the United States.[43]

Before Selena was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar on March 31, 1995, 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.[44] The album was thought to have helped Selena become the "most successful artist of the decade".[45] In 1995, Amor prohibido was among the "best selling albums of the United States".[46] 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.[47] The album was believed to have "opened the doors" to other Latin artists,[36] such as Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera,[48] Enrique Iglesias, and Ricky Martin.[49] 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.[50]

Amor Prohibido Tour

The Amor Prohibido Tour broke several attendance records, in particular 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.[47][51][52] Because of the success of the album, Selena was in constant demand and had little time to record her crossover album that was supposed to be released in the following year.[53] Michael Clark of Houston Chronicle, wrote that "[h]er 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".[54] Clark also stated that the concert was "historic" for being her final televised concert.[54] Selena toured for the first time in Guatemala.[54] 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.[55]

Commercial performance

Amor prohibido debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 183 in June 1994 but promptly exited it.[56] The album re-entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 92 following Selena's murder.[56] It peaked at number 29.[57] On the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, Amor prohibido peaked at number one. [56] The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Albums and Top Latin Albums chart.[56] Amor prohibido peaked at number 18 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in 1994.[58][59]

In Mexico, the album sold more than 500,000 copies.[60] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Mexican-American Performance" at the 37th Grammy Awards.[47][61][62] Four tracks released as singles from the album became number one hits, which made Selena the first Hispanic singer to accomplished this feat.[63] Amor prohibido won "Album of the Year – Orchestra" and "Record of the Year" at the 1994 Tejano Music Awards.[64] At the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards, the album won "Regional/Mexican Album of the Year" and "Pop Ballad of the Year".[45] The album led Selena to win "Female Vocalist of The Year", "Female Entertainer of the Year" and "Song (artist/songwriter) of the Year" posthumously at the 1995 Tejano Music Awards.[64] While at the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards, Selena posthumously won "Female Artist of the Year".[45] "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.[65] "Amor prohibido" and "No me queda más", became the most successful singles of 1994 and 1995.[66][67]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[68]
Billboard favorable[35]
Spin favorable[69]
The Dallas Morning News favorable[70]
Entertainment Weekly B[71]

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.[35] According to Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News "Selena had conquered the Latin pop landscape and was poised to cross over to mainstream" after the release of Amor prohibido.[70] Frank Hoffmann wrote in his Encyclopedia 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".[72] 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."[68] 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.[53] 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).[69] 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] 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"[54]

Billboard's Ramiro Burr wrote that "Bidi bidi bom bom, a reggae-tinged tune, could just have easily worked (with French lyrics perhaps) in European night clubs..."[77] 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.[78] Antonio Morales of Gringo Gazette stated that "Bidi bidi bom bom" was one of his favorite songs, "Selena was having fun with this track. You could really hear her excitement, enthusiasm and lovely voice in this gem". He had particularly enjoyed her laughter during the guitar solo.[79] Fellow Gringo Gazette writer Aaron Sebastian Cruz felt "Selena's passion and conveying abilities, helped her with recording "Bidi bidi bom bom"". For Cruz, the "fun reggae track" is best at any social gathering.[80] 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.[81] 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".[82] Raúl Manuel Rodríguez called the song a lovely ballad.[83] Michael Joseph Corcoran stated that "Techno Cumbia" had Michael Jackson-like trills, in his book about heroes in Texas music.[84] 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.[85] Nathan Cone, from the Texas Public Radio, said the song resonates best with South Texas.[86] 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."[87]

Legacy

"Amor prohibido" continues to receive extensive airplay in South Texas and at Tejano nightclubs.[88] 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: forbidden love and "butterfly feelings" for a man. These songs continue to be played at LGBT clubs and at drag shows across the US.[89] The title track and Amor prohibido, was being bought in Puerto Rico when the album was released; the first time Puerto Ricans bought an album by Selena.[90] She was then considered "bigger then Tejano itself" and had broken barriers in the Latin music world.[90] Amor prohibido became the Best-Selling Latin Album of All Time in 1994, though Dreaming of You, which was released posthumously a year later, surpassed her own sales record.[37][38][39][91] After Selena was murdered, an Amor prohibido doll was released was released by Q-Productions,[92] and a perfume bearing the album's name.[93]

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, Chris Pérez 3:56

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[94]

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 Pérez, Ricky Vela
  • 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
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Reissue Producer: Guillermo J. Page

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1994/1995/2005) Peak
position
US Regional Mexican Albums (Billboard)[95] 1
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[95] 1
US Billboard 200[95] 29

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[96] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
United States (RIAA)[96]
Reissue of the regular certification		 20× Platinum (Latin) 2,000,000^
Mexico 500,000[60]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Selena

See also

References

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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
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