Entre A Mi Mundo
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Entre a mi mundo is the third studio album
by American Tejano pop
singer Selena
. The album was released on May 6, 1992 by EMI Latin
, it was re-released as part of the Selena: 20 Years of music collection with bonus tracks and spoken liner notes by Selena's family, friends, and former band
. Entre a mi mundo incorporated mostly Tejano music and ranchera
s. Production of the album was postpone due to Selena's relationship to guitarist Chris Pérez
that brought negative feedback from her father and manager Abraham Quintanilla Jr. who was threatening to disband the group, and Selena's Ven conmigo Tour that extended slightly due to Selena appearing in the corrido
-ballad "Buenos amigos
" with Salvadoran
singer Álvaro Torres
. Selena's brother and producer of her music, A.B. Quintanilla III, returned as the main songwriter for the album, though lead keyboardist
Ricky Vela
and backup singer Pete Astudillo
helped with writing a song or collaborating with Quintanilla III.
The album was critically praised for being musically diverse. "Como la flor
", which is a Mexican cumbia
song, had became Selena's signature song
as well as being one of her most famous songs. "Como la flor" peaked at number one on the US Hot Latin Tracks and on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay
charts, the song was also noted as catapulting Selena's success in the Latin music world. "La carcacha
", which was noted as telling a story about barrio teen romance which Selena never had, peaked at number one on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart for nearly half a year. Other songs on the album also caught the eyes of several music critics. Entre a mi mundo peaked at number one on the Latin Regional Mexican Albums chart for eight consecutive months. The album had sold 385,000 copies in its first year, which became the first Tejano album by a female vocalist to sell that many. It was then certified gold
(Latin type) by the Recording Industry Association of America
in 1992, platinum (Latin type) in 1995, double platinum in 2000, and sextuple Disco De Platino in December 2002, representing shipments of 600,000 copies in the United States.
The album received mostly positive reviews, with many agreeing that Entre a mi mundo was Selena's "breakthrough album". Some music critics believed Selena was noting Diana Ross
and Leslie Gore in some of her songs. To promote the album, Selena embarked on her first worldwide tour, the album had helped Selena to be accepted into Mexico. The album won the prestigious "Album of the Year - Orchestra" award at the 1993 Tejano Music Awards
, while it was nominated for three other awards including "Regional/Mexican Album of the Year" at the 1993 Lo Nuestro Awards
and "Record of the Year" at the same event.
on November 12, 1990, Selena had decided to postpone any developments for recording songs for another album. Selena had continued on her short-lived Ven conmgio Tour, she was also booked for the first time in El Salvador
for singing in a duet with Salvadoran singer Álvaro Torres
' corrido
-ballad "Buenos amigos
". Selena, at the time, was also dealing with her relationship with Chris Pérez
, who was a rock guitarist and was asked to join Selena y Los Dinos
. Their relationship began building soon after Pérez was introduced in the band. Selena's father and manager Abraham Quintanilla Jr., did not like Pérez and believed he was the antithesis of his "clean image" kids, he also went as far as firing Pérez from the band. With this situation, Selena was warned to never see Pérez or face having Selena y Los Dinos disbanded. Though Selena had ignored her father's wishes, she continued to meet Pérez secretly, the two eloped on April 2, 1992. Quintanilla Jr., accepted the relationship and was remorseful, feeling that he had put pressure on Selena. After Selena had eloped, she decided to release a more Tejano
and Mexican music-influenced album sticking to her roots. Her brother and the producer of her music, A.B. Quintanilla III had returned as the main songwriter while band members Ricky Vela
, the lead keyboardist
, and Pete Astudillo
, the backup singer, had helped with writing or co-writing a song on the album. Vela was also in charge with the music sequencer
during pre-production of the album.
", released as the first promotional single, was written and produced by A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo
and Bebu Silvetti
. Quintanilla III had gathered inspiration in writing the song after leaving a dry goods store. Quintanilla III had seen an old broken down car and had told Joe Ojeda, who was the keyboardist
for the band, that he wanted to write a song about the old car. Quintanilla III had then asked Ojeda what does "a broken down car" means in Spanish, and Ojeda replied "Carcacha". However, the general theme wasn't inspired until a month later where Quintanilla III had bought a BMW and was buying a few dry goods at a corner store. His girlfriend began complaining to him while he was waiting in line, about the car. While another girl had commented and stated that she would date Quintanilla III because he had a nice car. Quintanilla III then said at that instant he wanted to write a comical song with a moral story behind it. He also stated that it had took the band six months to finish the song. "La carcacha" incorporated conjunto
, Mexican cumbia
and had regional Latin
undertones. The song also has elements of piano and synthesizer woven into the rhythm of the song. The central theme of the song is about a teenage romance. Fanny S. Chirinos and Scripps Howard of The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register
stated that Selena catapulted onto the Tejano scene with "La carcacha" and "Como la flor". In the San Antonio Express-News
, the author stated that the lyrical content of "La carcacha" had the story lines that Selena never had, which was the tale of a barrio teen romance. The song peaked at number one on the US Latin Regional Mexican Airplay
chart for six consecutive months and was positioned at number two on the Hot Latin Tracks charts.
