Live [Remaster] (CD - 1993)

Personnel: Selena Quintanilla, Emilio Navaria (vocals); Chris Perez (acoustic & electric guitars); Henry Gomez (guitar); David Lee Garza (accordion); Ricky Vela (keyboards, programming); Joe Ojeda (keyboards); A.B. Quintanilla III (bass, background vocals); Suzette Quintanilla (drums); Pete Astudillo (percussion, vocals).

Recorded live at El Coliseo Memorial, Corpus Christi, Texas on February 7, 1993.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

LIVE won the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Recorded two years before her murder, 1993's LIVE captures Selena just as her career was gaining serious momentum. Already a huge star in the Latino community by the time of this dynamic concert performance, the dance-pop singer was well on her way to becoming a household name in North America as well. LIVE went on to win a Grammy for Best Mexican American Performance.

Unlike a lot of commercial pop stars, Selena's slick, keyboard-heavy sound translates perfectly to the stage, and her vocals sound especially impressive. Backed by a crack band that mixes pop with liberal doses of Latin rhythm, the performer runs through 11 of her hits, putting out the kind of sexy-yet-wholesome energy that helped propel her to international heights before her life was cut tragically short in 1995.

Selena's Live offers proof that she was a energetic, exciting live performer. The vocalist runs through many of her most popular numbers in front of an enthusiastic audience. The album captures some of that energy and shows why she was so popular. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine minimize