''La Misma Gran Señora'' (''The Same Great Lady'') is a compilation album by Regional Mexican singer

Jenni Rivera Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera Saavedra (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer known for her work within the Regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of Banda, Mariachi and Norteño. In life and death, sever ...

, released by Fonovisa in the United States on December 11, 2012, just two days after the fatal plane crash that claimed her life along with six others. ''La Misma Gran Señora'' reached number one on the

Mexican Albums Chart Top 100 México is a record chart which accounts for sixty percent of the albums sold in Mexico. The chart has the support of major record distributors in Mexico and is issued by the Mexican Association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms, A. ...

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 worldwide.

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".

Commercial performance

Album

In Mexico, ''La Misma Gran Señora'' peaked at number one on the

Top 100 Mexico Top 100 México is a record chart which accounts for sixty percent of the albums sold in Mexico. The chart has the support of major record distributors in Mexico and is issued by the Mexican Association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms, A. ...

albums chart. It was certified double platinum and gold by

Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) (English: Mexican Association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms, A.C.) is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in M ...

(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. BillboardBillboard Released within two days of her death, sales for the album soared in the United States. The album sold 27,000 copies in its first week, becoming the highest Latin album debut of 2012. It was certified double platinum (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 200,000 copies. ''La Misma Gran Señora'' was the best-selling Latin and Regional Mexican album of 2013 in the United States.

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 AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...

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. 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. At the 2013 Mexican Oye! Awards, "La Misma Gran Señora" was nominated for Popular Song of the Year. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2014 Latin ''Billboard'' Music Awards and recognized for Regional Mexican Album of the Year.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

The following credits are from

: *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

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

References

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