As of 2013, Gabriel had released twenty studio albums, three live albums, and fifteen compilation albums. Three Gabriel albums reached number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums, and seven singles reached number one on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, including "Ay Amor", "Es Demasiado Tarde", and "Quién Como Tú". Her work earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award nomination, four Latin Grammy Award nominations, thirteen Lo Nuestro Awards, as well as awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; in 2006, she received the Excellence Award at the Lo Nuestro Awards.
In 1987, Ana Gabriel won third place at the OTI Festival in 1987, celebrated in Lisbon, Portugal, where she performed an orchestral version of the pop-power ballad song "Ay Amor", which later was released as a single in its album version; it climbed to the top position in Mexico, all-over Ibero-America and on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for 14 consecutive weeks.
In 1988 Gabriel released her first album, Tierra de Nadie, followed by Pecado Original in 1989, which met with some chart success. Her 1990 album Quien Como Tú made her a force within the Mexican music industry. Eight months later, her live album En Vivo showcased her powerful stage act and scored several hits: "Hice Bien Quererte", "Propuesta", and "Solamente una Vez".
Throughout the 1990s Gabriel released an album almost every year. A versatile singer, she showcased her talent as an interpreter of many different musical styles, from lambada to mariachi and romantic ballads to pop music. She also honed her skills as a songwriter and a producer, releasing Mi Mexico, a ranchera-influenced, mariachi-backed pop album, in 1991. This unique blend of styles was also reflected in the songs, all written by Gabriel. Her lyrics described strong, active women involved in their love lives, counter to their passive, traditional depiction in older songs. The album also included a tribute to Mexico's most popular singer-songwriter, Juan Gabriel (no relation).
Gabriel scored a number-one hit with the duet "Cosas del Amor" in 1991, which she sang with Vikki Carr, a Mexican-American pop singer famous in the 1960s. The single earned Gabriel a Lo Nuestro Award for Song of the Year in 1992. At the same awards ceremony Gabriel was also named Female Artist of the Year in the Regional Mexican category and Pop Female Artist of the Year; Mi México was named Regional Mexican Album of the Year. In 1993, Gabriel was awarded Best Pop Female Performer at the Lo Nuestro Awards.
In 1996 she released the pop-oriented Viven-cias. She followed this with the traditional ranchera album Con un Mismo Corazón in 1997, an album she wrote and produced herself. Of particular interest is her title-track duet with Vicente Fernandez, one of the most prolific and popular ranchera singers in Mexican history. Burr wrote of the duet, "The beauty here lies in the melding of two great voices—Gabriel's husky sensuality and Fernandez's powerful, understated expressions—set against a 25-piece symphony."
Gabriel released another live album in 1998, En la Plaza de Toros Mexico, a 30-track boxed set. That same year she traveled to Miami to work with the renowned producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., on her 1999 album Soy Como Soy. The result was a pop-influenced ranchera album that went gold in the Latin music market and helped Gabriel win the Ritmo Latino Music Award for Female Pop Artist of the Year in 2000.
With the release of Eternamente in 2000 Gabriel returned to mariachi love ballads, using only guitar as accompaniment. That same year she also appeared with other Mexican music icons in an independence day television special called Viva Mexico, a celebration of Mexican music and history. In 2001 Gabriel released Huelo a Soledad, once again balancing the traditional sounds of Eternamente with sophisticated pop songs, a cappella numbers, and dance tracks.
In 2002 Gabriel's platinum-selling album Sagitario was released. In that same year she won the Billboard Latin Music Estrella Award in recognition of her contribution to the Latin music industry, performed at a tribute concert for Vicente Fernandez sponsored by the Latin Music Awards, and participated in the ninth annual Las Cruces International Mariachi Concert and Festival in New Mexico. In December of that year she was scheduled to perform at the eleventh annual Christmas Mariachi Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, but was denied a work visa and refused entry into the United States.
Gabriel is a devout Catholic, telling Luther Orrick-Guzman of QV Magazine, "I believe and have a lot of faith in God." She places a red rose and a white carnation onstage at each of her performances, telling Orrick-Guzman the flowers symbolize "communication between myself and God." Her performances are also noted for their power and the respect she has for all of her fans.
