Jenni (album)
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Jenni is the tenth studio album from EMI
recording artist, Jenni Rivera, and the fourteenth overall. The album was released in the United States
, Mexico
and Canada
on September 9, 2008. The album features the hit banda
song "Chuper Amigos" and the hit single "Culpable o Inocente". The album entered the U.S. Top Latin Albums chart at #1.
Jenni Rivera collaborated with notable producers and song writers including Camilo Blanes, Amerika Jimenez, Dany Tomas, Yaredt Leon, Manuel E. Eduardo, Javier Sanroman and Espinoza Paz among others on the album. Rivera wrote two of the songs on the album herself and co-wrote some others.
's Ayala Ben-Yehud gave the album a positive review, writing "Banda diva Jenni Rivera has trademarked a swingy, midtempo groove on her brass-heavy tunes and a cackling bluntness that other regional Mexican singers of her generation don't even approach."
Allmusic gave the album a calling it "her best work in the past decade".
albums chart at number thirty-one in the United States and number one on the U.S. Top Latin Albums.
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
recording artist, Jenni Rivera, and the fourteenth overall. The album was released in the United States
United States
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, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on September 9, 2008. The album features the hit banda
Banda music
Banda is a brass-based form of traditional music. Bandas play a wide variety of songs, including rancheras, corridos, cumbias, baladas, and boleros. Bandas are most widely known for their rancheras, but they also play modern Mexican pop, rock, and cumbias...
song "Chuper Amigos" and the hit single "Culpable o Inocente". The album entered the U.S. Top Latin Albums chart at #1.
Jenni Rivera collaborated with notable producers and song writers including Camilo Blanes, Amerika Jimenez, Dany Tomas, Yaredt Leon, Manuel E. Eduardo, Javier Sanroman and Espinoza Paz among others on the album. Rivera wrote two of the songs on the album herself and co-wrote some others.
Critical reception
BillboardBillboard (magazine)
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's Ayala Ben-Yehud gave the album a positive review, writing "Banda diva Jenni Rivera has trademarked a swingy, midtempo groove on her brass-heavy tunes and a cackling bluntness that other regional Mexican singers of her generation don't even approach."
Allmusic gave the album a calling it "her best work in the past decade".
Chart performance
In its first week of release, the album entered on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart at number thirty-one in the United States and number one on the U.S. Top Latin Albums.
Track listing
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
31 |
| Mexico Top 100 | 56 |