List of Selena songs

Selena was an American singer–songwriter. She became the "Queen of Tejano music" by the early 1990s.Mitchell, Rick. "Selena". Houston Chronicle, May 21, 1995. Retrieved on February 1, 2008. She had helped the Tejano genre become very popular in the United States. After dominating the Latin music charts, winning every nominated award and signing a tour sponsorship with Coca-Cola, Selena had begun recording songs for a crossover attempt.

Songwriting
She wrote the songs "Always Mine", "My Love" and "Amame".Patoski, p. 44 She co-wrote "Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" and "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)". Her brother, A.B. Quintanilla III, became the main songwriter for Selena's songs in 1989.Patoski, p. 78 Selena y Los Dinos band members such as Ricky Vela (lead keyboardist) and Pete Astudillo (backup dancer) also wrote some songs for Selena. All the songs that were recorded were on the independent LP records Selena y Los Dinos (1984), The New Girl in Town (1985), Alpha (1986), Muñequito de Trapo (1987), And the Winner Is... (1987), Preciosa (1988) and Dulce Amor (1988). The other recorded songs were on her studio albums, Selena (1989), Ven Conmigo (1990), Entre A Mi Mundo (1992), Selena Live! (1993), Amor Prohibido (1994) and Dreaming of You (1995).Patoski, p. 370

Recording with other artists
Selena also had recorded several duets with other singers. "Buenos Amigos" was a corrido (a Spanish ballad that tells a story) with Salvadorian singer Alvaro Torres.Patoski, p. 82 "Donde Quiera Que Estes" was recorded with the Nuyorican band Barrio Boyzz.Patoski, p. 101 "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)" was a rock-gospel duet that was recorded with former Talking Heads singer David Byrne.Patoski, p. 177 "Puede Ser" had became Selena's final recording, she recorded the song with Puerto Rican-Dominican singer Nando "Guero" Dominguez. Selena had recorded several duets with backup dancer Astudillo as well.

Range of styles
Selena had used polka, jazz fusion and traditional Tejano music in her songs during the 1980s. "My Love" is a freestyle song. Also coming from Selena (1989), "No Te Vayas" is a reggae fusion song. Songs on Ven Conmigo (1990) had more variety than her last album. On Entre A Mi Mundo (1992), the album had more Tejano songs.Richmond, p. 133 "Missing My Baby" is a contemporary R&B song and "¿Qué Creias?" is a mariachi song. On Selena Live! (1993) most of the songs were live versions of the songs that were released before.Richmond, p. 142 There were only three new songs that were in the style of cumbia. On Amor Prohibido (1994), the album had mostly cumbia and Latin dance-pop songs. "No Me Queda Mas" is a power ballad song,Richmond, p. 151 while "Techno Cumbia" had techno fusion mixed with cumbia. "Ya No" is a rock song. On Dreaming of You (1995), most of the songs were pop confessionals and contemporary R&B songs recorded in English.Richmond, p. 174 "Captive Heart" is an Synthpop song; it also has soul music. "I'm Getting Used To You" used baroque– and dream pop music while the songs "El Toro Relajo" and "Tú Sólo Tú" are ranchera songs.

After her death
After Selena was killed in 1995, several songs were released. "Siempre Hace Frio" had a mixture of mariachi and ranchera music and "Only Love" is a pop-confessional. Both of these songs were on Siempre Selena (1996). "A Boy Like That" was a charity song to help AIDS patients; it was also a cover version from the West Side Story movie.Patoski, p. 181 "Where Did the Feeling Go?" is a ballad song, while "Is It the Beat?" is an electronic dance-pop song. The "Disco Medley" is a disco melody song; that contained the "Last Dance", "The Hustle" and "On the Radio" mixed into one song; these songs were originally recorded by Donna Summer ("Last Dance", "On the Radio") and Van McCoy ("The Hustle"). The "Cumbia Medley" is a live cumbia melody song; that contained "Como La Flor", "La Carcacha", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" and "Baila Esta Cumbia" mixed into one song; these songs are on the Selena movie soundtrack (1997). The "Con Tanto Amor Medley" is a ballad melody that contained "Amor Prohibido", "Si Una Vez" and "Como La Flor" mixed into one song; it was featured on Ones (2002). "Puede Ser" is a Spanish rock duet and was featured on Momentos Intimos (2004). "Lo Dejo Solo" is a polka song and was on the Classic Series Vol. 1 album in 2007. There are currently more unreleased songs Selena had recorded. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr, and EMI Latin currently hold the rights to those songs.

