MTV Unplugged (Shakira album)
MTV Unplugged is the first live album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 29 February 2000, by Columbia Records and Sony Latin. It was recorded on 12 August 1999, during her MTV Unplugged performance at the Grand Ballroom in New York City.
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Released | 29 February 2000 | |||
Recorded | 12 August 1999; Grand Ballroom, Manhattan Center Studios (New York City) | |||
Venue | Manhattan Center Studios, Manhattan, New York City, United States | |||
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Length | 50:33 | |||
Language | Spanish | |||
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Shakira chronology | ||||
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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 the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.
Track listing
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: | 50:33 |
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)
Impact
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.[2] 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."[3] The album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.[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 (magazine) has included “Sombra De Ti” on the list “10 Of The Best ‘MTV Unplugged’ Performances.” .[6]
- Yardbarker ranked the album at number 4 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]
Personnel
- 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
Chart (1999) | Peak position[9] |
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Austria Top 75[10] | 55 |
Netherlands Top 100[11] | 81 |
Germany Top 100 | 9 |
Mexico Top 100 | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200[12] | 124 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[13] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[14] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[15] | Gold | 150,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[16] | Platinum | 150,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[17] | 4× Platinum (Latin) | 400,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[18] Video Longform |
Gold | 50,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Accolades
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
- 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.
- Marti Preciado. "Before "Whenever, Wherever," we had Shakira's incredible "MTV Unplugged" album". HelloGiggles. Retrieved July 5, 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.
- "Maria-Charts"
- "Austria Top 75 Albums"
- "Dutch Top 100 Albums"
- "U.S. Chart Positions"
- "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; 'Shakira MTV Unplugged')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- "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 TÍTULO
- "American album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH.
- "American video certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH.