The Quintanilla Family on New Selena Album ‘Moonchild Mixes': ‘It'll Move You Emotionally'
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- 12 Sep 2022
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Selena Quintanilla was only 13 years old when she recorded her single “Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti,” a pop ballad about unrequited love. But how much can a teen Selena know about heartbreak? At that age, none. However, thanks to singing lessons from her dad she was able to belt out these heartfelt and mature lyrics.
“I found out she had the talent to sing when she was six and a half years old,” Abraham Quintanilla Jr. tells Billboard. “As she grew older, I would sit down with her and teach her how to sing in Spanish. I would teach her how to pronounce the word and what the word meant so she can put some emotion into it. She learned it very well. She was a good student in learning music.”
“Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti” is a never-before-release song that dropped on July 29 and debuted and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Latin Digital Song Sales chart dated Aug. 13. The song marked the first single off of Selena’s new album Moonchild Mixes, out today (Aug. 26) via Warner Music Latina, which encompasses 10 of Selena’s original recordings between the ages of 13 and 16. The songs are being released 37 years later.
“We as a family had discussed this amongst ourselves that in the future, after Selena’s passing, we were going to maintain her presence through her music and we’ve done that for 27 years,” explains Mr. Quintanilla. “I’m more than sure that the fans are going to love it because if you listen to it, it’ll move you emotionally and take you back to as if Selena was recording it this morning.”
During the creative process, Selena’s brother and longtime producer A.B. Quintanilla III removed Selena’s vocals from the original tracks and worked on the music to bring it up to date with today’s musical trends. “We worked on her voice to make her sound more mature, like what she sounded like before she passed away,” says Mr. Quintanilla. Read More...
