Jefe de Jefes

Jefe de Jefes
Studio album by Los Tigres del Norte
Released 1997
Genre Norteño, Corrido
Length 63:38
Label Fonovisa
Los Tigres del Norte chronology

Unidos Para Siempre
(1996)
Jefe de Jefes
(1997)
Así Como Tú
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Jefe de Jefes ("Boss of Bosses") is the title of a studio album released by Mexican group Los Tigres del Norte. This album became their first number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums, 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]

Tracklisting

The information from Billboard.[3]

Disc 1

No. TitleWriter(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

No. TitleWriter(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

Chart performance

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

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. Henderson, Alex. "Album Review: Jefe de Jefes". All Music. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  2. 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.). Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  3. "Jefe de Jefes". Billboard. Nielsen Business, Inc. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  4. "Jefe de Jefes". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  5. "American album certifications – Los Tigres del Norte – Jefe de Jefe". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

Procession and succession

Preceded by
Juntos Otra Vez by Juan Gabriel and Rocío Dúrcal
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album
July 5, 1997 - August 9, 1997
August 23, 1997
Succeeded by
Romances by Luis Miguel