Jump to content

Amor Prohibido

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AJona1992 (talk | contribs) at 16:30, 22 November 2011 (→‎External links: adding template). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This article is about the album. For other uses, see Amor Prohibido.
Untitled

Amor Prohibido (English: Forbidden Love) is the fifth studio album by American Tejano pop singer Selena. The album was released on March 13, 1994 by EMI Latin. The album 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. Amor prohibido incorporated mostly Cumbia and Dance-pop songs in Spanish, which later helped shaped the "Tejano Music Movement" across the United States. Production of the album began late due to Selena's booming success of her clothing line, boutiques and her extensive touring for her previous album, Live!, which she had won her first Grammy Award. Selena's brother and producer of her music, A.B. Quintanilla III, was the main songwriter for the album.

Selena recorded songs that were multifarious of Tejano music and Mexican music, and was well received by critics. The album debuted at number-one on Billboard's Regional Mexican Albums and Top Latin Albums chart. It went on to peak at number 29 on the Billboard 200. The album sold more than 500,000 copies in its first year, and it eventually became one of the "Best-Selling Latin Albums of All Time". The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in April 1994, platinum in May, quadruple platinum (Latin type) in April 1995, double platinum in October 2002 and 20× Disco De Platino in February 2010. Promotion of the album began with the start of Selena's worldwide tour in April 1994.

The album received mostly positive reviews and was given high praise, for "stepping-out" of the Tejano genre and into Contemporary Latin pop music. Eventually, Amor prohibido was nominated for Best Mexican-American Performance at the 37th Grammy Awards. Selena had broke several unprecedented records in the Latin world with Amor prohibido. The album was believed to have "open the doors" to Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin. After the album had begun to sell in other 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 won six prestigious awards posthumously at the 1995 Tejano Music Awards and the Lo Nuestro Awards. The album spawned four number-one singles, one posthumous, on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, which became the only Spanish-album by a female artist to do so.

Production and development

After Selena had won her first Grammy Award for her first live album, Selena Live! at the 35th Grammy Awards[1][2][3] preparations began for developing a Spanish-language studio album. Production of the album was halted because of Selena's booming-success of her clothing line, boutiques and her extensive touring for Live!.[4] Selena's brother, who was the producer of her music, A.B. Quintanilla III, had became the lead producer of the album.[5] Quintanilla III, quickly assembled Pete Astudillo and Ricky Vela for ideas and inspiration in productive-writing.[6] Chris Perez, the widower of Selena, was approached by Quintanilla III to collaborate with him on a rock song, written entirely in Spanish.[6] Perez stated, during an interview with a family friend, Brian "Red" Moore, that he was shocked and surprised that Quintanilla III allowed him to write a rock song for the album.[6] With not enough lyrics to complete a full-length album, Quintanilla III began writing songs directly out of the Tejano music genre and into Contemporary Latin pop music.[6] When asked if he was trying to changed Selena's style of music, Quintanilla III replied that he didn't want to write "the same songs continuously", he also commented on the question, stating that he wanted to keep the band's image fresh and "cool" so it can be accessible to a younger audience[6], which helped expanded the "Tejano Music Movement".[7] The movement, which at the time was only a movement in the state of Texas, helped further awareness of Tejano music and it becoming a popular trend.[7][8] Quintanilla III, kept the album further immersed in the Latin territory, sticking to mixing of the genres such as Latin jungle and Latin soul into the songs he had wrote for the album.[8]

Beginning in January 1994 and ending in mid-February 1994[8], recording sessions were mostly done and remixed at Selena's father's, Abraham Quintanilla Jr's, recording studio; Q-Productions.[6] Some recording sessions were done at Tejano singer Manny Guerra's recording studio, and in Hollywood, California. Selena used three recording studios simultaneously.[6] Producers and songwriters having collaborated with Selena on the album include Quintanilla III, Pete Asudillo, Ricky Vela, Chris Perez, Bebu Silvetti, Joe Ojeda and Jorge Alberto Pino.[6] For the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection Miguel Flores, Desmond Child and K. C. Porter were associated with "Donde Quiera Que Estes"[6], which was a duet that Selena corroborated with the Barrio Boyzz.[9] Additionally, she collaborated with some musicians that she had never worked with in the past, Stephanie Lynn had done backing vocals for "Amor prohibido" as well as Rick Alvarez.[6] Composer, José Luis Borrego had worked with Selena on the track "Cobrarde".[6] Lead vocalist for The Pretenders, Chrissy Hynde was given lyric rights for the song "Fotos y recuredos", which was a sample of their single "Back On The Chain Gang".[6][10] 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.[11]

Selena later revealed that some songs that were written, such as "Corazon de Hielo" and "Desprecios y Desaires", didn't make the final cut.[12] Quintanilla III later responded, that the songs that didn't make it on the album were going to be enlisted in Selena's forthcoming Tejano-influenced album, which was projected to be released several months after the initial release of Selena's crossover attempt.[6] After Selena was murdered on March 31, 1995, the songs remained unreleased.[6]

