List of songs recorded by Selena explained

American singer Selena has recorded material for her five studio albums and has collaborated with other artists for duets and featured songs on their respective albums and charity singles. Her six indie label albums—Selena y Los Dinos (1984), Alpha (1986), Muñequito de Trapo (1986), And the Winner Is... (1987), Preciosa (1988), and Dulce Amor (1988)—were released prior to signing a recording contract with EMI Latin, who billed Selena as a solo artist despite her Los Dinos band's involvement in her releases. Most of these songs were written by the singer's father and manager Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. and from local Tejano music songwriters. Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla became her principal record producer and songwriter by 1989, though he fought to remain in this position with the release of Selena's self-titled debut album with EMI Latin. The company insisted on a Grammy Award-winning songwriter for Selena, Abraham went into an agreement that if A.B. failed to produce a successful album they would then collectively be in favor of a Grammy Award-winning producer for her next recording. Selena spawned three singles; "Contigo Quiero Estar", "Mentiras", and a Spanish-language cover of Kyu Sakamoto's 1960s Japanese song "Sukiyaki". Her Los Dinos band—newcomers Pete Astudillo, Joe Ojeda, and veteran Ricky Vela—were involved in the writing process for Selena's debut album.

EMI Latin allowed A.B. to remain the singer's producer and songwriter for Ven Conmigo (1990) after her first recording enjoyed moderate success. Six out of the ten songs on the album were written by her band. Local songwriter Johnny Herrera contributed to three tracks, including "Aunque No Salga el Sol" which was originally intended for Lisa Lopez. Vela wanted Selena to record Juan Gabriel's "Yo Me Voy" after listening to Rocío Dúrcal's version of the song. "Baila Esta Cumbia", the second single released from Ven Conmigo, was written by A.B. and Astudillo following a concert in West Texas. In 1991, Selena recorded a duet with Salvadoran singer Alvaro Torres on "Buenos Amigos", a song he wrote after attending one of her concerts. Entre a Mi Mundo (1992), Selena's third studio album, were written entirely by her band. It included the band's most innovative sound, at the time. "¿Qué Creias?", an unapologetic mariachi "kiss-off anthem", was written by A.B. and Astudillo, who co-wrote as a pair on most of the recordings on the album. Selena was credited as co-writer for "Ámame" and "Como la Flor", the latter became the singer's signature song. In Live! (1993), three out of the eleven songs were new studio recordings; "No Debes Jugar", "La Llamada", and "Tú Robaste Mi Corazón" (a duet with American singer Emilio Navaira), all of which were written by the band.

Selena was featured on the Barrio Boyzz 1994 single "Donde Quiera Que Estés", which was written by K. C. Porter, Miguel Flores, and Desmond Child. Finding it challenging to write another successful song following "Como la Flor", A.B. enlisted Vela and Astudillo with writing Amor Prohibido (1994); the singer's fourth studio album. Amor Prohibido is considered to be Selena's best work and her band's "crowning achievement". The album was supported with the title track "Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "No Me Queda Más", and "Fotos y Recuerdos" as singles. The latter samples the Pretenders 1982 song "Back on the Chain Gang", while "Cobarde" was written by José Luis Borrego. On March 31, 1995, Selena was shot and killed by her friend and former manager of her boutiques. At the time of her death, Selena was working on a crossover into American pop music. Keith Thomas wrote "I Could Fall in Love", the lead single from her Dreaming of You (1995) album which were released posthumously. The titular track "Dreaming of You" was written by Franne Golde and Tom Snow, while Diane Warren wrote "I'm Getting Used to You" and Kit Hain wrote "Captive Heart". Selena's posthumous output includes the releases of the intended songs for the Don Juan DeMarco soundtrack: "Tú Sólo Tú" (a Pedro Infante cover), "El Toro Relajo", and "Siempre Hace Frio". The soundtrack album to the biopic film Selena, included songs written by her band, Norman Saleet, Pamela Phillips Oland, Frederick Perren, Dino Fekaris, Steve Greenberg, Paul Jabara, Van McCoy, Donna Summer, and Giorgio Moroder. Selena's charity effort, "A Boy Like That" was posthumously released to help raise funds for HIV/AIDS patients. "Con Tanto Amor Medley", a mash-up of "Como la Flor", "Amor Prohibido", and "Si Una Vez", was released as a single in 2002. Selena's last recording, "Puede Ser", was released in 2004 and is a duet with Nando "Guero" Dominguez, which was written by Selena's widower Chris Perez., some songs recorded by Selena remain unreleased or were unofficially digitally released by her family.

