"I Could Fall in Love" | ||||
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Single by Selena | ||||
from the album Dreaming of You | ||||
Released | June 26, 1995 | |||
Format | Promotional recording, digital download | |||
Recorded | December 1994—25 March 1995 | |||
Genre | Pop, R&B, soul | |||
Length | 4:41 | |||
Label | EMI Latin | |||
Writer(s) | Keith Thomas | |||
Producer(s) | Keith Thomas | |||
Selena singles chronology | ||||
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"I Could Fall in Love" is a song recorded by American Tejano singer Selena for her fifth studio album, Dreaming of You (1995), released posthumously by EMI Latin on June 26, 1995. "I Could Fall in Love" and "Tú Sólo Tú" were the album's lead promotional recordings, showcasing her musical transition from Spanish- to English-language songs. The lyrics explore feelings of heartbreak and despair and express the singer's fear of rejection by a man she finds herself falling in love with. Composed by Keith Thomas, "I Could Fall in Love" is a pop ballad with R&B, soul and soft rock influences.
Critics praised Selena's emotive enunciation and compared it to work by Celine Dion, Brandy Norwood and TLC. It received the Tejano Music Award for the Tejano Crossover Song of the Year, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized it at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards as one of the most performed songs of 1995. Because of the recording's composition structure and the singer's vocalization, OC Weekly, BuzzFeed, Neon Tommy, and Latina magazine, believed "I Could Fall in Love" was one of the best songs recorded by Selena in her musical career.