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.
Y Tu No Estas
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Siento que tu amor no es cierto, solo estás jugando
Tu distancia me lastima y cada vez te quiero mucho más
Antes o después de ti, no tengo más
Ay, cuánto tiempo ha de pasar
Ay, este amor me va a matar
Y es que tú no te imaginas
El dolor me vuelve endeble
No puedo más
Siempre con mi amor a cuestas, tú no entiendes nada
Sola y sin que tú me escuches cuando estoy llorando
Tu silencio va conmigo y solo estoy llamándote, mi amor
Pero nadie me responde, tú no estás
Ay, cuánto tiempo ha de pasar
Ay, este amor me va a matar
Y es que tú no te imaginas
Cómo cambio si no estás
El dolor me vuelve endeble
No puedo más
Ay, cuánto tiempo ha de pasar
Ay, este amor me va a matar
Y es que tú no te imaginas
Cómo cambio si no estás
El dolor me vuelve endeble
No puedo más
In the song "Y tu no estas" (And You're Not Here), Ana Gabriel sings about a love that she feels is not reciprocated. She remains silent and doesn't ask for anything, but she feels that the love she receives from her partner is not sincere. She believes that he is only playing games with her and the distance between them hurts her deeply. Nevertheless, she finds herself wanting him more and more, despite knowing that she cannot have him. In the chorus, she expresses how much this love is hurting her and how she feels like she cannot go on without him. She carries her love for him with her, but he doesn't seem to understand her feelings or notice her pain. She feels alone and helpless, but she still calls out to him in the hopes that he will hear her.
The song captures the feeling of unrequited love and the pain that comes with it. The lyrics paint a picture of someone who desperately wants to be with someone, but that person doesn't feel the same way. Ana Gabriel's delivery of the song captures the raw emotion of the lyrics and makes it easy to see why this song has resonated with so many people.
Line by Line Meaning
Siempre permanezco callada no reclamo nada
I choose to stay quiet and not complain, because I feel like your love is not real and you're just playing games.
Siento que tu amor no es cierto, solo estas jugando
I sense that your love is not genuine and that you're just toying with my feelings.
Tu distancia me lastima y cada vez te quiero mucho más
Your distance hurts me, but it only makes me love you more and more.
Antes o después de ti no tengo más.
Without you, I have nothing before or after you.
Ay cuanto tiempo ha de pasar
Oh, how much time must pass?
Ay este amor me va a matar
Oh, this love is going to kill me.
Y es que tú no te imaginas, como cambio si no estas
You have no idea how much I change when you're not here.
El dolor me vuelve endeble no puedo mas.
The pain makes me weak, I can't take it anymore.
Siempre con mi amor a cuestas, tú no entiendes nada
I carry my love for you everywhere, but you don't understand anything.
Sola y sin que tu me escuches cuando estoy llorando
I'm alone and you never hear me crying.
Tu silencio va conmigo y solo estoy llamándote mi amor,
Your silence follows me and I keep calling out for you, my love,
pero nadie me responde tu no estas.
but no one answers, you're not there.
El dolor me vuelve endeble no puedo mas
The pain makes me weak, I can't take it anymore.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ana Gabriel
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@carmenarechiga9183
Es imposible no derramar una lagrima 😢al escuchar 🎧 el sentimiento de esta Reyna Ana Gabriel 😞🎶💔🍻🥂
@carmenarechiga9183
Usted es la Reyna única en cualquier género músical,al son que le toquen lo hace perfecto 👌 🎶🎶🥂🥂Ana Gabriel la Reyna aunque pase y pase el tiempo ⏱ 🎉🎶🎶💔💔🍻👏👏😢😞🥂
@lilianacortes6096
Eres unica ana q voz tan bella la cantante de mi juventud wuaoooooo.q esa cancion me lo dice todo no tengo palabras para decifrar cada letra tan bella 🥺🇨🇺🙏
@dimasduran-we6zn
Hermosas canciones
@soniagiovanetti
Que sutileza para cantar,me encanta!!!💓😘✈️🇦🇷👑💞🎼🎵🎶🎵🎶🤩😍😘👏👏👏👏
@araceliflores9035
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@albita2121
UN ABRAZO AMADA ANA G. TODA AMERICA TE AMA...⚘⚘
HICIMOS BIÈN QUERERTE..
HICIMOS BIEN QUERERTE....
AHIIÌ QUE NO SE MUERA EL AMOR...
@mayitarosero2241
Linda melodía me encanta🎼🎶🎵🎧🎹
Única Ana Gabriel saludos desde la.Ciudad de Esmeraldas🌴
@luciajelves7252
💝 Divina ella y la canción. Hermosa interpretación. Única en todas sus formas. Una gran artista😋