Siblings include Saned, Edwin, Ito, and José, who all have careers in salsa (one of his brothers was with Puerto Rican Power). In an interview with Maria Conchita Alonso (for "Al día con Maria Conchita"), Jerry talks about how sure his father was that he would succeed.
His parents, also musicians, inspired him to become a musician and as a child he would often accompany his mother Dominga, a singer, and father Edwin, a guitarist and director of Los Barones Trio, during their shows.
His favorite singers are Eddie Santiago, Lalo Rodriguez and, in particular, Frankie Ruiz. In 1986, when he was 13 years old, he accompanied his father who was performing at a hotel in Isla Verde, San Juan. Ruiz, who was a guest at the hotel, appeared and sang a couple of songs with them and had his picture taken alongside Rivera. In 2003 this picture was used by Rivera to make the album cover for his tribute Canto a mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz ('I sing to my Idol... Frankie Ruiz'), who had died in 1998.
In 1988, Tommy Olivencia heard Rivera sing alongside his father and recommended that he sing solo. When Jerry was 14, his father made a demo and presented it to the CBS music department. They signed Rivera.
With his first album, Empezando A Vivir, Jerry Rivera earned the title "El Bebé de la Salsa" (the salsa baby). This project generated the hit, De La Cabeza A Los Pies (loosely translates to "From Head To Toes").
His second album, Abriendo Puertas ('Opening Doors'), produced the hit songs Esa Niña ('That Girl'), Dime ('Tell Me') and Como un Milagro ('Like a Miracle') became number one hits first in Puerto Rico, then among the Hispanic populations in the United States and finally across Latin America.
His third album, Cuenta Conmigo ('Count on Me'), won three Platinum Record awards in the United States, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Colombia. It became the most-sold salsa album in history, a record previously held by Willie Colon,[1] and held the number-one spot in the Latin American Billboards for three consecutive months. Its hit songs included the Cuenta Conmigo, Me Estoy Enamorado ('I am in Love') and Casi Un Hechizo. The number one hit for the album was Amores Como El Nuestro (Loves Like Ours) which is considered to be the best song by Rivera. Rivera was awarded two Premio Lo Nuestro Awards for "Singer of the Year" and "Album of the Year" and Sony Records presented him with three Crystal Awards.
The introduction of Amores Como El Nuestro was sampled by Haitian-rapper Wyclef Jean in his 2004 song "Dance Like This" from the soundtrack of Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights which would later become the worldwide number-one 2006 hit "Hips Don't Lie" by Colombian-singer Shakira and Wyclef, too.
In 1993, he released Cara de Niño ('Baby Face') with Que Hay De Malo ('That There of Bad') and Cara de Niño as hits.
In 1994, as his popularity was rising, he released his first compilation album, Lo Nuevo y lo Mejor (The New and the Best), and contained the single hit Me Estoy Enloqueciendo Por Ti.
In 1996, Rivera released "Fresco" and Una y Mil Veces (One Thousand and One Tries) became another hit for Rivera.
In 1999, Rivera recorded De Otra Manera ('Another Way'), which featured the bolero Ese. Jerry sang the song with his father at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan.
In 2000, Rivera recorded Para Siempre ('Forever'), and the hits were Amor de Novela, Navegándote, and Puerta Abierta. This was his album on Sony Latin records.
He has performed in Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, Panama, the United States, Spain and Japan.
In 2001, he released his self-titled album Jerry Rivera, which would include ballad songs for the first time in his salsa career, and Quiero (I Want) would be the only hit. The year after, he recorded Vuela Muy Alto (She Flies High) which brought him a new fanbase all over Latin-America and the U.S., with the title track hit the top spot and the top 10 in many charts. The following year he released Cantando A Mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz ('Singing To My Idol... Frankie Ruiz'), a tribute album to one of his idol Frankie Ruiz. The album ganer him a Latin Grammy nominatation and his hit was Ruiz's Mi Libertad featuring Voltio.
Rivera played a small role in the movie I Like It Like That and will appear as himself in a Latin American soap opera titled Mi destino eres tu ('You are my destiny') slated to air on Univision in the US during on November 2005. Rivera has also appeared in various Banco Popular de Puerto Rico productions, including Al Compas de un Sentimiento (dedicated to the late Puerto Rican composer Pedro Flores) and Con la musica por Dentro. Amores Como El Nuestro and Magia is another of his hit songs.
