"Siempre hace frío" (It's Always Cold) is a ranchera song written by Mexican singer-songwriter Cuco Sánchez in 1956. Sánchez first recorded it as a 45-rpm single for the Mexican record label Columbia.[1] His recording features guitarist Antonio Bribiesca and harpist Benito Martínez.[1] That same year Flor Silvestre sang it in the film La justicia del gavilán vengador, which was released in 1957.
| "Siempre hace frío" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Cuco Sánchez | |
| A-side | "Un corazón olvidado" |
| Released | 1956 |
| Genre | Ranchera |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Cuco Sánchez |
Around the same time, Verónica Loyo and Amalia Mendoza recorded their own versions with the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán for RCA Víctor.
Linda Ronstadt version
editLinda Ronstadt recorded the song for her album Mas Canciones (1991).
Selena version
edit| "Siempre Hace Frio" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Selena | ||||
| from the album Siempre Selena | ||||
| Released | January 27, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
| Genre | Tejano, Mariachi | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Cuco Sanchez | |||
| Producer(s) | AB Quintanilla III | |||
| Selena singles chronology | ||||
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Selena's version has the title "Siempre Hace Frio" and is the first single released from the Siempre Selena album. The song was recorded in late 1994 for the soundtrack of Don Juan DeMarco (1995). Unused on the soundtrack it was then included on the album Siempre Selena. The song was a hit single. It stayed at #2 on the Hot Latin Tracks Chart for 8 weeks.[citation needed]
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[2] | 2 |
| US Regional Mexican Songs (Billboard)[3] | 2 |
| Mexico Ranchero (El Siglo de Torreón)[4] | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b ""Siempre hace frío" by Cuco Sánchez". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Selena > Chart history > Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Selena > Chart history > Regional Mexican Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Lista de Popularidad". El Siglo de Torreón. December 24, 1996. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.