La Misma Gran Señora

La Misma Gran Señora
Compilation album by Jenni Rivera
Released December 11, 2012[1]
Genre Latin[1]
Length 44:11
Label Fonovisa
Producer Jenni Rivera
Jenni Rivera chronology
Joyas Prestadas
(2011)		 La Misma Gran Señora
(2012)		 La Más Completa Colección
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

La Misma Gran Señora is a compilation album by Jenni Rivera, released by Fonovisa in the United States on December 11, 2012.[2] Released just two days after a plane crash that claimed her life along with six others.

La Misma Gran Señora reached number one on the Mexican Albums Chart and number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. It also reached number thirty-eight on the Billboard 200 in 2013 and 2014.

The album was said to be the best-selling Latin album of 2013. Since the album's release, it has been awarded one Billboard Music Award, three Latin Billboard Music Awards, and two Mexican Billboard Music Awards. In 2013 it won the Top Latin Album award at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. It was also awarded Album of the Year at the 2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards and 2013 Mexican Billboard Music Awards. It also won Banda Album of the Year at the 2013 Mexican Billboard Music Awards. At the 2014 Latin Billboard Music Awards, it was awarded Regional Mexican Album of the Year and garnered a nomination for Album of the Year. By October 2013, La Misma Gran Señora had sold over 880,000 copies world-wide.[3]

Background

On October 1, 2012, Rivera's publicist announced Rivera filed for divorce from her husband Esteban Loaiza due to "irreconcilable differences on behalf of both parties derived from private circumstances that occurred during the lapse of their two-year marriage." The lead single that gave the album its name states "Yo sin ti seguiré siendo la misma gran señora, tu sin mi, nada vales en el mundo desde ahora" which translates to, "Me without you, I am still the great lady, you without me, you are nothing in the world anymore".[4][5][6]

Commercial performance

Album

In Mexico, La Misma Gran Señora peaked at number one on the Top 100 Mexico albums chart.[7] It was certified double platinum and gold by Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) for shipping 270,000 copies in the country. Meanwhile, in the United States, it also peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Billboard Regional Mexican Albums charts.[8] Released within two days of her death, sales for the album soared in the United States. It was certified double platinum (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 200,000 copies.[9] La Misma Gran Señora was the best-selling Latin and Regional Mexican album of 2013 in the United States.[10]

Singles

"La Misma Gran Señora", the lead single that gave the album its name peaked at number nine on the Hot Latin Songs in the United States in 2012 and 2013. It also peaked at number six on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay in the United States in 2012 and 2013.

Reception

David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album a 4 of 5 stars and said "pick this Jenni Rivera collection over the others". At the 2013 Billboard Music Awards it was awarded Top Latin Album of the Year and Rivera was awarded Top Latin Artist of the Year.[11] At the third Mexican Billboard Music Awards in 2013, it' received an award for Album of the Year and Banda Album of the Year. At the 2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards, it was awarded Album of the Year and Regional Mexican Album of the Year.[12] At the 2013 Mexican Oye! Awards, "La Misma Gran Señora" was nominated for Popular Song of the Year.[13][14] It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2014 Latin Billboard Music Awards and recognized for Regional Mexican Album of the Year.[15]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "La Misma Gran Señora"  Homero Aguilar Cabrera 2:59
2. "Resulta (Banda version)"  Juan Gabriel 3:43
3. "La Gran Señora"  Jenni Rivera 4:12
4. "Ya Lo Sé"  Pepe Garza 3:24
5. "¿Por Qué No Le Calas?"  Agustín Cejudo Moreno 3:25
6. "Hermano Amigo"  María Felicitas Rojero de Gurrola 3:48
7. "Trono Caído"  José Manuel Figueroa 2:37
8. "Besos y Copas"  Víctor Cordero 3:36
9. "Por Un Amor / Cucurrucucú Paloma"  Gilberto Parra, Tomás Méndez Sosa 3:39
10. "Qué Me Va a Dar"  Alfonso García 3:10
11. "No Vas a Creer"  Vicente Fernández 2:54
12. "No Me Pregunten Por Él"  Carlos Peña 3:35
13. "Ovarios"  Rivera 2:55

Credits and personnel

The following credits are from Allmusic:[16]

  • Homero Aguilar Cabrera - Composer
  • Victor Cordero - Composer
  • Maria Felicitas Rojero De Gurrola - Composer
  • Alfonso García F. - Composer
  • Vicente Fernández - Composer
  • José Manuel Figueroa - Composer
  • Pepe Garza - Composer
  • Agustín Cejudo Moreno - Composer
  • Ramon Ortega - Composer
  • Gilberto Parra - Composer
  • Carlos Peña - Composer
  • Jenni Rivera - Composer, Primary Artist
  • Tomás Méndez Sosa - Composer
  • Alberto Aguilera Valadez - Composer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Mexican Albums Chart (AMPROFON)[7] 1
US Billboard 200[8] 38
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[8] 1
US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums[8] 1
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Mexican Albums Chart (AMPROFON)[17] 2
US Billboard 200[8] 38
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[8] 1
US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums[8] 1
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[8] 1
US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums[8] 1

End of the Year

Chart (2013) Position
Mexican Albums Chart[18] 18
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[19] 1
Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[20] 30
US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums[21] 14

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Mexico (AMPROFON)[22] 2× Platinum+Gold 150,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Henderson, Alex. "La Misma Gran Senora". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  2. ↑ "iTunes – Music – La Misma Gran Señora by Jenni Rivera". Apple Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Jenni Rivera is Still Making Bank — Lots of It". Cosmo Politan. Associated Press. May 18, 2015. Retrieved October 2013.
  4. ↑ Palomares, Sugey. "JENNI RIVERA OPENS UP ABOUT DIVORCE: "I WISH I NEVER MARRIED"". Latina Magazine (Latina Media Ventures). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "DAILY CHISME: JENNI RIVERA FILES FOR DIVORCE". Latin Magazine (Latina Media Ventures). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Escucha el nuevo tema de Jenni Rivera: "La misma gran señora"". People en Español (in Spanish) (Time Inc). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Top 100 México" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jenni Rivera Album & Song Chart History | Billboard Billboard
  9. 1 2 "American album certifications – Jenni Rivera – La Misma Gran Senora". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
  10. ↑ "Top Latin Music, Latin Music Artists & Latin Music Albums | Billboard.com". billboard.com.
  11. ↑ "Music Awards 2013 - Official Music Awards (BBMA)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ 2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards
  13. ↑ "Lista completa de los ganadores de Premios Oye! 2013". Terra Networks (in Spanish). Telefonica. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  14. ↑ "Nominados a los Premios Oye! 2013". Ocesa Teatro (in Spanish). Grupo CIE. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  15. ↑ "2014 Billboard Latin Music Awards WINNERS". Billboard. April 25, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  16. ↑ "La Misma Gran Senora: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Top 100 México" (PDF) (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Los Mas Vendidos 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  19. ↑ "Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Regional MexicanAlbums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Certificaciones – Jenni Rivera" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
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