The New Girl in Town
The New Girl in Town is the first released album by Selena Y Los Dinos. The album has ten tracks. Some of them were covers of songs performed by other artists before Selena. The rest were written by Selena's father Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.
Production
When Selena and her band did not receive much support from Freddie Martinez, the founder of Freddie Records, Abraham Quintanilla Jr, the father of Selena, began searching for another record label for the band. In the summer of 1984, Cara Records contacted him who had heard Selena during a recent concert and so they can sign Selena y Los Dinos. Selena began to record tracks for her new album The New Girl In Town in late 1984. Cara Records released the album in 1985, but had to withdraw it after only two months due to conflicts with various song rights. Quintanilla then moved the band to the Manny Guerra labels GP Productions and RP Productions/Record Producer from 1985-1989, and finally to EMI in 1989. The song "Oh Mama" on Cara Records became very popular leading to appearances by Selena y Los Dinos on television shows like the Johnny Canales Show.
Track listing
Singles
1983: "Encontre El Amor" I Found Love
1983: "Soy Feliz" I Am Happy
1983: "Se Me Hace" I Am Thinking...
1983: "Estoy Contigo" I'm With You
1984: "Dejame Volar" Let Me Fly
1984: "La Tracalera" The Party Girl
1984: "Escribeme" Write Me
1984: "Aunque No Salga El Sol" Even If The Sun Doesn't Rise
1985: "Oh Mama"
1985: "Un Primer Amor" A First Love
Other websites
Selena official website
http://www.selenaforever.com/Site_Guide/Music_Information.html
http://www.selenaforever.com/Selenamusic/selenadiscography.html
References
1985 albums
Selena albums
Tejano albums
Latin pop albums
Jazz albums
R&B albums