Destiny's Gate is an album by the American musician Tish Hinojosa, released in 1994.[2][3] Hinojosa intended the album to incorporate "polished" country and pop, while retaining her Rounder Records contract for music that was in the traditional Tex-Mex border style.[4][5]
The album was produced by Hinojosa and Jim Ed Norman.[10] Hinojosa, who wrote all of the songs, sang in Spanish and English.[11][12] Hinojosa was inspired by Linda Ronstadt, and thanked her in the album liner notes.[13]Béla Fleck played banjo on Destiny's Gate.[14] The title song is reprised in Spanish, as an unlisted track.[15]
The Washington Post praised Hinojosa's "rare gift for melody, which gives every song on this new collection a captivating lilt that's perfect for Hinojosa's lovely, relaxed soprano."[18] The Chicago Reader stated that she "shifts seamlessly from folky stuff to jumping honky-tonk romps to cumbias ... and the album frames it all with a gloss that unfortunately renders some of her more delicate ballads a bit syrupy."[19]
Rolling Stone noted that "Hinojosa brings as much conviction to the honky-tonk of 'I'm Not Through Loving You Yet' as she does to her bilingual border balladry."[20] The Calgary Herald concluded that, "though only a few cuts are in Spanish, this first-generation American's sweet, unaffected voice shines best on the cuts in that lyrical language."[11] The Chicago Tribune determined that "whispers of Patsy Cline whisk through 'I'm Not Through Loving You Yet'."[17]
AllMusic wrote: "With a beautiful voice reminiscent of Joan Baez and Emmylou Harris, she seems to have perfected her unique blend of Mexican folk and country music."[16]
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