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.
Que Puedes Hacer Por Mi
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Ni como explicarte
Las ganas que siento
De estarme contigo
Y cuando te tengo muy cerca
No puedo evitar
Que quiera besar
El amanecer
Me envuelve una ola de ti
Y cuando en verdad
No escucho tu voz
Ni se donde estas
Pregunto porque
Se vuelven mis días sin metas
Que puedes hacer por mi
Sola no se adonde ir
Mirarte de lejos
Tenerte entre sueños
Y verme perdida sin ti
Que puedes hacer por mi
Sola no se a donde ir
Es justo que entiendas
Que mires y sientas
Que muero en silencio por ti
Sin ti
Mi vida la llenas
De grandes deseos
Y al solo pensarte
Mis días se embriagan
Y cuando te tengo muy cerca
No puedo evitar
Que quiera besar
Tus labios y ver
El amanecer
Me envuelve una ola de ti
Y cuando en verdad
No escucho tu voz
Ni se donde estas
Pregunto porque
Se vuelven mis días sin metas
Que puedes hacer por mi
Sola no se adonde ir
Mirarte de lejos
Tenerte entre sueños
Y verme perdida sin ti
Que puedes hacer por mi
Sola no se a donde ir
Es justo que entiendas
Que mires y sientas
Que muero en silencio por ti
Sin ti
In the song "Que Puedes Hacer Por Mi" by Ana Gabriel, the singer expresses their deep desire and need for their lover. They struggle to find the words to explain the intense feelings they have when they are near the person they love. The singer longs to be with the object of their affection and feels lost and without direction when they are apart. They also express the idea that just thinking of their lover fills their days with passion and desire. The lyrics are a plea for the person they love to understand their needs and to be with them, as they feel incomplete without their presence.
The song captures the depth of emotions that come with being in love and the desperation one can feel when separated from their loved one. It portrays the power that love can have over someone’s life and how it can provide both joy and pain. By asking the question, "What can you do for me?", the singer is asking their lover to recognize and understand their emotional needs and to help them feel complete. Overall, "Que Puedes Hacer Por Mi" is a heartfelt declaration of love and longing.
Line by Line Meaning
No encuentro palabras
I can't find the right words to express myself
Ni como explicarte
I don't know how to explain
Las ganas que siento
The intense desire I have
De estarme contigo
To be with you
Y cuando te tengo muy cerca
And when I have you close
No puedo evitar
I can't help
Que quiera besar
Wanting to kiss you
Tus labios y ver
Your lips and see
El amanecer
The dawn
Me envuelve una ola de ti
A wave of you surrounds me
Y cuando en verdad
And when in truth
No escucho tu voz
I don't hear your voice
Ni se donde estas
And I don't know where you are
Pregunto porque
I ask myself why
Se vuelven mis días sin metas
My days become aimless
Que puedes hacer por mi
What can you do for me
Sola no se adonde ir
I don't know where to go alone
Mirarte de lejos
To look at you from afar
Tenerte entre sueños
To have you in my dreams
Y verme perdida sin ti
And feel lost without you
Es justo que entiendas
It's only fair that you understand
Que mires y sientas
That you look and feel
Que muero en silencio por ti
That I am dying silently for you
Sin ti
Without you
Mi vida la llenas
You fill my life
De grandes deseos
With great desires
Y al solo pensarte
And just by thinking of you
Mis días se embriagan
My days become intoxicated
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANA GABRIEL
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Luis Mugnoz
Me encanta, sólo comentarios positivos y de admiración, ni uno de detractores. Eso se merece esta mujer, llena de talento, una gran voz y versátil para muchos ritmos, y creo que muy carismática también.
Lau Rangel
Todo ese disco Tierra de nadie estaba excelente... letras arreglos música voz... Ana Gabriel eres grande
Silvia Maria Mugica Perez
Hermosa canción. Me llega al alma
luz maria
*MARAVILLOSAAAAAAAAAA CANCION ....ME ENCANTO Y CON TU VOZ HERMOSA MI REINA HERMOSA *ANA GABRIEL* ERES LA MEJOR*
cristina mondragon
hermoso tema como todos los que ella interpreta
Jean marie Paf
La maxima interprete mexicana como ella no hay otra eres unica me enamore de tu voz y tu rostro y figura tus canciones me mmegan al alma por siempre
Ross Med
wow que gran cancion, saludos
Yolanda Alvarez
muy bonitas canciones del ayer
Lilian Carola Diaz Lopez
La mejorrrr
Emoji Potter
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