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/
Separemos Nuestras Vidas
Jerry Rivera Lyrics
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Y el que te tenia yo
Se marcho de nuestras vidas
Se marcho con las heridas
Que le hemos dado tu y yo.
Hemos matado el amor
Ya no tenemos perdón.
Separemos nuestras vidas
Ya entre tu y yo no hay amor
Entre tu y yo no hay amor,
Escucha mujer bandolera
Entre tu y yo no hay amor,
El viento se lo llevó.
Entre tu y yo no hay amor,
Contigo yo no puedo seguir
Sin ti ya yo soy feliz.
Entre tu y yo no hay amor,
Entre tu y yo no hay amor,
Mírame bien mujer traicionera.
Yo no soy lo que tu buscas.
Tu sabes que yo no juego con tus cosas.
Tu eres, tu eres, tu eres, tu eres mala cosa.
Gracias a Dios yo te borre de mi mente.
Entre tu y yo no hay amor,
Yo creía que tu me querías
Pero era mentira.
Entre tu y yo no hay amor,
Hemos matado el amor
La única unión entre los dos.
Entre tu y yo no hay amor,
No te creas que yo voy a sufrir.
Contigo yo nunca fui feliz.
Entre tu y yo no hay amor,
The song "Separemos Nuestras Vidas" by Jerry Rivera talks about a couple deciding to end their relationship as there's no love left between the two of them. The singer emphasizes that another man who was pursuing the woman has already left their lives, carrying with him the pain that both the singer and the woman have caused him. The suffering of the man who loved the woman is a mere reflection of the destruction that the couple has brought upon themselves.
The lyrics also suggest that the couple is guilty of killing their love and destroying the only bond that they shared. They acknowledge that there's no room for forgiveness between them as they have destroyed the love that they once had. The singer tries to convince the woman that they should move on and separate their lives, stating that he cannot continue living without love in his life.
The song's theme is much deeper than the apparent reason for the couple's breakup. It highlights the importance of honesty, loyalty, and commitment in a relationship. The singer accuses the woman of being a traitor and suggests that the trust that once existed between them is gone. The moral of the song is that relationships built on lies, infidelity, and mistrust will undoubtedly crumble.
Line by Line Meaning
Separemos nuestras vidas
Let's separate our lives.
Y el que te tenia yo
And the one who had you.
Se marcho de nuestras vidas
Left our lives.
Se marcho con las heridas
Left with the wounds.
Que le hemos dado tu y yo.
That we have given him, you and I.
Hemos matado el amor
We have killed the love.
La única unión de los dos
The only bond between us two.
Ya no tenemos perdón.
We have no forgiveness anymore.
Entre tu y yo no hay amor
There is no love between us.
Escucha mujer bandolera
Listen, woman bandit.
El viento se lo llevó.
The wind took it away.
Contigo yo no puedo seguir
I cannot go on with you.
Sin ti ya yo soy feliz.
Without you, I am already happy.
Mírame bien mujer traicionera.
Look at me well, treacherous woman.
Yo no soy lo que tu buscas.
I am not what you are looking for.
Tu sabes que yo no juego con tus cosas.
You know that I don't play with your things.
Tu eres, tu eres, tu eres, tu eres mala cosa.
You are, you are, you are, you are a bad thing.
Gracias a Dios yo te borre de mi mente.
Thanks to God, I erased you from my mind.
Yo creía que tu me querías
I thought you loved me.
Pero era mentira.
But it was a lie.
No te creas que yo voy a sufrir.
Don't think I'm going to suffer.
Contigo yo nunca fui feliz.
With you, I was never happy.
Entre tu y yo no hay amor
There is no love between us.
Writer(s): LEON, MIGUEL ANGEL
Contributed by Aaron W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.