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/
Nada sin ti
Jerry Rivera Lyrics
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Simplemente no funciona
Ni siquiera soy persona
Cuando estoy sin ti
Tú eres esa vitamina
Que de pronto me domina
Si te tengo no te noto
Nada
Nada sin ti
Ahora
No estas aquí
Casi seguro que andarás con él
Y yo soy tonto porque estoy fatal
Porque me siento
Fuera
Nada
Nada sin ti
Nada
Seguro de mí
También los hombres lloran
Voy al fútbol, no lo veo
Abro un libro y no lo leo
Como poco, bebo mucho
No puedo dormir
Soy una cabeza hueca
Un muñeco sin muñeca
Una espeje de desaspire
Cuando estoy sin ti
Nada
Nada sin ti
Ahora
No estas aquí
Te necesito junto a mí
Si no, no sé que hacer
Y va cambiado por momentos mi ser
Hasta volverme nada
Y va cambiado por momentos mi ser
Hasta volverme nada
Oigo ruidos en la calle
Oigo pasos que se acercan
Alguien llama a la puerta
Voy haber quien es
Eres tú no me lo creo
No te quedes fuera, pasa
Ten las llaves de mi casa
No te iras de aquí
(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
Te necesito más cada día, no puedo olvidarte
Y tú no estas aquí
(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
Tú eres la vitamina que mi cuerpo domina
Si te tengo no te noto y si te pierdo, sí
(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
Nada sin ti, nada sin ti, no soy nada
No soy nada sin ti
(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
Estoy muriendo en esta espera y tú no llegas
Ay, ¿qué será de mí?
(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
Si no te tengo a mi lado no puedo vivir
The lyrics to Jerry Rivera's "Nada Sin Ti" speak of the singer's dependence on his lover. He explains that there is something wrong within him, and he feels incomplete and insignificant without her. She is like a vitamin that dominates his being, and when he has her, he does not even notice her, but when she is gone, everything falls apart. The chorus echoes his dependence, repeating the phrase "nada sin ti" or "nothing without you."
The verse continues with descriptions of his withdrawal symptoms. He cannot concentrate on anything, and even when he goes to watch football or read a book, he cannot enjoy it. He is a hollow head, a doll without its playmate. He hears noises outside, but they do not matter unless it is her. The bridge speaks of his despair and heartbreak, believing that she is with someone else, and he is foolish for feeling the way he does.
Overall, "Nada Sin Ti" is a song about love and dependence, describing how lost one can feel when separated from their beloved. The lyrics are simple yet powerful, and Jerry Rivera captures the emotions of the song brilliantly.
Line by Line Meaning
Algo falla en mi mente
Something is wrong in my mind
Simplemente no funciona
Simply doesn't work
Ni siquiera soy persona
I'm not even a person
Cuando estoy sin ti
When I'm without you
Tú eres esa vitamina
You are that vitamin
Que de pronto me domina
That suddenly dominates me
Si te tengo no te noto
If I have you, I don't notice
Si te pierdo, sí
If I lose you, yes
Nada
Nothing
Nada sin ti
Nothing without you
Ahora
Now
No estas aquí
You're not here
Casi seguro que andarás con él
Almost sure you're with him
Y yo soy tonto porque estoy fatal
And I'm stupid because I'm a mess
Porque me siento
Because I feel
Fuera
Outside
Nada
Nothing
Nada sin ti
Nothing without you
Nada
Nothing
Seguro de mí
Sure of myself
También los hombres lloran
Men cry too
Voy al fútbol, no lo veo
I go to soccer, I don't see it
Abro un libro y no lo leo
I open a book and don't read it
Como poco, bebo mucho
I eat little, I drink a lot
No puedo dormir
I can't sleep
Soy una cabeza hueca
I'm an empty head
Un muñeco sin muñeca
A doll without its doll
Una espeje de desaspire
A mirror of despair
Cuando estoy sin ti
When I'm without you
Te necesito junto a mí
