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/
Desnúdate Mujer
Jerry Rivera Lyrics
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Si yo si yo te adoro
Quizás la culpa fue mía que no supe
Imponerme desde el principio (2 veces)
Pero no sabia que tú serias capaz de traicionarme
Capaz de engañarme
--CORO--
El arte que tú tienes cuando haces el amor
Desnúdate mujer que estoy vibrando todo
Estoy palidecido y un poco asustado de ti .
Me engañaste, tu cuerpo me hace extraño
Eres otra mujer desnuda .
Yo no se porque me engañas
Si yo si yo te adoro
Yo te busque entre mil mujeres
Pero me equivoque
Con tu cara infantil representaste un papel de gran actriz
Si ya se acabo la comedia termino
Ya te quite la mascara que tanto yo quería
--CORO
* Desnúdate mujer así te quiero ver
Ese ángel que tú tienes cuando hacer el amor mujer
* Desnúdate mujer así te quiero ver
Mamita tu no me vez que yo estoy vibrando cada vez que yo te miro
* Desnúdate mujer
Desnúdate
* Así te quiero ver
Hay Desnúdate desnúdate mujer por que así yo te quiero ver
* Desnúdate mujer
Desnúdate
* Asi te quiero ver
Yo te busque entre miles de mujeres pero mamita ya te encontré
Baby y te encontré
Y sabes quien me lo dijo jajaja
* Desnúdate mujer así te quiero ver
Ha llegado la oportunidad de encontrarnos de nuevo otra vez
* Desnúdate mujer
Mamita así
* Así te quiero
Yo yo yo mamacita yo quiero verte también
* Desnúdate mujer
Completita
* Así te quiero ver
Desnúdate mujer estoy empalidecido y todavía me tienen temblando
The song "Desnúdate Mujer" by Jerry Rivera is about a man who is questioning why his lover betrayed him, as he truly adores her. The lyrics speak about how he may have been at fault for not standing up for himself and imposing certain boundaries from the beginning of their relationship. However, he never expected his lover to be capable of deceiving him and cheating on him. The chorus of the song expresses the man's desire for his lover to strip down and reveal herself to him, both physically and emotionally. He is trembling and frightened because he doesn't know what to expect from her anymore.
The song's lyrics reflect the struggles and complexities of relationships, as well as the painful experiences of betrayal and heartbreak that can come with them. The man in the song is torn between his love for his partner and his feelings of hurt and anger about her infidelity. The chorus represents his attempt to reconcile these conflicting emotions by seeking to understand his lover's motivations and desires through her physical and emotional expression.
Overall, Jerry Rivera's "Desnúdate Mujer" is a melancholic and introspective song that speaks to the challenges and complexities of romantic relationships, as well as the power of desire and attraction.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo no se porque me engañas
I don't know why you deceive me
Si yo si yo te adoro
When I adore you
Quizás la culpa fue mía que no supe
Maybe it was my fault that I didn't know
Imponerme desde el principio (2 veces)
To assert myself from the beginning (2 times)
Pero no sabia que tú serias capaz de traicionarme
But I didn't know you would be capable of betraying me
Capaz de engañarme
Capable of deceiving me
Desnúdate mujer yo quiero ver también
Undress, woman, I want to see too
El arte que tú tienes cuando haces el amor
The art that you have when making love
Desnúdate mujer que estoy vibrando todo
Undress, woman, I'm vibrating all over
Estoy palidecido y un poco asustado de ti .
I'm pale and a little scared of you.
Me engañaste, tu cuerpo me hace extraño
You deceived me, your body makes me feel strange
Eres otra mujer desnuda .
You're another naked woman.
Yo te busque entre mil mujeres
I looked for you among a thousand women
Pero me equivoque
But I was mistaken
Con tu cara infantil representaste un papel de gran actriz
With your childish face, you played a great actress
Si ya se acabo la comedia termino
If the comedy is over, it's finished
Ya te quite la mascara que tanto yo quería
I already took off the mask that I wanted so much
Desnúdate mujer así te quiero ver
Undress, woman, that's how I want to see you
Ese ángel que tú tienes cuando hacer el amor mujer
That angel that you have when making love, woman
Mamita tu no me vez que yo estoy vibrando cada vez que yo te miro
Mama, don't you see that I vibrate every time I look at you
Desnúdate mujer
Undress, woman
Así te quiero
That's how I want you
Hay Desnúdate desnúdate mujer por que así yo te quiero ver
Oh, undress, undress, woman, because that's how I want to see you
Yo te busque entre miles de mujeres pero mamita ya te encontré
I looked for you among thousands of women but baby, I already found you
Desnúdate mujer así te quiero ver
Undress, woman, that's how I want to see you
Ha llegado la oportunidad de encontrarnos de nuevo otra vez
The opportunity has come to meet again
Mamita así
Mama, like that
Yo yo yo mamacita yo quiero verte también
I, I, I, mama, I want to see you too
Completita
Complete
Desnúdate mujer
Undress, woman
Así te quiero ver
That's how I want to see you
Desnúdate mujer estoy empalidecido y todavía me tienen temblando
Undress, woman, I'm pale and I'm still shaking
Writer(s): W. Pulignano
Contributed by Kennedy L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.