MTV Unplugged (Shakira album)
MTV Unplugged | ||||
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Released | 29 February 2000 | |||
Recorded | 12 August 1999 | |||
Venue | Manhattan Center Studios (Manhattan, New York City, United States) | |||
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Length | 50:41 | |||
Language | Spanish | |||
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Shakira chronology | ||||
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Singles from MTV Unplugged | ||||
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MTV Unplugged is the first live album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, released on 29 February 2000, by Columbia Records[citation needed] and Sony Latin. It was recorded on 12 August 1999, during her MTV Unplugged performance at the Grand Ballroom in New York City.
The performance was released in 2000 as a live album, and again in 2002 as a DVD. It was critically acclaimed by American critics and earned Shakira her first Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.
Production and reception
[edit]The Unplugged concert was the program's first episode to be broadcast entirely in Spanish and served as her major breakthrough in the U.S. market.[3] The concert is noted to be the "first time a Latin pop act attempted an Unplugged, the first Latina solo act to do so, and the first time a Latino act didn't tape their performance at MTV's studios in Miami."[4]
The concert has received critical acclaim, and is included on lists of best unplugged performances. The performance is listed on Vulture Magazine's “7 Really Good MTV Unplugged Performances” list.[5] Nylon has included “Sombra De Ti” on the list “10 Of The Best ‘MTV Unplugged’ Performances.”[6] Yardbarker ranked the album at number 3 on their list of“20 greatest MTV 'Unplugged' albums.” .[7] ”Remezcla” includes the performance on “The 10 Most Iconic Latin American ‘MTV Unplugged’ Performances.”[8] MTV Unplugged has sold over 1.3 million units worldwide by June 2001.[9]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Octavo Día" |
| 6:21 |
2. | "Si Te Vas" |
| 3:40 |
3. | "Dónde Están Los Ladrones?" |
| 3:32 |
4. | "Moscas En La Casa" | Shakira | 3:52 |
5. | "Ciega, Sordomuda" |
| 4:09 |
6. | "Inevitable" |
| 3:39 |
7. | "Estoy Aquí" |
| 4:58 |
8. | "Tú" |
| 5:22 |
9. | "Sombra De Ti" |
| 4:07 |
10. | "No Creo" |
| 4:08 |
11. | "Ojos Así" |
| 6:50 |
Total length: | 50:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Octavo Día" | 5:35 |
2. | "Si Te Vas" | 4:00 |
3. | "Dónde Están Los Ladrones?" | 3:29 |
4. | "Ciega, Sordomuda" | 4:14 |
5. | "Inevitable" | 3:52 |
6. | "Moscas En La Casa" | 3:55 |
7. | "Estoy Aquí" | 4:56 |
8. | "Tú" | 5:05 |
9. | "Sombra De Ti" | 4:07 |
10. | "No Creo" | 4:05 |
11. | "Ojos Así" | 6:40 |
Total length: | 49:58 |
Bonus features
- Timeline
- Albums
- Photo Gallery
- Making Of (½ hour program)
Personnel
[edit]- Shakira - Producer, songwriter, arranger, lead vocals, harmonica, guitar
- Emilio Estefan Jr. - Executive producer
- Tim Mitchell - Producer, arranger, guitar
- Sean Murphy - Producer
- Marcello Anez - Engineer
- Adam Blackburn - Engineer
- Scott Canto - Engineer
- Sebastian Krys - Engineer
- Mauricio Guerrero - Mixer
- Eric Schilling - Mixer
- Tony Blanc - Mixing assistant
- Steve Penny - Mixing assistant
- Maurizio Teilla - Mixing assistant
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering
- George Noreiga - Guitar, backing vocals
- Donna Allen - Backing vocals
- Rita Quintero - Backing vocals
- Luis Fernando Ochoa - Guitar, arranger
- Ben Peeler - Lap steel guitar, mandolin, dobro, bazouki
- Pedro Alfonso - Violin
- Albert Menendez - Piano
- Ricardo Suarez - Bass guitar
- Brendan Buckley - Drums, percussion
- Ebenezer da Silva - percussions
- Myriam Eli - percussions
- Los Mora Arriaga - Mariachi Band on "Ciega, Sordomuda"
Charts
[edit]Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Austria Top 75[10] | 55 |
Colombia (Notimex)[11] | 3 |
Netherlands Top 100[12] | 81 |
Germany Top 100 | 9 |
Mexico Top 100 | 1 |
US Billboard 200[13] | 124 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] | 1 |
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[16] | 1 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[17] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[18] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[19] Video Longform |
Gold | 25,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[20] | Platinum | 150,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] DVD |
Gold | 10,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[22] | 4× Platinum (Latin) | 400,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[23] Video Longform |
Gold | 50,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Accolades
[edit]Year | Category | Title | Result |
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2000 | Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year | MTV Unplugged | Nominated |
Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated | ||
2001 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | MTV Unplugged | Won |
2001 | Lo Nuestro Award for Rock Album of the Year | MTV Unplugged | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "Braodcasters Sue RIAA Over Royalties". Billboard. 8 April 2000. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Tim McPhate. "Remember When? Shakira Unplugs For MTV, Wins Latin GRAMMY". Grammys. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ Marcos Hassan. "Revisiting the 10 Most Iconic Latin American 'MTV Unplugged' Performances". Remezcla. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Lindsey Weber. "7 Really Good MTV Unplugged Performances". Vulture Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ Taylor Bryant. "10 Of The Best 'MTV Unplugged' Performances". Nylon. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Jeremy Smith. "20 greatest MTV 'Unplugged' albums". Yardbarker. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Marcos Hassan. "Revisiting the 10 Most Iconic Latin American 'MTV Unplugged' Performances". Remezcla. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "MTV: "Unplugged" ayudará a La Ley para abrirse nuevas puertas". Cooperativa (in Spanish). 27 June 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Austria Top 75 Albums"
- ^ "Los Discos Más Vendicos En Iberoamérica y Estados Unidos". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). May 29, 2000. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Dutch Top 100 Albums"
- ^ "Shakira Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Shakira Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Shakira Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Shakira Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
- ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Shakira; 'MTV Unplugged')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Shakira in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Shakira MTV Unplugged in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "Spanish video certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "American album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "American video certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.