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.
Ni Un Roce
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Pero tú no te propones
No lo entiendo
Todo va quedando así
Siempre estás como si nada
Me confunde tu mirada
Vas y vienes
Y todo va quedando así
Cuando estás con tus amigos
Haces cosas que me agradan
Haces todo por llamar mi atención (pasión)
Acaricias tu cabello
Y me ves por el espejo
Y haces todo por llamar mi atención
Veo una pareja a mi lado
Besos y abrazos apretados
Y yo esperando que me quieras tener
Uno de nosotros va a rendirse
Uno va a tener que decidirse
Mientras tu mirada me busca otra vez
No me puedo contener
Ni un roce y yo queriendo
Llenarme de placer
Ni un roce y yo soñando
Con lo que pueda ser
Ni un roce y yo buscando
En mi boca tu sabor
Ni un roce y yo queriendo
Hacerme el amor
Cuando estás con tus amigos
Haces cosas que me agradan
Haces todo por llamar mi atención (pasión)
Acaricias tu cabello
Y me ves por el espejo
Y haces todo por llamar mi atención
Veo una pareja a mi lado
Besos y abrazos apretados
Y yo esperando que me quieras tener
Uno de nosotros va a rendirse
Uno va a tener que decidirse
Mientras tu mirada me busca otra vez
No me puedo contener
Ni un roce y yo queriendo
Llenarme de placer
Ni un roce y yo soñando
Con lo que pueda ser
Ni un roce y yo buscando
En mi boca tu sabor
Ni un roce y tú queriendo
Ni un roce y yo queriendo
(Llenarme de placer)
Mucho placer
Enamorada de ti
The lyrics for Ana Gabriel's song "Ni un Roce" (Not Even a Touch) speak of a woman who is frustrated with her lover's lack of commitment and intimacy. The song's narrator wants more from her partner, but he seems content with their current situation. She watches him interact with his friends, trying to catch her attention with his gestures, but this only leaves her longing for something more. She envisions a future where they are deep in love and indulging in acts of passion, but, as the song title suggests, their physical relationship has yet to progress beyond a mere desire.
The singer compares their relationship to those around them, like the couple beside them enjoying an intimate moment. She wonders when her lover will make a final decision about their future. The song portrays a struggle with unrequited love, with the singer yearning for something she cannot have, constantly left wanting and disappointed.
Line by Line Meaning
Tantas cosas por decir
There are so many things I want to say to you
Pero tú no te propones
But you don't seem interested
No lo entiendo
I don't understand why
Todo va quedando así
Everything is just staying the same
Siempre estás como si nada
You always act like nothing is wrong
Me confunde tu mirada
Your gaze confuses me
Vas y vienes
You come and go
Cuando estás con tus amigos
When you're with your friends
Haces cosas que me agradan
You do things that please me
Haces todo por llamar mi atención (pasión)
You do everything to get my attention (passion)
Acaricias tu cabello
You stroke your hair
Y me ves por el espejo
And you look at me in the mirror
Veo una pareja a mi lado
I see a couple next to me
Besos y abrazos apretados
They're kissing and hugging tightly
Y yo esperando que me quieras tener
And I'm waiting for you to want me
Uno de nosotros va a rendirse
One of us will give in
Uno va a tener que decidirse
One of us will have to decide
Mientras tu mirada me busca otra vez
While your gaze searches for me again
No me puedo contener
I can't contain myself
Ni un roce y yo queriendo
Not even a touch and I'm wanting
Llenarme de placer
To be filled with pleasure
Ni un roce y yo soñando
Not even a touch and I'm dreaming
Con lo que pueda ser
About what could happen
Ni un roce y yo buscando
Not even a touch and I'm searching
En mi boca tu sabor
For your taste in my mouth
Ni un roce y yo queriendo
Not even a touch and I'm wanting
Hacerme el amor
To make love to myself
Ni un roce y tú queriendo
Not even a touch and you're wanting
Ni un roce y yo queriendo
Not even a touch and I'm wanting
(Llenarme de placer)
(To be filled with pleasure)
Mucho placer
So much pleasure
Enamorada de ti
In love with you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANA GABRIEL, MIHAIL PLOPSCHI, PAULO MASSADAS, IVANILTON DE SOUZA LIMA, SANDRA RIOS BEM
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@cristobalalbertosegurapena4403
Claro que habemos hombres escuchando esta hermosa perla de canción que aún vivimos muy enamorados de esa preciosa e inolvidable mujer que todavía llevamos en nuestra mente y corazón hasta el último suspiro de nuestras vidas
@hollmanpantoja8166
Exactamente así es, hasta el último suspiro
@ayrojhocerquirozcarrillo3991
❤ canciones que nos gusta a los hombres pero la escuchamos a escondida jajaja canción hermosa
@GCh-tu3uw
Por qué tendrías que escucharla a escondidas?
@sudelpiln.elgueta1013
Esto es música, no las porquerías vulgares de hoy.
@alcuesta2899
SIIII
@danimart69
Tienes toda la razon, pura basura de musica hacen ahora. Ana Gabriel es una de las mejores artistas. No me canso de oir sus rolas.
@DELORDTAMPS
asi es.. esta es hermosa musica y su letra es preciosa tmb! =)
@alexanderrosario2643
Estoy de acuerdo contigo😌
@Nelson_S_Betancourt_
😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 totalmente de acuerdo contigo