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''Amor Prohibido'' ((英語:''Forbidden Love'')) is the fourth studio album by American Tejano music singer Selena, and was released in the United States on March 13, 1994, through EMI Latin. Selena's idea to record a new Spanish-language album began after the launch of her Selena Etc. boutiques and her southern US clothing venture, and the release of her 1993 album ''Live!''. She wanted the set to draw in audiences who were not acquainted with her music and had little or no knowledge of Tejano music, and she desired to release an album more musically diverse than her previous works. The singer wrote material throughout 1993 and 1994, together with Selena y Los Dinos members Ricky Vela and Pete Astudillo, but Selena's brother and principal record producer, A.B. Quintanilla III, was the main songwriter of ''Amor Prohibido''. ''Amor Prohibido'' is composed mainly of Mexican cumbia and dance-pop songs sung in Spanish, and helped to expand the Tejano music movement in the US. The album's central themes center on family history, unrequited and adrenaline-fueled love, and unfaithful romantic partners, and its lyrical content suggests female empowerment. Several of its songs reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart over the next two years. Its title track stayed at number one for nine consecutive weeks, was nominated for a Grammy Award, sold over 400,000 copies in the US, and according to ''Billboard'' magazine was the most successful Latin single of 1994. The album itself debuted at number one on ''Billboard''s Latin Regional Mexican Albums and Top Latin Albums chart in April 1994, a month after its release. It also peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart a year afterward, with sales of 54,753 copies in one week. Reviews of ''Amor Prohibido'' were generally positive. Ramiro Burr of ''Billboard'' called it Selena's "crowning achievement". ''Amor Prohibido'' sold over 500,000 copies in its first year. It became the best-selling Latin album of all time, and has since been surpassed only by her posthumous album, ''Dreaming of You'' (1995). It was certified 20× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in February 2010, denoting shipments of 2,000,000 copies. A worldwide tour to promote the album began in January, 1994. This tour included a performance at the Houston Astrodome on February 26, 1995, which broke American audience records, and is notable as her final televised concert. ''Amor Prohibido'' was nominated in the category of "Best Mexican American Album" at the 37th Grammy Awards. It won all awards for which it was nominated at the 1995 Tejano Music Awards, 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards and the 1995 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards. ''Amor Prohibido'' was re-released on September 24, 2002, as part of the ''Selena: 20 Years of Music'' collection, which included music videos and spoken liner notes by her family, friends and former band members. == Production and development == ''Amor Prohibidos production was delayed because of the launch of Selena's fashion clothing line and her Selena Etc. boutiques, and her extensive tour in support of ''Live!''. Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla III, was the main producer and songwriter.〔 〕 Two of Selena's band members, backup singer Pete Astudillo and lead keyboardist Ricky Vela, contributed songwriting ideas. Selena's husband, Chris Pérez, to his surprise was approached by Quintanilla III to collaborate on a Spanish-language rock song, "Ya No". Quintanilla III had too few tracks to complete a full-length album, and began to write songs that departed from the Tejano music genre, and branched into Contemporary Latin pop music. When asked if it was an attempt to change Selena's style of music, he replied that he did not want to write "the same songs continuously", but would keep Selena's image fresh and "cool", and accessible to a younger audience.〔 ''Amor Prohibido'' helped to spread the Tejano music movement beyond its Texas origins,〔 〕〔 〕 into popularity in new markets.〔 Quintanilla III broadened the album through his mixture of genres such as Latin pop, dance-pop, ballads, and a variety of Mexican music.〔〔 〕〔 〕 Sessions were recorded and remixed between November 1993 and mid-February 1994〔 at Q-Productions, the recording studio owned by Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr..〔 Some recording sessions took place at Tejano singer Manny Guerra's recording studio, and in Hollywood, California.〔 Producers involved with the album include Quintanilla III, Bebu Silvetti, and Jorge Alberto Pino. Gregg Vickers, Roger Emerson, Steven Torres and James Moore worked with Selena for the first time on ''Amor Prohibido''.〔 Some songs, such as "Corazon de Hielo" and "Desprecios y Desaires", were written for the album but were not included in its final version, and were planned for inclusion on a future Tejano-influenced album to be issued several months after the initial release of Selena's crossover attempt. This album was never made, due to Selena's March 31, 1995 murder by former friend and boutique manager Yolanda Saldívar, and the tracks remain unreleased.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amor Prohibido」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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