Jefe de Jefes
| Jefe de Jefes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Norteño | |||
| Length | 63:38 | |||
| Label | Fonovisa | |||
| Los Tigres del Norte chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Jefe de Jefes ("Boss of Bosses") is a studio album released by Regional Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte. This album became their first number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, and received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album and Regional Mexican Album of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1998.[2]
Track listing
[edit]The information from Billboard.[3]
Disc 1
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jefe de Jefes" | Teodoro Bello | 3:35 |
| 2. | "El Sucesor" | Jessie Armenta | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Por Debajo del Agua" | Bello | 3:18 |
| 4. | "El Dolor de un Padre" | Armenta | 3:38 |
| 5. | "También las Mujeres Pueden" | Frank Quintero | 3:39 |
| 6. | "El Rengo del Gallo Giro" | Bello | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Carne Quemada" | Bello | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Mis Dos Patrias" | Enrique Valencia | 3:33 |
| 9. | "El Prisionero" | Armenta | 3:23 |
| 10. | "El Mojado Acaudalado" | Bello | 3:43 |
Disc 2
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ni Aqui Ni Alla" | Armenta | 3:35 |
| 2. | "El Tarasco" | Paulino Vargas | 3:42 |
| 3. | "La Paloma" | Sebastian Yradier | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Jesus Amado" | Bello | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Lo Que Sembre Alla en la Sierra" | Bello | 3:01 |
| 6. | "El Plantón" | Bello | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Las Novias del Traficante" | Francisco Quintero | 3:15 |
| 8. | "El General" | Ricardo Ibarra, Bello | 3:27 |
| 9. | "El Mojado Acaudalado (Acoustic)" | Bello | 4:35 |
Personnel
[edit]- Eduardo Hernández — arranger, art direction, mixing
- James Dean — engineer, mastering, mixing
- Arjan McNamara — mastering
- Joseph Pope — assistant engineer
- Los Tigres del Norte — mixing
- Hernán Hernández — band member
- Jorge Hernández — band member
- Luis Hernández — band member
- Oscar Lara — band member
- Alan Silfen — photography
- John Coulter — graphic design
- Erin Flanagan — stylist
- Bill Hernández — wardrobe
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1997)[4] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 5 |
| US Billboard 200 | 149 |
Sales and certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Album Review: Jefe de Jefes". All Music. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ Barquero, Christopher (1998). "Premios Lo Nuestro: Los galardones a la música latina serán entregados en mayo próximo". La Nación (in Spanish). Grupo Nación GN, S.A. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "Jefe de Jefes". Billboard. Nielsen Business, Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Jefe de Jefes". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "American album certifications – Los Tigres del Norte – Jefe de Jefes". Recording Industry Association of America.
