Contigo Quiero Estar

"Contigo Quiero Estar" (English: "With You, I Want To Be") is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her debut studio album Selena (1989). It was released by EMI Latin on 27 May 1989, as the album's lead single alongside "Quiero Ser". Lyrically, the song explores the narrator's feelings of wanting to be closer romantically with her lover. Composed by Mexican songwriter Alejandro Montealegre, "Contigo Quiero Estar" is a Tejano song with folk and ranchera influences.

Critics gave a mixed reception to the song, with Sally Jacobs of The Boston Globe stating that Selena "made a mistake" with the song. Deborah Vargas wrote in her book that the single "marked the beginning of her [Selena's] international trajectory". "Contigo Quiero Estar" peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in 1989. Many other recording artists have covered the song.

Background and composition

In 1989, Selena signed a recording contract with EMI Latin, and that same year, began recording songs for her debut album with them. According to Selena's record producer—sibling A.B. Quintanilla III—EMI Latin did not want A.B. to produce any songs for Selena's debut album. He explained to an interview with Brian "Red" Moore, a family friend who overshadowed the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection interviews, that the recording company was already gambling on releasing a Latin division, and hesitated any family involvement that could hinder the sales of the album.

El Canto del Loco

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El Canto del Loco (The Singing of the Madman in English) was a Spanish pop rock band, although its members recognize that some of their songs are more in the style of power pop. The name of the band comes from the song El Canto del Gallo by Radio Futura.

The group sometimes known through the abbreviation ECDL was created in 1994 by Dani Martín and Ivan Ganchegui (who left the group in 2002) although the final line up would not come together until years later. Influenced mainly by other Spanish groups from the 1980s and with five studio albums, El Canto del Loco has gone on to sell more than a million albums, making them one of the most successful bands on the Spanish music scene in recent years.

The group announced their separation in 2010 as the members of the group wanted to pursue solo careers.

ECDL received three nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards in the category of "Best Spanish Artist", which they won on two occasions, and they were awarded two Premio Ondas as "Best Live Act" (2004) and "Best Spanish Artist or Group" (2005).

Contigo

Contigo is a 1974 board game designed by Frank Thibault and published by 3M as part of their bookshelf game line. The game is playable by between 2 and 4 players, and is similar to both Mancala and Checkers.

Details

Contigo, the abstract strategy game, takes approximately 45 minutes to play and is suggested for ages 12 and up. It is played by four players according to the original rules, but can still be played with only two.

Contigo has a 6x6 board that is surrounded by pits, much like the ones in the game Mancala. Pebbles are transferred from pit to pit. The number of pebbles in a row/ column/ diagonal's pits controls how the pawns on the board move.

There are two sets of rules used to play Contigo. In the first supplied set, players try to be the first to align four of their pawns in any six space row. The row can be created either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, without opposing pawns between them. In the more advanced set of rules, Contigo becomes a capture game. In this set, the players try to capture their opponents' key pawns.

Quiero

Quiero (Spanish for "I Want") may refer to:

See also

Quiero Estar Contigo

"Quiero Estar Contigo" (Eng.: I Want To Be With You) is the second single of Alejandra Guzmán's twelfth studio album Indeleble. The song was produced by Loris Ceroni and written by Mario Domm, Ettore Grenci and Alejandra Guzmán. The song was not as successful as the singer first single "Volverte a Amar", however it managed to peak within the Top Ten in Mexico, where the ringtone of this single was certified platinum.

Chart performance

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