"Como la flor
", released as the lead single of Entre a mi mundo, was written and produced by Quintanilla III, Astudillo and Abraham Quintanilla Jr., father of Selena. Quintanilla III had stated in an interview that "Como la flor" was written in Bryan, Texas
, while staying in an inelegant hotel for the night before heading off to Houston
the following morning. While at the hotel, Quintanilla III had a melody
stuck in his head and had an admiration for it. While peaking outside, he spotted a group of poor bystanders trying to sell plastic lighten flowers to people on the streets for income. At that instant, Quintanilla III had wrote the hook
chant "aaaahh da da da da da (como me duele)". While on the tour bus, Quintanilla III, Astudillo and Ojeda had sat down together and began working on the song which had took them an hour and 20 minutes to complete. Suzette Quintanilla, sister of Selena, believed that both "Como la flor" and "La caracha" had a distinct style of cumbia
to them that had the ability to make the band more noticed when their songs had played on radio stations. Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News
believed "Como la flor" was a "career-launching hit". Cathy Ragland of Austin American Statesmen wrote that "Como la flor" was one of Selena's most popular songs and that "... for many, a metaphor for her life- a beautiful, delicate creature ..." "Como la flor" helped Selena to dominate the Latin music charts and become immensely popular in Mexico, where Mexican-Americans aren't liked among citizens, which was well received by critics. The song describes a bewildered woman whose ex-boyfriend is in love with another women and wants him back. The message of the song was to show people that you should love your partner if they truly love you back. At the 13th Tejano Music Awards
, "Como la flor" was picked as "Best Song", though Mazz
' single "Lo Voy Hacer Por Ti" had won the award. "Como la flor" peaked at number-one on the Hot Latin Tracks and on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay charts. "Como la flor" had then became the first song recorded by Selena to have peaked at number-one, it then became her signature song
.
"¿Qué creias?
", released as the second promotional single of Entre a mi mundo, was written and produced by Quintanilla III, Astudillo, and Quintanilla Jr. "¿Qué creias?" is a ranchera
song that hovers the conjunto styles. The song has the harp
and violin
as its musical instrument
foundation. Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News stated that the song was "... a heart-wrenching ranchera that boasted an emotional delivery ..." Richard Torres of Newsday
believed that Selena had an emotional vocal purity that helped made "¿Qué creias?" into a international hit. The song describes a women, in a bitter-tone, telling her ex-boyfriend, who broke up with her to be with a "better" women, that she is relentless to get back with him and empowers herself by telling her ex-boyfriend that she is happier without him by telling him that her love was like no other. The song peaked at number 14 on the Hot Latin Tracks and number 16 on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay charts.
"Amame
", released as the third and final promotional single of Entre a mi mundo, was written and produced by Selena, Astudillo and Quintanilla III. "Amame" is featured in common time
and is performed in the key
of A minor
with 121 beats per minute. The song incorporates rock fusion, soul
and contemporary R&B
undertones. Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News wrote that "... "Amame" is well-crafted, catchy and proficiently played ..." The song describes a women who is continuously thinking about being with a guy she loves, she is determine to make it a reality, however, the decision is solely based on the guy, which makes the women anxious and inpatient. "Amame" peaked at number 27 on the Hot Latin Tracks and number 21 on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay charts.
style within a few days. Pérez also confessed of "doubling" his guitar solo
s on the song which he had only done for "Las cadenas". Pérez had stated that Selena had used her own harmony
in the song and that it reminded him of being at home and being with his family because of the styles used on that track. For "Si la queires", Ricky Vela told in an interview that Quintanilla III had went by his house and had looked over a few songs he had wrote and had instantaneously liked the chorus of "Si la queries". While on the tour bus, Quintanilla III had re-written the first draft of the song written by Vela who was asked to come up with different scenarios that Quintanilla III had took a liking for. Hector Saldanna of San Antonio Express-News wrote that "Vuelve A Mi" was a "hot little polka". TerraMexico believed "Vueleve A Mi" was a "successful hit". The Denver Post stated that "Missing My Baby" was "... the best English song on [Entre a mi mundo], an R&B song ..." The The Deseret News stated that Selena had displayed a "Leslie Gore baby- voice" on "Missing My Baby" and that "... Selena displays a wonderful suppleness in her voice ...". The Virginian-Pilot
believed that "Missing My Baby" was built on hooks
that recall Diana Ross
' "Missing You
" which was a tribute to Marvin Gaye
. J.R. Reynolds of Billboard
wrote that "Missing My Baby" was a "... dreamy ballad [that had] incorporate[d] an R&B-styled melody under Selena's pop vocals ..." The song had peaked at number 16 on the Hot Latin Tracks, though the remix
version found on Dreaming of You (1995) peaked at number 22 on the Rhythmic Airplay Chart
.
. The album was certified gold
(Latin type) by the Recording Industry Association of America
. It eventually sold 300,000 or 385,000 copies in its first year, it had became the first Tejano album by a female artist to sell that many. Entre a mi mundo sold 200,000 copies in Mexico. Selena had outsold male artists in the Tejano market with Entre a mi mundo, well received by critics, the album broke a Latin barrier in the male-dominate genre. By July 1995, Entre a mi mundo had sold 1,000,000 copies, and was certified platinum. Entre a mi mundo was certified double platinum (Latin type) in 2000 and sextuple Disco De Platino in December 2002, representing shipments of 600,000 copies in the United States. The album was certified gold (standard) for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States in May 1995. In Mexico, Entre a mi mundo was certified triple gold, representing shipments of 300,000 copies.
