Acuerdate De Mi

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"Acuérdate De Mí"
Single by Selena
from the album And the Winner Is...
Released1987
Recorded1986
Genre Latin
Label Manny Labels
Songwriter(s) A.B. Quintanilla III
Producer(s) A.B. Quintanilla III and Bebu Silvetti
Selena singles chronology
"Yo Te Dare"
(1987)
"Acuérdate De Mí"
(1987)
"Terco Corazon"
(1988)

Acuerdate De Mi in English Remember Me was released as a promotional single from the band Selena y Los Dinos in 1986. Acuerdate De Mi was written by A.B. Quintanilla. [1] "Acuerdate De Mi" was the fourth and last released single from Selena's third studio released album And the Winner Is.... [2] Acuerdate De Mi was sung by other artists before and after Selena recorded "Acuerdate De Mi". [3]

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