Siempre Selena
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Siempre Selena combines remixes of recordings Selena
made as a teenager with a couple of later, previously-unreleased tracks. Like Dreaming of You, the 1995 album that documented her final English-language recording sessions and added some concurrent Latin hits. It features the romantic mariachi
song "Siempre Hace Frio
" which went to number two on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. It also includes a remix of "No Quiero Saber
" which was featured on the official Latin album for the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
.
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...
made as a teenager with a couple of later, previously-unreleased tracks. Like Dreaming of You, the 1995 album that documented her final English-language recording sessions and added some concurrent Latin hits. It features the romantic mariachi
Mariachi
Mariachi is a genre of music that originated in the State of Jalisco, in Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico. Throughout the history of mariachi, musicians have experimented with brass, wind,...
song "Siempre Hace Frio
Siempre Hace Frio
-Song information:The song was recorded in late 1994 but was never released. It was expected to be included on Selena's next Spanish album following "Dreaming of You". The song was a hit single. It stayed at #2 on the Hot Latin Tracks Chart for 8 weeks....
" which went to number two on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. It also includes a remix of "No Quiero Saber
No Quiero Saber
-Song information:The original version of "No Quiero Saber" was recorded for Selena's hit album Ven Conmigo in 1990 and was later included on Siempre Selena in a remix version. The track was released as a single in late 1996.-Chart performance:...
" which was featured on the official Latin album for the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
Track listing
- "Siempre Hace FrioSiempre Hace Frio-Song information:The song was recorded in late 1994 but was never released. It was expected to be included on Selena's next Spanish album following "Dreaming of You". The song was a hit single. It stayed at #2 on the Hot Latin Tracks Chart for 8 weeks....
" (Cuco Sanchez) - "Only Love" (Mark Spiro, Robbie Buchanan) (Previously Unreleased)
- "Soy Amiga" (Ricky Vela)
- "Como Quisera" (Abraham Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela)
- "A Million to OneA Million to One"A Million to One" is a song written by Phil Medley and first recorded by Jimmy Charles on his 1960 album The Age for Love. It peaked at #5 on a Promo single.-Covers:...
" (Phil Medley) - "CostumbresCostumbres-Song information:The original version of "Costumbres" was recorded for Selena's hit album Dulce Amor in 1988 and was later included on Siempre Selena in a remix version. The track was released as a single in late 1996.-Chart performance:...
" (Juan GabrielJuan GabrielAlberto Aguilera Valadez , better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel , is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music....
) - "Cien Años" (Alberto Cervantes, Ruben Fuentes)
- "Tú Robaste Mi CorazónTu Robaste Mi Corazon"Tu Robaste Mi Corazón" is the third and final single released from Selena's grammy winning album Selena Live!.-Song information:The song was a duet with Emilio Navaira, but when performed live, it was sang with Pete Astudillo. It was one of the three studio recorded songs for the Selena Live!...
" (New version) (duet with Pete Astudillo) (Abraham Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela) - "Ya No" (Remix) (Abraham Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela)
- "No Quiero SaberNo Quiero Saber-Song information:The original version of "No Quiero Saber" was recorded for Selena's hit album Ven Conmigo in 1990 and was later included on Siempre Selena in a remix version. The track was released as a single in late 1996.-Chart performance:...
" (Remix) (Abraham Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo)