Dreaming of You had mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who many believed if Selena was alive to further promote the album, that it would have performed better on music charts globally. On the date of release, Dreaming of You sold 175,000 copies, which helped Selena to become the second-fastest selling female artist, behind Janet Jackson. It went on to become the second-highest-selling debut album, behind Michael Jackson. Selena became the first Hispanic singer to have an album, mostly in Spanish, to debut at number one. On March 31, 1995, before Dreaming of You was scheduled to be released, Selena was killed by Yolanda Saldivar, who was a friend and manager of her clothing stores.ĭreaming of You debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, and sold more than 331,000 copies in its first week. While Selena was recording songs, a crossover tour was being planned. The record company wanted to change Selena's musical styles from Tejano to contemporary R&B music. She was partnered with major pop music producers, some of whom were Grammy Award winners. They also believed Selena had reached her peak in the Spanish-language market and they wanted to launch her into a career as an American solo pop artist. They believed she was ready because she had won a Grammy Award and other awards, signed a sponsorship tour with Coca-Cola, dominated the Latin music charts, and expanded the Tejano Music Movement across the United States (the Tejano Music Movement, which was a movement in Texas at the time, helped other people enjoy Tejano music and it becoming a popular trend). The first half of Dreaming of You contains mid- tempo R&B ballads and pop songs, while the rest of Dreaming of You contains Latin music.īy 1993, EMI Latin believed Selena was ready to release a crossover album. Dreaming of You contains unreleased English and Spanish-language songs while also containing previously released songs that were remixed with dance hall and reggae. It was re-released on Septemas part of the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection, which included bonus tracks, music videos and spoken liner notes by her family, friends, and her former band. It was released on Jby EMI Records and EMI Latin.

Released: Janu(Canada and United Kingdom only)ĭreaming of You is the last studio album recorded by American singer Selena.

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