Song structure and lyrical content

"Amor Prohibido"
"Amor prohibido", a number one hit 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 the keyboards and the hi-hat cymbal as its musical foundation.
"No Me Queda Más"
"No me queda más" had became the most successful single, along with "Amor prohibido", of 1994 and 1995 in the United States. The song was written and co-produced by Quintanilla III and Ricky Vela. The track mixed corrido-flamenco and power music genres with the flute, French horn, violin and the cello as its musical foundation.
"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
"Bidi bidi bom bom" had became one of Selena's most famous songs after it won the prestigious award from the Bertelsmann Music Group as the "Song of the Year". The song was written and co-produced by Quintanilla III, Selena and Astudillo. The track mixed Caribbean music such as roots reggae while it incorporated Colombian Cumbia. Selena sings with a soprano voice, which spans two octaves.
Problems playing these files? See media help.

"Amor prohibido", the lead single off of the album, was written and produced by Jorge Alberto Pino, Bebu Silvetti, A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo and Abraham Quintanilla Jr.[13] Selena, who also co-wrote the song, had gathered inspiration from her grandparents.[4] Selena's grandparents, who were Mexican immigrants, were not allowed to be together.[4] Their parents, Selena's great-grandparents, had forbidden them to love each other because they were both from different social class.[4] The song, which incorporates Tejano pop and Latin pop, won both the Premio Lo Nuestro Awards for "Pop Ballad of the Year" and "Regional Mexican Song of the Year" for three consecutive years, starting in 1995.[14] During the Tejano Music Awards, the single won all nominated awards.[15] The song had also won the "Latin Pop Award" during the Broadcast Music Incorporated Awards in 1995[16][17] and won the Billboard Latin Music Awards posthumously in 1996.[18] The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award at the 1995 Grammy Awards.[19][20][21] "Amor prohibido" was critically praised for Selena's choice in "stepping out" of the Tejano music world because the song was taken directly out of the genre of Tejano music and had Latin American sounds and rhythm.[22] Furthermore the song became the "biggest hit" in Selena's career.[2] Quintanilla III had written songs out of the boundaries of Tejano music,[7] which led Selena to become "The Queen of Tejano music" due to her being the first and only Tejano artist to have achieved this feat.[23][24] Ramiro Burr stated that "The hits were obvious—the eloquent "Amor Prohibido," on love conducted in secret", the song also was the first of his named "hits" for the album.[25] About.com named "Dreaming of You" among "The Top 12 Spanish language songs that have been played on English language radio", while doing so, About.com had stated that "the album of the same name includes "Amor prohibido" and "Como la flor," both of which enjoyed popularity in Latin America" during their scoring.[26] With "Amor prohibido" and thirteen other of Selena's top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, she was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard.[27] "Amor prohibido" and "No me queda más", became the most successful singles of 1994 and 1995.[28][29] The song describes a relationship between a man and a woman in which their love is tested by poverty, differences and parental disapproval. The song peaked at number-one on the US Hot Latin Tracks and number five on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart.[30]

"Bidi bidi bom bom" was the second single released from Amor prohibido. The song was written and produced by Selena, Quintanilla III, Astudillo, Silvetti and Chris Perez, the widower of Selena. The song had became one of Selena's most famous songs after it had won several unprecedented achievements. "Bidi bidi bom bom" had won the "Song of the Year" at the 1994 Tejano Music Awards[16][31] and posthumously won the "Most Performed Song of the Year" at the 1996 Broadcast Music Incorporated Latin Awards[16] and the "Best 1990s Song" at the 2010 Tejano Music Awards.[15] The song which was an unplanned song and was originally themed around a fish living in the ocean, helped Amor prohibido to become a more exotic progressive album that Quintanilla III had wanted to attract younger and wider audiences to their band.[6][7] "Bidi bidi bom bom" is a mid-tempo[32] roots reggae[33] song mixed with Colombia Cumbia[6] music, which draws influences from Rock fusion,[34] Latin rock[32] and Caribbean reggae genres.[6] Selena sings with a soprano voice, which spans two octaves.[32] The song's chorus has a basic chord progression C–F♯–G7.[32][35] Billboard's Ramiro Burr, noted that, with French lyrics, the song could have been popular in European night clubs.[36] Kristine Helen Burns, in her book, Women and Music in America Since 1900 (2002) stated that "No me queda más" and "Bidi bidi bom bom" helped Selena peak in her fan base by 1995.[37] Antonio Morales of Gringo Gazette, stated that "Bidi bidi bom bom" was one of his favorite songs, while he opined that "... Selena was having fun with this track. You could really hear her excitement, enthusiasm and lovely voice in this gem ..." He also ended his review stating that he had really enjoyed her laugh during the guitar solo of the song.[38] Aaron Sebastian Cruz, also from Gringo Gazette, wrote that "... Selena's passion and conveying abilities, helped her with recording Bidi bidi bom bom ..." Cruz stated that the song was a "fun reggae song" that is best at any social gathering.[39] In Cruz's Top 100 Fun Summer Songs, "Bidi bidi bom bom" was positioned at number six.[39] The song describes a girl who is interested in a guy that just walked by her, making her heart palpitate. The song peaked at number-one on the US Hot Latin Tracks, number four on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay and number 11 on the Latin Pop charts.[40]

