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| Dulce Amor | ||||
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| Released | December 24, 1988 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
| Genre | Tejano, Jazz fusion, Cumbia music | |||
| Length | 32:47 | |||
| Label | RP Records | |||
| Producer | Manny Guerra, Timothy Muniz, Lauren Diaz, Carlos Diaz | |||
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Dulce Amor (English: "Sweet Love") is the fifth and last independent LP record by Selena. The album became the final album to be released from RP Records. Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla III had became the main songwriter. Selena recorded fourteen songs but only released ten. All the songs were recorded in three different recording studios. Dulce Amor helped Selena to be noticed at the 1989 Tejano Music Awards. She was then signed by EMI Latin. The album had only sold over 30,000 copies. It was ordered to be removed from stores by EMI Records.
Most of the songs produced were Tejano music mixed with Cumbia and Jazz fusion. Dulce Amor was nominated for "Album of the Year" while the song of the same name was nominated for "Song of the Year". Selena had won "Female Vocalist of the Year" and "Female Entertainer of the Year". Selena had promoted the album during her Dulce Amor Tour which had only lasted for less than a year. The album had mixed to negative reviews from music critics. The album was re-released in 2007 as "Classic Series Vol. 5".