MTV Unplugged (Shakira album)
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Allmusic | [1] |
MTV Unplugged is the first live album by Colombian singer and 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.
The performance was released in 2000 as a live album, and again in 2002 as a DVD. 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. The album sold around 5,000,000 copies worldwide.[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
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)
Credits and 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 (1998) | Peak position[3] |
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Austria Top 75[4] | 55 |
Netherlands Top 100[5] | 81 |
Germany Top 100 | 9 |
Mexico Top 100 | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200[6] | 124 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[8] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[9] | Gold | 150,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[10] | Platinum | 150,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[11] | 4× Platinum (Latin) | 400,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[12] 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 | ||
Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | "Ojos Así" | Won | |
Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | "Octavo Día" | Won | |
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
- ^ [1]
- ^ "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 the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "American album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "American video certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.