MTV Unplugged (Shakira album)

MTV Unplugged
Live album by
Shakira
Released29 February 2000 (2000-02-29)
Recorded12 August 1999
VenueManhattan Center Studios (Manhattan, New York City, United States)
Genre
Length50:41
LanguageSpanish
Label
Producer
Shakira chronology
Dónde Están los Ladrones?
(1998) 		MTV Unplugged
(2000) 		Laundry Service
(2001)
Shakira video chronology
MTV Unplugged
(2002) 		Live & off the Record
(2004)
Singles from MTV Unplugged
  1. "No Creo"
    Released: 4 January 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

MTV Unplugged is the first live album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 29 February 2000, by Columbia Records[citation needed] 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 was critically acclaimed by American critics and earned Shakira her first Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.

Production and reception

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.[3] 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."[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 has included “Sombra De Ti” on the list “10 Of The Best ‘MTV Unplugged’ Performances.”[6] Yardbarker ranked the album at number 3 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] MTV Unplugged has sold over 1.3 million units worldwide by June 2001.[9]

Track listing

MTV Unplugged – CD (2000)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Octavo Día"
  • Lester Mendez
  • Shakira
6:21
2."Si Te Vas"
  • Luis Fernando Ochoa
  • Shakira
3:40
3."Dónde Están Los Ladrones?"
  • Ochoa
  • Shakira
3:32
4."Moscas En La Casa"Shakira3:52
5."Ciega, Sordomuda"
  • Estefano Salgado
  • Shakira
4:09
6."Inevitable"
  • Ochoa
  • Shakira
3:39
7."Estoy Aquí"
  • Ochoa
  • Shakira
4:58
8."Tú"
  • Dillon O'Brien
  • Shakira
5:22
9."Sombra De Ti"
  • Ochoa
  • Shakira
4:07
10."No Creo"
  • Ochoa
  • Shakira
4:08
11."Ojos Así"
  • Javier Garza
  • Pedro Flores
  • Shakira
6:50
Total length:50:41
MTV Unplugged – DVD (2002)
No.TitleLength
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

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

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 (2000) Peak
position
Austria Top 75[10] 55
Colombia (Notimex)[11] 3
Netherlands Top 100[12] 81
Germany Top 100 9
Mexico Top 100 1
US Billboard 200[13] 124
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 1
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[15] 1
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[16] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[17] Platinum 60,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[18] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[19]
Video Longform 		Gold 25,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[20] Platinum 150,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21]
DVD 		Gold 10,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] 4× Platinum (Latin) 400,000^
United States (RIAA)[23]
Video Longform 		Gold 50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Year Category Title Result
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

  1. ^ "Braodcasters Sue RIAA Over Royalties". Billboard. 8 April 2000. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Tim McPhate. "Remember When? Shakira Unplugs For MTV, Wins Latin GRAMMY". Grammys. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Marcos Hassan. "Revisiting the 10 Most Iconic Latin American 'MTV Unplugged' Performances". Remezcla. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Lindsey Weber. "7 Really Good MTV Unplugged Performances". Vulture Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Taylor Bryant. "10 Of The Best 'MTV Unplugged' Performances". Nylon. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Jeremy Smith. "20 greatest MTV 'Unplugged' albums". Yardbarker. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Marcos Hassan. "Revisiting the 10 Most Iconic Latin American 'MTV Unplugged' Performances". Remezcla. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "MTV: "Unplugged" ayudará a La Ley para abrirse nuevas puertas". Cooperativa (in Spanish). 27 June 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Austria Top 75 Albums"
  11. ^ "Los Discos Más Vendicos En Iberoamérica y Estados Unidos". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). May 29, 2000. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "Dutch Top 100 Albums"
  13. ^ "Shakira Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Shakira Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Shakira Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Shakira Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  18. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Shakira; 'MTV Unplugged')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "Spanish video certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  22. ^ "American album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.
  23. ^ "American video certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.