text: enamorada de ti enamorada de ti ( english : in love with you ) is the second remix album by american tejano singer selena . it was released posthumously on 3 april 2012 through capitol latin and q - productions . enamorada de ti was produced by sergio lopes , leslie ahrens , andres castro , , cesar lemons and chilean record producer humberto gatica . gatica had the idea of modernizing songs recorded by selena into today 's popular music genres . selena 's family had already been working on a similar idea , but they set it aside in favor of enamorada de ti , which had gained the approval of capitol latin . the selection of artists to sing duets with selena began in late summer 2011 . gatica and selena 's family chose american singer and actress selena gomez , puerto rican singer don omar , samuel " samo " parra from the mexican rock band camila , mexican singer cristian castro , spanish dj mixer juan magan , and the carlos santana band , while the remaining songs selected were remixed . recording sessions began shortly after the selected artists had been chosen . once selena 's family released confirmation of a duets album in january 2012 , it quickly caught media attention . gomez used her twitter account to promote the album 's release , a move that gatica praised . castro and samo performed their respective duets from the album during the 2012 latin billboard music awards . the duet version of " amor prohibido " was released digitally on itunes on 7 february 2012 . it peaked at number eight on the us billboard latin pop airplay chart . other songs on the album , including the title track ( duet with magan ) , " como la flor " ( duet with castro ) , " bidi bidi bom bom " ( duet with gomez ) , and " fotos y recuerdos " ( duet with omar ) , entered the billboard latin digital charts for the first time since their original release in the 1990s . enamorada de ti debuted and peaked at number one on the us billboard top latin albums and latin pop albums charts . it remained at number one on the latter for two consecutive weeks . after debuting and peaking at number 135 on the billboard 200 chart , the recording slipped off the chart and never returned , as sales declined . enamorada de ti peaked at number 56 on the mexican albums chart . the album received a mixed response from music critics , many of whom preferred the original recordings . carlos quintana of about.com named enamorada de ti one of the " best latin music albums of the year , so far " and one of the " most popular albums of the year " in 2012 . quintanilla family project in 2008 , selena 's brother and former principal record producer a.b. quintanilla iii , known as a.b. , was planning to quit music and leave the kumbia all - starz , the successor of kumbia kings . their father and manager , abraham quintanilla , jr . , told a.b. that he did not want him to quit music , saying that his dream was that his children would continue in the music industry and never give up . in 2009 , after performing to an enthusiastic crowd in bolivia , a.b. decided to continue recording music . a.b. and abraham then planned to release an album featuring selena , who was murdered in 1995 by her " friend " and ex - employee yolanda . their aim was to update selena 's music for the modern music industry . they intended to take vocals from five previously unreleased songs that selena had recorded before signing a recording contract with capitol latin ( then emi latin ) in 1989 . the vocals would then be combined into new songs to create a full - length album , as if selena were still alive . they announced their forthcoming project in the spanish media , stating that they were choosing ten songs for the album and that it would be released in the fall of 2011 or early in 2012 . in the end they created several more songs than they had planned . when asked if the album might be released in march 2012 , marking the 17th anniversary of selena 's death , abraham said that it was a possibility . many media outlets called it a remix album . abraham told the press that it would be released in five volumes , with ten tracks on each . the projected album was to include five previously unreleased a cappella songs , which were remastered and remixed . some of the songs in the album were to be duets with tejano artists , who donated their time to record new tracks featuring selena . the song " soy amiga " ( " i 'm a friend " ) , which first appeared in 1986 on selena 's third lp record , alpha , was transformed from a spanish ballad into a modern cumbia recording . the album 's central themes would be abraham 's influence on his children 's love of music , and bringing selena 's music " back to life " . abraham began negotiating with capitol latin to help distribute and market the album throughout the united states . production in the fall of 2011 , chilean record producer humberto gatica and capitol latin senior vice president sergio lopes had the idea of turning selena 's songs into duets in popular music genres . in contrast to the quintanilla family project , which had been using only tejano artists , gatica and lopes wanted a diverse group . forty - six artists and eight producers showed an interest in working on the project , and gatica held a press conference with the quintanilla family for their input . abraham chose selena gomez to record " bidi bidi bom bom " because of her live cover of the song during several of her concerts . selena 's sister suzette quintanilla , formerly drummer of selena y los dinos , chose samuel " samo " parra from the mexican band camila , saying that she chose him because she was a huge fan of camila . puerto rican reggaeton singer don omar , mexican singer christian castro , spanish dj mixer juan magan , and the carlos santana band were chosen by capitol latin . other artists , such as cuban american rapper pitbull , mexican singers paulina rubio and thalía , colombian singer carlos vives , and cuban singer gloria estefan , were rejected for unspecified reasons , and many other artists could not part take in the project because of scheduling conflicts . after meeting with the quintanilla family , lopes observed young fans at the selena museum in corpus christi , texas , and their crying became his inspiration for the album . during pre - production , lopes extracted selena 's vocals from studio recordings and created a " live album " version using other musicians , such as english singer - songwriter sting , mexican guitarist carlos santana , american blues rock singer john mayer , and puerto rican singer luis miguel . recording sessions took place in ten different recording studios : recording studios in mexico ; east west recording studios in los angeles ; miami beat studios in miami ; move studios in los angeles ; nrg studios in los angeles ; ocean way recording studios in los angeles ; on the groove studios in miami ; studios in miami ; the village studios in los angeles ; and vanquish studios in davie , florida . songs samo , who sang in " amor prohibido " , told the ecuadoran newspaper el telégrafo that he had always dreamed of recording a duet with selena and that " amor prohibido " was one of his favorite songs . he said he felt the " presence of selena " as soon as he put his headphones on and began recording . joey guerra of the san antonio express - news believed that the lead single " proved a solid preview for the album " and that its " wistful lyrics work nicely as a duet with samo " . guerra described the song as a " gentle pop - rock arrangement " and felt that this arrangement might have been how it was intended . nilan lovelace of reporter magazine called the remix version of " amor prohibido " an " album favorite " and believed it to be the type of music that selena would be recording today . the duet with gomez in " bidi bidi bom bom " had a mixed reception . the belfast telegraph wrote that gomez had done an " amazing job " . at the billboard latin music awards in miami , a.b. told e ! that gomez gave a " fantastic vocal performance on the record " . gomez told , " i was completely honored when they asked me to be on the tribute cd and when i went into the studio to record they actually had her vocals in the booth that she was in , so i felt like she was singing right next to me , it gave me chills ! it was incredible and it was a great experience and it was a great song . " domingo banda of the semana news called " bidi bidi bom bom " a " standout track " . guerra , however , wrote that the new version of " bidi bidi bom bom " was " virtually the same arrangement as the original . it would have been more effective reshaped as a poppy club track . " he found gomez ' vocals " curiously lackluster " , as if she was " scared of the song " and " intimidated by her idol " . lovelace commented that it was " obvious that spanish isn 't gomez ' first language , and comes in a distant second " , and that " gomez ' odd voice " came across as sometimes " much higher and very squeaky when speaking spanish " , concluding that it " doesn ’ t match the rest of the song and momentarily brings everything to a halt " . guerra wrote that the remix of " no me queda más " , which includes a classical piano in its introduction , " is given a soft piano arrangement that highlights [ selena 's ] rich , throaty delivery but ultimately pales compared to the original " . guerra noted that suzette 's vocals had been removed from " tus " and thought that the new , " somber arrangement " failed to complement the " sassy " lyrics . banda praised the recording 's use of choirs and piano and the way the rhythm of the " tus " remix complemented selena 's voice . banda liked christian castro 's interpretation of " como la flor " in his duet , as did carlos quintana from about.com , who also admired its " bolero - " arrangements . guerra described " como la flor " as " an elegant mariachi pairing " , praising castro 's blending and rhythm but finding the duet less emotionally powerful than the original . lovelace gave a negative assessment of " como la flor " , believing castro to be a poor choice for it . enrique lopetegui of the san antonio current described " fotos y recuerdos " as a " reggaeton - ish " remix . guerra saw it as " stuck in a battle between cumbia and reggaeton rhythms " , noticing a slightly faster tempo . he wrote that " ya no " " exhibits some punch " , but he preferred the original to the new , " santana - esque " version . quintana praised the electric guitar of " ya no " and its " tropical beat " in the background . banda commented that the track blended tejano cumbia and electronic sounds , and he praised its new guitar chords . in " techno cumbia 2012 " , guerra liked the " playful guitar " but found nothing else praiseworthy . he found the interpretation of " el chico del apartamento 512 " acceptable but lacking in force , and suggested that gomez might have fared better on this track . banda called " el chico del apartamento 512 " a " relaxed reggae " track . the title track , " enamorada de ti " , received a favorable review from guerra , who believed that its merengue version " manages to work up a considerable sweat " . calling it a " tropical rhythm " , banda noted that it is the earliest - recorded track on the album . lopetegui considered it " crowd - pleasing " . lovelace thought it " enjoyable " , saying that the merengue mix version " adds a lively , tropical tone to the original slow tempo love song " , but he added that it " seems awkwardly paired when it comes to collaborating artists , who often clash with selena 's voice and the overall sound " . of the acoustic bonus tracks , guerra wrote that they are " unlikely highlights , the new instrumentation gives them all a nice edge and highlights selena 's burgeoning vocal prowess " . banda was more positive , listing them as recommended tracks that he found to be reminiscent of live selena recordings . release latina magazine released a snippet of the acoustic track of " " on 30 march 2012 . enamorada de ti was released on 3 april 2012 through capitol latin and q - productions . a deluxe edition of the album was released through wal - mart on the same day , with three additional acoustic