{"id":33758,"date":"2022-03-29T19:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T19:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/still-dreaming-of-you-a-new-selena-album-is-coming-4\/"},"modified":"2023-09-16T21:08:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T21:08:00","slug":"still-dreaming-of-you-a-new-selena-album-is-coming-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/still-dreaming-of-you-a-new-selena-album-is-coming-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Still ‘Dreaming of You’: A New Selena Album is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 31, 2022 will mark 27 years since the late Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Perez was tragically murdered by a former employee at age 23. For the past three decades, fans of Selena have immortalized their fallen icon and kept her legendary catalog of cumbias, conjuntos, rancheras, and Latin pop songs alive. They cherish fond memories of her glittering stage outfits, dazzling smile, infectious laugh, sultry dance moves, and larger-than-life persona. They admire her kind, joyful spirit and her dedication to being a role model for children and honoring her Mexican-American identity.<\/p>\n

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Now, fans will have even more of Selena\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

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Abraham Quintanilla, the singer\u2019s father, announced last week that a new posthumous album of previously unheard material will be released in April 2022. The album will feature over a dozen tracks featuring digitally enhanced vocals and remixes of Selena\u2019s best-known hits.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat\u2019s unique about it is not only the music, completely new arrangements, but my son worked on Selena\u2019s voice with the computers. And if you listen to it, she sounds on this record like she did right before she passed away,\u201d Abraham said in an\u00a0interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Latin Groove News<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Selena y Los Dinos, from left: Pete Astudillo, Chris Perez, A. B. Quintanilla III, Selena Quintanilla-Perez, Ricky Vela, Joe Ojeda, Suzette Quintanilla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Similar to albums released during the singer\u2019s life, Selena\u2019s brother A.B. Quintanilla III served as the producer of the album. In a recent interview with\u00a0Tino Cochino Radio<\/a>, A.B. revealed more details about the production of Selena\u2019s vocals.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe were able to detune her voice to make her sound older than what she was. So, she was 14 or 15, but we were able to make her sound like she just stepped out of the booth at 23 years old,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

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Suzette Quintanilla, Selena\u2019s sister and former drummer of their band Selena y los Dinos, is designing the album\u2019s artwork, making the project even more of a family affair.<\/p>\n

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Not all Selena fans are in favor of the new release, however, with some accusing the Quintanillas of trying to profit off the singer\u2019s death. Regardless, any opportunity to hear Selena\u2019s voice is exciting and will surely serve as a reminder of her undeniable talent and potential.<\/p>\n

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While we eagerly await this new release from the Queen of Tejano Music, check out Selena’s highly acclaimed 1994 album, Amor Prohibido.<\/em><\/p>\n