Dreaming of You (album)

Dreaming of You is the last studio album by American singer Selena. It reached 1995, the top of the Billboard 200

History

After the success of the album Amor Prohibido the Spanish-speaking American planned with Mexican roots breakthrough in the United States with an English eingesungenen album. The English-language songs were composed by, among others, by Diane Warren, David Byrne, Keith Thomas and Tom Snow.

The album contains the English titles except two classic mariachi numbers and the bilingual duet God 's Child ( Baila Conmigo ) with David Byrne. The song was used by Michael Kamen Don Juan DeMarco for the film, in which Quintanilla -Perez had a minor role. The rest of the album consists of remixes of Selena's Latin American pop songs. The singer was shot in March 1995, even during production, after an argument.

Title list

Chart success and Certification

In February 2010, the RIAA certified gold record.

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic assigns an album pick and thinks that Selena could sing ballads as well as pop songs. He considers the album a " powerful - and touching - legacy of their talent " ("a powerful - and touching - testament to her talents" )