MTV Unplugged (Shakira album)

MTV Unplugged
Live album by Shakira
Released	29 February 2000
Recorded	12 August 1999; Grand Ballroom, Manhattan Center Studios (New York City)
Genre	Latin pop acoustic rock
Length	50:33
Language	Spanish
Label	Columbia Sony Latin
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) Live & off the Record (2004)
Singles from MTV Unplugged
"No Creo" Released: 4 January 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

MTV Unplugged is the first live album by Colombian singer-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

MTV Unplugged – CD (2000)
No.	Title	Writer(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"	Shakira	3:52
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:			50:33

MTV Unplugged – DVD (2002)
No.	Title	Length
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)

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]
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	Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[7]	Platinum	60,000^x
Brazil (ABPD)[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 ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified 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
	Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	"Ojos Así"	Won
	Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance	"Octavo Día"
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. Allmusic review
3. "Maria-Charts"
4. "Austria Top 75 Albums"
5. "Dutch Top 100 Albums"
6. "U.S. Chart Positions"
7. "Argentinian album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
8. "Brazilian album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
9. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Shakira; 'Shakira MTV Unplugged')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
10. "Certificaciones – Shakira" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
11. "American album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
12. "American video certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH