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{{For|the Menudo song|Dame Un Beso (Menudo song)}}
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{{Infobox song
{{unreferenced|date=May 2009}}
| name = Dame Un Beso
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Dame Un Beso
| cover =
| Cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| Artist = [[Selena]]
| from Album = [[Alpha (Selena album)]]
| artist = [[Selena]]
| album = [[Alpha (Selena album)|Alpha]]
| Released = [[1986]]
| released = January 25, 1986
| Format = [[Vinyl]],[[EP]], [[LP]], [[Promo single]]
| Recorded = 1985
| recorded = 1985
| studio =
| Genre = [[Latin music|Latin]]
| Length = 3:37
| venue =
| genre = [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]]
| Label = Manny Labels
| length = 3:37
| Writer = AB Quintanilla III & Ricky Vela
| label = Manny Labels
| Producer = Abraham Quintanilla Jr
| writer = AB Quintanilla III & Ricky Vela
| Last single = "'''[[Un Primer Amor]]'''" <br>(1985)</small>
| producer = Abraham Quintanilla Jr.
| This single = "Dame un beso" <br>(1986)</small>
| prev_title = Un Primer Amor
| Next single = "[[Con esta copa]]" <br>(1987)</small>
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = [[Con esta copa]]
| next_year = 1987
}}
}}
"'''Dame Un Beso'''" (English translation: "Give Me a Kiss") is a 1986 song by Mexican-American singer [[Selena]], from her third album, ''[[Alpha (Selena album)|Alpha]]''. It was recorded when she was 14 years old. The song was written by [[A. B. Quintanilla]] and Ricky Vela, who were both in her band at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.selenaforever.com/SelenaLyrics/Dame_Un_Beso.html |title=Dame Un Beso |publisher=Selenaforever.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-12}}</ref> A. B. Quintanilla, Selena's brother, had grown tired of the more old-fashioned songs that his father would choose and write, and decided to take over and write almost all of her songs.<ref name="freebase.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebase.com/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000a18817 |title=Alpha facts |publisher=Freebase |date=2011-06-04 |accessdate=2012-02-12}}{{dead link|date=May 2018}}</ref>
'''''Dame un beso''''' ''English Translation: Give Me A Kiss'' was created by [[Quintanilla III]] & Ricky Vela who were both in the band at the time. Selena's brother "AB Quintanilla" was tired of the same old songs that his father would choose and write that AB took over and wrote almost all of [[Selena]]'s songs. "Dame Un Beso" was released on Selena's third album [[Alpha]] in [[1986]] from "Manny Labels". Soon after it's released, Selena then 15 appeared on the [[Tejano Music Awards]] that same year and won an award for both "Female Vocalist of the year" and "Performer of the year". For that success "Dame Un Beso" was released as a [[Vinyl]], [[LP]], and [[EP]] in 1986. '''''Dame Un Beso''''' was given very strong and good comments from Radio Stations in [[Texas]] in which gave [[Selena]] more publicity and popularity in the music world that she was starting to get commercial deals. Selena's third album "Alpha" led Selena to win the award for "Female Vocalist of the Year" at 1987 Hispanic Music Awards. "Dame Un Beso" has been released since after Selena's untimely death in 1995. Selena's father still released the song in today's albums.



Soon after its release, Selena, then 15, won the awards for both "Female Vocalist of the Year" and "Performer of the Year" at the [[Tejano Music Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}. For that success "Dame Un Beso" was released as a [[gramophone record|vinyl]], [[LP album|LP]], and [[Extended play|EP]] in 1986. "Dame Un Beso" has since been released on various of Selena's posthumous greatest-hits compilation albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.selenaforever.com/Selenamusic/selenadiscography.html |title=Selena Discography |publisher=Selenaforever.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-12}}</ref>


==Albums released==
==Albums released==
These albums have the song "Dame Un Beso".
These albums have included the song "Dame Un Beso":
* [[Alpha]] [[1986]]
* ''[[Alpha (Selena album)|Alpha]]'' 1986
* [[Mis Primeros Éxitos]] [[1990]]
* ''Mis Primeros Éxitos'', 1990
* [[Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 1]] [[2001]]
* ''Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 1'', 2001
* [[Classic Series, Vol. 1 (Selena)]] [[2007]]
* ''Classic Series, Vol. 1'' 2007
* [[Inolvidable (album)]] [[2009]]
* ''Inolvidable'', 2009


==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{Selena singles}}
==External Site==
*http://www.selenaforever.com/Site_Guide/Multimedia.html
*http://www.selenaforever.com/Site_Guide/Music_Information.html
*http://www.selenaforever.com/SelenaLyrics/SelenaSongs.html
*http://www.selenaforever.com/SelenaLyrics/Dame_Un_Beso.html


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Revision as of 00:58, 24 December 2021

"Dame Un Beso"
Single by Selena
from the album Alpha
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1986
Recorded1985
GenreLatin
Length3:37
LabelManny Labels
Songwriter(s)AB Quintanilla III & Ricky Vela
Producer(s)Abraham Quintanilla Jr.
Selena singles chronology
"Un Primer Amor"
(1985)
"Dame Un Beso"
(1986)
"Con esta copa"
(1987)

"Dame Un Beso" (English translation: "Give Me a Kiss") is a 1986 song by Mexican-American singer Selena, from her third album, Alpha. It was recorded when she was 14 years old. The song was written by A. B. Quintanilla and Ricky Vela, who were both in her band at the time.[1] A. B. Quintanilla, Selena's brother, had grown tired of the more old-fashioned songs that his father would choose and write, and decided to take over and write almost all of her songs.[2]

Soon after its release, Selena, then 15, won the awards for both "Female Vocalist of the Year" and "Performer of the Year" at the Tejano Music Awards.[citation needed]. For that success "Dame Un Beso" was released as a vinyl, LP, and EP in 1986. "Dame Un Beso" has since been released on various of Selena's posthumous greatest-hits compilation albums.[3]

Albums released

These albums have included the song "Dame Un Beso":

  • Alpha 1986
  • Mis Primeros Éxitos, 1990
  • Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 1, 2001
  • Classic Series, Vol. 1 2007
  • Inolvidable, 2009

References

  1. ^ "Dame Un Beso". Selenaforever.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ^ "Alpha facts". Freebase. 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2012-02-12.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Selena Discography". Selenaforever.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.