''Amor, Familia y Respeto'' (English: ''Love, Family and Respect'') is the debut

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by Mexican-American cumbia group

A.B. Quintanilla 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 ...

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 debut studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on March 23, 1999, by

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Track listing

;Notes * "Oh No" was going to be the fifth recorded song by A.B. Quintanilla's sister

Selena Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...

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in English under the title "Oh No (I'll Never Fall in Love Again)" for her album '' Dreaming of You'' but she sadly was killed the same day she was set to record it. In this album A.B. Quintanilla and Kumbia Kings recorded the song in

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. In 2015, Selena's father,

Abraham Quintanilla Jr. Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. (born February 20, 1939)Patoski page 2 is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He is the father of Tejano singer Selena and was her manager throughout her life. Quintanilla was born to a Mexican-American fa ...

, released the song as thank you to the fans who kept writing letters asking about the English version. Though it was not recorded professionally, Selena performed the song at a rehearsal. * "U Don't Love Me" was featured on

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promotional album '' The Rhythm'' in

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Personnel

;Kumbia Kings *

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, backing vocals, composer, producer * Jason "DJ Kane" Cano – vocals * Francisco "Cisko" Bautista Jr. – vocals * Andrew "Drew" Maes – vocals *

Cruz Martínez Cruz Martínez (born June 21, 1972) is an American record producer and musician. He is a former member of the Tejano music, Tejano band La Sombra. In 1999, he joined the cumbia music group Los Kumbia Kings, created by A.B. Quintanilla. In 2007, ...

– keyboards, composer * Alex Ramírez – keyboards * Roy "Slim" Ramírez – percussion, backing vocals * Jorge Peña – percussion * Robert "Robbie" Del Moral – drums ;Additional musicians and personnel *

Pete Astudillo Pedro Astudillo (born December 1, 1963) is an American singer and songwriter. He was a backup vocalist for Selena y Los Dinos and has released several albums as a solo artist. Early life Astudillo was born on December 1, 1963, in Laredo, Texas, t ...

– composer * Babee Power – vocals (track 7) *

Vico C Luis Armando Lozada Cruz (born September 8, 1971), known by his stage name Vico C, is an American rapper and record producer. Regarded as the founding father of reggaeton, Vico C has played an influential role in the development of Latin American ...

– vocals (track 4) *

Sheila E. Sheila Cecilia Escovedo (born December 12, 1957) better known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American percussionist and singer. She began her career in the mid-1970s as a percussionist and singer for The George Duke Band. After leaving t ...

– percussion (track 4) * Jessie García – guitar * Luigi Giraldo – composer, engineer, mixing * Stephanie Gómez – vocals *

Intocable Intocable ("Untouchable" in English) is an American band from Zapata, Texas that plays Regional Mexican music; specializing in Norteño and Tejano music. It was started by friends Ricardo Javier Muñoz and René Orlando Martínez in the earl ...

– vocals (track 10) ** Ricky Muñoz – vocals, accordion ** Danny Sánchez – bajo sexto, backing vocals *

Nu Flavor Nu Flavor is an R&B quartet from Long Beach, California consisting of Jacob Ceniceros (baritone), Anthony DaCosta (tenor), Rigo Luna (alto), and Frank Pangelinan, Jr. (tenor/lead). History Nu Flavor formed in 1994. Under their manager's directio ...

– vocals (track 7) ** Frank "Pangie" Pangelinan Jr. – vocals ** Jacob Ceniceros – vocals ** Anthony DaCosta – vocals ** Rico Luna – vocals * Steve Ochoa – vocals *

Fito Olivares Rodolfo Olivares (born April 19, 1947 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico), known as Fito Olivares is a Mexican cumbia musician. He is a son of María Cristina Olivares and Mucio Olivares. He spent his childhood on a ranch of Rechinadores, Tamaulipas. ...

– saxophone (track 5) *

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, Te ...

– guitar *

Selena Quintanilla Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...

– composer *

Cristina Saralegui Cristina María Saralegui de Ávila (born January 29, 1948) is a Cuban-born American journalist, television personality, actress and talk show host of the Spanish-language eponymous show, '. Before her television career, she worked for ten years ...

– spoken intro (track 1) *

Roger Troutman Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999), also known as Roger, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and the founder of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk movement and heavily influenc ...

– vocals (track 7) *

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

Sales and certifications

References

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