[.ca] Anthology Box Set

From Amazon.com:
Tejano star Selena's death hasn't stopped label executives from releasing material or fans from snapping it up. According to the EMI Latin label, 1996's Siempre Selena features the last of her previously unreleased songs, "Siempre Hace Frio." The lavish, three-disc Anthology, however, is a must-have for its glimpses of Selena honing her vocal skills and sharpening her talent. Divided under the headers "Pop/English," "Mariachi," and "Cumbia," the set showcases hard-to-find early material and hits, including a club remix of the Diane Warren-penned "I'm Getting Used to You" and a disco-flavored take on "La Bamba." The liner notes offer background information on every song, and these discs also underscore the talents of Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla III. He gives many of the older tracks ("Dame Tu Amo," "Salta la Ranita") fresh arrangements that match the energy of Selena's more recent material. --Joey Guerra

Selena get's box set of songs:
This has to be the coolest collection of Selena songs yet to date. Why because this has some rare Selena songs and ones that we all love and know and I think that is pretty cool. It might coast a lot but it's worth your money to buy something so rare like this because we might not get something like this again. Thanks for bring the fans something we can enjoys for years to come.

I Cherished as well Listen to Selena Anthology:
I Think this album is very Wonderul Their are some of Rare Songs I have never heared like The first track of The third CD. I don't know old Selena was she sounded more like 13 yrs old . I Would love to Captive more of Selena Early albums in Cds . .specialing the Early years Vols . Makeing by her father . Abraham Quintanila JR. her Father/former Manager.

I Cherished as well Listen to Selena Anthology:
I Think this album is very Wonderul Their are some of Rare Songs I have never heared like The first track of The third CD. I don't know old Selena was she sounded more like 13 yrs old . I Would love to Captive more of Selena Early albums in Cds . .specialing the Early years Vols . Makeing by her father . Abraham Quintanila JR. her Father/former Manager.

AN ALBUM FOR NEWER SELENA FANS:
When I bought this album in 1998, I was fairly unfamiliar with Selena's music, especially her earlier tunes. For any fan looking to dig back into the past, this collection is perfect. It is a true testament to Selena's versatility, and the genuis behind her producing brother A.B Quantinilla III. The first disc that owns the heading "Pop/English" is full of just that, lilting ballads, thundering dance beats aned expert writing. Almost every track is dancable, including the geniusly remixed "Disco Medley" that focuses on the best-sung disco covers from Selena's original live perfomance. Along with a giddy cover of La Bamba and a firey rendition of "Getting Used To You", there are surprisingly rare English pop songs that are again a testamant to what Selena could have become in the English Market. Under the "Mariachi" bill, the second disk is less impressive, but still emotional. The song "Dame Tu Amor" is one of the best in the anthology, and it's remixed version is far better than it's orignal conception. Unlike the first disk, the mariachi disk focuses mainly on Selena's early recordings, where talent is very evident, but not quite developed. While Selena's vocals are never flat, they are less interesting. The Cumbia disk (the third disk) is a mix of giddy dance beats and remixed pop ballads that come to life. This seems to be the only disk in the collection that lives up to just what an "Anthology" means---the best of the best. With the dancable "La Llamada", the great vocal performance on "No Debes Jugar" and a little "Corazoncito" thrown in, it hits the jackpot. Over all, the "Selena Anthology" is a collection of remastered, older material with a song for every taste. But unfortunately, it doesn't always live up to its name. If this is supposed to be the best of Selena, then where is "Como la Flor?" Where is "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" on the cumbia disk? And where, for god's sake, is "Dreaming of you" and "I Could Fall in Love" on the pop disk? It just doesn't make any sense. While this is certainly a must-have for Selena fans, and proves to be a great collection of great music, don't bill it as an "Anthology" if you don't truly have the best of the best. Otherwise, kudos to the Quantinillas.

A unique Popurrí... Como el pétalo que se ha cayó:
what with all the hype and fuss, praise and criticism surrounding this anthology, i really don't see how you can find fault: this album, though not definitively, because inevitably songs had to be omitted, is still nevertheless, the life of Selena: besides, if you feel this collection isn't authentic or definitive enough, there are plenty of her other songs available in numerous compilations, and in their original, un-remixed form. i think this album purposely omits some of the more obvious hits because they are already quite known and available on nearly every album of hers in some form or another. i think with anthology, her family wanted to create an unusual bouquet, one that would come as a surprise, albeit a welcome one, to fans, and possess a unique fragrance this album does. i am so glad the Quintanilla's have made this, even if many claim that everyone's just "jumping on the bandwagon" to make yet MORE money off of Selena's death- how cliché! if your daughter, who possessed an infinite ocean of talent exuding magnetism, radiance, unfathomable depth, and earth-shaking soul and passion, and brought joy to so many people, had her life taken away, you'd want to keep her memory alive, too. if not for yourself, than certainly for the fans, and what better way to do that than through re-creating and re-producing her music?? i personally, as one of many millions of her fans, cannot complain, i can only be comforted by the fact that a new compilation is released in her name each year, because in a strange sort of way, it does have a comforting effect on you, almost as if she is still alive, because selena was one of those rare people who radiated every bit of her energy, which translated through her voice to the audience, whether in recording or in live performance- she was that incredible. so to have a new piece of her musical legacy, is like keeping her flame burning- and no matter what the occasion, any album of hers is a joy to hear. with this particular reincarnation, "anthology", it helps the listener catch a rare glimpse of the singer in her early years as well as her most recent ones- yes some of her classics take on new and different forms, but it's still the same selena, spirit and all, and every song is like a rose petal. at first, the succession of songs from each disc to the next took some getting used to, because everything is so strikingly different as evidence for the immense versatility which she possessed, but then i came to realize that each piece, whatever the color, whatever the emotion it painted for you, turned out to create a beautiful rainbow- a soundscape for all the colors of her life, past and present, and then this album seemed to become a seamless masterpiece embodying the bright star that Selena was and still continues to be, for even in death, she is alive.

• Always Mine
• No Quiero Saber
• Don't Throw Away My Love
• La Bamba
• I'm Getting Used To You - (Club mix)
• Yo Fui Aquella
• Captive Heart
• Amame
• Missing My Baby
• Disco Medley: Last Dance/The Hustle/On the Radio
• El Ramalazo
• Dame Tu Amor
• Pa Que Me Sirve La Vida
• Diferentes
• Siempre Hace Frio
• Que Creias
• Quiero Estar Contigo
• Rama Caida
• Sabes
• Tu, Solo Tu
• Ramalazo
• Dame Tu Amor
• Pa' Que Me Sirve la Vida
• Diferentes
• Siempre Hace Frio
• ¿Qué Creías?
• Quiero Estar Contigo
• Rama Caida
• Sabes
• Tú, Solo Tú
• Yo Te Dare
• La Pueta Se Cerro
• Corazoncito
• Enamorada De Ti
• No Debes Jugar
• Carino Mio
• Salta La Ranita
• Te Amo Solo A Ti
• La Llamada
• Baila Esta Cumbia
• Yo Te Daré
• Puerta Se Cerró
• Corazoncito
• Enamorada de Ti
• No Debes Jugar
• Cariño Mio
• Salta la Ranita
• Te Amo Solo a Ti
• Llamada
• Baila Esta Cumbia