Starting in 1989 , Selena 's brother A.B. Quintanilla became the singer 's principal music producer and songwriter for her career . He was asked to meet with several producers in New York and choose one who would best " fit with Selena 's style " . He was unable to produce the crossover album since he was working on Selena 's follow-up Spanish-language recording to '' Amor Prohibido '' ( 1994 ) , slanted to be released several months after her English-language attempt . Because EMI Records wanted the album to be successful , they only allowed the singer to choose one song she wanted to record for her album . Selena chose " Dreaming of You " , a number written by American songwriters Franne Golde and Tom Snow in 1989 . Originally , the song was written for American R&B group The Jets , who turned down the recording . According to Snow , Golde " never gave up on the tune and eventually got it to Selena " . When Quintanilla III heard the demonstration recording , he informed her that he did not like the track . Selena told him that she was going to record the song because she favored its lyrical content and message . In a 2002 interview , Quintanilla III believed he was " more judgmental " on his first impression of the demonstration recording than the song itself and citing its medley , content , and song structure for changing his mind of the track . He then called the recording " one of , if not , best song off the album . " After Selena finished recording her cover of the 1961 '' West Side Story '' soundtrack song " A Boy Like That " for RCA Victor on 3 March 1995 , she began recording for " Dreaming of You " on 5 March at Quintanilla , Jr. 's recording label Q-Productions in Corpus Christi , Texas . During the recording session , Selena was battling bronchitis . Her father asked her to " just try " and sing the song because several producers had arrived from Los Angeles to watch her record the track . After the recording session wrapped , the producers liked the singer 's vocal range in the song and decided to use her first take . American producer Guy Roche produced and arranged the piece along with " Captive Heart " . After the arrangement to " Dreaming of You " , she wanted her husband Chris Pérez to hear the finish product . He was unable to attend after Quintanilla , Jr. wanted him to work with a band he was interested in managing . In 2012 , Pérez wrote in his book about his and Selena 's relationship together , that he regrets not showing up to the recording session for the song . On 31 March 1995 Selena was murdered in Corpus Christi , by her friend and former employee Yolanda Saldívar . Golde provided the backing vocals on the song after Selena 's death . " Dreaming of You " was released as the lead single for the 1995 album '' Dreaming of You '' on 14 August 1995 , while the album 's remix version and radio edit of " Techno Cumbia " was released as the b-side track
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Dreaming of You (Selena song)