I need you by my side
Si no, no sé que hacer
If not, I don't know what to do
Y va cambiado por momentos mi ser
And my being is changing by the moment
Hasta volverme nada
Until I become nothing
Oigo ruidos en la calle
I hear noises in the street
Oigo pasos que se acercan
I hear steps approaching
Alguien llama a la puerta
Someone is knocking on the door
Voy haber quien es
I'm going to see who it is
Eres tú no me lo creo
It's you, I can't believe it
No te quedes fuera, pasa
Don't stay outside, come in
Ten las llaves de mi casa
Have the keys to my house
No te iras de aquí
You won't leave from here
(Nada)
(Nothing)
(Nada sin ti)
(Nothing without you)
(Nada)
(Nothing)
(Nada sin ti)
(Nothing without you)
Te necesito más cada día, no puedo olvidarte
I need you more every day, I can't forget you
Y tú no estas aquí
And you're not here
(Nada)
(Nothing)
(Nada sin ti)
(Nothing without you)
Tú eres la vitamina que mi cuerpo domina
You are the vitamin that dominates my body
Si te tengo no te noto y si te pierdo, sí
If I have you, I don't notice you and if I lose you, yes
(Nada)
(Nothing)
(Nada sin ti)
(Nothing without you)
Nada sin ti, nada sin ti, no soy nada
Nothing without you, nothing without you, I'm nothing
No soy nada sin ti
I'm nothing without you
(Nada)
(Nothing)
(Nada sin ti)
(Nothing without you)
Estoy muriendo en esta espera y tú no llegas
I'm dying in this wait and you don't arrive
Ay, ¿qué será de mí?
Oh, what will become of me?
(Nada)
(Nothing)
(Nada sin ti)
(Nothing without you)
Si no te tengo a mi lado no puedo vivir
If I don't have you by my side, I can't live
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
Written by: Adelio Cogliati, Eros Ramazzotti, Pierangelo Cassano
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Yessenia Lora arias
Algo falla en mi mente
Simplemente no funciona
Ni siquiera soy persona
Cuando estoy sin ti
Tu eres esa vitamina
Que de pronto me domina
Si te tengo no te noto
Si te pierdo si
Nada, nada sin ti
Ahora no estas aquí
Casi seguro que andarás con él
Y yo soy tonto porque estoy fatal
Porque me siento fuera
Nada, nada sin ti
Nada seguro de mi
También los hombres lloran
Voy al fútbol no lo veo
Abro un libro y no lo leo
Como poco, bebo mucho
No puedo dormir
Soy una cabeza hueca
Un muñeco sin muñeca
Un espeje de desastre
Cuando estoy sin ti
Nada, nada sin ti
Ahora no estas aquí
Te necesito junto a mi
Sino no se que hacer
Y va cambiado por momentos mi ser
Hasta volverme nada
Y va cambiado por momentos mi ser
Hasta volverme nada
Oigo ruidos en la calle
Oigo pasos que se acercan
Alguien llama a la puerta
Voy a ver quien es
Eres tú no me lo creo
No te quedes fuera pasa
Ten las llaves de mi casa
No te iras de aquí
Te necesito mas cada día
No puedo olvidarte
Y tu no esta aquí
Tu eres la vitamina
Que a mi cuerpo domina
Si te tengo no te noto
Y si te pierdo si
Nada sin ti
Nada sin ti, no soy nada
No soy nada sin ti
Estoy muriendo en esta espera
Y tu no llegas
¿Hay que será de mi?
Si no te tengo a mi lado
No puedo vivir...
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2020 y todavia me transporta esta cancion a los hermosos 90"s
Manuel Mejia Muñoz
La oyes y es un tren directo los ochentas ! Genial
Antonio Tony Palencia
@Manuel Mejia Muñoz de verdad que si la mejor maquina del tiempo es la música, cierro mis ojos y vuelo a los 90 increíble
María Gutiérrez
ague. 🥃💗👻
Elian Ortiz
Qg
Jhovanna Abaunza Mellizo
@Antonio Tony Palencia 6uyyýyyzd
Vianney Mora
Esta canción me la dedicaron en 1997 , y me trae tantos recuerdos 🥰 hoy el chico que me la dedico... Es mi esposo vamos para 25 de casados 😍 y me la sigue cantando !!
DIOSA🦋
Como si la música la lanzó en 2015😧
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JeanPaul Ojeda
@DIOSA🦋 jjajajaja esa canción salió en 1991. Por dato si no sabías. Que la subieron a YouTube en 2015 es otra cosa.