"Costumbres" is a song written and produced by
Juan Gabriel
Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his f ...
and performed by
Spanish
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singer
Rocío Dúrcal
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known professionally as Rocío Dúrcal (), was a Spanish singer and actress. Widely successful in Mexico, she earned the sobriquet of ''Reina de las Rancheras'' ...
. It was recorded for her studio album ''
Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6
''Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6'' (also released as ''Amor Eterno'' in Mexico and ''Jardín de Rosas'' in Spain) is an album by Spanish singer and actress Rocío Dúrcal, which was released in 1984. The songs in the album were written by Mexican ...
''. The song was released by
Ariola Records
Ariola (also known as Ariola Records, Ariola-Eurodisc and BMG Ariola) is a German record label. In the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of the Bertelsmann Music Group, which in turn has become a part of the international media conglomera ...
in 1985, as a B-side to "Jamas Te Prometí un Jardin de Rosas".
Selena version
In 1988,
Selena y los Dinos
Selena y Los Dinos ( en, Selena and the Guys, Selena And the Dinos=Selena And The Dinos) was an American Tejano band formed in 1981 by Tejano singer Selena and her father Abraham Quintanilla. The band remained together until the murder of Sel ...
covered "Costumbres" in their album ''Dulce Amor''. It was the third and final single released from the album. Selena re-recorded the song in 1990 for her album "16 Super Exitos Originales" , a compilation album looking back at her hits prior to signing a record deal with Capitol EMI Latin. It was then later included on ''
Siempre Selena
''Siempre Selena'' ( en, italic=yes, Always Selena) is the second posthumously released album by American singer Selena, released by EMI Latin on October 29, 1996. The album contained mostly unreleased recordings and remixes of previously rele ...
'' in a remix version. The track was released as a single in late 1996.
Chart performance
La India version
In 1997, Puerto Rican-American singer
La India
Linda Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), better known as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy ...
covered the song on her album, ''
Sobre el Fuego'' as her third single from the album. La India's cover became a success, reaching on the Top Ten Hot Latin Tracks peaking on #8.
Chart performance
References
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1984 songs
1985 singles
1996 singles
1998 singles
Rocío Dúrcal songs
Selena songs
La India songs
Spanish-language songs
Songs written by Juan Gabriel
Song recordings produced by A. B. Quintanilla
Ariola Records singles
RMM Records singles