A Year Without Rain

Chronology: Kiss & Tell, Naturally, A Year Without Rain, When the Sun Goes Down

A Year Without Rain is the third studio album by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene and fourth studio album by Selena Gomez. The album was released on September 17, 2010 via Hollywood Records. For songwriting, staffwritters were hired to write all the lyrics. The band once again worked with writers and producers from their debut, Kiss & Tell such as Rock Mafia duo Tim James, and Antonina Armato, as well as Fefe Dobson, Toby Gad, and Superspy. New contributions came from Kevin Rudolf, Katy Perry, Jonas Jeberg and RedOne among others. Due to the success of their breakout hit, "Naturally", the album draws mainly from dance-pop, rather than the pop rock sound of Kiss & Tell. While making use of the Auto-Tune effect, the album is also electropop, and infuses influences of several other genres, including dancehall, techno, and R&B, among others. According to Gomez, most of the songs on the album are dedicated to the fans, while she wanted content with more melodies and empowering lyrics. Lyrical themes include topics of love, freedom, and the joy of living in the moment. The album has been given mostly positive reviews, with critics noting it as an improvement from the band's debut album. A Year Without Rain debuted in the United States at number four, selling 66,000 copies in its first week.The album has so far spawned two top forty singles in the United States, lead single, "Round & Round", and the title track "A Year Without Rain". In January 2011, the album was certified Gold by RIAA. As of 2012, A Year Without Rain has sold around 700,000 copies in the United States.

List of Songs


 * 1) Round and Round
 * 2) A Year Without Rain
 * 3) Rock God
 * 4) Off the Chain
 * 5) Summer's Not Hot
 * 6) Ghost of You
 * 7) Sick of You
 * 8) Live Like There's no Tomorrow
 * 9) Without Rain
 * 10) Un Año Sin Lluvia
 * 11) Fantasma de Amor
 * 12) Congratulations to me