La Misma Gran Señora
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| Compilation album by Jenni Rivera | ||||
| Released | November 13, 2012 (Mexico) December 11, 2012 (United States) |
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| Genre | Banda, Ranchera | |||
| Length | 44:11 | |||
| Label | Fonovisa | |||
| Producer | Jenni Rivera | |||
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La Misma Gran Señora (English: The Same Great Lady) is a compilation album by Jenni Rivera, released by Fonovisa in the United States on December 11, 2012. Released just two days after a plane crash that claimed her life along with six others.
La Misma Gran Señora reached number one on the Mexican Albums Chart and number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. It also reached number thirty-eight on the Billboard 200 in 2013 and 2014.
The album was said to be the best-selling Latin album of 2013. Since the album's release, it has been awarded one Billboard Music Award, three Latin Billboard Music Awards, and two Mexican Billboard Music Awards. In 2013 it won the Top Latin Album award at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. It was also awarded Album of the Year at the 2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards and 2013 Mexican Billboard Music Awards. It also won Banda Album of the Year at the 2013 Mexican Billboard Music Awards. At the 2014 Latin Billboard Music Awards, it was awarded Regional Mexican Album of the Year and garnered a nomination for Album of the Year. By October 2013, La Misma Gran Señora had sold over 880,000 copies worldwide.
On October 1, 2012, Rivera's publicist announced Rivera filed for divorce from her husband Esteban Loaiza due to "irreconcilable differences on behalf of both parties derived from private circumstances that occurred during the lapse of their two-year marriage." The lead single that gave the album its name states "Yo sin ti seguiré siendo la misma gran señora, tu sin mi, nada vales en el mundo desde ahora" which translates to, "Me without you, I am still the great lady, you without me, you are nothing in the world anymore".
In Mexico, La Misma Gran Señora peaked at number one on the Top 100 Mexico albums chart. It was certified double platinum and gold by Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) for shipping 270,000 copies in the country. Meanwhile, in the United States, it also peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Billboard Regional Mexican Albums charts. Released within two days of her death, sales for the album soared in the United States. The album sold 27,000 copies in its first week, becoming the highest Latin album debut of 2012. It was certified double platinum (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 200,000 copies.La Misma Gran Señora was the best-selling Latin and Regional Mexican album of 2013 in the United States.
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