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), Munequito de Trapo (1987), 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 "Amame" 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.

Released songs

Unreleased Songs

See also 
 Selena singles discography
 Selena albums discography

Notes

References

Bibliography 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Recorded
Selena
다음은 쎌레나의 노래 목록이다.

출시

1978-1980 
 I'm In The Mood For Love
 Si Quieres Verme Llorar
 Tomorrow's Rains Fell Today (In The Twilight Of My Sorrow)

1980-1983 
 Dulces Suenos
 You Needed Me
 Cien Libras De Arcilla
 No Puedo Estar Sin Ti
 Se Acabo El Amor

1984-1988 
 A Million To One
 Acuredate De Mi
 Always Mine
 Aunque No Salga El Sol
 Brindis De Amor
 Call Me
 Carino, Carino Mio
 Carino Mio
 Cien Años
 Como Quisisera
 Como Te Quiero (Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti)
 Con Esta Copa
 Corazoncito
 Costumbres
 Cruzare La Montana
 Cuando Despierto
 Cuando Nadie Te Quiera
 Dame Tu Amor
 Dame Un Beso
 Dejame Volar
 Diferentes
 Dime
 Dulce Amor
 El Ramalazo
 Enamorada de Tí
 Estoy Contigo
 Give Me One More Chance
 La Bamba
 La Mirada
 La Puerta Se Cerro
 La Tracalera
 Lo Tanto Que Te Quiero
 Munequito De Trapo
 No Llores Mas Corazon
 Oh Mama
 Pa'Que Me Sirve La Vida
 Parece Que Va A Llover
 Pensando En Ti
 Pero Como Te Ha'Ido
 Que
 Quisiera Darte
 Rama Caida
 Sabes
 Salta La Ranita
 Se Me Hace
 Sentimentos
 Se Acabo Aquel Amor
 Siempre
 Soy Amiga
 Te Amo Solo A Ti
 Terco Corazon
 Tres Dias
 Tres Veces No
 Tu No Sabes
 Tu, Solamente Tu
 Ven A Verme
 Ya Lo Se Que Tu Te Vas
 Ya Se Va
 Yo Fui Aquella

1989-1992 
 Amame
 Amame, Quiereme
 Baila Esta Cumbia
 Besitos
 Como La Flor
 Contigo Quiero Estar
 Despues De Enero
 Enamorada de Tí (새 버전)
 La Carcacha
 La Tracalera (다시 기록)
 Las Cadenas
 Mentiras
 My Love
 Missing My Baby
 No Quiero Sabe
 No Te Vayas
 Que Creias
 Quiero Ser
 Siempre Estoy Pensando En Ti (와 Pete Astudillo)
 Si La Quieres
 Sukiyaki
 Tengo Ganas De Llorar
 Tu Eres
 Ven Conmigo
 Vuelve A Mi
 Ya Ves
 Yo Me Voy
 Yo Te Amo
 Yo Te Sigo Quierendo

1993-1995 
 Amor Prohibido
 Bidi Bidi Bom Bom
 Captive Heart
 Cobarde
 Dreaming of You
 Donde Quiera Que Estés
 El Chico Del Apartamento 512
 El Toro Relajo
 Fotos y Recuredos
 God's Child (Baila Conmigo))
 I Could Fall in Love
 I'm Getting Used To You
 La Llamada
 No Me Queda Mas
 No Debes Jugar
 Si Una Vez
 Tu Robaste Mi Corazon (와 Emilio Navaira)
 Techno Cumbia
 Tus Desprecios
 Tú Sólo Tú]]
 Wherever You Are (와 The Barrio Boyzz)
 Ya No

공식적으로 출시되지 않은 노래

1996-선물 
 A Boy Like That
 Con Tanto Amor Medley
 Cumbia Medley
 Disco Medley Part. 1
 Disco Medley Part. 2
 Feelings
 Only Love
 Is It The Beat?
 Lo Dejo Solo
 Regresa A Mi
 Siempre Hace Frio
 Puede Ser (와 Nando "Guero" Dominguez)
 Where Did The Feeling Go?

출시되지 않은 
 We Belong Together
 My Girl
 Sin Ti
 Para Morir Iguales
 Gema
 Estoy Perdido
 El Super Frik (원래 "Super Freak"부터 Rick James)
 Lo Que Prometiste
 Somewhere Over The Rainbow
 Reloj Sin Ti

라이브 커버 곡 
 Girlfriend (로 기록 Pebbles)
 Looking For A New Love (로 기록 Jody Watley)
 I Like It (로 기록 The Dinos)
 No More Lies (로 기록 Michel'le)
 Billie Jean(로 기록 마이클 잭슨)
 Everybody Everybody (로 기록 Black Box)
 Juana La Cubana (로 기록 La Pura Sabrosura)
 Sensitivity (로 기록 Ralph Tresvant)
 My Prerogative (로 기록 보비 브라운)
 Total Eclipse Of The Heart (로 기록 Bonnie Tyler)
 When I Think of You (로 기록 자넷 잭슨)

출시되지 않은 살아있는 노래 
 Somos Tejanos (영어 Oscar G 과 Emilio Navaira)
 Little Bidi Bubbles ("Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" 영어)
 Cerca De Ti (영어 Freddy Correa)

참고 문헌

외부 링크 
 음악 사이트
 EMI Latin

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