Songs

Key
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Song!scope="col"
Writer(s)AlbumYear
scope=row "Acuerdate de Mi"A.B. QuintanillaAnd the Winner Is...1987
scope=row"Always Mine"A.B. Quintanilla Dulce Amor1988
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Ámame" Selena Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Entre a Mi Mundo1992
scope=row"Ámame, Quiéreme"
A.B. QuintanillaSelena1989
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Amor Prohibido" Selena Quintanilla
A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Amor Prohibido1994
scope=row"Are You Ready to Be Loved?" A.B. Quintanilla
Pamela Phillips Oland
2015
scope=row"Aunque No Salga el Sol" Johnny HerreraVen Conmigo1990
scope=row"Besitos"A.B. Quintanilla Selena1989
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""A Boy Like That" Leonard Bernstein
Stephen Sondheim
Songs of West Side Story1996
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Baila Esta Cumbia" A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Ven Conmigo1990
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" Selena Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Amor Prohibido1994
scope=row"Brindis de Amor"Juan H. BarrónMuñequito de Trapo1986
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Buenos Amigos"
Alvaro TorresNada Se Compara Contigo1991
scope=row"Call Me"A.B. Quintanilla Selena y Los Dinos1984
scope=row"Captive Heart"Kit Hain
Mark Goldenberg
Dreaming of You1995
scope=row"Cariño, Cariño Mio"A.B. Quintanilla Dulce Amor1988
scope=row"Cariño Mio"Ricky VelaPreciosa1988
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Cien Años" Fuentes CervantesPreciosa1988
scope=row"Cobarde"José Luis BorregoAmor Prohibido1994
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Como la Flor" A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Selena Quintanilla
Entre a Mi Mundo1992
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Con Tanto Amor Medley" A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Ones2002
scope=row"Cómo Quisiera"A.B. Quintanilla
Ricky Vela
Preciosa1988
scope=row"Como Te Quiero"Ricky VelaPreciosa1988
scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff""Con Esta Copa" Johnny HerreraAlpha1986
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Contigo Quiero Estar" Alejandro MontealegreSelena1989
scope=row"Corazón Abandonado"Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.And the Winner Is...1987
scope=row"Corazóncito"A.B. Quintanilla
Manny Guerra
Alpha1986
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Costumbres" Juan GabrielDulce Amor1988
scope=row"Cruzare La Montaña"Juan H. BarrónSelena y Los Dinos1984
scope=row"Cuando Nadie Te Quiera"José Alfredo JiménezAnd the Winner Is...1987
scope=row"Dame Tu Amor"Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.Alpha1986
scope=row"Dame Un Beso" A.B. Quintanilla
Ricky Vela
Alpha1986
scope=row"Después de Enero"Johnny HerreraVen Conmigo1990
scope=row"Diferentes"Juan GabrielMuñequito de Trapo1986
scope=row"Dime"A.B. QuintanillaDulce Amor1988
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Disco Medley: I Will Survive/Funkytown/Last Dance/The Hustle/On the Radio" Frederick Perren
Dino Fekaris
Steve Greenberg
Paul Jabara
Van McCoy
Donna Summer
Giorgio Moroder
Selena: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack1997
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Donde Quiera Que Estés"
K. C. Porter
Miguel Flores
Desmond Child
Donde Quiera Que Estés1994
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Dreaming of You" Dreaming of You1995
scope=row"Dulce Amor" A.B. Quintanilla Dulce Amor1988
scope=row"El Chico del Apartamento 512" A.B. Quintanilla
Ricky Vela
Amor Prohibido1994
