And the Winner Is... (Selena album)
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And the Winner Is... is the fourth
1988 Tejano Music Awards, Selena won Female Vocalist of the Year
, her second consecutive win.
Background
In the aftermath of the
San Antonio, Texas.[5] "Dame un Beso" and "A Million to One" contributed to Selena securing the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987. The 15-year-old's win supplanted the genre's leading lady, Laura Canales, eliciting astonishment among those present.[6]
And the Winner Is... was released in April 1987, with the title alluding to the numerous accolades Selena accrued since her entry into the music industry. Selena's biographer, Joe Nick Patoski, opined that "[Selena] wasn't just a winner, but a winner who knew how to win with grace and humility."[7] Scholar Deborah Vargas posited that the album's title, devoid of irony, signified that "from the time she received her first award until her death, Selena would become a dominant fixture at annual awards shows in Texas."[8] Abraham selected the album's title as a means of asserting mainstream significance while concurrently reverting to his Tejano origins.[9] The album cover portrays Selena "proudly holding" the Female Vocalist of the Year accolade from the 1987 Tejano Music Awards.[10] The album encompassed a selection of original compositions,[11] in addition to renditions of traditional Mexican songs. And the Winner Is... was released with the intention of augmenting the Tejano audience the band had recently captivated.[9]
Reception and media appearances
The album encompassed "
1988 Tejano Music Awards.[19] According to Baker, the group was gradually eradicating their usual doo-wop sound from their repertoire in And the Winner Is...[9]
On April 26, 1987, Selena rendered a performance of "La Bamba" on the
cumbia track "Salta La Ranita",[12] was contemporized and remixed for the album. The animated music video, described by Ariana Garcia of the Houston Chronicle, as "vibrant and colorful", portrays a frog wedding at which Selena is invited to perform. The music video elicited a mixed response from fans; while some believed the video could introduce a younger demographic to her music, others contended that Selena's family was exploiting the singer for monetary gain.[22] Mariam M. Echevarría Báez of El Vocero has drawn a parallel between the comedic essence of "La Carcacha" (1992) and that of "Salta La Ranita".[23] Guerra called "Salta La Ranita" an energetic and "silly" cumbia track.[24]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " A. B. Quintanilla, Ricky Vela | 3:29 | |
| 2. | "Tu No Sabes" | Vela, Roger Garcia | 3:14 |
| 3. | "La Bamba" | Traditional | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Tres Dias" | Andres Huesca | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Yo Te Dare" | A. B. | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Te Amo Solo a Ti" | E. J. Ledesma | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Cuando Nadie Te Quiera" | Jose A. Jimenez | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Corazon Abandonado" | Cornelio Reyna | 2:33 |
| 9. | "Salta La Ranita" | Victor Hugo Garza | 3:07 |
| 10. | "Ven a Verme" | Vela, Garcia | 2:53 |
| Total length: | 30:17 | ||
Personnel
- Selena – vocals
- A. B. Quintanilla– bass, producer
- Suzette Quintanilla– drums
- Roger Garcia – guitar
- Ricky Vela – keyboards
- Manny Guerra – producer
- Ramon Hernandez – art direction
See also
References
- ^ Hewitt, Harmes & Stewart 1995, p. 50.
- ^ Patoski 1996, p. 43.
- ^ Patoski 1996, p. 54.
- ^ Lapham 1988, p. 11.
- ^ Patoski 1996, pp. 64–65.
- ^ Patoski 1996, p. 65.
- ^ a b c d e f g Patoski 1996, p. 66.
- ^ Vargas 2012, p. 188.
- ^ a b c d Baker 2018, p. 32.
- ^ a b Márquez 2001, p. 19.
- ^ Scanlon 1987, p. 7.
- ^ a b c d Guerra & 2020 (a).
- ^ a b c Patoski 1996, p. 67.
- ^ Anon. 1987.
- ^ Guerra & 2020 (b).
- ^ Crumpton 2022.
- ^ Roiz 2016.
- ^ Baker 2018, p. 24.
- ^ Patoski 1996, p. 70.
- ^ Fuentes 2020.
- ^ Quintanilla 2007.
- ^ Garcia 2022.
- ^ Echevarría Báez 2022.
- ^ Guerra 2020c.
Works cited
- "Hot Latin Songs > August 8, 1987". Billboard. August 8, 1987. Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- Baker, Tim (2018). "The Life and Legacy of Tejano's Queen". Newsweek (100).
- Fuentes, Tamara (December 7, 2020). "Did Selena Really Meet Laura Canales in the Bathroom at the 1986 Tejano Music Awards?". Yahoo.com. Archived from the originalon April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- Crumpton, Taylor (March 2022). "214 Selena Honors Selena's Legacy in Oak Cliff". D Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- Garcia, Ariana (September 23, 2022). "New animated Selena music video sparks controversy among singer's fans". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- Echevarría Báez, Mariam M. (August 26, 2022). "Nueva vida a la música de Selena". El Vocero (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- Guerra, Joey. "Ranking Selena's albums: 'Dulce Amor' to 'Dreaming of You'". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- Guerra, Joey. "Backstage with Selena: A fan recounts his memories of the Tejano singer". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- Guerra, Joey (March 27, 2020). "These 24 Selena songs don't get played enough". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- Hewitt, Bill; Harmes, Joseph; Stewart, Bob (April 17, 1995). "Before Her Time". People Weekly. 43 (15): 138.
- Lapham, Bob (July 22, 1988). "Selena Headlines Show". Newspapers.com.
- Márquez, Herón. (2001). Latin sensations. Lerner Publications Co. ISBN 9780822549932.
- Patoski, Joe Nick (1996). Selena: Como La Flor. Boston: ISBN 0-316-69378-2.
- Quintanilla, Selena (2007). Classic Series, Vol. 3 (Media notes). A. B. Quintanilla]] (producer). Q-Zone Records. 635750012326.
- Roiz, Jessica Lucia (February 19, 2016). "Selena Quintanilla 'Tu No Sabes' Music Video: Rare Clip Filmed In The Eighties Surfaces Online; Watch Here!". Latin Times. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- Scanlon, Michael (May 4, 1987). "Tex-Mex Artist Celebrates Cinco de Mayo". El Paso Times. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Vargas, Deborah R. (2012). Dissonant divas in chicana music : the limits of la onda. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816673162.
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