MTV Unplugged (Alejandro Sanz album)

MTV Unplugged
Live album by Alejandro Sanz
Released November 20, 2001
Recorded October 9, 2000 at
Gusman Center
(Miami, Florida)
Genre Acoustic music, Latin pop
Length 62:32
Label WEA Latina
Producer Humberto Gatica, Audrey Morrissey, Kenny O'Brien (co-producer), Charlie Singer (executive producer)
Alejandro Sanz chronology

Lo Esencial de... Alejandro Sanz
(2001)		 MTV Unplugged
(2001)		 No Es lo Mismo
(2003)
Singles from MTV Unplugged
  1. "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Quisiera Ser"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Aprendiz"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Toca Para Mí"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

MTV Unplugged is the second live album from Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, which turns him into the first Spanish artist in recording an unplugged for MTV, and in this opportunity he resorts to Humberto Gatica's talent as producer and arranger. This album contains an inedit song, "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" dedicated to his daughter Manuela, the song "Aprendiz" that Alejandro composed for the Spanish singer Malú, a different version of "Cómo Te Echo de Menos" and a flamenco song, "Todo Es de Color" by Manuel Molina.

Track listing

  1. "Cuando Nadie Me Ve" - 5:06
  2. "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" - 4:35
  3. "Amiga Mía" - 5:03
  4. "Se le Apagó la Luz" - 5:13
  5. "Quisiera Ser" - 4:41
  6. "Aprendiz" - 5:02
  7. "Quiero Morir en Tu Veneno" (D'Romy Ledo, Adolfo Rubio, Alejandro Sanz) - 4:30
  8. "Cómo Te Echo de Menos" - 4:29
  9. "Corazon Partío" - 5:00
  10. "Siempre es de Noche" - 4:50
  11. "Toca Para Mí" - 4:13
  12. "Lo Que Fui es lo Que Soy" - 5:24
  13. "Todo es de Color" (Manuel Molina) - 4:26

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Billboard Latin Pop Albums[2] 1
Billboard Top Latin Albums[2] 1
Billboard Heatseekers[2] 16
Billboard Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic) 4
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Billboard Top Heatseekers (Pacific) 7

Singles

Chart (2001) Single Peak
position
Billboard Hot Latin Songs[3] "Y Solo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" 10
Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 5
Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay[3] 14
Chart (2002) Single Peak
position
Billboard Hot Latin Songs[3] "Aprendiz" 13
Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[3] 10
Billboard Hot Latin Songs "Toca Para Mi" 38
Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 18
Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 23

Personnel

Awards

Year Category Title Result
2002 Latin Grammy Award for Record Of The Year Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte Won
Latin Grammy Award for Album Of The Year MTV Unplugged Won
Latin Grammy Award for Song Of The Year Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte Won
Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year MTV Unplugged - Humberto Gatica Nominated

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] 2× Platinum 80,000x
Brazil (ABPD)[5] Gold 50,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[6] 2× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Bonacich, Drago. MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
  4. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – MTV Unplugged". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  5. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – MTV Unplugged" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
  6. ↑ "Certificaciones – Alejandro Sanz" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  7. ↑ "American album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – 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