The album marked the beginning of her international stardom, with its first single, "¡Ay, Amor!

It became a huge success, being Gabriel's first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs, topping the chart for fourteen weeks,[1] and eventually ending as the best-performing Latin single of 1988.

It reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs,[1] and hit the top-ten in her native Mexico.

[5] Another track, "Amor", though it wasn't released as a single, was an unexpected success in Paraguay, where it reached number one.

[6] Tracks:[7] Pecado Original reached number three on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart.