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''Momentos Intimos'' is a
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by American singer
Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most cel ...
and released posthumously on March 23, 2004, through
EMI Latin Capitol Latin (formerly EMI Latin) is a brand of Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group. Previously, it was a subsidiary of EMI. History In 1989, José Behar, the former head of CBS Discos, signed Selena t ...
. The album contains 24 tracks, though the last eight are spoken
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provided by the singer's family, friends, and her
Los Dinos Selena y Los Dinos () was an American Tejano band formed in 1981 by Tejano singer Selena and her father Abraham Quintanilla. The band remained together until the murder of Selena in 1995, which caused the dissolution of the band in the same yea ...
band. The songs on the album range from " Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti" (1988), a re-recorded version modernized and remixed on the album, to "Puede Ser", an unreleased duet with Nando "Guero" Dominguez, recorded two weeks before Selena was shot and killed in March 1995. Following Selena's death, her father
Abraham Quintanilla Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. (born February 22, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the father of Tejano singer Selena and was her manager throughout her life. Quintanilla was born to a Mexican-American family in ...
expressed his interest in persevering his daughter's memory through her works. Selena's family has been criticized by fans and the media for exploiting the singer and cannibalizing her murder by commercializing her repertoire. The album has received a mixed response from music critics, Ramiro Burr called it "another new collection", while a reporter from '' El Norte'', believed fans of the singer would enjoy the release. The album yielded strong sales and was reported to be popular by consumers. ''Momentos Intinmos'' peaked at number 11 on the US ''Billboard''
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chart and number seven on the US
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chart. "Como Te Quiero Yo a Ti" was released as the
lead single A lead single (or first single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date. A similar term, "debut ...
of the album. In 2017, ''Momentos Intimos'' was certified Gold (Latin) by the
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(RIAA), denoting 30,000 units consisting of sales and on-demand
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.


Background

On March 31, 1995, American
Tejano music Tejano music (), also known as Tex-Mex music, is a popular music style fusing Mexican influences. Its evolution began in northern Mexico (a variation of regional Mexican music known as ). It reached a larger audience in the late 20th century ...
singer
Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most cel ...
was shot and killed by
Yolanda Saldívar Yolanda Saldívar () (born September 19, 1960) is an American former nurse who murdered singer Selena in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 31, 1995. Saldívar had been the president of Selena's fan club and the manager of her boutiques, but she lo ...
, her friend and former manager of the singer's
boutiques A () is a retail shop that deals in high end fashionable clothing or accessories. The word is French language, French for "shop", which derives ultimately from the Ancient Greek wikt:ἀποθήκη, ἀποθήκη (''apothēkē'') "storehouse ...
. At the time of her death the singer was working on a
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album that would have propelled her into the
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market. The impact of the singer's death had a negative impact on
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, her genre—which she catapulted into the mainstream market—suffered and its popularity waned following Selena's death. The crossover-planned album '' Dreaming of You'' was released posthumously on July 18, 1995, debuting and peaking atop the United States ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, the first majority Spanish-language recording to do so in the chart's history. The album's release started a "buying frenzy" for anything related or containing Selena among
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. The releases of Selena's works continue a promise
Abraham Quintanilla Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. (born February 22, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the father of Tejano singer Selena and was her manager throughout her life. Quintanilla was born to a Mexican-American family in ...
told his family following his daughter's death, that he will continue to keep Selena's memory alive through her music. According to A. B. Quintanilla,
Suzette Quintanilla Suzette Michele Quintanilla-Arriaga (born June 29, 1967) is an American business executive who is the current chief executive officer of Q-Productions. Suzette began her musical career as the drummer for Selena y Los Dinos, a Tejano band that f ...
, and Selena collectively agreed that if anything were to happen to any one of them, their wish would be to continue on with their music. A.B. said that one of Selena's wishes was for her to "never go away". Since Selena's death, her family has been criticized by fans and the media for exploiting the singer and cannibalizing on her murder by commercializing her repertoire.


Composition

The album contains 24 tracks, of which the last eight are spoken
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provided by Selena's family, friends, and her
Los Dinos Selena y Los Dinos () was an American Tejano band formed in 1981 by Tejano singer Selena and her father Abraham Quintanilla. The band remained together until the murder of Selena in 1995, which caused the dissolution of the band in the same yea ...
band members. ''Momentos Intimos'' contains songs ranging from Selena's ''Preciosa'' (1988) album to an unreleased demo track taped a few days before she died. The recording starts off with "
Amor Prohibido ''Amor Prohibido'' () is the fourth studio album by American singer Selena, released on March 22, 1994, by EMI Latin. Having reached a core fan base, the label aimed to broaden her appeal with the next studio release. Finding it challenging to ...
", penned by Selena, A. B., and her backup dancer/vocalist
Pete Astudillo Pedro Astudillo (born on December 1, 1963), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and dancer. Referred to as "the Latino Babyface" by '' The Daily Journal'', he is credited as a key figure behind Selena's signature music style. As ...
. The song is followed by " Missing My Baby", originally on ''
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'', the song includes
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as backing vocalist. The third track, "
Fotos y Recuerdos "Fotos y Recuerdos" () is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her fourth studio album, ''Amor Prohibido'' (1994). It was released by EMI Latin in January 1995, as the fourth single. A cover version of the Pretenders' 1983 sing ...
" samples the 1983 single "
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" by
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. "Fotos y Recuerdos" originally appeared on ''Amor Prohibido'' (1994), though
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initially prevented Selena from releasing the song until keyboardist
Ricky Vela Ricardo Vela is an American musician and songwriter who was the keyboardist for the band Selena y Los Dinos from 1984 to 1995. Works Vela has either written or co-written the following songs that topped on ''Billboard'' 200, ''Billboard'' Latin ...
provided Hynde an English-language translation of the lyrics. This is followed by " Dreaming of You" which was among a selection of songs Selena was provided with from
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to choose from, the label vehemently controlled the entire crossover project and only allowed Selena to choose one song of her choice from this selection. The fifth song, "
Buenos Amigos "Buenos Amigos" ("Good Friends") is a down-tempo, pop ballad duet recorded by Salvadoran recording artist Álvaro Torres and American recording artist Selena for Torres' sixth studio album '' Nada Se Compara Contigo'' (1991). The song was release ...
", is a duet with Salvadoran singer
Álvaro Torres Álvaro Torres (born April 9, 1954) is a Salvadoran singer-songwriter. Biography Álvaro Torres was born on April 9, 1954, in Usulután, El Salvador. The first song he wrote was titled "Dulce amiga" at the age of 12, inspired by a childhoo ...
and was originally on his album ''Nada Se Compara Contigo'' (1991). The next song, " I'm Getting Used to You" was written by
Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has won an Academy Honorary Award, Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and three consecutive ''Billboard'' Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year from 19 ...
and produced by
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. Writing for ''
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'',
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found the track's
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to be "slightly outdated" that masked any indications of Selena's Hispanic background. This was dramatized by
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in the
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two-part limited drama '' Selena: The Series'' (2020–21), where the singer felt a sense of dissociation with the song. Warren commented that the scene was not how she recalls her time with Selena, who in reality loved the song. Track number seven, " Donde Quiera Que Estes" is a duet with New York-based the Barrio Boyzz. This is followed by " Only Love", which was originally recorded in 1990 for the crossover market but was shelved. Abraham told music critic Mario Taradell of ''
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'' how the song was "too
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and we wanted to go with something more pop." The
mariachi Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music dating back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, two ...
track "
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", was originally intended for the ''
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'' soundtrack, though was shelved by music producers. The tenth song on the album, " I Could Fall in Love" was previously on the planned crossover album ''Dreaming of You''. The eleventh song, "
Si Una Vez "Si Una Vez" () is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her fourth studio album, ''Amor Prohibido'' (1994). It was written by Pete Astudillo and produced by Selena's brother-producer A.B. Quintanilla. "Si Una Vez" is a mariach ...
" was originally on ''Amor Prohibido''. Writing for ''
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'', Tarradell described "Si Una Vez" as having a more traditional Tejano sound than the rest of the tracks on ''Amor Prohibido'' but found it to be riddled with
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s and
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. " Where Did the Feeling Go?" is the twelfth song on ''Momentos Intimos'', and originally appeared on the ''Selena'' movie soundtrack (1997). The thirteenth track, "
No Me Queda Más "No Me Queda Más" ("There's Nothing Left for Me") is a song by American singer Selena on her fourth studio album, '' Amor Prohibido''. It was released as the third single from the album in October 1994 by EMI Latin. "No Me Queda Más" was wri ...
", was penned by Vela, who had romantic inclinations toward the drummer of the group, Suzette, which he kept private from her. After hearing of her wedding to Bill Arriaga in September 1993, Vela wrote of his feelings of betrayal and
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and hid the lyrics that he wrote based on these feelings. Vela eventually provided Selena with the lyrics and she recorded the song for ''Amor Prohibido''. According to Abraham, Selena provided an emotional delivery while recording the track and was seen sobbing in the recording studio because "she knew how elafelt" about Suzette. Track number fourteen, "Como Te Quiero Yo a Ti", originally titled "Como Te Quiero" in its original form on ''Preciosa'' (1988), is re-recorded, modernized, and remixed into a
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along with the proceeding track "No Llores Mas Corazon". "Puede Ser", a duet with Nando "Guero" Dominguez, closes the vocal recordings of ''Momentos Intimos''. In mid-March 1995, Selena's husband and guitarist of the group,
Chris Pérez Christopher Gilbert Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, T ...
, was in his and Selena's in-house studio and recording demos for a
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musician that Abraham was interested in promoting on his
Q-Productions Q-Productions, Inc. is a Latin music entertainment company owned and operated by Abraham Quintanilla. Founded in 1990, Q-Productions is a record company and studio (Q-Zone Records and Q-Zone Studios) specializing in the Latin music industry. The ...
label. After Dominguez left the house, Selena, who was eavesdropping, told Pérez that he should have instructed Dominguez to record the song "with more soul". Selena requested to sing the song and Pérez replayed and began recording it. At this point, Pérez noticed that Selena had listened to the entire session as she began singing the lyrics. Selena recorded the song unrehearsed and spontaneously. "Puede Ser" remained unreleased until Pérez rediscovered the demo tape in October 2001 and provided a copy to Abraham for the family to listen to since they had not heard it since April 1995. "Puede Ser" ended up becoming the last recording Selena had done before she was killed two weeks later.


