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Unwrapped is the tenth studio solo album and twenty-fourth album overall by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, released in 2003. It also was the first English language studio album since 1998's gloria!.
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.
The album uses the theme of unwrapping herself to the world in the lyrics, recording and the artwork. The picture on the back cover is actually Gloria's back. Next to the title, "Into You," there is a pink line that runs down to the bottom. That is the scar from Gloria's back surgery when she broke her back in 1990. She has never shown the scar publicly before. Since the lyrics were supposed to come from within her, some of the song lyrics are actually written on her body backwards, hence stressing that the lyrics emerged from inside her body. If the viewer puts the picture of the cover up to a mirror he/she can read some of the lyrics to "Wrapped," "Famous" and "I Will Always Need Your Love." The picture above the "I Will Always Need Your Love" lyrics is Gloria holding hands with her husband Emilio, for whom the song was written. The picture of the hand pointing to the lyrics to "You" is Gloria's daughter, Emily, for whom the song was written.
The recording of the album is very different than any other of Gloria's albums. As mentioned in the bonus feature in the Live & Unwrapped DVD, the album was recorded live which means the band played and Gloria sang at the same time. There is less reverb (echo) on Gloria's vocals, done to create an intimate feeling. The album is very acoustic and is designed to feel like an unplugged album. This is also the first Estefan album to not feature a brass section.
To promote the album, Gloria launched the American tour Live & Re-Wrapped Tour which was made after her Live & Unwrapped performances at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Track listing
Worldwide edition
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1. |
"A Little Push" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada |
3:56 |
2. |
"Te Amaré" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Sebastian Krys, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams |
3:02 |
3. |
"Your Picture" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco |
3:50 |
4. |
"Wrapped" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco |
3:27 |
5. |
"Time Waits" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys |
4:25 |
6. |
"In the Meantime" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco |
3:36 |
7. |
"Dangerous Game" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada |
3:17 |
8. |
"Into You" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) | Gloria M. Estefan, C. De Yarza, Maceo Morris |
3:20 |
9. |
"One Name" (Duet with Chrissie Hynde) | Gloria M. Estefan, Archie Peña |
3:04 |
10. |
"I Will Always Need Your Love" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., A. Gaitan, R. Gaitan, Tony Mardini |
3:05 |
11. |
"Say Goodbye" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada |
3:53 |
12. |
"I Wish You" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys |
3:52 |
13. |
"You" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., A. Gaitan, R. Gaitan, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams |
3:09 |
14. |
"Famous" | Gloria M. Estefan |
3:20 |
15. |
"Te Amaré" (Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Sebastian Krys, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams |
3:03 |
16. |
"Tu Fotografía" | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Gian Marco |
3:48 |
17. |
"Hoy" | Gian Marco |
3:27 |
18. |
"Mientras Tanto" | Gian Marco |
3:38 |
Latin American/Spain edition
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1. |
"Tu Fotografía" | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Gian Marco |
3:48 |
2. |
"Te Amaré" (Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Sebastian Krys, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams |
3:03 |
3. |
"Mientras Tanto" | Gian Marco |
3:38 |
4. |
"Hoy" | Gian Marco |
3:27 |
5. |
"Time Waits" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys |
4:25 |
6. |
"A Little Push" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada |
3:56 |
7. |
"Dangerous Game" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada |
3:17 |
8. |
"Into You" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) | Gloria M. Estefan, C. De Yarza, Maceo Morris |
3:20 |
9. |
"One Name" (Duet with Chrissie Hynde) | Gloria M. Estefan, Archie Peña |
3:04 |
10. |
"I Will Always Need Your Love" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., A. Gaitan, R. Gaitan, Tony Mardini |
3:05 |
11. |
"Say Goodbye" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada |
3:53 |
12. |
"I Wish You" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys |
3:52 |
13. |
"You" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., A. Gaitan, R. Gaitan, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams |
3:09 |
14. |
"Famous" | Gloria M. Estefan |
3:20 |
15. |
"Te Amaré" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Sebastian Krys, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams |
3:02 |
16. |
"Your Picture" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco |
3:50 |
17. |
"Wrapped" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco |
3:27 |
18. |
"In the Meantime" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco |
3:36 |
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"Famous: The Documentary" | Nayib Estefan |
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Special releases
In addition for promote the album, 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) |
Charts and certifications
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 |
US Billboard 200[ 1] |
39
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Uruguay Albums |
2 |
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Certifications
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Awards
References
External links
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| Notable concerts |
- Vh1 Divas Live (1998)
- The Millennium Concert (1999)
- The Atlantis Concert (2000)
- One Night Only at the Mandalay Bay (2001)
- Live & Unwrapped (2003)
- She's Got a Friend (2009)
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| Books |
- The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog (2005)
- Noelle's Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious Adventure (2006)
- Estefan's Kitchen (2008)
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