''Shhh!'' is the second
studio album by Mexican-American cumbia group
A.B. Quintanilla y Los
Kumbia Kings
The Kumbia Kings were a Mexican-American cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia (hence their name), hip hop, and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. ...
and the second studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on February 27, 2001 by
EMI Latin
Capitol Latin (formerly EMI Latin) is a brand of Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group. Previously, it was a subsidiary of EMI.
History
In 1989, José Behar, the former head of CBS Discos, signed Selena to ...
. This album became their first number one album on the
United States ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart for six non-consecutive weeks in 2001.
Track listing
Personnel
This information from
Allmusic
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;Kumbia Kings
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A.B. Quintanilla III
Abraham Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963), known professionally as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician, and the older brother of singer Selena, known as " The Queen of Tejano ...
–
bass guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...
, backing vocals,
arranger,
vocals
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,
producer,
executive producer,
mixing, composer
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Jason "DJ Kane" Cano – vocals,
rap
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
, vocal arrangement, composer
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Francisco "Cisko" Bautista Jr. – vocals, vocal arrangement, composer
* Andrew "Drew" Maes – vocals, vocal arrangement, composer
*
Cruz Martínez
Cruz Martínez (born June 21, 1972) is an American record producer and musician. He is a former member of the Tejano band La Sombra. In 1999, he joined the cumbia music group Los Kumbia Kings, created by A.B. Quintanilla. In 2007, he created ...
–
keyboards, arranger,
programming, producer,
engineer
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, mixing, composer
* Alex Ramírez – keyboards
* Roy "Slim" Ramírez –
percussion
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, backing vocals
* Frankie Aranda – percussion
* Jesse "O'Jay" Martínez –
drums
;Additional musicians and production
* Alberto "Tico" Acuy –
percussion
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* Marcel Baoman – violin
* Lenny Braus – violin
* Ellen Bridger – cello
* Kathryn Collier –
violin
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* Isabella des Etois – violin
* John Englund – violin
* Jamie Gálvaz – arranger, programming, mixing, composer
* Jessie García –
guitar
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* Luigi Giraldo – engineer, vocal arrangement, production coordination, mixing, composer
* Jamie Graf – mixing
* Sahpreem A. King – arranger,
programming, producer,
remixer
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* James "Jim" Hardy –
cello
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* Leslie Harlow –
viola
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* Ben Henderson –
bass
* Amy Jackson – violin
* Kido aka Gemini – rap
* Katharine Kunz – violin
* Christopher McKellar – viola
* James McWhorter – cello
* Warren Mueller – cello
* Carlos Murguía – vocal arrangement
* Kenny O'Brien – vocal arrangement
* Jennie Outram – viola
* Kelly Parkinson – violin
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Chris Pérez
Christopher Gilbert Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, Tex ...
– guitar
* Joe Reyes – guitar
* Judy Rich – violin
* Lynn Riling – viola
* Jimmy Shortell – trumpet
* Lois Swint – violin
* Gwen Thornton – violin
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Ricky Vela
Ricardo Vela is an American musician and songwriter who was the keyboardist for the band Selena y Los Dinos from 1984 to 1995.
Works
Vela has either written or co-written the following songs that topped on ''Billboard'' 200, ''Billboard'' Latin ...
– composer
* Vitaman – arranger,
programming, producer,
remixer
A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...
* Barbara Williams – violin
Chart performance
Sales and certifications
References
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2001 albums
Kumbia Kings albums
A. B. Quintanilla albums
Albums produced by A.B. Quintanilla
Albums produced by Cruz Martínez
EMI Latin albums
Spanish-language albums
Cumbia albums
Tejano Music Award winners for Album of the Year
Albums recorded at Q-Productions