MTV Unplugged (Shakira album)

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MTV Unplugged
Live album by Shakira
Released February 29, 2000
Recorded August 12, 1999
Grand Ballroom, Manhattan Center Studios
New York City, New York
Genre Acoustic music
Length 50:33
Label Sony Music Latin, Columbia
Producer Tim Mitchell, Emilio Estefan Jr.
Shakira chronology
Dónde Están los Ladrones?
(1998)		 MTV Unplugged
(2000)		 Laundry Service
(2001)
Shakira video chronology
MTV Unplugged
(2002)		 Grandes Éxitos
(2002)
Singles from MTV Unplugged
  1. "No Creo"
    Released: January 4, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

MTV Unplugged is a live album by Colombian artist Shakira. The performance was released in 2000 as a live album, and again in 2002 as a DVD. The performance was recorded in August 1999 in New York City, New York. It is rated as one of the best-ever live performances from a Latin recording artist. It was critically acclaimed by American critics and earned Shakira the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. To date, the album has sold over 5 million copies.[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

2000 CD
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Intro/Octavo Día"   Lester Mendez, Shakira 6:21
2. "Si Te Vas"   Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira 3:40
3. "Dónde Están Los Ladrones?"   Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira 3:32
4. "Moscas En La Casa"   Shakira 3:52
5. "Ciega, Sordomuda"   Estefano Salgado, Shakira 4:09
6. "Inevitable"   Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira 3:39
7. "Estoy Aquí"   Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira 4:58
8. "Tú"   Dillon O'Brien, Shakira 5:22
9. "Sombra De Ti"   Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira 4:07
10. "No Creo"   Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira 4:08
11. "Ojos Así"   Javier Garza, Pedro Flores, Shakira 6:50


2002 DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Intro/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

  1. Timeline
  2. Albums
  3. Photo Gallery
  4. Making Of (½ hour program)

[edit] Chart Performance

Chart (1998) Peak
position[2]
Austria Top 75[3] 5
Netherlands Top 100[4] 81
Germany Top 100 9
Mexico Top 100 1
U.S. Billboard 200[5] 124

[edit] Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[6] Platinum 60,000x
Brazil (ABPD)[7] Gold 100,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[8] Platinum 150,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] 4× Platinum (Latin) 400,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] Awards

Year Category Title Result
2000 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year MTV Unplugged Nominated
Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "Ojos Así" Won
Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance "Octavo Día"
Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video "Ojos Así" Nominated
2001 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album MTV Unplugged Won


[edit] Credits

  • 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"

[edit] Release history

Date Label
February 29, 2000 Sony Music, Columbia
Preceded by
En La Madrugada se Fue by Los Temerarios		 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album
April 8 2000
April 22 2008		 Succeeded by
Son by Four by Son By Four
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ruben Blades for Tiempos		 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
2001		 Succeeded by
Freddy Fender for La Música de Baldemar Huerta

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Maria-Charts"
  3. ^ "Austria Top 75 Albums"
  4. ^ "Dutch Top 100 Albums"
  5. ^ "U.S. Chart Positions"
  6. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Shakira&album=MTV+Unplugged&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. 
  7. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Shakira&tmidia=1. 
  8. ^ "Mexican album certifications – Shakira – Shakira MTV Unplugged" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Shakira&titulo=Shakira+MTV+Unplugged&categoria=ALBUM&contenido=buscar. 
  9. ^ a b "American album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22MTV+Unplugged%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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