Dulce Amor (album)

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Dulce Amor
Studio album by Selena y Los Dinos
Released	December 24, 1988
Recorded	1987–1988
Genre	Tejano, jazz fusion, cumbia music
Length	32:47
Label	RP Records
Producer	Manny Guerra, Timothy Muniz, Lauren Diaz, Carlos Diaz
Selena y Los Dinos chronology
Preciosa (1988) Dulce Amor (1988) Selena (1989)
Singles from Dulce Amor
"Dulce Amor" Released: 1988 "Qué" Released: 1988 "Always Mine" Released: 1988 "Cariño, Cariño Mio" Released: 1988 "Quisiera Darte" Released: 1988

Dulce Amor (English: Sweet Love) is the sixth and last independent studio album by Tejano music group Selena y Los Dinos. The album became the final album to be released from RP Records on December 24, 1988. Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla III had become 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. This would be the last studio album to be released under “Selena y Los Dinos” as all subsequent albums would be released under “Selena”. 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".