While the song sticks to a standard pop structure, Gomez’s presence on “A Year Without Rain” is compelling enough to separate the singer from other Disney-groomed pop stars. Explore Explore ...

Then again, every musician should hope to write a song they could be “reduced” to that’s as versatile yet inseparable from their identity as “Purple Rain” — a pop song with a gospel ...

“I face the barren waste without the taste of water ... Sure, this is more a kiss-off to ex-husband Nick Cannon than a plea for rain in a drought year. But we haven’t had a good dance song on this mix ...

The album boasts songs like the plaintive A Year Without Rain may be more subdued, but its beauty impressed Selena enough to make it the title track. Selena slows things down in Ghost of You ...