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Dreaming of You

ވިކިޕީޑިއާ، މިނިވަން އެކުމާފާނުން

en Dreaming of You is sthe sixth and final studio album and second posthumous album by Mexican American Tejano pop singer Selena, released on July 18, 1995, by EMI Records and EMI Latin. The album was re-released on September 24, 2002, as part of the 20 Years of Music Collection series, with extra tracks, music videos, and spoken liner notes by her family, friends, and her former band.[1] Dreaming of You is known as a double album with previously unreleased English and Spanish language tracks and previously released tracks that were given a Caribbean remix with dance hall and reggae.[1] The first half of the album incorporates slow and mid-tempo R&B ballads and pop songs, while the rest of the album incorporates Latin-inflected grooves.

Debuting at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, it sold more than 331,000 units in its first week. Selena was the first Hispanic singer to have an album, mostly in Spanish, to debut at number 1. Dreaming of You was the fastest-selling album, only behind, Michael Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I.[2][3] The album was among the "top ten best-selling debuts of all time" and among the "best-selling debuts for a female artist".[4] On its release date, the album sold over 175,000 copies, a record for a female pop singer.[5] EMI Records believed the album actually sold over 700,000 copies the first week, because Billboard did not include discount stores or small shops specializing in Latin music. Critics gave the album mixed to positive reviews, with many of them stating that Dreaming of You was not Selena's peak as an artist. Her previous record, Amor Prohibido, was considered a more consistent release and a good introduction to her work. Dreaming of You was commercially successful, selling over 2,000,000 copies in its first year.[6]

When it debuted in July 1995, Dreaming of You became Selena's sixth album in the top ten of Billboard Top 50 Latin Albums at that time.[4] Dreaming of You became the highest ranking Spanish language album to chart on the Billboard Top Latin Albums.[7]

The album spawned several singles. Some were released in both the United States and internationally, while others were released for promotional purposes. The two lead singles from Dreaming of You, "I Could Fall in Love" and the title track, charted in over six music categories on Billboard. "I Could Fall in Love" peaked at number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart, while "Dreaming of You" peaked number-twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100. "Captive Heart", "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)", "El Toro Relajo", "Tú Sólo Tú", and "I'm Getting Used To You" were released as promotional singles. "I'm Getting Used To You" peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. "Tú Sólo Tú" peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Tracks and Regional Mexican Songs charts.

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Album Credits". Amazon.com. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  2. Burr, Ramiro (26 March 2005). Still In Love With Selena. Bilboard (Media notes). Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  3. Thompson, Gale. "Selena – Biography". Gale.com. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Lannert, John (24 September 2010). The Selena Phenomenon. 2 September 1995 (Media notes). Billboard. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  5. Richard Harrington (1995). "Selena: Numero uno--Slain Tejano singer's album tops pop chart". The Washington Post. Katharine Weymouth. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  6. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Dreaming of You album review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  7. Mayfield, Geoff (2003). "Over The Counter". Billboard. 115 (23): 84.