Entre a mi mundo peaked at number one on the US Latin Regional Mexican Albums chart in September 1992 for eight consecutive months. After Selena was murdered, Entre a mi mundo debuted at number 139 on the Billboard 200
chart, it helped Selena to become the first female artist to place five albums simultaneously on the Billboard 200. The album peaked at number 97, while it peaked at number four on the Top Latin Albums chart. In 1995, Entre a mi mundo was positioned at number two on Billboards "Latin Regional Mexican Albums all-time chart".
on May 25, 1992, in support of the album. Selena had toured in two cities in Oklahoma, thirteen cities in Texas, four cities in New Mexico, seven cities in California, two cities in Florida, while she had toured in only one venue in Louisiana, Tennessee and Nevada. Overall, Selena toured in more venues in her "Entre a mi mundo Tour" then in any previous tour. Selena had toured in five cities across Mexico, and became the first time that she had toured in that country, she also broke several attendance records while touring in Mexico. She was also in demand in El Salvador
for appearing in "Buenos amigos
", a duet with Salvordan singer Álvaro Torres
. Every time Selena had performed "¿Qué creias?" in her concerts, she would always ask for a guy to volunteer on stage while Selena acted out the central theme of the song to him. Selena opened the 1993 Tejano Music Awards
with her performance of "Siempre estoy pensando en ti" which was a duet with backup singer of the band, Pete Astudillo
. At the 1994 Tejano Music Awards
, Selena had performed a short version of "Como la flor" as part of a collaboration that night.
as the backing band, but the album was undoubtedly a solo star-making turn for Selena ..." Roundup Newsletter of Allmusic wrote that "... Selena, with her crystal clear vocals and dynamic stage presence, became one of Tex-Mex music's premier performers in only a few years. She was named Top Female Entertainer and Female Vocalist of the Year for three years straight at the Tejano Music Awards. Tracks include "Si la quieres," "Yo te sigo queriendo," and "Las cadenas ..." Joey Guerra of Amazon.com
believed that because Selena and her brother grew up listening to classic pop, R&B, and disco
that those genres were materialize in Entre a mi mundo. Guerra also stated that the album was "consistently satisfying and wonderfully diverse". Guerra also gave examples of the songs on the album and their central theme "... from the rousing cumbia "La carcacha" (about a boyfriend's beat-up old car) to the spirited mariachi kiss-off anthem "¿Qué creías?," which has become a fan favorite, "Missing My Baby" is street-smart R&B, and "Amame" pulses with fiery club rhythms ..." Guerra also stated that "... Much of the credit should go to Quintanilla [III], who helped Selena challenge the often-stifling boundaries of Tejano music. Entre a mi mundo also includes Selena's first international hit, "Como la flor," a lilting cumbia highlighted by a pleading vocal delivery and lost-love lyrics ..."
Managerial
Performance credits
Visuals and imagery
Instruments
Technical and production
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American Tejano pop
Tejano music
Tejano music or Tex-Mex music is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas...
singer Selena
Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
. The album was released on May 6, 1992 by EMI Latin
EMI Latin
EMI Televisa Music, also known as EMI Latin and EMI International, is a subsidiary of EMI which focuses on Latin American music....
, it was re-released as part of the Selena: 20 Years of music collection with bonus tracks and spoken liner notes by Selena's family, friends, and former band
Selena y Los Dinos
Selena y Los Dinos was the band in which Grammy-Award-winning Tejano music singer Selena performed, until her death on March 31, 1995. Selena fronted the band since 1980, started by her father Abraham Quintanilla, Jr....
. Entre a mi mundo incorporated mostly Tejano music and ranchera
Ranchera
Ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico originally sung by only one performer with a guitar. It dates to the years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played...
s. Production of the album was postpone due to Selena's relationship to guitarist Chris Pérez
Chris Perez
Christopher Gilbert "Chris" Pérez is a American guitarist and the widower of "The Queen of Tejano music" Selena. He is currently a guitarist for A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia All Starz since he joined in 2006. Prior to that, Pérez was the lead guitarist for his wife's band Selena y Los Dinos...
that brought negative feedback from her father and manager Abraham Quintanilla Jr. who was threatening to disband the group, and Selena's Ven conmigo Tour that extended slightly due to Selena appearing in the corrido
Corrido
The corrido is a popular narrative song and poetry form, a ballad, of Mexico. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for peasants, and other socially important information. It is still a popular form today, and was widely popular during the Mexican Revolution and Nicaraguan...
-ballad "Buenos amigos
Buenos Amigos
"Buenos Amigos" is a single released by Selena in 1991. The song is a duet with Alvaro Torres. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, becoming Selena's first number-one single...
" with Salvadoran
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
singer Álvaro Torres
Álvaro Torres
Álvaro Torres is a Salvadoran singer and songwriter. His current Record Label is Big Dream Christian Music located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.-Biography:...
. Selena's brother and producer of her music, A.B. Quintanilla III, returned as the main songwriter for the album, though lead keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
Ricky Vela
Ricky Vela
Ricardo "Ricky" Vela is an award-winning song-writer and keyboards for the band Selena y Los Dinos. Ricky Vela joined the band as the bands keyboard player...
and backup singer Pete Astudillo
Pete Astudillo
Pedro "Pete" Astudillo is a Mexican American songwriter.-Life:Astudillo was one of the leaders of the Tejano music scene, and from an early age followed mariachi and conjunto music. He began his musical career as a backup vocalist for the queen of Tejano, Selena, as a member of Selena y Los Dinos...
helped with writing a song or collaborating with Quintanilla III.
