Composition
The crossover album was planned as a pop album, consisting of confessional love songs and contemporary R&B duets. Betty Cortina from People magazine wrote: "It was really a transition not only from a marketing point-of-view but really from a creative point-of-view, in the most fundamental ways for her ... ". Selena told numerous interviewers that she was going to sing a pop ballad with John Secada. After Selena's murder SBK Records proposed that EMI Latin finish the album and update SBK on its progress, while SBK Records removed themselves as affiliates; however, Selena's contract with EMI Latin was still active and EMI Latin took control of the project and collaborated on remix sessions with Q-Productions. EMI Latin and EMI Records wanted to transform Selena's musical style from Tejano-pop to Pop and contemporary R&B, which would give Selena her desired crossover. The album's booklet states that Selena displayed an instinctive ability to convey passion and sentiment in a variety of ways, and that the first half of the album, " ... spotlighted Selena wrapping her creamy seductive mezzo sound around slow confessionals such as 'I Could Fall in Love', 'Missing My Baby', and the title track."
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