scope=row"El Ramalazo"Tomás MéndezMuñequito de Trapo1986
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""El Toro Relajo" Felipe BermejoDreaming of You1995
scope=row"Enamorada de Ti" (Daniela Romo Cover) (1986 Song)Daniela Romo
Danilo Vaona
Muñequito de Trapo1986
scope=row"Enamorada de Ti" (1990 Song)A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Ven Conmigo1990
scope=row"Estoy Contigo"A.B. QuintanillaMis Primeros Exitos1990
scope=row "Feelings"Morris Albert
Louis Gasté
Through the Years / A Traves de los Años2007
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Fotos y Recuerdos" Chrissie Hynde
Ricky Vela
Amor Prohibido1994
scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff""Give Me One More Chance" Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.Selena y Los Dinos1984
scope=row"God's Child (Baila Conmigo)"
David Byrne
Selena Quintanilla
Dreaming of You1995
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""I Could Fall in Love" Keith ThomasDreaming of You1995
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""I'm Getting Used to You" Diane WarrenDreaming of You1995
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Is It the Beat?" Pamela Phillips Oland
A.B. Quintanilla
Selena: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack1997
scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff""La Bamba" Beau RyanAnd the Winner Is...1987
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""La Carcacha" A.B. Quintanilla Entre a Mi Mundo1992
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""La Llamada" A.B. QuintanillaSelena Live!1993
scope=row"La Mirada"Juan H. BarrónMuñequito de Trapo1986
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""La Tracalera" Johnny Herrera Ven Conmigo1990
scope=row"La Puerta Se Cerró"A.B. Quintanilla Dulce Amor1988
scope=row"Las Cadenas"A.B. Quintanilla
Ricky Vela
Entre a Mi Mundo1992
scope=row"Lo Tanto Que Te Quiero"Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.Selena y Los Dinos1984
scope=row"Lo Dejo Solo"Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.Classic Series, Vol. 12007
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Mentiras" A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Selena1989
scope=row"Missing My Baby"A.B. Quintanilla Entre a Mi Mundo1992
scope=row"Muñequito de Trapo"A.B. QuintanillaMuñequito de Trapo1986
scope=row style="background-color:#ced343""My Love" Selena QuintanillaSelena1989
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""No Debes Jugar" A.B. Quintanilla Selena Live!1993
scope=row"No Lloras Más Corazón"A.B. Quintanilla Dulce Amor1988
scope=row"No Puedo Estar Sin Ti"Rick Longoria 1983
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""No Me Queda Más" Ricky Vela
A.B. Quintanilla
Amor Prohibido1994
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""No Quiero Saber" A.B. QuintanillaVen Conmigo1990
scope=row"No Te Vayas"A.B. QuintanillaSelena1989
scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff""Only Love" Robbie Buchanan
Mark Spiro
Siempre Selena1996
scope=row style="background-color:#ced343""Oh No (I'll Never Fall in Love Again)" Selena Quintanilla
A.B. Quintanilla
2015
scope=row"Pa' Qué Me Sirve La Vida"Jesús MongeAlpha1986
scope=row"Pensando En Ti"Ricky VelaAlpha1986
scope=row"Pero Como Te Ha Ido"Johnny HerreraAlpha1986
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Puede Ser"
Ricky Vela
Chris Perez
Momentos Intimos2004
scope=row"Qué"A.B. QuintanillaDulce Amor1988
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""¿Qué Creias?" A.B. QuintanillaEntre a Mi Mundo1992
scope=row"Quiero Ser"A.B. Quintanilla Selena1989
scope=row"Quisiera Darte"Ricky VelaDulce Amor1988
scope=row"Rama Caida"Juan H. BarrónMuñequito de Trapo1986