The album was critically praised for being musically diverse. "Como la flor
Como La Flor (song)
"Como La Flor" is a song by Mexican-American singer Selena, from her third studio album, Entre a Mi Mundo . Written and produced by Selena, Abraham Quintanilla III, and Ricky Vela, the song was also produced by Abraham Quintanilla Jr, the track was released as the album's second single. It was...
", which is a Mexican cumbia
Mexican cumbia
Mexican cumbia is a musical subgenre of cumbia which was re-invented from Mexico.- Origins of Mexican Cumbia :The history of Cumbia in Mexico is almost as old as Cumbia in Colombia. In the 1940s Colombian singer Luis Carlos Meyer Castandet emigrated to Mexico where he worked with the Mexican...
song, had became Selena's signature song
Signature song
A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...
as well as being one of her most famous songs. "Como la flor" peaked at number one on the US Hot Latin Tracks and on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay
Latin Regional Mexican Airplay
Regional Mexican Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with La Niña Fresa by Banda Z being the first song to reach number-one. It features Latin music information from different genres like Mariachi, Norteño, Banda and...
charts, the song was also noted as catapulting Selena's success in the Latin music world. "La carcacha
La Carcacha
-Song information:The song was a huge success in the U.S. and Mexico, reaching out to more fans of Tejano music. This song is also featured in the 1997 film.-Music video:...
", which was noted as telling a story about barrio teen romance which Selena never had, peaked at number one on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart for nearly half a year. Other songs on the album also caught the eyes of several music critics. Entre a mi mundo peaked at number one on the Latin Regional Mexican Albums chart for eight consecutive months. The album had sold 385,000 copies in its first year, which became the first Tejano album by a female vocalist to sell that many. It was then certified gold
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
(Latin type) by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
in 1992, platinum (Latin type) in 1995, double platinum in 2000, and sextuple Disco De Platino in December 2002, representing shipments of 600,000 copies in the United States.
The album received mostly positive reviews, with many agreeing that Entre a mi mundo was Selena's "breakthrough album". Some music critics believed Selena was noting Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
and Leslie Gore in some of her songs. To promote the album, Selena embarked on her first worldwide tour, the album had helped Selena to be accepted into Mexico. The album won the prestigious "Album of the Year - Orchestra" award at the 1993 Tejano Music Awards
1993 Tejano Music Awards
The 13th Tejano Music Awards were held in 1993. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The Tejano Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony recognizing Tejano music musicians.- Vocalists of The Year :*Male Vocalist of The Year...
, while it was nominated for three other awards including "Regional/Mexican Album of the Year" at the 1993 Lo Nuestro Awards
Lo Nuestro Awards
Lo Nuestro is an awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by television network Univision. The awards began in 1989. Notable recipients include Selena, Gloria Estefan, Juan Gabriel, Olga Tañón, Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, Juanes, Laura Pausini, Luis Miguel, Maná, Juan Luis Guerra, ...
and "Record of the Year" at the same event.
Production and development
After Selena had released Ven conmigoVen Conmigo
-2002 bonus tracks:#"No Quiero Saber "#"Enamorada de Tí "# Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Intro# Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Ya Ves# Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Anque No Salga el Sol...
on November 12, 1990, Selena had decided to postpone any developments for recording songs for another album. Selena had continued on her short-lived Ven conmgio Tour, she was also booked for the first time in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
for singing in a duet with Salvadoran singer Álvaro Torres
Álvaro Torres
Álvaro Torres is a Salvadoran singer and songwriter. His current Record Label is Big Dream Christian Music located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.-Biography:...
' corrido
Corrido
The corrido is a popular narrative song and poetry form, a ballad, of Mexico. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for peasants, and other socially important information. It is still a popular form today, and was widely popular during the Mexican Revolution and Nicaraguan...
-ballad "Buenos amigos
Buenos Amigos
"Buenos Amigos" is a single released by Selena in 1991. The song is a duet with Alvaro Torres. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, becoming Selena's first number-one single...
". Selena, at the time, was also dealing with her relationship with Chris Pérez
Chris Perez
Christopher Gilbert "Chris" Pérez is a American guitarist and the widower of "The Queen of Tejano music" Selena. He is currently a guitarist for A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia All Starz since he joined in 2006. Prior to that, Pérez was the lead guitarist for his wife's band Selena y Los Dinos...
, who was a rock guitarist and was asked to join Selena y Los Dinos
Selena y Los Dinos
Selena y Los Dinos was the band in which Grammy-Award-winning Tejano music singer Selena performed, until her death on March 31, 1995. Selena fronted the band since 1980, started by her father Abraham Quintanilla, Jr....
. Their relationship began building soon after Pérez was introduced in the band. Selena's father and manager Abraham Quintanilla Jr., did not like Pérez and believed he was the antithesis of his "clean image" kids, he also went as far as firing Pérez from the band. With this situation, Selena was warned to never see Pérez or face having Selena y Los Dinos disbanded. Though Selena had ignored her father's wishes, she continued to meet Pérez secretly, the two eloped on April 2, 1992. Quintanilla Jr., accepted the relationship and was remorseful, feeling that he had put pressure on Selena. After Selena had eloped, she decided to release a more Tejano
Tejano music
Tejano music or Tex-Mex music is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas...
and Mexican music-influenced album sticking to her roots. Her brother and the producer of her music, A.B. Quintanilla III had returned as the main songwriter while band members Ricky Vela
Ricky Vela
Ricardo "Ricky" Vela is an award-winning song-writer and keyboards for the band Selena y Los Dinos. Ricky Vela joined the band as the bands keyboard player...