"No me queda más", released as the third single from Amor prohibido, was written and produced by lead keyboardist of the group Ricky Vela, Quintanilla III and Silvetti. The song was written out of emotions by Vela who had fallen in love with Selena's sister Suzette Quintanilla.[4] However, when Vela had met Suzette's husband, Billy, Vela had wrote down his frustrations. After he was finished, he and Quintanilla III had transformed the writings into a song.[4] Quintanilla III had then wanted Selena to record it for Amor prohibido.[4] "No me queda más" is a ballad song drawing influences from flamenco and power music genres.[32] The accompanied music video was awarded "Video of the Year" at the 1995 Billboard Latin Music Awards[41], while the song was nominated posthumously for "Song of the Year" at the Broadcast Music Incorporated Latin Awards.[42] "No me queda más" became the most successful singles of 1994 and 1995, along with "Amor prohibido".[28][29] During the 16th anniversary of Selena's murder, Polish newspaper, Onet.pl described "No me queda más" as one of the biggest hits that Selena produced for Amor prohibido.[43] 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".[44] Raúl Manuel Rodríguez had stated that the song is one of Selena's "... best songs, a lovely ballad that will not die ..."[45] Rodríguez also said that "... "No me queda más" is an example of where Selena [was] heading to, and that [was] crossover super-stardom ..."[45] The song describes an emotional distraught woman who had recently fallen in love with a man, but later finds out he is getting married. The women then feels like there's nothing left to live for without being with him. The song peaked at number-one on the Hot Latin Tracks and on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay charts and number 13 on the Latin Pop charts.[46]

"Fotos y recuerdos", released as the fourth single from Amor prohibido, was written by lead vocalist for The Pretenders Chrissie Hynde, with Spanish translation by Vela and produced by Quintanilla III.[47] The song was covering The Pretenders' "Back on the Chain Gang".[48][49][50] The song was retitled "Fotos y recuerdos," (which translates as "Photos and Memories"), and even though there were no references to prisoners in the Spanish lyrics, Selena's version sampled the chain-gang chant hook in the chorus.[32] The song was highly praised by music crictics who believed the song was an "improvement" from the Pretenders' version.[51] The song's lyrics describes a bewildered women whose boyfriend was no longer with her, crying continuously at his picture and thinking of the good times they shared together. The song peaked at number-one on the Hot Latin Tracks.[52] "Techno Cumbia", released as a promotional single from Amor prohibido, was written and produced by Quintanilla III, Astudillo and Vela.[6] The song was written during Selena's Live! Tour. Quintanilla III had wanted the song to be a cumbia song mixed with techno.[6] He also believed that Selena was the first artist to sing a "Techno-Cumbia" song to have influences of R&B, blues and funk.[6] Suzette believed that if Selena was still alive, Los Dinos would have been performing that type of "cumbia".[6] "Techno Cumbia" is a Technopop cumbia song performed in a moderate Reggae groove.[32] It drew influences from dancehall, ska,[32] two-step, dance-club, nortec,[53] drum and bass,[54] dancehall-rap en español,[55] and salsa funk.[56] Michael Joseph Corcoran stated that "Techno Cumbia" had Michael Jackson-like trills, in his book about heroes in Texas music.[57] 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.[58] The song was awarded "Tejano Crossover Song of the Year" at the 1995 Tejano Music Awards, while it was nominated for the "Single of the Year" and "Song of the Year".[15] The song's lyrics describes Selena attending a party that is not favored among young adolescences and teaching them the "Techno Cumbia" dance. The song peaked at number-one on the Hot Latin Tracks and on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay charts and number 13 on the Latin Pop charts.[36]

"Si una vez", released as the second promotional single of Amor prohibido, was written and produced by Astudillo, Quintanilla III and Silvetti.[6] "Si una vez" became the second song, after "No me queda más", to be included in Amor prohibido to be written out of emotions by Los Dinos members.[59] The song was written, in a man's point of view, by Astudillo after being dumped by his girlfriend.[59] Quintanilla III said in an interview that he really liked the song because of its message and different styles of music, which helped the song "fit in" for the album.[6] Quintanilla III, while being interviewed for Selena 20 Years of Music collection, stated that "Si una vez" was an experimental music and helped boost Amor prohibido as a progressive cumbia album, with its Mariachi Cumbia rhythms.[6] Vela, who also was interviewed, revealed that the band wanted to performed with the Guitarrón guitar, instead of the traditional guitars that they had used for the other songs in the album.[6] Vela also confessed of using a Mariachi trumpet, with a moderate Cumbia-beat.[6] The song starts off with the pitch of La Dièse, which is the eleventh semitone of the solfege, and progress to a B-flat, the eleventh semitone of the Western chromatic scale, before changing back to the pitch of La Dièse. Music notations, Dm, which is a minor chord on D, transfers to Gm. Selena's Mariachi-yells has a basic sequence of C♯-F-B flat in its chord progression. "Si una vez" ends with the dominant seventh chord simultaneously with minor chord, Dm. Selena's vocal spans two octaves.[60] Nathan Cone, from the Texas Public Radio, said the song "resonates best" with South Texas.[61] 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 ..."[62] "Si una vez" was awarded "Song of the Year" at the 1994 BMI Pop Music Awards.[42] The lyrics describes a women feeling regretful of loving a man who does not know what love is. She tells him that she regrets ever being with him and that she will never fall for him again. The song peaked at number four on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart.[63]

"El chico del apartamento 512", released as the third and final promotional single, was written and produced by Quintanilla III, Vela, Silvetti, Joshua Munoz, Steven Torres and James Moore.[6] During an interview with La Nación, Selena stated that she wanted to record the song because she believed her fans would appreciate her choice in Latin pop dance. She also wanted to gain other Hispanics who weren't acquainted with her music.[64] "El chico del apartamento 512" is a fast up-tempo song, drawing influence from pop and dance music genres.[32] The song is largely based from several musical instruments, including the french horn, violin and piano.[32] During the beginning of the song, hymn tunes are accompanied by Selena's singing of being depressed.[6] The song's lyrics describes a young women who sees a guy she is interested in at apartment number 512, however, several guys who are not her "type" begins to hit on her. The young women is finally confronted by the guy's girlfriend, which makes her feel depressed.

Release

Amor prohibido was released on March 13, 1994.[11] It soon remained on Billboard's "Top 50 Latin Albums", taking the number-one and two slots, respectively.[65] It remained at number-one for five consecutive weeks.[3] In December 1994, the album sold more than 500,000 copies, which was "unheard of" for a Tejano artist, Selena and La Mafia were the only Tejano singers to accomplished this feat.[65][66] By the fall of 1994, Amor prohibido was a commercial success in Mexico and made four number-one hits, replacing Gloria Estefan's Mi Tierra as the chart's number-one spot. It sold over 50,000 copies in the United States, reaching gold status (RIAA) in April 1994[67][68][69], platinum in May[3][70], quadruple platinum (Latin type) in April 1995[71], double platinum in October 2002[72] and 20× Disco De Platino[73], representing shipments of 2,000,000 copies in the United States.

Before Selena was murdered, Amor prohibido sold barely 2,000 units a week, after her murder the sales of the album soared to a 135% increase when it had sold 28,238 copies in one week in April 1995.[74] The album was believed to help Selena become the "most successful artist of the decade".[75] Amor prohibido was among the "best selling albums of the United States".[76] The success of the album helped Selena "shape Tejano music" to be more accessible to a younger and wider audiences, which had never been done in the history of Tejano music.[2] The album was believed to have "opened the doors" to other Latin artists,[66] such as Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera[77], Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin.[78] Jose Behar, who signed Selena to Capitol EMI Latin, believed Gloria Estefan had opened the doors, but Selena had "blew it wide open" with Amor prohibido.[79]

Amor Prohibido Tour

Main article: Amor Prohibido Tour

The Amor Prohibido Tour broke several attendance records, most notably the Houston Astrodome concert, where Selena had performed to a record of over 65,000 fans—more than country stars George Strait, Vince Gill, Clint Black and Reba McEntire.[20][80][81][2] Selena was named "La Onda Chicana [Selena]" ("The Selena Wave") in Italian.[2] Because of the success of the album, Selena was in constant demand and had little time to record her crossover album.[82] Michael Clark of Houston Chronicle, wrote that "... Her appearance at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Feb. 26, 1995, was supposed to be not only a celebration of Amor prohibido's success, but also a preview of things to come ...".[83] Clark also stated that the concert was "historic" for being her final televised concert.[83] Selena toured for the first time in Guatemala.[83] Selena's duet with the Barrio Boyzz', "Donde Quiera Que Estés", reached number-one in the Billboard Latin Charts. This prompted Selena to tour in New York City, Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Central America.[84]

Commercial performance

Amor prohibido debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 183 in June 1994 but promptly slipped off the chart.[85] The album reentered the Billboard 200 chart at number 92 following Selena's murder.[85] The following week it took the 36 slot respectively[85], before it peaked at number 29.[86] On the Billboard Latin 50 chart, Amor prohibido peaked at number-one, it remained on the chart hovering the top five slots since the albums release.[85] The album peaked at number-one on the Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Albums and Top Latin Albums chart.[85] Amor prohibido peaked at number 18 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in 1994.[87][88]

