Moonchild Mixes

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Moonchild Mixes
AMEN Studios
GenreTejano cumbia
Length43:26
LabelWarner Music Latina
ProducerA.B. Quintanilla
Selena chronology
Ones
(2021) 		Moonchild Mixes
(2022)
Singles from Moonchild Mixes
  1. "Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti"
    Released: July 29, 2022

Moonchild Mixes is an

de-tune
Selena's voice, making her sound older than she really was in the original recordings.

News of the album's release sparked criticisms by fans who believed the album would not be authentic and questioned the motives of the Quintanilla family in releasing the album. Critics shared fans' negative reactions towards the album, questioning the ethics of Selena's voice being retouched by computers.

"Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti" was released as the lead single of Moonchild Mixes on July 29, 2022.

Background and production

A.B. Quintanilla used Steve Aoki's (pictured) soundpack to remix the songs on the album.

The album's release continues a promise

master recordings Selena recorded in the 1980s. Abraham said his goal was to "rejuvenate their sounds and bring them up to date".[7] EMI Latin decided on a remix album with tracks by Selena turned into duets with popular artists.[8] The album, Enamorada de Ti, was released in April 2012 to critical and commercial success.[9][10]

Abraham and A.B. revived their original plans to release a remix album in 2019 with a 2020 release date.

de-tune Selena's vocals which provided her with a deeper sound, making the singer sound older than what she really was in the original recordings.[11]

Suzette found the new arrangements on Moonchild Mixes to have "breathe new light" on the recordings made during the 1980s and believed it felt "like [Selena] went into the studio again and recorded [them]."

digital age challenging. Along with temporal measurement adjustments, he had to "clean Selena's vocals" as well as lowering her pitch "just a hair" in order to make Selena sound mature.[12]

The album was expected to be released in April 2022, through WEA Latina.[13] In May, Abraham announced that the recording would be released sometime that year.[14] On July 11, it was announced that Moonchild Mixes would be released on August 26,[15] through streaming platforms, alongside a physical release.[12]

On March 15, 2022, Abraham announced that the follow-up album will contain "1980s-era Tejano music" with a tracklisting containing a sample of "50 unreleased songs" recorded by Selena.[16]

Songs

The songs on the album are tracks recorded by Selena during her teenage years and her vocals have been digitally modified to make her sound as if she recorded them "right before her passing".

timbre.[19]

The first single released from Moonchild Mixes, "Como Te Quiero Yo a Ti" was released through digital and streaming platforms on July 29, 2022. It is the third version of the song following its original debut in Preciosa (1988) and a re-recorded version on Momentos Intimos (2004).[15] In a Good Morning America segment, John Quiñones believed the song "honors the Tejano legend's memory and legacy."[12] A.B. revealed that it took him over a year to update the sounds on "Como Te Quiero Yo a Ti" to its finished product because of "many obstacles" that prevented him from doing so.[12] Reactions to "Como Te Quiero Yo a Ti" were positive following the announcement of it as the album's single.[15]

Reception

Abraham Quintanilla (pictured) believed the album would be responded to positively. However, critics have remained largely negative, questioning the ethics involved in the computer manipulation of Selena.

Abraham announced the album through an interview with San Antonio-based Latin Groove News on March 10, 2022.[13] The album has been completed,[3] though it was being remastered while the artwork was being handled by Suzette, at the time.[13] In April 2020, A.B. revealed that their mother, Marcella Quintanilla, had originally selected the artwork for the album before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] According to Abraham, this album has been long-awaited by fans of the singer and believed it will be received positively by the public.[20] News of the album's release sparked criticism from fans who believed the album would not be authentic, while others questioned the family's motive for releasing the album believing they "are profiting off [of Selena's death]".[1][21] Abraham responded that he is aware of their criticisms and believed that those who are critical of the album are unaware on the recording contract that the family made with Selena prior to her death.[1] Abraham has received negative comments from fans since Selena's death;[3][22][23] he initially found her fan's criticisms hurtful, though he now says that the negative comments he receives no longer bother him.[1] EMI Latin has released a plethora of posthumous albums, as well as unreleased material by Selena since her death. Suzette stressed that the preservation of Selena's legacy through her works has been a difficult task that has made it harder for the family in coping with the singer's absence. A.B. recalled a phrase Selena would often say: "The goal isn't to live forever but to create something that will" when interviewed by a reporter for La Prensa Latina on the negative responses the family has received.[14] Biographer Joe Nick Patoski, called the commercialization of Selena a business, saying that "it happens when your father is your manager".[24]