, the lead keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, and Pete Astudillo
Pete Astudillo
Pedro "Pete" Astudillo is a Mexican American songwriter.-Life:Astudillo was one of the leaders of the Tejano music scene, and from an early age followed mariachi and conjunto music. He began his musical career as a backup vocalist for the queen of Tejano, Selena, as a member of Selena y Los Dinos...
, the backup singer, had helped with writing or co-writing a song on the album. Vela was also in charge with the music sequencer
Music sequencer
The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...
during pre-production of the album.
Song structure and lyrical content
"La carcachaLa Carcacha
-Song information:The song was a huge success in the U.S. and Mexico, reaching out to more fans of Tejano music. This song is also featured in the 1997 film.-Music video:...
", released as the first promotional single, was written and produced by A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo
Pete Astudillo
Pedro "Pete" Astudillo is a Mexican American songwriter.-Life:Astudillo was one of the leaders of the Tejano music scene, and from an early age followed mariachi and conjunto music. He began his musical career as a backup vocalist for the queen of Tejano, Selena, as a member of Selena y Los Dinos...
and Bebu Silvetti
Bebu Silvetti
Juan Fernando Silvetti Adorno , professionally known as Bebu Silvetti or simply Silvetti, was an Argentine pianist, composer, conductor, arranger and record producer...
. Quintanilla III had gathered inspiration in writing the song after leaving a dry goods store. Quintanilla III had seen an old broken down car and had told Joe Ojeda, who was the keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
for the band, that he wanted to write a song about the old car. Quintanilla III had then asked Ojeda what does "a broken down car" means in Spanish, and Ojeda replied "Carcacha". However, the general theme wasn't inspired until a month later where Quintanilla III had bought a BMW and was buying a few dry goods at a corner store. His girlfriend began complaining to him while he was waiting in line, about the car. While another girl had commented and stated that she would date Quintanilla III because he had a nice car. Quintanilla III then said at that instant he wanted to write a comical song with a moral story behind it. He also stated that it had took the band six months to finish the song. "La carcacha" incorporated conjunto
Conjunto
Conjunto literally translates as "group," and is regionally accepted in Texas as defining a genre of music that was born out of south Texas at the end of the 19th Century, after German settlers introduced the button accordion. The bajo sexto has come to accompany the button accordion and is...
, Mexican cumbia
Mexican cumbia
Mexican cumbia is a musical subgenre of cumbia which was re-invented from Mexico.- Origins of Mexican Cumbia :The history of Cumbia in Mexico is almost as old as Cumbia in Colombia. In the 1940s Colombian singer Luis Carlos Meyer Castandet emigrated to Mexico where he worked with the Mexican...
and had regional Latin
Regional styles of Mexican music
Regional styles of Mexican music vary greatly vary from state to state. Norteño, banda, duranguense, and other Mexican country music genres are often known as regional Mexican music because each state produces different musical sounds and lyrics....
undertones. The song also has elements of piano and synthesizer woven into the rhythm of the song. The central theme of the song is about a teenage romance. Fanny S. Chirinos and Scripps Howard of The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register
The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register are combined daily newspapers under common ownership in Wheeling, West Virginia owned by Ogden Newspapers. The Intelligencer is published weekday mornings and Saturdays, while the News-Register is published weekday afternoons and Sundays.-References:...
stated that Selena catapulted onto the Tejano scene with "La carcacha" and "Como la flor". In the San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio Express-News
The San Antonio Express-News is the daily newspaper of San Antonio, Texas. It is ranked as the third-largest daily newspaper in the state of Texas in terms of circulation, and is one of the leading news sources of South Texas, with offices in Austin, Brownsville, Laredo, and Mexico City...
, the author stated that the lyrical content of "La carcacha" had the story lines that Selena never had, which was the tale of a barrio teen romance. The song peaked at number one on the US Latin Regional Mexican Airplay
Latin Regional Mexican Airplay
Regional Mexican Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with La Niña Fresa by Banda Z being the first song to reach number-one. It features Latin music information from different genres like Mariachi, Norteño, Banda and...
chart for six consecutive months and was positioned at number two on the Hot Latin Tracks charts.
"Como la flor
Como La Flor (song)
"Como La Flor" is a song by Mexican-American singer Selena, from her third studio album, Entre a Mi Mundo . Written and produced by Selena, Abraham Quintanilla III, and Ricky Vela, the song was also produced by Abraham Quintanilla Jr, the track was released as the album's second single. It was...
", released as the lead single of Entre a mi mundo, was written and produced by Quintanilla III, Astudillo and Abraham Quintanilla Jr., father of Selena. Quintanilla III had stated in an interview that "Como la flor" was written in Bryan, Texas
Bryan, Texas
Bryan is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 76,201. It is the county seat of Brazos County and is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley . It shares its border with the city of College Station, which lies to its south...
