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}} "Fotos y recuerdos" ((英語:Pictures and Memories)) is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her fifth studio album ''Amor prohibido'' (1994). It was released by EMI Latin on 14 February 1995, as the album's fourth single. Inspired by the Pretenders' 1982 song "Back on the Chain Gang", Selena's brother and music producer A.B. Quintanilla asked Ricky Vela, the lead keyboardist of Selena y Los Dinos, to transform the song into a Spanish-language cumbia. Argentine arranger and composer Bebu Silvetti, produced "Fotos y recuerdos" alongside Quintanilla III. Recording sessions for "Fotos y recuerdos" was delayed because Selena and the band did not get a license to record the song, which stirred a controversy. "Fotos y recuerdos" is a Spanish-language mid-tempo cumbia that contains influences of house and dance-pop. The central theme and lyrical content of the song is about a lonely women who, kisses the pictures of her beloved boyfriend every night before she goes to sleep, while reminiscing memories she keeps intact. "Fotos y recuerdos" peaked at number one on the US Hot Latin Tracks for seven consecutive weeks, giving Selena her fourth number one single from ''Amor prohibido''. Selena became the first Hispanic singer to have an album produce four number one songs. It also peaked at number 34 on the Hot Singles Sales, number two on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart, and number one on the Latin 40 chart. "Fotos y recuerdos" was praised by contemporary music critics, who believed that the song is an "improvement" and/or a "better" version of the Pretenders' original recording, while many agreed that "Fotos y recuerdos" is one of Selena's most "famous songs". With "Fotos y recuerdos" and thirteen other of Selena's top-ten singles in the Hot Latin Songs chart, she was named "top Latin artist of the 1990s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by ''Billboard'' magazine. There has been a number of covers that were done as a tribute to Selena after she was murdered. == Inspiration, production and songwriting controversy == While on her tour for ''Live!'', Selena's brother and producer of her music A.B. Quintanilla III heard on the radio the Pretenders' song "Back on the Chain Gang". Quintanilla III was mesmerized and took fond of the chants and musical arrangements the song had and believed that the song could be a really good cumbia. While being interviewed for the ''Selena: 20 Years of Music Collection'', Quintanilla III stated that at the time he had a nervous breakdown because he was running out of songs that would "fit" with ''Amor prohibido'' (1994). Quintanilla III then asked Ricky Vela, the lead keyboardist of Selena y Los Dinos, to rewrite the Pretenders' "Back on the Chain Gang" into a Spanish-language cumbia.〔 〕 Before recording sessions took place at Selena's father and manager Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.'s recording studio Q-Productions. Quintanilla III had asked Selena if she wanted to record the song, she then supported the project. "Fotos y recuerdos" was one of the last songs to be produced for ''Amor prohibido''. Brian "Red" Moore, a family friend, mixed "Fotos y recuerdos", while Vela was in charge pf sequencing the song. Vela, who was interviewed for the ''Selena: 20 Years of Music Collection'', reminisced that he was awaken from his sleep by Selena and Quintanilla III about the license for the song. The music producers of Hynde's reported "Fotos y recuerdos" and halted any production to go on because it sampled the Pretenders' song. They told Selena and Quintanilla III that they needed a clearance in order to record the song. Vela then wrote down the lyrics for "Fotos y recuerdos" for the producers. After this, they were allowed to record "Fotos y recuerdos".〔 Chrissie Hynde, the original writer of "Back on the Chain Gang", is thus credited as co-writer. 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「Fotos y Recuerdos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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