La Gran Señora
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| Studio album by Jenni Rivera | ||||
| Released | December 1, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | September–October 2009 | |||
| Genre | Ranchera, mariachi | |||
| Length | 44:55 | |||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Label | Fonovisa | |||
| Producer | Jenni Rivera (executive) | |||
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La Gran Señora (English: The Great Lady) is the eleventh studio album by American singer Jenni Rivera, released on December 1, 2009, by Fonovisa Records. The album was produced by Rivera and features ranchera and mariachi music. The album has sold 112,000 copies in the United States as of November 2011. It was named the best-selling Regional Mexican Album of 2010 by Billboard.
La Gran Señora reached number two on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States and number nine on the Mexican Albums Chart. Five singles were released from the album: "Ya Lo Sé", "Por Que No Le Calas", "Déjame Volver Contigo", "La Gran Señora", and "Amarga Navidad". Alex Henderson of Allmusic gave the album a positive review and said, "La Diva de la Banda has no problem excelling in a mariachi-oriented environment".
The album earned a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Ranchero Album at the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2010. It also received a nomination at the 2010 Oye! Awards for Popular Album of the Year. A sold-out promotional tour led to the recording of the live album La Gran Señora en Vivo, Rivera's follow up album.
Although Jenni Rivera's previous recordings mainly consisted of banda music, she had also performed mariachi music live on her concerts. Therefore, Rivera decided to record an album in mariachi to appeal its fan base.
The album was recorded between September and October 2009. It consists of twelve cover tracks originally performed by other singers, with the exception of the title track, which was composed by Rivera. The follow-up album La Gran Señora en Vivo was released on November 22, 2010 which contains a DVD of her performing the album live at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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