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

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by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los

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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

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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., 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 – bass guitar, backing vocals, composer, producer * Jason "DJ Kane" Cano – vocals * Francisco "Cisko" Bautista Jr. – vocals * Andrew "Drew" Maes – vocals * Cruz Martínez – keyboards, composer * Alex Ramírez – keyboards * Roy "Slim" Ramírez – percussion, backing vocals * Jorge Peña – percussion * Robert "Robbie" Del Moral – drums ;Additional musicians and personnel *

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– composer *

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

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– vocals (track 10) ** Ricky Muñoz – vocals, accordion ** Danny Sánchez – bajo sexto, backing vocals * Nu Flavor – vocals (tracks 7, 12) ** Frank "Pangie" Pangelinan Jr. – vocals ** Jacob Ceniceros – vocals ** Anthony DaCosta – vocals ** Rico Luna – vocals * Steve Ochoa – vocals *

Fito Olivares Rodolfo Olivares (April 19, 1947 – March 17, 2023), known as Fito Olivares, was a Mexican cumbia musician. Early life Olivares was born on April 19, 1947 in Ciudad Camargo, Tamaulipas, the son of María Cristina Olivares and Mucio Olivares. ...

– saxophone (track 5) *

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– guitar * Selena Quintanilla – composer *

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– spoken intro (track 1) *

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– vocals (track 7) *

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– composer * Michael "Babee Power" Viera – vocals, composer (tracks 7, 14)

Charts

Sales and certifications

References

{{Authority control 1999 debut albums Kumbia Kings albums A.B. Quintanilla albums Albums produced by A.B. Quintanilla Albums produced by Cruz Martínez EMI Latin albums 1990s Spanish-language albums Tejano Music Award winners for Album of the Year Albums recorded at Q-Productions