tracks . on itunes , the juan magan remix of " is it the beat ? " was added as a bonus track . verizon wireless made an acoustic version of " amor prohibido " available as a ringtone . the album debuted at number one on the us top latin albums and latin pop albums charts . it debuted and peaked at number 135 on billboard 200 and at number 117 on the billboard comprehensive albums chart . it was number one on the latin pop albums chart for two consecutive weeks . on the week ending 8 april 2012 , it peaked at number 57 on top 100 mexico . it knocked ednita nazario 's desnuda ( 2012 ) off the top of both top latin albums and latin pop albums . carlos quintana of about.com named enamorada de ti one of the " best latin music albums of the year , so far " and one of the " most popular albums of the year " in 2012 . the album was the 65th best - selling latin album of 2012 , and the 19th best - selling latin pop album of 2012 . the lead single , " amor prohibido " , was released digitally on 28 february 2012 . it peaked at number 39 on the latin tropical airplay chart , number 23 on hot latin tracks , number 8 on latin pop songs , and number 8 on latin regional mexican digital songs . it also reached singles music charts in colombia , ecuador , venezuela and peru . the second single to be released digitally was the duet version of " como la flor " , with christian castro . it was released in colombia on 14 august 2012 . because of the commercial success of enamorada de ti , capitol latin confirmed a trilogy of selena remix / duet albums . in may 2012 , capitol latin confirmed an english - language followup . by february 2012 , canadian singer michael bublé was confirmed as one of many other artists who expressed interest in recording a duet with selena . in late august 2012 , fans were asked to fill out a survey from the official selena facebook page , inviting them to choose three latin singers and three non - latin singers they would like to see recording a duet with selena on the follow - up album . guerra suggested la mafia 's oscar de la rosa , jennifer lopez , blake shelton , drake , bruno mars and beyoncé knowles . promotion several music and talk shows , including e ! , the cristina show , sábado gigante , el gordo y la and total , competed in releasing the news to their viewers . gomez earned praise from gatica by using her twitter account to tell her fans about the album 's release . castro and samo performed their respective duets from the album during the 2012 latin billboard music awards . quintana of about.com wrote , " they delivered one of the most touching performances of the night with the songs ' como la flor ' and ' amor prohibido ' " . capitol latin created a website to promote the album . critical reception enamorada de ti received mixed reviews . a writer for semana news called the duets " unique collaborations " . domingo banda , also writing for semana news , said that selena 's voice sounded very much alive and vibrant again . enrique lopetegui of the san antonio current wrote that diehard selena fans " will take the new pop duet of ' amor prohibido ' with camila 's samo over the cheesy cumbia original anytime " . lopetegui described " " , " si una vez " , and " no quiero saber " as " unplugged " because of their " superb acoustic guitar [ s ] " . furthermore , lopetegui complimented the technology used in the album to " change the tempo of selena 's original track without changing the pitch , and her duet with christian castro is proof of technology put to good use " . he found " fotos y recuerdos " and the title track " unbearable " , however , and advised his readers to be prepared to skip them . stephen thomas erlewine from allmusic wrote that enamorada de ti gave a good idea of how selena might have sounded in 2012 . erlewine commented that " amor prohibido " , as updated for the album , " ha [ d ] much of its overly stiff drum machines stripped away , replaced with warmer studio musicians " . far from making selena sound contemporary , he thought that all the remixed songs " are rooted in the ' 90s and sound that way " , even if " fresher " than many other posthumous selena releases . guerra wrote that enamorada de ti included " reworked gems " , but he believed that it felt rushed and dated . unlike the remixes , he found the originals " still fresh almost two decades later " . he disapproved of the acoustic and the slowing down of the music 's arrangements . guerra concluded that selena 's legacy " deserves better than this half - hearted attempt " , and that better duet partners and producers ( he named rené pérez joglar from calle 13 , redone , ximena sariñana , and cachorro lópez ) could have made enamorada de ti " a fascinating tribute to selena " . quintana from about.com believed the duets on enamorada de ti underlined the " timeless appeal " of selena 's music . he observed that the album is musically diverse , with examples of bolero ( " no me queda mas " ) , ranchera ( " como la flor " ) , cumbia ( " techno cumbia " ) , reggaeton ( " fotos y " ) , latin pop ( " amor prohibido " ) and merengue ( " enamorada de ti " ) . quintana was unsurprised by the excitement of selena fans , calling enamorada de ti a " very experimental project " that " introduces a new sound to the music [ of selena ] " . he concluded that the experiment was worthwhile and that the album is a good introduction to selena 's repertoire . lovelace of reporter magazine found gomez ' " awkward " and " squeaky " voice unsuitable and believed that castro was not the right choice for " como la flor " . " if you 're new to spanish - speaking music , " he wrote , " you 'll enjoy the mixes . if not , avoid them at all cost . " then , however , he judged all the songs except " como la flor " , " bidi bidi bom bom " , and the title track to be " excellent ... catchy and appropriate 2012 - spin " . palomares of latina called enamorada de ti a " groundbreaking and emotional musical project " . track listing credits and personnel credits are taken from the album 's liner notes . instruments technical and production chart positions