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/
Tal Vez
Jerry Rivera Lyrics
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Tal vez tu mi amor querrias regresar
Si supieras cuanto te extraño y en que forma añoro sentir tu calor
Tal vez tu mi amor querrias regresar
Dime tú, que va ser de mi vida sin ti
Si contigo tan solo aprendi sin querer a respirar y a vivir para ti
Dime tu, como voy a olvidarte mi amor si a tu lado aprendi a querer y a luchar
Por eso enseñame ahora a olvidar
Coro:
Eres el motivo que me hace vivir
Eres parte de mi vida y no puedo arrancar
Este amor que poco a poco me quiere matar
Te quiero solo
Para mi y tu no estas
Si supieras cuanto he llorado al verme en mi cuarto tan lejos de ti
Tal vez tu mi amor querrias regresar
Si tuvieras solo una idea de cuanto se sufre al amar de verdad
Tal vez tu mi amor querrias regresar
Dime tu que va ser de mi vida sin ti
Si contigo tan solo aprendi sin querer a respirar y a vivir para ti
Dime tu como voy a olvidarte mi amor
Si a tu lado aprendi a querer y a luchar por eso enseñame ahora a olvidar
Coro:
Eres el motivo que me hace vivir...
Dime tu como voy a olvidarte mi amor
Si a tu lado aprendi a querer y a luchar por eso enseñame ahora a olvidar
Coro:
Eres el motivo que me hace vivir...
Si supieras cuanto te amo
Tal vez tu mi amor
Querrias regresar
Si supieras cuanto te amo, tu querrias regresar
Pero no sabes que ese vacio no lo han podido llenar
Nadie ocupa ese lugar
Si supieras cuanto te amo, tu querrias regresar
Eres el mótivo que me hace vivir
La ilusión que me hace suspirar
Si supieras cuanto te amo, tu querrias regresar
Regresa mi vida
Te quiero solo para mi y tu no estás
Y tu no estás
Si supieras cuanto te amo, tu querrias regresar
Si tu me enseñaste a querer de esta manera
Porque no me enseñaste a olvidar
Si supieras cuanto te amo, tu querrias regresar
Cuanto te amo, cuanto te amo, cunato te amo
Cuanto yo daria por tenerte aqui a mi lado
Si supieras cuanto te amo, tu querrias regresar
Si supieras cuanto te extraño
Volverias a mi hogar
Regresa pronto por favor!
The lyrics of Jerry Rivera's "Tal Vez" express the pain and longing of someone who has lost a great love. The singer looks back on the relationship and realizes the depth of their feelings for the person who has left them. They plead with their former love, saying that if they only knew how much they are loved and how much they are missed, maybe they would come back.
The singer expresses their utter helplessness without their love. They say that with their love they learned how to breathe and live and now they don't know how to continue without them. The singer points out that they have not been able to fill the void left by their love, and that nobody can take their place.
Through the lyrics, the singer conveys the message that love is a powerful force that can both heal and destroy. To forget this love, the singer needs to be taught how to let go.
Overall, "Tal Vez" is a hauntingly beautiful ballad that captures the depth of human emotion.
Line by Line Meaning
Si supieras cuanto te amo y el lugar que ocupas en mi corazón
If you knew how much I love you and the special place you hold in my heart
Tal vez tu mi amor querrias regresar
Maybe you would want to come back, my love
Si supieras cuanto te extraño y en que forma añoro sentir tu calor
If you knew how much I miss you and how I long to feel your warmth
Dime tú, que va ser de mi vida sin ti
Tell me, what will become of my life without you?
Si contigo tan solo aprendi sin querer a respirar y a vivir para ti
If with you I unwittingly learned to breathe and live for you
Dime tu, como voy a olvidarte mi amor si a tu lado aprendi a querer y a luchar
Tell me, how am I supposed to forget you, my love, if by your side I learned to love and fight
Por eso enseñame ahora a olvidar
That's why I need you to teach me now how to forget
Eres el motivo que me hace vivir
You are the reason that makes me want to live
Eres parte de mi vida y no puedo arrancar
You are a part of my life and I can't remove you
Este amor que poco a poco me quiere matar
This love that slowly wants to kill me
Te quiero solo
I only want you
Para mi y tu no estas
For me, but you are not here
Si supieras cuanto he llorado al verme en mi cuarto tan lejos de ti
If you knew how much I've cried when I find myself so far away from you in my room
Si tuvieras solo una idea de cuanto se sufre al amar de verdad
If only you had an idea of how much it hurts to love truly
Dime tu que va ser de mi vida sin ti
Tell me, what will my life be without you
Dime tu como voy a olvidarte mi amor
Tell me, how am I supposed to forget you, my love
Si a tu lado aprendi a querer y a luchar por eso enseñame ahora a olvidar
If by your side I learned to love and fight, that's why I need you to teach me now how to forget
Pero no sabes que ese vacio no lo han podido llenar
But you don't know that nobody has been able to fill that emptiness
Nadie ocupa ese lugar
Nobody takes up that space
La ilusión que me hace suspirar
The illusion that makes me sigh
Regresa mi vida
Come back to my life
Y tu no estás
And you are not here
Si tu me enseñaste a querer de esta manera
If you taught me to love in this way
Porque no me enseñaste a olvidar
Why didn't you teach me how to forget
Cuanto yo daria por tenerte aqui a mi lado
How much I would give to have you here by my side
Si supieras cuanto te extraño
If you knew how much I miss you
Volverias a mi hogar
You would come back to my home
Contributed by David S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@dianacortes5066
Si eres un adolescente y te gustan estás canciones déjame decirte que vales oro.❤️
@nelsondavidparedesflores606
Cada quien tiene sus gustos
Así como a ti te gustan estas canciones de este genero, otros aman las canciones de los otros géneros
Solo hay que respetar Gustos musicales
Buen día. ♡
@edithlourdesmaguinamaza4872
Sin embargo, no te creas especial :3
@miaamador7446
jddz
@juandecoracion1712
@@edithlourdesmaguinamaza4872 a Mi megusta
@edithlourdesmaguinamaza4872
@@juandecoracion1712 genial ... a mi tmb :3
@acosta6178
La década de los 90 sin dudas que fue dominada por la salsa romantica y Jerry Rivera fue un aventajado entre la juventud de esa época.
@JoseOrtiz-et9nz
Si recuerdo bien ésa década, así fue como me enamore y me case.
@francisoyanguren8094
🥂👏🏻😊"temazo" 😊👏🏻🥂, digan presente las personas romanticas que aun quedan! 🎷🎷🎷📣💓
@josepineda9213
Enero 2024 y hits como estos no se pueden olvidar. Definitivamente q antes si se producía música de verdad.