What Was The Last Album Selena Quintanilla Recorded Before She Died?

Selena Quintanilla was engaged on her fifth studio album earlier than she was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar. It differed from her different albums, because it consisted of English songs. Producers and Quintanilla’s document label determined to launch the album on July 18, 1995, simply months after Quintanilla’s premature dying, per E On-line. “Dreaming of You” had 13 tracks — 5 of them in English.

The album was a powerful success, and it offered 175,000 copies within the U.S. on the primary day of launch and 331,000 copies on the primary week. It debuted on the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 charts as nicely. “Dreaming of You” additionally holds the Guinness World Report for the biggest-selling Latin album in america with 3.54 million models offered (through Guinness World Information). Quintanilla’s brief profession ended abruptly, however her legacy has allowed different Latin singers to interrupt into the mainstream music trade. Producer Keith Thomas, who labored with Quintanilla, stated through the Tennessean, “She was going to be an icon. If you’ve been within the enterprise so long as I’ve, you perceive the elements an artist has to should maintain themselves on this enterprise. She checked all of the packing containers.”