"Dame un beso" is a song written by Abraham Quintanilla III and 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

Selena

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...

's songs. "Dame Un Beso" was released on Selena's third album Alpha

Alpha (Selena album)

Alpha is the third album released by Selena Y Los Dinos, the second album from after The New Girl in Town, which was released in 1985. When Selena was beginning to emerge as a star, A.B. III became a songwriter and producer. One of his first songs, "Dame Un Beso" became a moderate success...

in 1986 from "Manny Labels". Soon after its released, Selena then 15 appeared on the Tejano Music Awards

Tejano Music Awards

The Tejano Music Awards had been launched in 1980 by former art teacher and music veteran Rudy Trevino and the leader of the Latin Breed Band, Gilbert Escobedo. Only 1,500 fans turned out for the first Tejano Music Awards. Over the years, San Antonio evolved into the Nashville of Tejano music...

 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

Gramophone record

A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

, LP

LP album

The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...

, and EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 in 1986. 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 death in 1995. Selena's father still released the song in today's albums.

Albums released

These albums have the song "Dame Un Beso".

• Alpha (Selena album)
  Alpha (Selena album)
  Alpha is the third album released by Selena Y Los Dinos, the second album from after The New Girl in Town, which was released in 1985. When Selena was beginning to emerge as a star, A.B. III became a songwriter and producer. One of his first songs, "Dame Un Beso" became a moderate success...
  
   1986
• Mis Primeros Éxitos
  Mis Primeros Éxitos
  Mis Primeros Éxitos is a compilation of Selena's greatest hits before joining EMI Latin. This album was produced by A.B. Quintanilla and the songs were re-recorded in Weslaco, Texas. The songs on this album show why Selena was already a star on the Tejano market, being the recipient of several...
  
   1990
• Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 1
  Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 1
  -Track listing:#"Te Amo Solo a Ti"#"Pensando En Ti"#"Con esta copa"#"Pero Como Te Ha ido"#"Dame Tu Amor"#"Dame un beso"#"Soy Amiga"#"Yo Te Dare"#"Dulce Amor"#"Corazoncito"2003 issue#Yo Fui Aquella#Salta La Ranita#Como Quisiera#Cariño...
  
   2001
• Classic Series, Vol. 1
  Alpha (Selena album)
  Alpha is the third album released by Selena Y Los Dinos, the second album from after The New Girl in Town, which was released in 1985. When Selena was beginning to emerge as a star, A.B. III became a songwriter and producer. One of his first songs, "Dame Un Beso" became a moderate success...
  
   2007
• Inolvidable (album)
  Inolvidable (album)
  Inolvidable is a collection of Selena's early recordings. It was released on March 31, 2009, as a two-CD box set. The discs are re-issues of the albums, Alpha and Muñequito de Trapo, that were re-released as part of Selena's Classic Series in 2006....
  
  2009