The Los Angeles Times, called the project "a Selena robot album" that the singer wouldn't have wanted.[25]

In their response to critics, A.B. and Suzette agreed that if Selena were alive, she would have been overjoyed of Moonchild Mixes.[12] Suzette believes in tuning out critics, "what critics? We don't care about them", as she later puts it. She finds that "as an artist and musicians and people that are in the public eye" need to find a way to ignore those who oppose them. She explained that her family will continue "to do what we want with our music, with our sister, with our band", though they want people to understand their projects for Selena have been done "with loving care and with beauty." A.B. disagrees with the notion that the family is taking "advantage of Selena's legacy", saying that "what we're doing is honoring her memory, her legacy. That's what it's about".[12]

Track listing

Moonchild Mixes track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti" (Regional Mexican Version)Ricky VelaA.B. Quintanilla3:09
2."Dame Tu Amor" (Regional Mexican Version)Vela, Abraham QuintanillaA.B. Quintanilla3:19
3."No Llores Más"Vela, A.B. QuintanillaA.B. Quintanilla3:45
4."Cariño Mío"VelaA.B. Quintanilla3:30
5."Salta La Ranita"Víctor H. GarzaA.B. Quintanilla3:03
6."Corazoncito" (Regional Mexican Version)A.B., Manny GuerraA.B. Quintanilla2:21
7."Dame Tu Amor" (Cumbia Version)Vela, AbrahamA.B. Quintanilla3:23
8."Enamorada de Ti"Luisa Fatello, Teresa PresmanesA.B. Quintanilla3:48
9."Pensando en Ti"VelaA.B. Quintanilla3:32
10."Como Te Quiero Yo a Ti" (Pop Version)VelaA.B. Quintanilla3:32
11."Sabes"VelaA.B. Quintanilla2:47
12."Soy Amiga"VelaA.B. Quintanilla3:48
13."Como Te Quiero Yo a Ti" (Cumbia Version)VelaA.B. Quintanilla3:29
Total length:43:26

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Moonchild Mixes
Chart (2022) Peak
position
US Regional Mexican Albums (Billboard)[28] 2
US
Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[29]
 8

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Garcia & Gamboa 2022.
  2. ^ a b Paul 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Mendoza 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Smoothvega 2020.
  5. ^ Quintanilla 1997.
  6. ^ a b Sciarretto 2011.
  7. ^ Olvera 2011, p. A3.
  8. ^ Acosta 2012.
  9. ^ Lopetegui 2012.
  10. ^ Anon. 2012.
  11. ^ a b Cochino 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g Quiñones, Valle & Peduto 2022.
  13. ^ a b c Lopez 2022.
  14. ^ a b c Quintanilla 2022.
  15. ^ a b c Garcia 2022.
  16. ^ a b Sullivan 2022.
  17. ^ Lewis 2022.
  18. ^ Darville 2022.
  19. ^ a b Huber 2022.
  20. ^ Romaine 2022.
  21. ^ Ibrahim 2022.
  22. ^ a b c Wille 2022.
  23. ^ a b c Reindl 2022.
  24. ^ a b Anon. 2021.
  25. ^ a b Martinez 2022.
  26. ^ Gamboa 2022.
  27. ^ Chung 2022.
  28. ^ Anon. & 2022 (a).
  29. ^ Anon. & 2022 (b).

Works cited

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