Amor prohibido peaked at number-one on the Mexican Albums Chart in 2005, and remained at number-one for five consecutive weeks.[89][90] In Mexico, the album was certified 5x platinum for selling 500,000 copies.[90] The album had peaked at number 34 on the Italian Albums Chart, number 79 on the Spanish Albums Chart and number four on the Argentinian Albums Chart.[90] Amor prohibido was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Mexican-American Performance" at the 37th Grammy Awards.[2][91][92] The album spawned four number-one hits, which made Selena the first Hispanic singer to accomplished this feat.[93] Amor prohibido had won "Album of the Year – Orchestra" and "Record of the Year" at the 1994 Tejano Music Awards.[15] At the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards the album won "Regional/Mexican Album of the Year" and "Pop Balad of the Year".[75] The album led Selena to win "Female Vocalist of The Year"[15], "Female Artist of the Year", "Female Entertainer of the Year" and "Song (artist/songwriter) of the Year" posthumously at the 1995 Tejano Music Awards and the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards.[75]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[12]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
Spin(favorable)[94]
The Dallas Morning News(favorable)[95]

John Lannert of Billboard believed that Amor prohibido "... firmly established [Selena] as the preeminent female star in the US Latin market ..."[3] He also commented that the album showcased songs ranging from rancheras to hip hop music.[3] According to Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News "... Selena had conquered the Latin pop landscape and was poised to crossover to mainstream ..." after the release of Amor prohibido.[95] Frank Hoffmann wrote in his book Encyclopedia of recorded sound, Volume 1 that Amor prohibido had "... demonstrated the band's wide range of styles ..." while also stating that "Bidi bidi bom bom" was a "reggae-inflected dance flare", "Fotos y recuerdos" was a "hard-edge rock" song, while ending his review with naming "No me queda más" as a "touchy ballad". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic complained that Amor prohibido was "slightly uneven" however he then stated that "... [Selena] is a dynamic, charismatic singer and is able to pull off the weaker material ...".[12] He ended his review stating that the album was Selena's strongest and is the reason why she was the biggest Tejano star of the '90s.[12] During Erlewine's review of Dreaming of You (1995) he stated that Amor prohibido was a more "consistent release".[12] Erlewine also stated that Amor prohibido was an "... introduction and showed why she was so beloved by Tejano fans ...".[12]

Ed Morales wrote in his book The Latin Beat: The Rhythms and Roots of Latin Music from Bossa Nova to Salsa and Beyond that much of the album was recorded in the "minimalist Tejano style".[96] He also noted that there were "... hints of a subtle evolution in her music ..."[96] Ending his review, Morales stated that the only disappointment in the album was that it was leading to Selena's "best works", which Selena didn't get to do.[96] Herón Márquez wrote in his book Latin Sensations that Amor prohibido was a "landmark".[82] James McConnachie wrote in his book The Rough Guide to World Music that the album captures Selena's "sex appeal" and that the album had the most "authentically Tejano sound".[97] Spin magazine named Amor prohibido the "most interesting" album out of Dreaming of You and 12 Super Exitos (1994).[94] 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".[98] Burr also commented that the album had hit the right keys for "pop potential" and believed that the album was the bands most creative work.[98] 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 ..."[83]

Legacy

"Amor prohibido" continues to receive extensive airplay in South Texas and at Tejano nightclubs.[99] Songs from Amor prohibido such as the title track and "Bidi bidi bom bom" were favored among LGBT Americans because of the lyrical content meaning. Songs off the album continued to share spins at LGBT clubs and at drag shows across the United States.[100] Amor prohibido was selling in Puerto Rico when the album was released, this mark the first time Puerto Ricans bought an album by Selena.[101] She was then considered "bigger then Tejano itself" and had broke Latin barriers in the Latin music world, which was then unprecedented.[101] Amor prohibido became the "Best-Selling Latin Albums of All Time".[67][68][69][102] After Selena was murdered, a "Amor prohibido doll" was released by Q-Productions[103], along with the Amor prohibido perfume.[104]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[105]

Managerial
Performance credits
Visuals and imagery
Instruments
Technical and production