Discography
Empezando a Vivir (Beginning to Live) (1989)
Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors) (1991)
Cuenta Conmigo (Count On Me) (1992)
Cara de Niño (Baby Face) (1993)
Jerry Rivera: Lo Nuevo Y Lo Mejor (Jerry Rivera: The New and the Best)
Magia (Magic) (1995)
Fresco (album) (Fresh) (1996)
Ya No Soy El Niño Aquel(I'm Not That Child Anymore) (1997)
De Otra Manera (In Other Words) (1998)
Oro Salsero (Salsa Gold) (2000)
Historia 1 (History 1) (2000)
Para Siempre (Forever) (2000)
Jerry Rivera (Rivera) (2001)
No Me Olvidaras (You Won't Forget Me) (2001)
Vuela Muy Alto (Fly Very High) (2002)
Cantando A Mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz (Singing To My Idol... Frankie Ruiz) (2003)
Ay Mi Vida (Oh My Life) (2005)
20 Exitos Originales (20 originals) (2007)
Official Website
http://www.jerryrivera.com/
Corazon Roto
Jerry Rivera Lyrics
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Desde que te fuiste
Me quede muy triste y solo
De noche no duermo
Que me va quemando a fuego lento
Es que si tu no estas a mi lado
Me vuelo un loco desesperado
Voy perdiendo la razon
Poquito a poco
Y aunque tenga todo lo que tenga
Tu no tienes comparasion
Tu recuerdo me atormenta
Y tu ausencia me ha dejado el corazon roto
No se que me pasa
Ya no soy el mismo vivo en un desierto
Sin tus besos mi cama esta
Vacia mi alma esta perdida
Mi cuerpo es un desierto
Sin tu cuerpo
Es que si tu estas a mi lado
Me vuelvo un loco desesperado
Voy perdiendo la razon poquito a poco
Y aunque tenga todo lo que tenga
Tu no tienes comparacion
Tu recuerdo me atormenta
Y tu ausencia me ha dejado el corazon roto
Y es que tengo el corazon roto
The lyrics of Jerry Rivera's song "Corazon Roto" convey the deep pain and vulnerability that the singer is experiencing after a relationship has ended. The singer expresses his confusion and sadness over not understanding what is happening to him since the person he loves left. He feels incredibly lonely and unable to sleep at night, consumed by an intense cold that slowly burns him. The absence of his loved one has driven him to the brink of madness and he is gradually losing his grip on reality. Despite having everything materialistically, nothing compares to the presence of his beloved. The memories of their time together torment him, and the absence of his loved one has shattered his heart.
Line by Line Meaning
No se que me pasa
I don't know what's happening to me
Desde que te fuiste
Since you left
Me quede muy triste y solo
I remained very sad and alone
De noche no duermo
At night, I can't sleep
Siento un frio intenso
I feel an intense cold
Que me va quemando a fuego lento
That slowly burns me
Es que si tu no estas a mi lado
Because if you're not by my side
Me vuelo un loco desesperado
I become a desperate madman
Voy perdiendo la razon
I'm losing my mind
Poquito a poco
Little by little
Y aunque tenga todo lo que tenga
And even though I have everything
Tu no tienes comparasion
You have no comparison
Tu recuerdo me atormenta
Your memory torments me
Y tu ausencia me ha dejado el corazon roto
And your absence has left my heart broken
Ya no soy el mismo vivo en un desierto
I'm no longer the same, I live in a desert
Sin tus besos mi cama esta vacia
Without your kisses, my bed is empty
Mi alma esta perdida
My soul is lost
Mi cuerpo es un desierto
My body is a desert
Sin tu cuerpo
Without your body
Y es que tengo el corazon roto
And it's because I have a broken heart
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Hector Hernandez
Que grandes Recuerdo de mi adolescencia, Eres mi ídolo hermano, gracias a tu música, me dio por cantar tus canciones
Hans Sandoval Díaz
De las mejores canciones de Jerry!!!
Luis Fernando Rojas
Cuántos recuerdos de este álbum.
Rei Moloon
Wow!! Me recuerda mi amores de la juventud!
Jhoana Aquije Taipe
Me encanta todas tus canciones bendiciones Jerry Rivera
Pedro García Valencia
"Voy perdiendo la razón, poquito a poco.
Y aunque tenga lo que tenga, tú no tienes comparación.
Tú recuerdo me atormenta y tu ausencia me ha dejado el corazón, roto". 🤐
Fernando Asanza
En plena cuarentena escuchando tus mejores canciones bro te convertiste en el papa de.la.salsa de.mis tiempos
Felipe Concha
Este tema me recuerda a mí divorcio ... Bueno me divorciaron ... En fin recuerdo que la cantaba mucho !!!
Jelsy Santely
Tu no tienes comparación 🎼🎵🎶
Carlos Perez
Lo Mejor del mejor. Top Track