Éxitos y Recuerdos (Selena album)

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Exitos Y Recuerdos
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 1996 (U.S.)
Recorded1989–1995
Genre Tejano/Latin Pop
Label EMI
Producer Abraham Quintanilla Jr.
Selena chronology
Dreaming of You
(1995)
Exitos Y Recuerdos
(1996)
Siempre Selena
(1996)

Exitos y Recuerdos (English: Hits and Memories) is a greatest hits collection by Selena, released nearly a year after she was killed. This album has been released with different covers and also with the name Exitos del Recuerdos the titles were "Madacy", "Rain", "Pink", "Sun", and "Special Markets". The release with the flower shirt picture has a misspelling on the back. It reads 'Come la Flor' instead of 'Como La Flor'.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Baila Esta Cumbia"
  2. "Ya Ves"
  3. "Como La Flor"
  4. "Tengo Ganas De Llorar"
  5. "Vuelve A Mi"
  6. "Que Creias"
  7. "Sukiyaki"
  8. "Si La Quieres"
  9. "Besitos"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [1] 13
US Regional Mexican Albums (Billboard) [2] 7

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