Charts and certifications

Awards and nominations

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W. (2005). Encyclopedia of recorded sound, Volume 1. Routledge. p. 980. ISBN 0-4159-7120-9. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Miguel, Guadalupe San (3002). Tejano proud: Tex-Mex music in the twentieth century. Texas A&M University Press. p. 110. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f Lannert, John (1995). "A Retrospective". Billboard. 107 (23). Prometheus Global Media: 112. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g John Lannert and Edward James Olmos (1997). "Selena Remembered". 127 minutes in. Q-Productions. N/A. Her Life... Her Music... Her Dream {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |began=, |episodelink=, |serieslink=, |ended=, |transcripturl=, and |seriesno= (help); Missing or empty |series= (help); Unknown parameter |city= ignored (|location= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Latin pop and rock groups performing at Dixon May Fair". Daily Democrat. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2011. (subscription required)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Amor Prohibido (Media notes). EMI Latin. 2002. {{cite AV media notes}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |albumlink=, |publisherid=, |coauthors=, and |notestitle= (help); Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b c d "Biography: Selena". 28 November 2007. 60 minutes in. A&E. N/A. {{cite episode}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |began=, |episodelink=, |city=, |serieslink=, |ended=, |transcripturl=, and |seriesno= (help); Missing or empty |series= (help)
  8. ^ a b c Gregory Curtis (2000). "A Celebration of Texas Music, The Stars! The Hits! The History!". Texas Monthly. 28 (5). Emmis Communications: 134. ISSN 0148-7736. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. ^ Celeste Arrarás, María (1997). Selena's secret: the revealing story behind her tragic death (in Spanish). Fireside Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 9780684831350. Retrieved 13 July 2011. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  10. ^ Tarradell, Mario (16 July 1995). "Dreaming of Selena A new album celebrates what she was but only hints at what she could have become". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 4 November 2011. (subscription required)
  11. ^ a b "Amor Prohibido release date". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 5 November 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |​work= ignored (help)
  12. ^ a b c d e f Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Amor Prohibido - Bonus Tracks". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 4 November 2011. Cite error: The named reference "allmusic" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  13. ^ "Album Credits". Barnes & Noble. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Amor Prohibido awarded "Pop Ballad of the Year" and "Regional Mexican Song of The Year" by Lo Nuestro". Univision. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Tejano Music Awards Past Award Winners". TejanoMusicAwards.com. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  16. ^ a b c "Amor Prohibido awarded "BMI Pop Music Award"". BMI. 19 September 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2011. Cite error: The named reference "BMI" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  17. ^ "Amor Prohibido awarded "BMI Pop Music Award"". BMI. 19 April 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  18. ^ Amor Prohibido awarded "Latin Music Award". Billboard magazine. 18 May 1996. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  19. ^ "Grammy winning singer Selena shot to death". The Hour. 1 April 1995. Retrieved 10 October 2011. (subscription required)
  20. ^ a b "Tejano Singer Shot To Death". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1 April 1995. Retrieved 10 October 2011. (subscription required)
  21. ^ "Selena's Death Shocks Hispanics". The Victoria Advocate. 1 April 1995. Retrieved 10 October 2011. (subscription required)
  22. ^ "The Final Notes". {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  23. ^ Jacob Dellion (26 March 1999). "Selena's Appeal". Dothan Eagle. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  24. ^ "Latin pop and rock groups performing at Dixon May Fair". Daily Democrat. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  25. ^ Burr, Ramiro. "Album reviews: Amor Prohibido". The Dallas Morning News. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  26. ^ About.com (24 August 2010). "Top Spanish-Language Hits That Played On U.S. English-Language Radios". About.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  27. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (1999-12-25). "Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade". Billboard. 111 (52). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: YE-16–18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  28. ^ a b "Topping The Charts Year By Year". Billboard. 110 (48). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: LMQ3 28 November 1998. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  29. ^ a b Jorge Rivas (31 March 2011). "Remembering Selena's Trailblazing Music". Colorlines. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  30. ^ "Amor Prohibido chart history". Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  31. ^ Ramiro Burr (1996). "Pete Astudillo Leads BMI Latin Music Awards". Billboard. 108 (20). Prometheus Global Media: 124. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Quintanilla-Perez, Selena; Quintanilla III, A.B. (1994). "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom: Selena Digital Sheet Music" (Musicnotes). Sheetmusicplus.com. Alfred Music Publishing. MN08201021 (Product Number). Retrieved 10 July 2011. Cite error: The named reference "music" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  33. ^ Vega, Yvonne (29 March 2007). "La Reina". Qué Más.
