MTV Unplugged (Shakira album)

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MTV Unplugged
Live album by Shakira
Released	February 29, 2000
Recorded	August 12, 1999 in New York City, New York
Genre	Latin pop
Length	50:33
Label	Epic Records
Producer(s)	Tim Mitchell, Emilio Estefan Jr.
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Shakira chronology
¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998)	MTV Unplugged (2000)	Laundry Service (2001)

MTV Unplugged is a 1999 Grammy Award-winning live MTV Unplugged acoustic performance by Colombian born musician Shakira released in 2000 as an album and in 2002 as a DVD. Recorded in August, 1999 in New York City, New York, it is rated as one of her best-ever live performances and paved the way for her successful English cross-over recording Laundry Service (2001).

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Album 2 Personnel 3 Singles 4 Awards 5 Chart positions 6 Album release details 7 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Album

1. "Intro/Octavo Día" (Shakira/Mendez) – 6:21
2. "Si Te Vas" (Shakira/Ochoa) – 3:40
3. "¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?" (Shakira/Ochoa) – 3:32
4. "Moscas en la Casa" (Shakira) – 3:52
5. "Ciega, Sordomuda" (Shakira/Salgado) – 4:09
6. "Inevitable" (Ochoa/Shakira) – 3:39
7. "Estoy Aquí" (Shakira/Ochoa) – 4:58
8. "Tú" (Shakira/O'Brien) – 5:22
9. "Sombra de Ti" (Shakira/Ochoa) – 4:07
10. "No Creo" (Shakira/Ochoa) – 4:08
11. "Ojos Así" (Flores/Garza/Shakira) – 6:50

[edit] Personnel

• Shakira - Producer, songwriter, lead vocals, harmonica, guitar on "Inevitable"
• 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
• Ben Peeler - Lap steel guitar, mandolin, dobro, bazouki
• Pedro Alfonso - Violin
• Albert Menedez - Piano
• Ricardo Suarez - Bass guitar
• Brendan Buckley - Drums, percussion
• Ebenezer da Silva - percussions
• Myriam Eli - percussions
• Los Mora Arriaga - Mariachi Band on "Ciega, Sordomuda"

[edit] Singles

• No Creo
• Ojos Asi
• Donde Estan Los Ladrones
• Moscas En La Casa

[edit] Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2000	Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year	MTV Unplugged	Nominated
	Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album	MTV Unplugged	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
	Latin Grammy for Best Music Video	"Ojos Así"	Nominated
2001	Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album	MTV Unplugged	Won

[edit] Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

2000   MTV Unplugged         The Billboard 200              No. 124
2000   MTV Unplugged         Heatseekers                    No. 1
2000   MTV Unplugged         Latin Pop                      No. 1
2000   MTV Unplugged         Top Latin Albums               No. 1

Billboard (North America) - singles

2000   "No Creo"                       Hot Latin Tracks               No. 9
2000   "No Creo"                       Latin Pop Airplay              No. 2
2000   "No Creo"                       Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay   No. 5

[edit] Album release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
	2000	Sony International	CD	83775

[edit] External links

• Amazon.com DVD review
• MTV DVD stills
• Amazon.com album review
• Artist Direct album review
• Buy.com album review
• Rate Your Music album review