, while staying in an inelegant hotel for the night before heading off to Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
the following morning. While at the hotel, Quintanilla III had a melody
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
stuck in his head and had an admiration for it. While peaking outside, he spotted a group of poor bystanders trying to sell plastic lighten flowers to people on the streets for income. At that instant, Quintanilla III had wrote the hook
Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...
chant "aaaahh da da da da da (como me duele)". While on the tour bus, Quintanilla III, Astudillo and Ojeda had sat down together and began working on the song which had took them an hour and 20 minutes to complete. Suzette Quintanilla, sister of Selena, believed that both "Como la flor" and "La caracha" had a distinct style of cumbia
Cumbia
Cumbia is a music genre popular across Latin America. The cumbia originated in the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where it is associated with an eponymous dance and has since spread as far as Mexico and Argentina...
to them that had the ability to make the band more noticed when their songs had played on radio stations. Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area, with a circulation of 264,459 subscribers, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in September 2010...
believed "Como la flor" was a "career-launching hit". Cathy Ragland of Austin American Statesmen wrote that "Como la flor" was one of Selena's most popular songs and that "... for many, a metaphor for her life- a beautiful, delicate creature ..." "Como la flor" helped Selena to dominate the Latin music charts and become immensely popular in Mexico, where Mexican-Americans aren't liked among citizens, which was well received by critics. The song describes a bewildered woman whose ex-boyfriend is in love with another women and wants him back. The message of the song was to show people that you should love your partner if they truly love you back. At the 13th Tejano Music Awards
1993 Tejano Music Awards
The 13th Tejano Music Awards were held in 1993. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The Tejano Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony recognizing Tejano music musicians.- Vocalists of The Year :*Male Vocalist of The Year...
, "Como la flor" was picked as "Best Song", though Mazz
Mazz
Mazz is a Grammy Award–winning Tejano band originating from south Texas. They were formed in Brownsville, TX, by singer/guitarists Jimmy González and Joe López, and emerged as one of the most innovative bands in their genre after adding synthesizer to combine traditional Mexican music and popular...
' single "Lo Voy Hacer Por Ti" had won the award. "Como la flor" peaked at number-one on the Hot Latin Tracks and on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay charts. "Como la flor" had then became the first song recorded by Selena to have peaked at number-one, it then became her signature song
Signature song
A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...
.
"¿Qué creias?
¿Qué Creias?
"¿Qué Creias?" was the third single released from the Entre a Mi Mundo album by Selena.-Chart performance:-References:...
", released as the second promotional single of Entre a mi mundo, was written and produced by Quintanilla III, Astudillo, and Quintanilla Jr. "¿Qué creias?" is a ranchera
Ranchera
Ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico originally sung by only one performer with a guitar. It dates to the years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played...
song that hovers the conjunto styles. The song has the harp
Harp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
and violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
as its musical instrument
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
foundation. Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News stated that the song was "... a heart-wrenching ranchera that boasted an emotional delivery ..." Richard Torres of Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
believed that Selena had an emotional vocal purity that helped made "¿Qué creias?" into a international hit. The song describes a women, in a bitter-tone, telling her ex-boyfriend, who broke up with her to be with a "better" women, that she is relentless to get back with him and empowers herself by telling her ex-boyfriend that she is happier without him by telling him that her love was like no other. The song peaked at number 14 on the Hot Latin Tracks and number 16 on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay charts.
"Amame
Amame
"Amame" is the fourth and final single released from the Entre a Mi Mundo album by Selena.-Chart performance:...
", released as the third and final promotional single of Entre a mi mundo, was written and produced by Selena, Astudillo and Quintanilla III. "Amame" is featured in common time
Common Time
"Common Time" is a science fiction short story written by James Blish. It first appeared in the August 1953 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and has been reprinted several times: in the 1959 short-story collection Galactic Cluster; in The Testament of Andros ; in The Penguin Science Fiction...
and is performed in the key
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
of A minor
A minor
A minor is a minor scale based on A, consisting of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. The harmonic minor scale raises the G to G...
with 121 beats per minute. The song incorporates rock fusion, soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
and contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
undertones. Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News wrote that "... "Amame" is well-crafted, catchy and proficiently played ..." The song describes a women who is continuously thinking about being with a guy she loves, she is determine to make it a reality, however, the decision is solely based on the guy, which makes the women anxious and inpatient. "Amame" peaked at number 27 on the Hot Latin Tracks and number 21 on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay charts.
Other songs
Pérez stated in an interview that Quintanilla III had wanted to record "Las cadenas" as a rock-influenced song on the album, but had changed it back to a conjuntoConjunto
Conjunto literally translates as "group," and is regionally accepted in Texas as defining a genre of music that was born out of south Texas at the end of the 19th Century, after German settlers introduced the button accordion. The bajo sexto has come to accompany the button accordion and is...
style within a few days. Pérez also confessed of "doubling" his guitar solo
Guitar solo
In popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
s on the song which he had only done for "Las cadenas". Pérez had stated that Selena had used her own harmony
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
in the song and that it reminded him of being at home and being with his family because of the styles used on that track. For "Si la queires", Ricky Vela told in an interview that Quintanilla III had went by his house and had looked over a few songs he had wrote and had instantaneously liked the chorus of "Si la queries". While on the tour bus, Quintanilla III had re-written the first draft of the song written by Vela who was asked to come up with different scenarios that Quintanilla III had took a liking for. Hector Saldanna of San Antonio Express-News wrote that "Vuelve A Mi" was a "hot little polka". TerraMexico believed "Vueleve A Mi" was a "successful hit". The Denver Post stated that "Missing My Baby" was "... the best English song on [Entre a mi mundo], an R&B song ..." The The Deseret News stated that Selena had displayed a "Leslie Gore baby- voice" on "Missing My Baby" and that "... Selena displays a wonderful suppleness in her voice ...". The Virginian-Pilot
The Virginian-Pilot
The Virginian-Pilot is a daily newspaper based in Norfolk, Virginia, and serving the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, southeastern Virginia, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and northeastern North Carolina. The flagship property of Landmark Media Enterprises, The Pilot is Virginia's largest daily...
believed that "Missing My Baby" was built on hooks
Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...
that recall Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
' "Missing You
Missing You (Diana Ross song)
"Missing You" is a 1984 song by Diana Ross. The third 45 release from her album Swept Away, the song was written and produced by Lionel Richie as a tribute to Marvin Gaye, who died earlier that year...
" which was a tribute to Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
. J.R. Reynolds of Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
wrote that "Missing My Baby" was a "... dreamy ballad [that had] incorporate[d] an R&B-styled melody under Selena's pop vocals ..." The song had peaked at number 16 on the Hot Latin Tracks, though the remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
version found on Dreaming of You (1995) peaked at number 22 on the Rhythmic Airplay Chart
Rhythmic Airplay Chart
The Rhythmic Airplay Chart is an airplay chart that is featured weekly in Billboard Magazine. The chart tracks and measures the airplay of songs played on Rhythmic stations, whose playlist includes mostly hit-driven R&B/Hip-Hop, Rhythmic pop, and some Dance tracks...
.
Release
Entre a mi mundo was released on May 6, 1992 by EMI LatinEMI Latin
EMI Televisa Music, also known as EMI Latin and EMI International, is a subsidiary of EMI which focuses on Latin American music....
. The album was certified gold
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
(Latin type) by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
. It eventually sold 300,000 or 385,000 copies in its first year, it had became the first Tejano album by a female artist to sell that many. Entre a mi mundo sold 200,000 copies in Mexico. Selena had outsold male artists in the Tejano market with Entre a mi mundo, well received by critics, the album broke a Latin barrier in the male-dominate genre. By July 1995, Entre a mi mundo had sold 1,000,000 copies, and was certified platinum. Entre a mi mundo was certified double platinum (Latin type) in 2000 and sextuple Disco De Platino in December 2002, representing shipments of 600,000 copies in the United States. The album was certified gold (standard) for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States in May 1995. In Mexico, Entre a mi mundo was certified triple gold, representing shipments of 300,000 copies.
Entre a mi mundo peaked at number one on the US Latin Regional Mexican Albums chart in September 1992 for eight consecutive months. After Selena was murdered, Entre a mi mundo debuted at number 139 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, it helped Selena to become the first female artist to place five albums simultaneously on the Billboard 200. The album peaked at number 97, while it peaked at number four on the Top Latin Albums chart. In 1995, Entre a mi mundo was positioned at number two on Billboards "Latin Regional Mexican Albums all-time chart".
Entre a Mi Mundo Tour
To promote the album, Selena embarked on a worldwide tour with several performances. Selena's "Entre a mi mundo Tour" kicked off in Elk City, OklahomaElk City, Oklahoma
Elk City is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 11,693 at the 2010 census. Elk City is located on Interstate 40 and Historic U.S. Route 66 in Western Oklahoma, approximately west of Oklahoma City and east of Amarillo....
on May 25, 1992, in support of the album. Selena had toured in two cities in Oklahoma, thirteen cities in Texas, four cities in New Mexico, seven cities in California, two cities in Florida, while she had toured in only one venue in Louisiana, Tennessee and Nevada. Overall, Selena toured in more venues in her "Entre a mi mundo Tour" then in any previous tour. Selena had toured in five cities across Mexico, and became the first time that she had toured in that country, she also broke several attendance records while touring in Mexico. She was also in demand in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
for appearing in "Buenos amigos
Buenos Amigos
"Buenos Amigos" is a single released by Selena in 1991. The song is a duet with Alvaro Torres. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, becoming Selena's first number-one single...
", a duet with Salvordan singer Álvaro Torres
Álvaro Torres
Álvaro Torres is a Salvadoran singer and songwriter. His current Record Label is Big Dream Christian Music located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.-Biography:...
. Every time Selena had performed "¿Qué creias?" in her concerts, she would always ask for a guy to volunteer on stage while Selena acted out the central theme of the song to him. Selena opened the 1993 Tejano Music Awards
1993 Tejano Music Awards
The 13th Tejano Music Awards were held in 1993. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The Tejano Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony recognizing Tejano music musicians.- Vocalists of The Year :*Male Vocalist of The Year...
with her performance of "Siempre estoy pensando en ti" which was a duet with backup singer of the band, Pete Astudillo
Pete Astudillo
Pedro "Pete" Astudillo is a Mexican American songwriter.-Life:Astudillo was one of the leaders of the Tejano music scene, and from an early age followed mariachi and conjunto music. He began his musical career as a backup vocalist for the queen of Tejano, Selena, as a member of Selena y Los Dinos...
. At the 1994 Tejano Music Awards
1994 Tejano Music Awards
The 14th Tejano Music Awards were held in 1993. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The Tejano Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony recognizing Tejano music musicians.- Vocalists of The Year :*Male Vocalist of The Year...
, Selena had performed a short version of "Como la flor" as part of a collaboration that night.