  34. ^ Victoria Díaz (11 May 1996). "No Ver El éxito De La Reina Del Tex-Mex (en Notas)". Grupo Reforma (in Spanish).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  35. ^ Quintanilla-Perez, Selena; Quintanilla III, A.B. (1994). "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom: Selena Digital Sheet Music" (Musicnotes). ultimate-guitar.com. Alfred Music Publishing. MN08201021 (Product Number). Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  36. ^ a b Ramiro Burr (1999). "The Billboard guide to Tejano and regional Mexican music". Billboard: 256. ISBN 9780823076918. Retrieved 13 April 2011. Cite error: The named reference "Billboard" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  37. ^ Kristine Helen Burns (2002). "Women and music in America since 1900: an encyclopedia, Volume 2". Greenwood Press: 747. ISBN 9781573563093. Retrieved 13 April 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  38. ^ Morales, Antonio (15 March 2007). "The Life and Legacy of Selena Quintanilla". Gringo Gazette.
  39. ^ a b Sebastian Cruz, Aaron (5 June 2004). "Great Summer Songs for 2004". Gringo Gazette.
  40. ^ "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  41. ^ "And The Latin Music Awards Goes To..." Billboard. 107 (23). Prometheus Global Media: 112. 1995. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  42. ^ a b "Billboard Latin Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media: 138. 1997. Retrieved 14 April 2011. Cite error: The named reference "Songoftheyear" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  43. ^ "16. rocznica śmierci Seleny". Onet.pl (in Polish). 31 March 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  44. ^ Ramiro Burr. "Amazon.com essential recording for "No Me Queda Mas"". Amazon.con. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  45. ^ a b Raúl Manuel Rodríguez (17 March 2009). "La Música De La Reina Por Siempre Vivirá". El Dictamen (in Spanish). {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  46. ^ "No Me Queda Mas chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  47. ^ Cary Darling (30 July 1995). "Death Only Fuels Selena's Climb Up The Charts". The Buffalo News. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  48. ^ Morales, Ed (2002). Living in Spanglish: The Search for Latino Identity in America. St. Martin's Press. p. 174. ISBN 0-312-26232-9. Retrieved 15 August 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  49. ^ Don McLeese (13 July 1995). "Selena crosses over `Dreaming' could be multicultural hit she sought". The Austin-American Stateman. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); line feed character in |title= at position 20 (help)
  50. ^ Richard Harrington (27 April 1995). "Selena's Murder Spurs Album Sales". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  51. ^ Morales, Ed (2003). The Latin beat : the rhythms and roots of Latin music from bossa nova to salsa and beyond (1. Da Capo Press ed. ed.). Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306810182. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
  52. ^ "Fotos y Recuerdos chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  53. ^ Morales, Edward (2003). Living in Spanglish: The Search for Latino Identity in America. Griffin Reprint. p. 320. ISBN 9780312310004. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  54. ^ Manuel Valenzuela Arce, José (2004). Paso del nortec: this is Tijuana! (in Spanish). Mexico: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. p. 319. ISBN 9789706519078. Retrieved 12 July 2011. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  55. ^ Ed Morales (1995). "Selena (Dreaming of You) EMI". Vibe. 3 (7). InterMedia Partners: 200. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  56. ^ Márquez, Herón (2001). Latin Sensations. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publishing Group. p. 112. ISBN 9780822549932. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  57. ^ Corcoran, Michael Joseph (2005). All over the map: true heroes of Texas music. Austin, Texas: Univ of Texas Pr. p. 176. ISBN 9780292709768. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  58. ^ Misemer, Sara M. (2008). Secular saints: performing Frida Kahlo, Carlos Gardel, Eva Perón, and Selena. Tamesis Books. p. 192. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  59. ^ a b Ruiz, Geraldo (1995). Selena: The Last Song. Warner Pub Service/El Diario Books. p. 256. ISBN 9781887599016. Retrieved 8 May 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  60. ^ "Si Una Vez". ¡Puro Tejano! (¡La Seria Pura!). Hal Leonard Corporation. 2003. ISBN 978-0634054457. Retrieved 30 June 2011. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  61. ^ Nathan Cone. "Girl in a Coma "On The Record" About Their Influences". Texas Public Radio. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  62. ^ David Browne (1995). "Selena: Crossover Dreams". Entertainment Weekly. Time Warner. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  63. ^ "Si Una Vez chart history". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  64. ^ María Domínguez (20 February 1994). "La Reina Exclusivo". La Nación. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  65. ^ a b Patoski page 152
  66. ^ a b Tarradell, Mario (1 April 1995). "Singer soared beyond traditional limits on Tejano music". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  67. ^ a b Sam Howe Verhovek (1 April 1995). "Grammy Winning Singer Selena Killed in Shooting at Texas Motel". The New York Times. p. 1. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  68. ^ a b Parédez, Deborah (2009). Selenidad: Selena, Latinos, and the performance of memory. Duke Univ Pr. p. 259. ISBN 0822345021. Retrieved 3 March 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  69. ^ a b Arrarás, María Celeste (1997). Selena's secret: the revealing story behind her tragic death (in Spanish). Fireside. p. 256. ISBN 068483135X. Retrieved 3 March 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  70. ^ Meier, Matt S (2003). The Mexican American experience: an encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 372. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  71. ^ Anne Pressley, Sue (1 April 1995). "Singer Selena Shot to Death in Texas". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  72. ^ "American certifications – Selena – Amor Prohibido". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  73. ^
  74. ^ John Lannert (1995). "Selena's Albums Soar; EMI Rushes Shipments". Billboard. 107 (16). Prometheus Global Media: 104. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help)
  75. ^ a b c d Nuevos Estrenos Musicales. Horizon. 1995. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  76. ^ Ramiro Burr (14 April 1995). "Five Selena albums reach Billboard 200". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  77. ^ "Way North of The Border". 29 August 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011. (subscription required)
  78. ^ "Insistent Latin Beat Keeps Pulsing Through The Year's Triumphs". Los Angeles Daily News. 1 January 1996. Retrieved 5 November 2011. (subscription required)
  79. ^ Young, Bob (27 March 1997). "Music Star crossed Selena's dream of mainstream acceptance is alive and well". Boston Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2011. (subscription required)
  80. ^ Pérez Dávila, Angie (31 March 2005). "A 10 años de la muerte de Selena". Noticieros Televisa. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  81. ^ Orozco, Cynthia E. Quintanilla Pérez, Selena. The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved on 29 May 2009
  82. ^ a b Márquez, Herón (2001). Latin Sensations. Lerner Publishing Group. p. 23. ISBN 0-8225-9695-4. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  83. ^ a b c d Michael Clark (31 March 2005). "Ten years after her murder, the Tejano icon lives on". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 14 August 2011. Cite error: The named reference "tour" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  84. ^ Patoski page 123
  85. ^ a b c d e Richard Harrington (19 April 1995). "In the Aftermath Of Tragedy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  86. ^ Mario Tarradell (16 July 1995). "A new album celebrates what she was but only hints at what she could have become". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  87. ^ "Archive Peak Positions for Amor Prohibido (Allmusic)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  88. ^ "Archive Peak Positions for Amor Prohibido (Rovi)". Allrovi. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  89. ^ a b Pérez Dávila, Angie. "A 10 años de la muerte de Selena". EsMas (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  90. ^ a b c d e f g Maria Chavez (2005). "Edition Espcial Selena". TVyNovelas (in Spanish). 24 (14). Editorial Televisa: 124. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |publisherlink= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  91. ^ America in the 20th century, Volume 12. Marshall Cavendish Corporation. 2003. p. 1348. ISBN 0-7614-7364-5. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  92. ^ Alisa Valdes (7 April 1995). "Loving Selena, fans loved themselves". Boston Globe. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  93. ^ Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement. Gale Research. 1998. p. 366. ISBN 0-7876-2945-6. Retrieved 15 August 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  94. ^ a b "Selena". Spin. 11 (5): 120. 1995. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help)
  95. ^ a b Tarradell, Mario (31 March 2005). "10 years after her death, her life and music are not forgotten". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  96. ^ a b c Morales, Ed. The Latin Beat: The Rhythms and Roots of Latin Music from Bossa Nova to Salsa and Beyond. Da Capo Press. p. 267. ISBN 0-3068-1018-2. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  97. ^ McConnachie, James (2000). The Rough Guide to World Music, Vol. 2. Rough Guides. p. 614. ISBN 1-8582-8636-0. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  98. ^ a b Burr, Ramiro (1999). The Billboard guide to Tejano and regional Mexican music. Billboard Books. p. 189. ISBN 0-8230-7691-1. Retrieved 15 August 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  99. ^ Permenter, Paris (2008). Insiders' Guide to San Antonio. Morris Communications. p. 96. ISBN 0-7627-4787-0. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  100. ^ Pérez, Emma (1999). The Decolonial Imaginary: Writing Chicanas into History. Indiana University Press. p. 159. ISBN 0-2532-1283-9. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  101. ^ a b Schone, Mark (20 April 1995). "A Postmortem Star In death, Selena is a crossover success". Newsday. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  102. ^ Clark, Michael (25 March 2005). "Ten years after her murder, Selena lives on". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  103. ^ Kerns, William (31 March 2002). "Quintanilla family, fans push for Walk of Fame star for Selena". Lubbock Avalanche Journal. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  104. ^ Kenna, Kathleen (13 April 1997). "Saint Selena Bigger in death than in life, martyred Tejano singer Selena has gained superstar status from beyond the grave". Toronto Star. Retrieved 18 November 2011.(subscription required)
  105. ^ EMI Telvisia (1995) Selena - Amor Prohibido (Liner Notes) EMI Records.
  106. ^ a b c "Amor Prohibido – Selena". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  107. ^ a b "American album certifications – Selena – Amor Prohibido". Recording Industry Association of America.
  108. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Selena in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Amor Prohibido in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
Cite error: A list-defined reference named "United StatesSelenaAmor ProhibidoalbumCertRef" is not used in the content (see the help page).

Bibliography

External links

Preceded by Top Latin Albums number-one album
June 11, 1994 - June 19, 1994 (first run)
July 2, 1994 (second run)
September 30, 1994 (third run)
April 15, 1995 - July 29, (fourth run) 		Succeeded by
Dreaming of You by Selena
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amor_Prohibido&oldid=461957662"