Unwrapped (album)

Unwrapped
Studio album by Gloria Estefan
Released September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22)
(See release history)
Recorded Crescent Moon Studios, Miami
Genre Pop, Adult Contemporary
Length 60:32
Label Epic
Producer Emilio Estefan Jr.
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Gloria Estefan chronology
Greatest Hits Vol. II
(2001)
Unwrapped
(2003)
Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos
(2004)

Unwrapped is the tenth studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twenty-fourth album overall, released in 2003.

Contents

Album history

Estefan worked with notable artists on the album. Stevie Wonder played harmonica and sang on "Into You", while Chrissie Hynde appeared on "One Name". "Hoy" which became one of Estefan's most successful singles, was written by Peruvian singer-composer Gian Marco and contains several Peruvian folk music elements.

To promote the album, Gloria launched the American tour Live & Re-Wrapped Tour which was made after her performances at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Track listing

Worldwide Edition

# Title Written by Time
1. "A Little Push" Gloria M. Estefan 3:56
2. "Te Amaré" Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr. 3:02
3. "Your Picture" Gloria M. Estefan 3:50
4. "Wrapped" Gloria M. Estefan 3:27
5. "Time Waits" Gloria M. Estefan 4:25
6. "In the Meantime" Gloria M. Estefan 3:36
7. "Dangerous Game" Gloria M. Estefan 3:17
8. "Into You" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) Gloria M. Estefan 3:20
9. "One Name" (Duet with Chrissie Hynde) Gloria M. Estefan 3:04
10. "I Will Always Need Your Love" Gloria M. Estefan 3:05
11. "Say Goodbye" Gloria M. Estefan 3:53
12. "I Wish You" Gloria M. Estefan 3:52
13. "You" Gloria M. Estefan 3:09
14. "Famous" Gloria M. Estefan 3:20
15. "Te Amaré" (Spanish Version) Gloria M. Estefan 3:03
16. "Tu Fotografía" Gian Marco & Emilio Estefan, Jr. 3:48
17. "Hoy" Gian Marco 3:27
18. "Mientras Tanto" Gian Marco 3:38

Bonus DVD

# Title Produced by
19. "Famous: The Documentary" Nayib Estefan

Latin American/Spain Edition

# Title Written by Time
1. "Tu Fotografía" Gian Marco & Emilio Estefan, Jr. 3:48
2. "Te Amaré" (Spanish Version) Gloria M. Estefan 3:03
3. "Mientras Tanto" Gian Marco 3:38
4. "Hoy" Gian Marco 3:27
5. "Time Waits" Gloria M. Estefan 4:25
6. "A Little Push" Gloria M. Estefan 3:56
7. "Dangerous Game" Gloria M. Estefan 3:17
8. "Into You" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) Gloria M. Estefan 3:20
9. "One Name" (Duet with Chrissie Hynde) Gloria M. Estefan 3:04
10. "I Will Always Need Your Love" Gloria M. Estefan 3:05
11. "Say Goodbye" Gloria M. Estefan 3:53
12. "I Wish You" Gloria M. Estefan 3:52
13. "You" Gloria M. Estefan 3:09
14. "Famous" Gloria M. Estefan 3:20
15. "Te Amaré" Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr. 3:02
16. "Your Picture" Gloria M. Estefan 3:50
17. "Wrapped" Gloria M. Estefan 3:27
18. "In the Meantime" Gloria M. Estefan 3:36

Bonus DVD

# Title Produced by
19. "Famous: The Documentary" Nayib Estefan

Special releases

In addition for promote the album, Gloria Estefan released a remix EP under the name of Unwrapped: Remixes, the EP was a Bonus Promo CD that was available with purchase of the Live & Unwrapped DVD during Pay Per View broadcasts and purchases of the DVD at shows during the Live & Re-Wrapped Tour.

Release history

Country Release Date
Worldwide September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22)
Canada September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
United States
Australia October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)
Japan October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)

Chart performance

Chart (2003) Peak
Position
Belgium Top 20 Albums 45
Brazil Top 100 Albums 37
France Top 200 Albums 126
Germany Top 100 Albums 26
Italian Top 100 Albums 11
Netherlands Top 40 Albums 27
Spain Top 50 Albums 4
Switzerland Top 100 Albums 2
UK Top 100 Albums 76
U.S. Billboard 200 Albums 39
Uruguay Albums 2

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Spain Gold 50,000
Switzerland Platinum 40,000

Awards

Year Award Show Award
2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards Top Latin Pop Airplay Track-Female of the Year, "Hoy"
2005 Top Latin Tropical Track of the Year, "Tu Fotografía

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r657823
  2. ^ http://thecelebritycafe.com/cd/full_review/10517.html
  3. ^ http://music.msn.com/album/?album=32406639

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