Cómo Olvidar
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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La sensación de estar tan cerca de ti
Como olvidar
Que antes de ese adiós tan solo fui de ti
Como olvidar
Que entre los dos nacía un gran amor
Como olvidar
El tiempo aquel que ya jamas volverá
Ahora tu, ya en brazos de otro amor
Sé que me pensaras
Porque yo sé que lo que yo te dí
Allá no lo tendrás
Estoy segura que tú
Jamas olvidaras nuestros momentos
Y en un final de los dos
Como un reflejo seré tu pensamiento
No quiero ya ni pensar porque dijimos adiós
Amando tanto
Ahora quedo de ti, por siempre lejos de ti
Como un recuerdo
Como olvidar ese sabor
Que llevo dentro de mi
Como olvidar que entre mis manos tomé
Tus desahogos de amor
Ahora tu, ya en brazos de otro amor
Sé que me pensaras
Porque yo sé que lo que yo te dí
Allá no lo tendrás
Estoy segura que tú
Jamas olvidaras nuestros momentos
Y en un final de los dos
Como un reflejo seré tu pensamiento
No quiero ya ni pensar porque dijimos adiós
Amando tanto
Ahora quedo de ti, por siempre lejos de ti
Como un recuerdo
In Ana Gabriel's song "Cómo Olvidar," the singer reminisces about a past love that she cannot forget. The lyrics express the memories of being so close to the person and the great love that bloomed between them, which can never be forgotten. The singer regrets the goodbye that inevitably came and the fact that the time they spent together is gone and will never return.
The second verse tells of the singer's knowledge that the person is now in the arms of another love, but she believes they will still think of her because of the intensity of the love that they shared. She acknowledges that the memories of their time together will always be a part of them both, and in the end, she will always be a reflection of the person's thoughts. The song ends with the singer accepting that their time together is now a distant memory that she can only hold on to, but she will never forget the taste and touch of the love they shared.
Line by Line Meaning
Como olvidar
How can I forget?
La sensación de estar tan cerca de ti
The sensation of being so close to you
Que antes de ese adiós tan solo fui de ti
That before that goodbye, I was only yours
Que entre los dos nacía un gran amor
That a great love was born between us
El tiempo aquel que ya jamas volverá
That time that will never come back
Ahora tu, ya en brazos de otro amor
Now you, in the arms of another love
Sé que me pensaras
I know you will think of me
Porque yo sé que lo que yo te dí allá no lo tendrás
Because I know you won't have what I gave you there
Estoy segura que tú Jamas olvidaras nuestros momentos
I am sure you will never forget our moments
Y en un final de los dos como un reflejo sere tu pensamiento
And in the end for both of us, I will be your thought like a reflection
No quiero ya ni pensar porque dijimos adiós
I don't even want to think about why we said goodbye
Amando tanto
Loving so much
Ahora quedo de ti, por siempre lejos de ti Como un recuerdo
Now I remain of you, forever far from you like a memory
Como olvidar ese sabor Que llevo dentro de mi
How can I forget that flavor that I carry within me
Como olvidar que entre mis manos tomé Tus desahogos de amor
How can I forget that I held your outpouring of love in my hands
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANA GABRIEL
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Norma Angélica Morales Sánchez
Cómo olvidar
la sensación
de estar tan cerca de ti
como olvidar
que antes
de ese adiós 👋
tan solo fui de ti
Como olvidar
que entre los dos
nacía un gran amor 😻
como olvidar
el tiempo aquel
que ya jamás volverá
Ahora tú
del brazo de otro amor 🥰
sé que me pensaras
porque Yo sé
que lo que Yo te di
allá no lo tendrás
Estoy segura
que tú jamás olvidarás
nuestros momentos
y en un final de los dos
como un reflejo
seré tu pensamiento
No quiero ya ni pensar 💭
porque dijimos adiós
amando tanto
ahora quedó de ti
por siempre lejos de ti
como un recuerdo
Como olvidar
ese sabor
que llevo dentro de mi
como olvidar
que entre mis manos
tome tus desahogos
de amor 😻
Ahora tú del brazo
de otro amor se
que me pensarás
porque yo sé
que lo que yo te di
allá no lo te tendrás
Estoy segura
que tú jamás olvidarás
nuestros momentos
y que en un final
de los dos
como un reflejo
seré tu pensamiento 💭
Maria Vidal
Sou brasileira e amo música mexicana! Que voz linda tem Ana Gabriel!!! Toca fundo na alma!
Rita Maria Salinas Murillo
Lo sigo amando y lo guardaré siempre en mi alma
Julia Collantes
Igual yo, quedará por siempre en mi corazon y recuerdos.
LIBRE
Esa canción hace 23 años , me dejó recordando a un gran amor que tuvo que marchar . Y la he vuelto a encontrar , y aún la quiero igual o más . ❤️
Nicauris Gonzalez Terrero
Que lindo❤
Xochitl Amaro
Para quien escuche esta canción lo mejor para ti””vive el momento y cada día como si fuera el primero y último 💕💕💕💕💕
Ara caraballo
Yo amo sus canciones 😭
José Luis Ramírez
Dios te bendiga
Ramon Roberto Freire Lizama
Cierto,muy hermoso...
Byrna. Alicia Hernandez Solis
@Ramon Roberto Freire Lizama Jajajajaja