Dreaming of You

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Dreaming of You
Studio album by Selena
Released	July 18, 1995 (US)
Recorded	1994/1995
Genre	Tejano/Latin Pop/Pop
Length	??:??
Label	EMI
Producer(s)	Abraham Quintanilla III
Professional reviews
All Music Guide
Selena chronology
12 Super Exitos (1994)	Dreaming of You (1995)	Exitos Y Recuerdos (1996)

Dreaming of You was the last studio album recorded by Selena. It was first released in 1995 after her death, and re-released in 2002.

Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Chart Position 4 Singles released 5 Certifications

[edit] History

The album showcased Selena's talents as a performer, as well as how she was able to perform at ease at diverse musical genres. Dreaming of You was to have been the album that would bring Selena to the mainstream market that was always her goal. The album was released by EMI in 39 countries around the world.

For this album, Selena collaborated with some of several producers and writers. Songs like "Dreaming of You", written by Frank Golde and Tom Snow and "I Could Fall In Love" written by Keith Thomas became modest hits in Mainstream and Latin radio stations all over the U.S. and Latin America which can still be heard. Dreaming of You, sold 175,000 copies on the day it was released, July 18. It made number 1 on Billboard's pop chart on the CD's debut week, selling more than 331,000 copies. making Selena the fastest selling Latin female artist of all time and the only one to debut at #1. EMI Latin's president estimated that the album actually sold more than 700,000 copies the first week because Billboard's does not include discount stores and many small shops specializing in Latin music. The album has since sold around 5 million copies since its 1995 release. Well received by critics and fans the album can be described as two mini-albums one with new unreleased English tracks and the other into Selenas most current and memorable hits like Amor Prohibido, Como La Flor and Bidi Bidi Bom Bom. Dreaming of you solidified Selena an artist around the world proclaimed by Billboard Magazine as the Artist of the Decade. Selena's legacy can easly be described like those of legends Elvis, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain and Tupac Shakur thout the controversary with continuous album sales and commercial hit even in death. A feat that can be described as remarkable .

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Could Fall In Love" (Keith Thomas)
2. "Captive Heart" (Mark Goldenberg & Kit Hain)
3. "I'm Getting Used To You" (Diane Warren)
4. "God's Child" (Baila Conmigo) (Quintanilla-Perez and David Byrne)
5. "Dreaming of You" (Franne Golde and Tom Snow)
6. "Missing My Baby" (A.B. Quintanilla III)
7. "Amor Prohibido" (Quintanilla III & Astudillo)
8. "Dondequiera Que Estes (Wherever You Are)"(Duet with the Barrio Boyzz) (remix) (Porter & M. Flores)
9. "Techno Cumbia" (Quintanilla III & Astudillo)
10. "El Toro Relajo" (Felipé Bernejo)
11. "Como La Flor" (Quintanilla III & Astudillo)
12. "Tù Solo Tù" (Felipé Valdés Leal)
13. "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" (remix) (Quintanilla-Perez & Astudillo)

[edit] Chart Position

U.S. Billboard 200
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
Position	1	1	5	5	7	2	4	3
Sales	331,000	203,475	131,063	114,192	167,168	157,000	243,000	273,865
Total	331,000	534,475	665,538	779,730	946,898	1,103,898	1,346,898	1,620,763

[edit] Singles released

1. "I Could Fall In Love"
2. "Dreaming of You"
3. "I'm Getting Used To You"
4. "Tú Solo Tú"
5. "Techno Cumbia"

[edit] Certifications

Note: Certifications are based on the number of shipped copies and not the number of copies sold.

Country	Certification
USA	8x Platinum