Reception

''Momentos Intimos'' not only proceeds the majority Spanish-language album, ''
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'' (2002), but also ''
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'' (2003), a collection of English-language songs. Selena continued to outsell living musicians with her releases. Her ''Ones'' album remained on the
Top Latin Albums Top Latin Albums (formerly Latin 50) is a record chart published by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the United States, American music market. ...
chart for 77 consecutive weeks by the time ''Momentos Intimos'' was released. Music critic for the ''
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'', Ramiro Burr called the release "another new collection". In a recap of new releases for the week, Roel Jiménez of '' El Norte'', called ''Momentos Intimos'' a
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, and believed fans of the singer would enjoy. "Como Te Quiero Yo a Ti" was released as the
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in March 2004. ''Momentos Intimos'' was released on March 23, 2004, and was widely popular and yielded "high sales". It debuted at number 25 on the Top Latin Albums chart and number 14 on the
Regional Mexican Albums In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
chart on the issue dated April 10, 2004. ''Momentos Intimos'' was the second best-selling regional Mexican debut album for the tracking week, behind Grupo Montez de Durango's '' En Vivo Desde Chicago''. Following its release, Selena's family participated in a televised press conference on
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's ''
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'' to discuss preparations for the benefit concert ''
Selena ¡VIVE! Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the " Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers ...
'' (2005). ''Momentos Intimos'' jumped to number 11 on the Top Latin Albums chart and number seven on the Regional Mexican Albums chart, receiving the greatest jump in sales for any album during the tracking week. It re-entered the Top Latin Albums chart at number 46 following the live premiere of ''Selena ¡VIVE!'' on the issue dated April 23, 2005, and fell off the chart the following week bringing its total weeks on the Top Latin Albums chart to 15 weeks. In 2017, ''Momentos Intimos'' was certified Gold (Latin) by the
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(RIAA), denoting 30,000 units consisting of sales and on-demand
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.


Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Momentos Intimos'' by
EMI Latin Capitol Latin (formerly EMI Latin) is a brand of Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group. Previously, it was a subsidiary of EMI. History In 1989, José Behar, the former head of CBS Discos, signed Selena t ...
. Notes * spoken
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provided by Selena's family, friends, and her
Los Dinos Selena y Los Dinos () was an American Tejano band formed in 1981 by Tejano singer Selena and her father Abraham Quintanilla. The band remained together until the murder of Selena in 1995, which caused the dissolution of the band in the same yea ...
band.


Personnel

Credits are adapted of ''Momentos Intimos'' liner notes. Musicians *
Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most cel ...
 –
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* The Barrio Boyzz –
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* Nando "Guero" Dominguez – guest artist *
Álvaro Torres Álvaro Torres (born April 9, 1954) is a Salvadoran singer-songwriter. Biography Álvaro Torres was born on April 9, 1954, in Usulután, El Salvador. The first song he wrote was titled "Dulce amiga" at the age of 12, inspired by a childhoo ...
 – guest artist *
Ricky Vela Ricardo Vela is an American musician and songwriter who was the keyboardist for the band Selena y Los Dinos from 1984 to 1995. Works Vela has either written or co-written the following songs that topped on ''Billboard'' 200, ''Billboard'' Latin ...
 –
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* Joe Ojeda – keyboardist *
Chris Pérez Christopher Gilbert Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, T ...
 – guitarist Production * Guillermo J. Page –
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* A. B. Quintanilla – producer,
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,
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*
Suzette Quintanilla Suzette Michele Quintanilla-Arriaga (born June 29, 1967) is an American business executive who is the current chief executive officer of Q-Productions. Suzette began her musical career as the drummer for Selena y Los Dinos, a Tejano band that f ...
 – spoken
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producer,
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s *
Abraham Quintanilla Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. (born February 22, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the father of Tejano singer Selena and was her manager throughout her life. Quintanilla was born to a Mexican-American family in ...
 – spoken liner notes post-production


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