Quiero (Jerry Rivera song)

"Quiero"
Single by Jerry Rivera
from the album Rivera
Released	January 2001 (2001-01)
Genre	Pop[a] • salsa
Length	4:35 (ballad version) 4:52 (salsa version)
Label	BMG US Latin
Songwriter(s)	Martha Cancel Ray Contreras James Nicholas Greco
Producer(s)	Bebu Silvetti (ballad version) Ramón Sánchez (salsa version)
Jerry Rivera singles chronology
"No Me Olvidarás" (2001) "Quiero" (2001) "Muero" (2001)

"Quiero" (transl. "I Want") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Jerry Rivera from his 11th studio album Rivera, (2001). The song was co-written by Martha Cancel, Ray Contreras, and James Nicholas Greco and produced by Bebu Silvetti. It is a pop ballad in which the singer pays homage to women. A salsa version of the track was also recorded which was arranged and produced by Ramón Sánchez. It was released in January 2001 by BMG US Latin as the lead single from the album in January 2001. A music video for "Quiero" was directed by Juan Basanta and features Rivera in various background flirting with a woman.

The song received positive reactions from music critics who felt it was one of the best tracks in the album. It was nominated in the category of Tropical Song of the Year at the 2002 Lo Nuestro Awards and was recognized as one of the best-performing songs from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Award and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Latin Award in 2002. Commercially, it topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs, Latin Pop Airplay, and Tropical Airplay charts in the United States.
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