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.
Obsesión
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Ya no dejo de pensar en ti
Qué voy hacer
Si te quiero sólo para mi
Estoy aquí
Te recuerdo por mi habitación
Tenerte a ti
Poder respirar
El aire que resbala por tu piel
Sumergirme en tu mar, empaparme de ti
Escaparme por tu ser
Darte mil besos
Desafiando el deseo
Devorarte de nuevo
Hasta saciarme de ti
Dibujando tu cuerpo
Desatando tus sueños
Derretirme en el fuego
Que me das tan sólo con tu amor
Oh, oh, oh
Tan sólo con tu amor
Buscándote
Tras la sombra de mi soledad
Deseándote
Se desboca el corazón por verte ya
Estoy aquí
Te recuerdo por mi habitación
Tenerte a ti
Es el sueño que robó mi corazón
Donde me lleva la obsesión
De cobijarme con tu piel
Estoy muriendo por tener
Todo el perfume de tu amor
Darte mil besos
Desafiando el deseo
Devorarte de nuevo
Hasta saciarme de ti
Dibujando tu cuerpo
Desatando tus sueños
Derretirme en el fuego
Que me das con tu amor
Dibujando tu cuerpo
Desatando tus sueños
Derretirme en el fuego
Que me das tan sólo con tu amor
Oh, oh
Tan sólo con tu amor
Tan sólo con tu amor
The song "Obsesión" by Ana Gabriel is about a woman who is deeply in love with a man to the point that it has become an obsession for her. The lyrics express her intense desire to be with him, to breathe the air that touches his skin, to be immersed in him and escape through him. She dreams of having him only for herself and giving him a thousand kisses, devouring him again and again until she is satisfied. The woman's passion for him is so strong that it has taken over her life and she cannot stop thinking about him.
Throughout the song, the woman is searching for the man, hoping to see him and feel his touch. She reminisces about him in her room and imagines what it would be like to have him. For her, the idea of being with him has consumed her entirely, and it is all that she can think about. She is willing to do whatever it takes to be with him and have the "perfume of his love."
Overall, "Obsesión" is a passionate song that describes a woman's love that has turned into an all-consuming obsession. Ana Gabriel's powerful vocals add depth and intensity to the lyrics, making it a memorable and emotional piece.
Line by Line Meaning
Te quiero ver
I long to see you
Ya no dejo de pensar en ti
I can't stop thinking about you
Qué voy hacer
What am I going to do
Si te quiero sólo para mi
If I want you only for myself
Estoy aquí
I'm here
Te recuerdo por mi habitación
I remember you in my room
Tenerte a ti
To have you
Es el sueño que se ha vuelto una obsesión
It's the dream that has become an obsession
Poder respirar
To be able to breathe
El aire que resbala por tu piel
The air that slides over your skin
Sumergirme en tu mar, empaparme de ti
Submerging myself in your sea, soaking myself in you
Escaparme por tu ser
To escape through your being
Darte mil besos
To give you a thousand kisses
Desafiando el deseo
Defying desire
Devorarte de nuevo
To devour you again
Hasta saciarme de ti
Until I am satisfied with you
Dibujando tu cuerpo
Drawing your body
Desatando tus sueños
Unleashing your dreams
Derretirme en el fuego
Melting in the fire
Que me das tan sólo con tu amor
That you give me with your love alone
Buscándote
Looking for you
Tras la sombra de mi soledad
Behind the shadow of my loneliness
Deseándote
Desiring you
Se desboca el corazón por verte ya
My heart races to see you now
Es el sueño que robó mi corazón
It's the dream that stole my heart
Donde me lleva la obsesión
Where the obsession takes me
De cobijarme con tu piel
To be wrapped in your skin
Estoy muriendo por tener
I'm dying to have
Todo el perfume de tu amor
All the perfume of your love
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Tan sólo con tu amor
With your love alone
Tan sólo con tu amor
With your love alone
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KIKE SANTANDER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Stelivan GPVG
Mi madre me llevaba a una discoteca que la ponían, que recuerdos!! 🥰
Pepa Marí
Ana, eres una artista 10, tú voz y la canción, me encanta,,,eres muy buena artista,👍👍👏👏🇪🇸🇪🇸
GRG ESP
Brutal, la musica, la letra y como canta ésta mujer...
Todo un clásico...
Canciones que perduran...
chelsi victoria Mojica
Que loco ere tu
chelsi victoria Mojica
Claro no able asi de ella ella cana mas mejor que tu
ivangalvangarcia1985
Yo lo llevo escuchando desde que tenía 15 años gracias a mi madre q ponía su CD en casa, hoy tengo 34 y aún sigo escuchándolo. Divina Ana Gabriel!
begoña serrano
@Rocio S ??? Eres...?
Rocio S
@begoña serrano paaaaa
Nerea Nere
Yo tengo 30 y recuerdo que mi madre tenía el casette ajja
ivangalvangarcia1985
@Victor Garcia noo, hace 10 años q me independice