List Of Songs Written By Ricky Vela
In 1993, Vela wrote "Tu Robaste Mi Corazon", a duet with Selena featuring Emilio Navaira for the singer's Selena Live! album. Vela also wrote "No Debes Jugar" for Selena Live!; the song peaked at number three on the Hot Latin Songs chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) which denotes 60,000 units consisting of sales and on-demand streaming. For Selena's Amor Prohibido (1994), Vela wrote or cowrote "El Chico del Apartamento 512", "Tus Desprecios", "Ya No", "Fotos y Recuerdos", and "No Me Queda Más". "No Me Queda Más" peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart, it became the most successful US Latin single of 1995. Singer-songwriter Chrissie Hynde initially prevented the band from releasing "Fotos y Recuerdos" after she found out it sampled her "Back on the Chain Gang" (1983) single. She eventually allowed the band to include it on Amor Prohibido after Vela provided an English-language translation of the track for Hynde. "Fotos y Recuerdos" peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart following the shooting death of Selena on March 31, 1995. Vela remained an active presence in the music industry and provided songs he wrote to various artists, with his final songwriting credit "Contigo" which was written for Kumbia Kings in 2003. The track "Lo Dejo Solo" which was penned by Vela in 1986 was shelved and remained unreleased until 2006 on the posthumously released Classic Series, Vol. I.
Songs
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‡ | Indicates song written solely by Ricky Vela |