Critical reception
Many music critics believed Entre a mi mundo was the "breakthrough album" for Selena. Bruce Tomaso of The Dallas Morning News stated that "... her brand of infectious Tejano pop [in Entre a mi mundo] had attracted a sizable audience charmed by her appealing voice ..." Stated that "... Entre a Mi Mundo strengthened the Selena juggernaut ..." Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News wrote that "... Entre a Mi Mundo, marked her acceptance into the pop side of the Latin music ...". Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News stated that "... Entre a mi mundo did feature Los DinosSelena y Los Dinos
Selena y Los Dinos was the band in which Grammy-Award-winning Tejano music singer Selena performed, until her death on March 31, 1995. Selena fronted the band since 1980, started by her father Abraham Quintanilla, Jr....
as the backing band, but the album was undoubtedly a solo star-making turn for Selena ..." Roundup Newsletter of Allmusic wrote that "... Selena, with her crystal clear vocals and dynamic stage presence, became one of Tex-Mex music's premier performers in only a few years. She was named Top Female Entertainer and Female Vocalist of the Year for three years straight at the Tejano Music Awards. Tracks include "Si la quieres," "Yo te sigo queriendo," and "Las cadenas ..." Joey Guerra of Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
believed that because Selena and her brother grew up listening to classic pop, R&B, and disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
that those genres were materialize in Entre a mi mundo. Guerra also stated that the album was "consistently satisfying and wonderfully diverse". Guerra also gave examples of the songs on the album and their central theme "... from the rousing cumbia "La carcacha" (about a boyfriend's beat-up old car) to the spirited mariachi kiss-off anthem "¿Qué creías?," which has become a fan favorite, "Missing My Baby" is street-smart R&B, and "Amame" pulses with fiery club rhythms ..." Guerra also stated that "... Much of the credit should go to Quintanilla [III], who helped Selena challenge the often-stifling boundaries of Tejano music. Entre a mi mundo also includes Selena's first international hit, "Como la flor," a lilting cumbia highlighted by a pleading vocal delivery and lost-love lyrics ..."
Track listing
Personnel
Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.Managerial
- A&R – Jose Behar
- ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- A.B. Quintanilla III, Bebu Silvetti - Executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
– Jorge Alberto Pino, Abraham Quintanilla Jr
- MarketingMarketingMarketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
– Jose Behar, Suzette Quintanilla - ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
– Jose Behar
Performance credits
- VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
– Selena
Visuals and imagery
- Art directionArt directorThe art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
– Lisette Lorenzo - Clothing designFashion designFashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
– Selena, Martin Gomez - Hair stylistBarberA barber is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, and to shave or trim the beards of men. The place of work of a barber is generally called a barbershop....
– Rosa Sullivan, Mark Duncan
- Make-upCosmeticsCosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. Cosmetics include skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail and toe nail polish, eye and facial makeup, towelettes, permanent waves, colored contact lenses, hair colors, hair sprays and...
– Lisette Lorenzo - PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
– Maurice Rinaldi - StylistWardrobe stylistA wardrobe stylist is the job title of someone who selects the clothing for published editorial features, print or television advertising campaigns, music videos, concert performances, and any public appearances made by celebrities, models or other public figures...
– Martin Gomez
Instruments
- DrumsDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
– Suzette Quintanilla - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Chris Perez, A.B. Quintanilla III, Henry Gomez - Keyboards – Joe Ojeda, Ricky Vela
- AccordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
- Johnny Saenz - TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
– Rene Gasca - TromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
– Gilbert Garza - Bajo SextoBajo sextoA bajo sexto is a musical instrument with 12 strings in 6 double courses, used in Mexican music. It is used primarily in norteño music of northern Mexico and across the border in the music of south Texas known as "Tex-Mex", "conjunto, or "música mexicana-tejana".A similar instrument with five...
- A.B. Quintanilla III
Technical and production
- ArrangementArrangementThe American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
– Joe Ojeda, Chris Perez, Ricky Vela, Joel Jose Guzman - SongwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
s – 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, - EngineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
– Brian "Red" Moore, Malcolm Harper, Ron Morales - Engineering assistants – Suzette Quintanilla, Abraham Quintanilla Jr
- Executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
s – Jorge Alberto Pino, Manny R. Guerra - MixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
– Manny Guerra - Mixing assistants – A.B. Quintanilla III
- ProductionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
– 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
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Regional Mexican Albums Regional Mexican Albums Regional Mexican Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like mariachi, norteño, banda and Duranguense, which are frequently considered regional Mexican. The chart features only... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
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| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
97 |
| US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top Latin Albums |
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| US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Latin Regional Mexican Albums all-time chart |
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Awards and nominations
| Awards ceremony | Year | Award | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tejano Music Awards Tejano Music Awards The Tejano Music Awards had been launched in 1980 by former art teacher and music veteran Rudy Trevino and the leader of the Latin Breed Band, Gilbert Escobedo. Only 1,500 fans turned out for the first Tejano Music Awards. Over the years, San Antonio evolved into the Nashville of Tejano music... |
1993 1993 Tejano Music Awards The 13th Tejano Music Awards were held in 1993. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The Tejano Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony recognizing Tejano music musicians.- Vocalists of The Year :*Male Vocalist of The Year... |
Album of the Year – Orchestra | |
| Record of the Year | |||
| Lo Nuestro Awards Lo Nuestro Awards Lo Nuestro is an awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by television network Univision. The awards began in 1989. Notable recipients include Selena, Gloria Estefan, Juan Gabriel, Olga Tañón, Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, Juanes, Laura Pausini, Luis Miguel, Maná, Juan Luis Guerra, ... |
1993 | Regional/Mexican Album of the Year | |