Live & off the Record

Live & off the Record
Live album by Shakira
Released	30 March 2004
Recorded	2002–2003
Venue	Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Genre	Latin pop rock en español
Length	90:33
Label	Epic
Producer	Shakira Tim Mitchell
Shakira chronology
Grandes Éxitos (2002) Live & off the Record (2004) Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005)
Shakira video chronology
Grandes Éxitos (2002) Live & off the Record (2004) Oral Fixation, Vol. 1 & 2 (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Live & off the Record (titled En Vivo y en Privado in Spain and Latin America) is the second live album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. The album was released in 2004, consisting of a two-disc CD and DVD compilation. The CD includes recordings of live performances recorded during 2003 and 2004, and the DVD includes footage from Shakira's Tour of the Mongoose live performance in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 22 April 2003. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in May 2004. It was number one on the US Top Music Videos chart on 17 April 2004.[2]

Background and release

In 2002, Shakira embarked on Tour of the Mongoose to promote her fifth studio album Laundry Service (2001).[3][4] The tour date in Rotterdam on 22 April 2003 was recorded, and it was released on 30 March 2004 under the title Live & off the Record.[5] Featured on the DVD are 15 out of the 19 tracks recorded with only 10 on the CD; out of the other four tracks recorded "Fool" and "Dónde Están los Ladrones?" are featured on the Target edition of Shakira's sixth studio album Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005), while the recordings of "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" and "Un Poco de Amor" remain unreleased.[5][6][7] The DVD also features behind-the-scenes recordings from the tour.[8]

"Poem to a Horse (Live)" and "Whenever, Wherever (Live)" were released as promotional singles off the live album.[9]

Reception

Elena Basanta from Cadena 100 hailed the live album as "one of Shakira's most versatile albums", pointing out her versatility performing a wide variety of musical genres, as well as praising her vocals and energy.[5]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ojos Así"	Javier Garza Pablo Flores Shakira	8:14
2.	"Si Te Vas"	Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira	4:36
3.	"Underneath Your Clothes"	Lester Mendez Shakira	4:13
4.	"Ciega, Sordomuda"	Estefano Salgado Shakira	4:58
5.	"The One"	Glen Ballard Shakira	3:46
6.	"Back in Black" (AC/DC cover)	Angus Young Malcolm Young Brian Johnson	5:23
7.	"Tú"	Dillon O'Biren Shakira	4:50
8.	"Poem to a Horse" (Contains the Band Introductions)	Ochoa Shakira	7:13
9.	"Objection (Tango)"	Shakira	4:22
10.	"Whenever, Wherever"	Gloria Estefan Tim Mitchell Shakira	7:52

DVD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ojos Así"	Javier Garza Pablo Flores Shakira	9:04
2.	"Si Te Vas"	Luis Fernando Ochoa Shakira	3:54
3.	"Ciega, Sordomuda"	Estefano Salgado Shakira	4:38
4.	"The One"	Glen Ballard Shakira	3:54
5.	"Back in Black" (AC/DC cover)	Angus Young Malcolm Young Brian Johnson	5:53
6.	"Rules"	Lester Mendez Shakira	4:47
7.	"Inevitable"	Ochoa Shakira	3:36
8.	"Estoy Aquí"	Ochoa Shakira	5:58
9.	"Underneath Your Clothes"	Mendez Shakira	4:22
10.	"Octavo Día"	Mendez Shakira	8:12
11.	"Ready for the Good Times"	Mendez	6:22
12.	"Tú"	Dillon O'Biren Shakira	4:50
13.	"Poem To A Horse" (Containts the Band Introductions)	Ochoa Shakira	7:16
14.	"Objection (Tango)"	Shakira	4:44
15.	"Whenever, Wherever"	Gloria Estefan Mendez Shakira	10:03

Personnel

Musicians

• Shakira – vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Tim Mitchell – guitar
• Rita Quintero – backing vocals, keyboards
• Adam Zimmon – guitar
• Albert Sterling Menendez – keyboards
• Pedro Alfonso – violin
• Dan Rothchild – bass guitar
• Brendan Buckley – drums
• Rafael Padilla – percussion

Production

• Shakira – production
• Tim Mitchell – production
• Dana Austin – production
• Bettina Abascal – post production
• Gonzalo Agulla – executive production
• José Arnal – executive production
• Dominic Morley – engineering
• Richard Robson – engineering
• Neil Tucker – engineering
• Matt Vaughan – engineering
• Richard Wilkinson – engineering
• Adrian Hall – mixing
• Chris Theis – mixing
• Mike Fisher – audio post-production
• Mike Wilder – mastering
• Ramiro Aguilar – video director
• Pablo Arraya – editing

Artwork

• Jeff Bender – photography
• Frank Ockenfels – photography
• Dan Rothchild – photography
• Ian Cuttler – art direction
• Frank Carbonari – graphic design
• Rose Noone – A&R

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] DVD	Gold	7,500^^
France (SNEP)[11] DVD	Gold	10,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[12] DVD	3× Gold	75,000^^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[13]	Gold	50,000^^
Portugal (AFP)[14]	Gold	20,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15]	Gold	50,000^^
South Korea (RIAK)	—	2,834[16]
United States (RIAA)[17] DVD	Gold	50,000^^
Summaries
America	—	600,000[18]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Worldwide	30 March 2004	Sony International	CD, digital download	91109

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Music Video Sales : Apr 17, 2004 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
3. Monroe, Ygor (8 November 2024). "Shakira rompe barreiras com a "Tour of the Mongoose" e redefine o pop global". Caderno Pop (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
4. "Shakira suffered major loss on first World Tour due to THIS reason". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
5. Basanta, Elena (31 March 2023). "A un paso de cumplir dos décadas, 'Live & Off the Record' es uno de los discos más versátiles de Shakira". CADENA 100 (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
6. "Apr 22 2003 Shakira Setlist at Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Tour: Tour of the Mongoose". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
7. Shakira (2005). Fijación oral, vol. 1 (CD; Target Exclusive). Epic Records. 82796-94774-2 7.
8. Dansby, Andrew (11 March 2004). "Shakira Writing Next Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
9. Col, Lo Ultimo (17 October 2024). "Shakira y su nueva fecha en Barranquilla llevaron a los fans a recordar trabajo de Luis Fernando Ochoa". Lo último Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
11. "French video certifications – Shakira – Live & off the Record" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
12. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Shakira; 'Live and off the Record')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
13. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 16 November 2021. Type Shakira in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Live & off the Record in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
14. "Top 30 Artistas – Semana 20 de 2004" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
15. "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 3 November 2013. Select Álbumes under "Categoría", select 2007 under "Año". Select 42 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".
16. ":: Best Selling Foreign Album in Korea (1999-Now)". March 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
17. "American video certifications – Shakira – Live and off the Record". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
18. Staff, La Cronica (14 April 2004). "Vende Shakira 600 mil copias de disco "En vivo y en privado"". La Cronica. Archived from the original on 22 June 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2024.