MTV Unplugged (Katy Perry album)
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| Live album by Katy Perry | ||||
| Released | November 17, 2009 (U.S); November 27, 2009 (Brazil) |
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| Recorded | July 22, 2009 in New York City |
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| Genre | Acoustic music | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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MTV Unplugged is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry, and was released by Capitol in the United States on November 17, 2009. The two disc CD/DVD package comprises stripped-down songs performed by Perry for MTV on July 22, 2009, in New York City as part of the MTV Unplugged series. The album features rearranged takes on Perry's hit songs like "I Kissed a Girl", "Waking Up in Vegas", and "Thinking of You," as well as two brand-new songs, Perry's version of Fountains of Wayne's "Hackensack" and an original song, "Brick By Brick." The DVD also features exclusive interview footage.[1] In Brazil, unlike the US, it was released in DVD/CD format instead of CD/DVD format.[2]
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[edit] Background
In 2009 MTV decided to relaunch its Unplugged music performance series with a series of exclusive monthly performances, including Katy Perry. [3] After releasing her breakthrough album, One of the Boys, Perry felt MTV Unplugged was the perfect medium for her to show off who she really is as an artist and share the stories behind her songs with an audience.[4]
[edit] Recording
Perry's performance was recorded by Kevin Hartmann at NEP Midtown Studios, New York City, NY, on July 22, 2009.[5] The audience consisted of fans who were selected by a competition for the show. Contestants had to send an email telling why they are big fans of Perry.[6] Perry performed seven songs, including a remixed cabaret version of I Kissed a Girl [7] Perry had to do certain retakes just in case the second take was better.[8][9] The intro also had to be redone again in the end because apparently it didn't tape the first time.[8] There was a lot of banter in between takes.[9] Perry started singing Michael Jackson, Total Eclipse, and Tenderoni through assorted points of the time.[9] One of the performed songs, Ur So Gay, was dedicated to one of her friends in the audience, Markus Molinari, who responded by shouting out, "I'M NOT GAY!"[9] Perry kept joking Molinari was wearing the remainder of her hair extensions and how much Mia Moretti (also in the audience) eats.[10][11] She was wearing a purple and white flowy gown she referred to as her fairy dress.[9] After six songs she asked the audience whether she should perform "I Think I'm Ready" or "Brick By Brick" as the closing number,[9] although she hesitated to perform "Brick by Brick" because her management might not approve the song.[12]
[edit] Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [13] |
Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three out of five stars, pointing out the album's weaknesses, but praising Katy for being a hard working music act and "seeming more likeable here than she did on her debut".[13]
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Ur So Gay" | Perry, Greg Wells | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Hackensack" (Fountains of Wayne cover) | Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Thinking of You" | Perry | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Lost" | Perry, Ted Bruner | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Waking Up in Vegas" | Perry, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Brick By Brick" | Perry, Wells | 4:39 |
[edit] Charts
| Charts (2009) | Peak position |
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| French Albums Chart[14] | 192 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[14] | 82 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[15] | 168 |
[edit] References
- ^ Katy Perry's MTV Unplugged Album Will Feature Two New Songs
- ^ Katy Perry's DVD/CD MTV Unplugged
- ^ "MTV Plugs In 'Unplugged' Again With Adele - 2009-05-14 18:01:34 | Multichannel News". Multichannel.com. http://www.multichannel.com/article/232504-MTV_Plugs_In_Unplugged_Again_With_Adele.php. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ Posted 11/16/09 (2009-11-16). "Why Unplugged? | Video". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/454828/why-unplugged.jhtml. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Katy Perry @ MTV Unplugged Taping - New York City, NY - July 22nd 2009". Katyperryforum.com. http://katyperryforum.com/index.php?topic=5500.0. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Katy Perry @ MTV Unplugged Taping - New York City, NY - July 22nd 2009". Katyperryforum.com. http://katyperryforum.com/index.php?topic=5500.0. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Katy Perry | Show Appearances". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/perry_katy/shows.jhtml. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ a b "Katy Perry @ MTV Unplugged Taping - New York City, NY - July 22nd 2009". Katyperryforum.com. 2009-07-22. http://katyperryforum.com/index.php?topic=5500.msg283188#msg283188. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e f "Katy Perry @ MTV Unplugged Taping - New York City, NY - July 22nd 2009". Katyperryforum.com. 2009-07-22. http://katyperryforum.com/index.php?topic=5500.msg283189#msg283189. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Katy Perry @ MTV Unplugged Taping - New York City, NY - July 22nd 2009". Katyperryforum.com. http://katyperryforum.com/index.php?topic=5500.msg302481#msg302481. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Katy Perry @ MTV Unplugged Taping - New York City, NY - July 22nd 2009". Katyperryforum.com. 2009-07-22. http://katyperryforum.com/index.php?topic=5500.msg283166;topicseen#msg283166. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Katy Perry @ MTV Unplugged Taping - New York City, NY - July 22nd 2009". Katyperryforum.com. http://katyperryforum.com/index.php?topic=5500.msg332241#msg332241. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ a b Thomas, Stephen (2009-11-17). "MTV Unplugged - Katy Perry". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mtv-unplugged-r1671474/review. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ a b Steffen Hung. "Katy Perry - MTV Unplugged". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Katy+Perry&titel=MTV+Unplugged&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/charts/billboard-200?begin=161&order=position. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
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