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]

Jefe de Jefes
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 1997
GenreNorteño
Length63:38
LabelFonovisa
Los Tigres del Norte chronology
Unidos Para Siempre
(1996)
Jefe de Jefes
(1997)
Así Como Tú
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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The information from Billboard.[3]

Disc 1

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jefe de Jefes"Teodoro Bello3:35
2."El Sucesor"Jessie Armenta3:03
3."Por Debajo del Agua"Bello3:18
4."El Dolor de un Padre"Armenta3:38
5."También las Mujeres Pueden"Frank Quintero3:39
6."El Rengo del Gallo Giro"Bello3:07
7."Carne Quemada"Bello2:56
8."Mis Dos Patrias"Enrique Valencia3:33
9."El Prisionero"Armenta3:23
10."El Mojado Acaudalado"Bello3:43

Disc 2

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ni Aqui Ni Alla"Armenta3:35
2."El Tarasco"Paulino Vargas3:42
3."La Paloma"Sebastian Yradier3:06
4."Jesus Amado"Bello3:09
5."Lo Que Sembre Alla en la Sierra"Bello3:01
6."El Plantón"Bello3:26
7."Las Novias del Traficante"Francisco Quintero3:15
8."El General"Ricardo Ibarra, Bello3:27
9."El Mojado Acaudalado (Acoustic)"Bello4:35

Personnel

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  • 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

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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

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Jefe de Jefes". Billboard. Nielsen Business, Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. 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 Jefes". Recording Industry Association of America.