Ahora (Chiquis Rivera album)

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Ahora
Ahora Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2, 2015
Genre
Language Spanish
Label Sweet Sound Records
Producer Chiquis Rivera
Chiquis Rivera chronology
Ahora
(2015)
Entre Botellas
(2018)
Singles from Ahora
  1. "Paloma Blanca"
    Released: 2014
  2. "Esa No Soy Yo"
    Released: 2014
  3. "La Malquerida"
    Released: 2014
  4. "Completamente"
    Released: 2015
  5. "Aprovechame"
    Released: 2015

Ahora (English: "Now") is the debut studio album by American recording artist Chiquis Rivera, released on June 2, 2015 by Sweet Sound Records. [1] [2]

Contents

Ahora reached number-one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Billboard Regional Mexican Albums charts in the United States.

Recordings

The album consists of a mixture of uptempos and ballads, inspired by the pop and banda genres. As executive producer of the album, Chiquis took a wide role in its production, co-writing a majority of the songs, choosing which ones to produce and sharing ideas on the mixing and mastering of tracks. [3]

Commercial reception

Ahora reached number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Billboard Regional Mexican Albums charts in the United States. [3] According to Billboard magazine, Rivera is the first female to top the chart since her late mother, Jenni Rivera, opened at No. 1 on Dec. 20, 2014 with the posthumous album 1 Vida – 3 Historias: Metamorfosis – Despedida de Culiacán – Jenni Vive 2013 . According to Nielsen SoundScan, Ahora sold 7,000 copies in its first week of release. [3] Ahora was certified gold (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 30,000 copies. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Thom Jurek of Allmusic, gave the album three out of five stars and said, "...her [Chiquis'] bravery and growing sophistication that are most impressive." [5] Angie Romero of Billboard also gave the album three out of five stars. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Amor Eterno" Alberto Aguilera Valadez Janney Marin Rivera3:46
2."Esa No Soy Yo" Janney Marin Rivera Rivera3:49
3."Aprovechame"RiveraRivera2:36
4."Paloma Blanca (Vuela Libre) (with Sebastian Jacome)"Rivera, Julio Reyes Rivera3:59
5."Suenalo"Claudia BrantRivera3:39
6."Completamente"RiveraRivera3:01
7."Feliz de la vida"RiveraRivera3:25
8."La Malquerida" Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz Rivera3:35
9."Esa No Soy Yo (Pop)"RiveraRivera3:05
10."Ahora"RiveraRivera4:22
11."Paloma Negra"Tomás MendezRivera3:24
12."CPR"RiveraRivera3:32
13."I'm Not That Girl"RiveraRivera3:05
14."Paper Bullets"RiveraRivera3:34

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold (Latin)30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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