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceAcuérdate De MiNoneAnd the Winner Is...A.B. Quintanilla III1987Always MineNoneDulce AmorQuintanilla III1988AmameNoneEntre A Mi MundoRicky Vela, Quintanilla III1992Amame, QuiéremePete AstudilloSelenaQuintanilla III1989Amor ProhibidoNoneAmor ProhibidoSelena, Quintanilla III, Astudillo1994Aunque No Salga El SolNoneThe New Girl in TownManny Guerra 1985Patoski, p. 267

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceBaila Esta CumbiaNoneVen ConmigoQuintanilla III, Astudillo1990BesitosNoneSelenaQuintanilla III1989Bidi Bidi Bom BomNoneAmor ProhibidoSelena, Quintanillla III, Astudillo1994Brindis De AmorNoneMuñequito de TrapoJuan H. Barrón1987Buenos AmigosAlvaro TorresNada Se Compara Contigo (album by Alvaro Torres)Alvaro Torres1991A Boy Like ThatNoneSongs of West Side Story (various artists)Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim1996

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceCall MeNoneSelena y Los DinosQuintanilla III1984Captive HeartNoneDreaming of YouKit Hain, Mark Goldenberg1995Cariño, Cariño MioNoneDulce AmorQuintanilla III1988Cariño MioNonePreciosaVela1988Cien AñosNonePreciosaFuentes Cervantes1991CobardeNoneAmor ProhibidoJosé Luis Borrego1994Como La FlorNoneEntre A Mi MundoQuintanilla III, Astudillo1992Cómo QuisieraNonePreciosaQuintanilla III, Vela1988Cómo Te QuieroNonePreciosaVela1988Con Esta CopaNoneAlphaJohnny Herrera1986Con Tanto AmorNoneOnesQuintanilla III, Astudillo2002Contigo Quiero EstarNoneSelenaAlejandro Montealegre1989Corazón AbandonadoNoneAnd the Winner Is...Abraham Quintanilla Jr1987CorazóncitoNoneAlphaQuintanilla III, Guerra1986CostumbresNoneDulce AmorJuan Gabriel1988Cruzare La MontañaNoneSelena y Los DinosBarrón1984Cuando Nadie Te QuieraNoneAnd the Winner Is...José Alfredo Jiménez1987Cumbia MedleyNoneSelena (soundtrack)Quintanilla III, Astudillo, Vela1997

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceDame Tu AmorNoneAlphaQuintanilla Jr1986Dame Un BesoNoneAlphaQuintanilla III1986Después de EneroNoneVen ConmigoHerrera1990Dejame VolarNoneThe New Girl in TownCarlos Vargas1985NoneMuñequito de TrapoGabriel1987DimeNoneDulce AmorQuintanilla III1988Disco MedleyNoneSelena (soundtrack)Frederick Perren, Dino Fekaris, Steve Greenberg, Paul Jabara, Van McCoy, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder1997Donde Quiera Que EstesBarrio BoyzzDonde Quiera Que Estes (album by Barrio Boyzz)K. C. Porter, Miguel Flores, Desmond Child1994Dreaming of YouNoneDreaming of YouFranne Golde, Tom Snow1995Dulce AmorNoneDulce AmorQuintanilla III1988

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceEl Chico del Apartamento 512NoneAmor ProhibidoQuintanilla III, Vela1994El RamalazoNoneMuñequito de TrapoTomás Méndez1987El Toro RelajoNoneDreaming of YouFelipe Bermejo1995Enamorada de Ti (new version)NoneVen ConmigoQuintanilla III, Astudillo1990Enamorada de Ti (old version)NoneMuñequito de TrapoQuintanilla III, Astudillo1987Encontre El AmorNoneThe New Girl in TownQuintanilla Jr1985Estoy ContigoRoger GarciaThe New Girl in TownQuintanilla III1985

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceFotos y RecuerdosNoneAmor ProhibidoChrissy Hynde, Vela1994

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceGive Me One More ChanceNoneSelena y Los DinosQuintanilla III1984God's Child (Baila Conmigo)David ByrneDreaming of YouByrne1995

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceI Could Fall In LoveNoneDreaming of YouKeith Thomas1995I'm Getting Used To YouNoneDreaming of YouDiane Warren1995Is It the Beat?NoneSelena (soundtrack)Pamela Phillips Oland, Quintanilla III1997

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceLa BambaNoneAnd the Winner Is...Beau Ryan1987La CarcachaNoneEntre A Mi MundoQuintanilla III1992La LlamadaNoneSelena Live!Quintanilla III1993La MiradaNoneMuñequito de TrapoBarrón1987La TracaleraNoneThe New Girl in TownHerrea1985La Puerta Se CerróNoneDulce AmorQuintanilla III1988Las CadenasNoneEntre A Mi MundoQuintanilla III, Vela1992Lo Tanto Que Te QuieroNone Selena y Los DinosQuintanilla Jr1984Lo Dejo SoloNoneClassic Series Vol. 1Quintanilla Jr2007

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceMentirasNoneSelenaQuintanilla III, Astudillo1989Missing My BabyNoneEntre A Mi MundoQuintanilla III1992Muñequito de TrapoNoneMuñequito de TrapoQuintanilla III1987My LoveNoneSelenaSelena1989

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceNo Debes JugarNoneSelena Live!Quintanilla III1993No Lloras Más CorazónNoneDulce AmorQuintanilla III1988No Me Queda MasNoneAmor ProhibidoVela, Quintanilla III1994No Quiero SaberNoneVen ConmigoQuintanilla III1990No Te VayasNoneSelenaQuintanilla III1989

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceOnly LoveNoneSiempre SelenaRobbie Buchanan, Mark Spiro1996Oh MamaNoneThe New Girl in TownRuben Armando1985

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourcePa' Qué Me Sirve La VidaNoneAlphaJesús Monge1986Pensando En TiNoneAlphaVela, Roger García1986Pero Cómo Te Ha IdoNoneAlphaHerrea1986Puede SerNando "Guero" DominguezMomentos IntimosChris Perez, Selena2004

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceQuéNoneDulce AmorQuintanilla III1988¿Qué Creias?NoneEntre A Mi MundoQuintanilla III1992Quiero SerNoneSelenaQuintanilla III1989Quisiera DarteNoneDulce AmorVela1988

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceRama CaidaNoneMuñequito de TrapoBarrón1987

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceSabesNonePreciosaVela1988Salta La RanitaNoneAnd the Winner Is...Victor H. Garza1987SentimientosNoneAlphaQuintanilla III1986Se Acabo Aquel AmorNoneSelena y Los DinosQuintanilla Jr1984Se Me HaceNoneThe New Girl in TownGerardo Olvera1985Si La QuieresNoneEntre A Mi MundoVela1992Si Una VezNoneAmor ProhibidoAstudillo, Quintanilla III1994Siempre Estoy Pensando En TiAstudilloEntre A Mi MundoQuintanilla III, Astudillo1992Siempre Hace FríoNoneSiempre SelenaCuco Sanchez1996Soy AmigaNoneAlphaVela1986Soy FelizNoneThe New Girl in TownQuintanilla Jr1985SukiyakiNoneSelenaRokusuke Ei, Hachidai Nakamura, Quintanilla Jr, Astudillo1989

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceTe Amo Solo A TiNoneAnd the Winner Is...E.J. Ledesma1986Techno CumbiaNoneAmor ProhibidoQuintanilla III, Astudillo1994Tengo Ganas De LlorarNoneSelenaQuintanilla III, Vela1989Terco CorazonNone PreciosaQuintanilla III1988Tres DíasNoneAnd the Winner Is...Quintanilla Jr1987Tres Veces NoNoneSelena y Los DinosCarlos Blanes1984Tu EresNoneSelenaQuintanilla III, Astudillo1989Tú No SabesNoneAnd the Winner Is...Vela1987Tú Robaste Mi CorazónEmilio NavariaSelena Live!Quintanilla III, Astudillo1993Tú Sólo TúNoneDreaming of YouFelipe Valdés Leal1995Tú Solamente TúNoneSelena y Los DinosPendiente1984Tus DespreciosNoneAmor ProhibidoQuintanilla III, Vela1994

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceUn Primer AmorNoneThe New Girl in TownD.A.R.1985

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceVen A VermeNoneAnd the Winner Is...Vela, García1987Ven ConmigoNoneVen ConmigoQuintanilla III, Astudillo1990Vuelve A MiNoneEntre A Mi MundoQuintanilla III, Astudillo1992

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceWhere Did the Feeling Go?NoneSelena (soundtrack)Norman Saleet1997Wherever You AreBarrio BoyzzDreaming of YouK. C. Porter, Miguel Flores, Desmond Child1995

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SongDuet withAlbumWriter(s)YearSourceYa Lo Se Que Tu Te VasNoneSelena y Los DinosGabriel1984Ya NoNoneAmor ProhibidoQuintanilla III, Vela1994Ya Se VaNoneSelena y Los DinosJorge Antonio Ramírez1984Ya VesNoneEntre A Mi MundoQuintanilla III, Astudillo1992Yo Fui AquellaNonePreciosaQuintanilla III1988Yo Me VoyNoneVen ConmigoQuintanilla III1990Yo Te AmoAstudilloVen ConmigoQuintanilla III, Astudillo1990Yo Te DareNoneAnd the Winner Is...Quintanilla III1987Yo Te Sigo QueriendoNoneEntre A Mi MundoQuintanilla III, Vela1992

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