Siempre Arriba (Eng.: Always On Top) is the title of a studio album released by norteño music group Bronco: El Gigante de America. This album became their first number-one hit on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album.

Siempre Arriba
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2003
GenreNorteño, Cumbia, Tex-Mex
LabelFonovisa
ProducerJosé Guadalupe Esparza, Ramiro Delgado González, Javier Villarreal Gutiérrez, José Luis Villarreal Gutiérrez
Bronco: El Gigante de America chronology
Indomable
(2003)
Siempre Arriba
(2003)
Crónica de Dos Grandes
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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This information from Billboard.com[2]

  1. Estoy a Punto (Oswaldo Villarreal) — 3:19
  2. Arriba (Humberto Galindo) — 3:20
  3. Dalo Por Hecho (Nano Concha/Nicolás Urquiza) — 2:58
  4. Un Hombre Con Suerte (José Guadalupe Esparza) — 2:56
  5. Antes Que Tu (Marco Pérez/Fabián Tinoco/René Treviño) — 2:59
  6. Soñandote (Eloy Mercado) — 2:34
  7. Mi Peor Enemigo (Roberto Martínez) — 2:55
  8. Corazón Borracho (René Esparza) — 3:21
  9. Platicando a Solas (Oscar Ivan Treviño) — 2:51
  10. Tumbame Con Tu Tumbao (Esparza) — 2:44
  11. El Precio (Miguel Luna/Miguel Mendoza) — 3:32
  12. Que Bailen los Niños (Esparza) — 2:41

Personnel

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This information from Allmusic.[3]

  • Ramiro Delgado González — Producer
  • Javier Villarreal Gutiérrez — Producer
  • José Luis Villarreal Gutiérrez — Producer
  • José Guadalupe Esparza Jiménez — Producer
  • Alfonso Valdéz — Engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Servando Cano — Musical direction
  • Carlos Latapi — Photography
  • Iver Soto — Assistant

Reception

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Chart performance

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Chart (2003)[4] Peak
position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
US Billboard Regional/Mexican Albums 1
US Billboard 200 97

Sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico 104,000[5]

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Siempre Arriba". Billboard.com. Billboard.com. 2003-07-15. Retrieved 2008-09-20.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Siempre Arriba". Allmusic. Allmusic.com. 2003-07-15. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  4. ^ "Siempre Arriba - Chart Performance (2003)". Billboard.com. Allmusic.com. 2003-07-15. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  5. ^ Rangel, Ivett (August 3, 2003). "Venden mas los alumnos que los maestros". Palabra (in Spanish). Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via ProQuest.