Abriendo Puertas (Jerry Rivera album)

Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors) is the second studio album released by Puerto Rican singer Jerry Rivera in early 1990. The two singles from the album, "Dime" and "Más Que Tú" charted on the Billboard Latin Songs chart. The album was considered responsible a younger audience to the salsa market and reached number-one on the Billboard Tropical Albums.

Abriendo Puertas
Studio album by
Jerry Rivera
ReleasedSeptember 25 1990
Recorded1989-90
GenreSalsa
Length38:11
LabelCBS Discos
ProducerCarlos "Cuto" Soto
Jerry Rivera chronology
Empezando a Vivir
(1989)		 Abriendo Puertas
(1990)		 Cuenta Conmigo
(1992)
Singles from Abriendo Puertas
  1. "Esa Niña"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Dime"
    Released: May 1991
  3. "Nada Sin Ti"
    Released: 1991
  4. "Más Que Tú"
    Released: September 1991

Background

When Jerry Rivera was fourteen, he sent a demo tape to CBS Discos under the suggestion of his father.[1] This led to Rivera signing a contract with the record label and recorded his first album Empezando a Vivir.[2] The lead single, "De La Cabeza a los Pies" ("From Head to Toe"), received airplay in Puerto Rico and was included in the salsa compilation album, Non-Stop Dancing, Vol. 2.[3]

Music

The album includes eight tracks, most of them being covers of songs previously recorded by several performers. The lead track, "Esa Niña" ("That Girl"), is a cover of Luis Miguel's song from his album, Busca Una Mujer. A music video was made for the song.[4] "Dime" ("Tell Me") was written by Jorge Luis Piloto who also wrote "Como un Milagro" ("Like a Miracle") and "Más Que Tú" ("More Than You"). "Nada Sin Ti" ("Nothing Without You") is a cover of Eros Ramazzotti's song which received airplay.[5] "Para Amarnos Mas" ("To Love Each Other More") is a cover of Manuel Mijares's song.[6] Two singles from the album charted on the Billboard Latin Songs chart. "Dime" peaked at #26 while "Mas Que Tu" peaked at #35.[7][8]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[9]

José Estévez Jr. of Allmusic gave the album a four star rating, citing the album as "one of salsa's most commercially successful acts in history."[9] He noted songs such as "Esa Niña", "Dime", and "Nada Sin Ti" as bringing a younger audience to the salsa market. Abriendo Puertas received a nomination for "Tropical Album of the Year" at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1992.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dime"Jorge Luis Borrego, Jorge Luis Piloto4:47
2."Esa Niña"Juan Carlos Calderón5:04
3."Nada Sin Ti"Eros Ramazzotti4:34
4."Como Un Milagro"Jorge Luis Piloto4:48
5."Más Que Tú"Jorge Luis Piloto4:59
6."Para Amarnos Más"Nilson-Posse, Adrian Posse4:34
7."El Mojillo del Cañaveral"Axel Martinez4:41
8."Tal Vez"Axel Orlando Perez5:17

Chart performance
gollark: I got it down to between xx:00 and xx:06.
gollark: I mean, I'd prefer it *not* die. It's a siyat.
gollark: Wait, you need to get it *that* accurately? Timing my experiment is going to be !!FUN!!.
gollark: *oopsles*
gollark: AP times are down, interestingly; due to the hypothetical release?
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.