''Jenni'' is the ninth major label studio album by
regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
singer
Jenni Rivera
Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and producer known for her work within the regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of Banda (music), ...
, released on September 9, 2008, by
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
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. The album features the hit
banda
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* Banda (surname)
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* Banda Karthika Reddy (born 1977), Indian politician
*Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), Sikh ...
song "Chuper Amigos" and the hit single "Culpable o Inocente".
''Jenni'' reached number one on the
''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums Chart in the United States. It reached number 27 on the Top 100 chart in Mexico. It was nominated for Popular Album of the Year at the 2009
Premios Oye!
Premios Oye! (Premio Nacional a la Música Grabada) were presented annually by the ''Academia Nacional de la Música en México'' from 2003 to 2013 with the exception of 2011 when they were not presented, for outstanding achievements in the Mexica ...
, whereas "Culpable o Inocente" was nominated for Record of the Year. ''Jenni'' won Top Latin Album of the Year at the 2009 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards. It achieved Platinum status in Mexico.
Critical reception
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Billboard
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''s writer 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
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gave the album 3.5 out of 5 on Jenni, calling it "her best work in the past decade".
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Chart performance
In its first week of release, the album entered on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart at number thirty-one in the United States and number one on the U.S. Top Latin Albums
Top Latin Albums (formerly Latin 50) is a record chart published by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the United States, American music market. ...
.
Track listing
Personnel
Source:
Chart performance
Sales and certifications
See also
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2008
References
External links
*
Jenni at Amazon
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2008 albums
Capitol Records albums
Jenni Rivera albums