scope=row"Sabes"Ricky VelaPreciosa1988
scope=row"Salta La Ranita"Victor H. GarzaAnd the Winner Is...1987
scope=row"Sentimientos"Al HurricaneAlpha1986
scope=row"Se Acabo Aquel Amor"Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.Selena y Los Dinos1984
scope=row"Si La Quieres"Ricky VelaEntre a Mi Mundo1992
scope=row"Si Una Vez" A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Amor Prohibido1994
scope=row"Siempre Estoy Pensando en Ti"
A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Entre a Mi Mundo1992
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Siempre Hace Frio" Cuco SanchezSiempre Selena1996
scope=row"Soy Amiga"Ricky VelaAlpha1986
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Sukiyaki" Rokusuke Ei
Hachidai Nakamura
Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.
Pete Astudillo
Selena1989
scope=row"Te Amo Solo A Ti"E.J. LedesmaAnd the Winner Is...1987
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Techno Cumbia" A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Amor Prohibido1994
scope=row"Tengo Ganas de Llorar"A.B. Quintanilla
Ricky Vela
Selena1989
scope=row"Terco Corazon"A.B. QuintanillaPreciosa1988
scope=row"Tres Dias"Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.Selena y Los Dinos1984
scope=row"Tu Eres"A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Selena1989
scope=row"Tus Desprecios"A.B. Quintanilla
Ricky Vela
Amor Prohibido1994
scope=row"Tu No Sabes"Ricky VelaAnd the Winner Is...1987
scope=row"Tú Robaste Mi Corazón"
A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Selena Live!1993
scope=row"Tú Solamente Tú"PendingSelena y Los Dinos1984
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Tú Sólo Tú" Felipe Valdés LealDreaming of You1995
scope=row"Ven Conmigo"A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Ven Conmigo1990
scope=row"Ven A Verme"Ricky VelaAnd the Winner Is...1987
scope=row"Vuelve a Mi"A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Entre a Mi Mundo1992
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Where Did the Feeling Go?" Norman SaleetSelena: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack1997
scope=row"Wherever You Are (Donde Quiera Que Estés)"
K. C. Porter
Miguel Flores
Desmond Child
Dreaming of You1995
scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff""Ya Lo Se Que Tu Te Vas" Juan GabrielSelena y Los Dinos1984
scope=row"Ya No"A.B. Quintanilla
Ricky Vela
Amor Prohibido1994
scope=row"Ya Se Va" Jorge Antonio RamírezSelena y Los Dinos1984
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Ya Ves" A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Ven Conmigo1990
scope=row"Yo Fui Aquella"A.B. Quintanilla Preciosa1988
scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff""Yo Me Voy" Juan GabrielVen Conmigo1990
scope=row"Yo Te Amo"
A.B. Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Ven Conmigo1990
scope=row"Yo Te Dare"A.B. QuintanillaAnd the Winner Is...1987
scope=row"Yo Te Sigo Queriendo"A.B. Quintanilla
Ricky Vela
Entre a Mi Mundo1992

Unreleased songs

Song!scope="col"
Writer(s)Intended AlbumYear
scope=row "Cien Libras de Arcilla"Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.1983
scope=row "No Me Quieres Tanto"
Rafael HernándezDon Juan DeMarco: The Original Motion Picture 1994
scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff" "Si Quieres Verme Llorar" Johnny Herrera1983
scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff""Sweet Dreams" Don Gibson1983
scope=row "Tomorrow's Rains Fall Today (In the Twilight of My Sorrow)"Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.
Johnny Herrera
1983
scope=row style="background-color:#bbddff""You Needed Me" Randy Goodrum1983

See also

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