MTV Unplugged (Alejandro Sanz album)

MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged
Live album by Alejandro Sanz
Released	November 20, 2001
Recorded	October 9, 2001, 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
Singles from MTV Unplugged
	"Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte"; Released: 2001; "Quisiera Ser"; Released: 2001; "Aprendiz"; Released: 2002; "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

"Cuando Nadie Me Ve" – 5:06
"Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" – 4:35
"Amiga Mía" – 5:03
"Se Le Apagó La Luz" – 5:13
"Quisiera Ser" – 4:41
"Aprendiz" – 5:02
"Quiero Morir En Tu Veneno" – 4:30
"Cómo Te Echo De Menos" – 4:29
"Corazón Partío" – 5:00
"Siempre Es De Noche" – 4:50
"Toca Para Mí" – 4:13
"Lo Que Fui Es Lo Que Soy" – 5:24
"Todo Es De Color" – 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)^{[citation needed]}	4

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Billboard Top Heatseekers (Pacific)^{[citation needed]}	7

Singles

Chart (2001)	Single	Peak position
Billboard Hot Latin Songs^[3]	"Y Solo Se Me Ocurre Amarte"	10
Billboard Latin Pop Airplay^{[citation needed]}		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]	"Aprendiz"	10
Billboard Hot Latin Songs^{[citation needed]}	"Toca Para Mi"	38
Billboard Latin Pop Airplay^{[citation needed]}		18
Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay^{[citation needed]}		23

Personnel

Cheche Alara – Director
Tim Barnes – Viola
Luis Bonilla – Trombone
Chris Brooke – Assistant engineer
Huifang Chen – Violin
Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums
Helen De Quiroga – Background vocals
Txell Sust – Background vocals
Justin Douglas – Assistant
Brandon Fields – Flute, saxophone
Scott Flavin – Violin
Orlando J. Forte – Violin
Humberto Gatica – Arranger, engineer, mixing, producer
Chris Glansdorp – Cello
Kevin Guarnieri – Assistant engineer
Chad Hailey – Assistant engineer
Ross Harbaugh – Cello
David Heuer – Assistant engineer
Harry Kim – Arranger, trumpet
Audrey Morrissey – Producer
Kenny O'Brien – Arranger, background vocals, digital editing, co-producer
Herman Cools - Monitor engineer

Scott O'Donnell – Viola
Alfredo Oliva – Strings contractor, violin
Rafael Padilla – Percussion
Bill Ross – Arranger
Kamil Rustam – Guitar
Armand Sabal-Lecco – Bass
Javier Salas – Photography
Alejandro Sanz – Vocals, cajón, Spanish guitar
Rafael Sañudo – Design
Eric Schilling – Engineer
Charlie Singer – Executive producer
Ramon Stagnaro – Guitar
Heitor Teixeira Pereira – Guitar
Ludovico Vagnone – Supervisor
Rick Valero – Guitar technician
Javier Valverde – Assistant engineer
Randy Waldman – Piano
Pete Wallace – Hammond organ

Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2002	Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year	MTV Unplugged	Won
2002	Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year	MTV Unplugged – Humberto Gatica	Nominated

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[4]	2× Platinum	80,000^{^}
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[5]	Gold	50,000^*
Chile^[6]	Platinum
Colombia^[6]	Platinum
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[7]	2× Platinum	300,000^{^}
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[8] Video	Gold	10,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[9]	5× Platinum	500,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[10]	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000^{^}
Venezuela^[6]	Platinum
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Bonacich, Drago. MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b ^c MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
^ "CAPIF Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (in Spanish). www.capif.org.ar. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
^ "Brazilian album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – MTV Unplugged" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Quiere Luismi 'desconectarse'". El Norte (in Spanish). December 23, 2001. p. 3. ProQuest 316041469. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via ProQuest. En ventas, el album ya es Doble Platino en Espana y Argentina; Platino en Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela y Chile, y Oro en Estados Unidos.
^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Alejandro Sanz in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and MTV Unplugged in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Alejandro Sanz in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and MTV Unplugged in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 956. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
^ "American album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Bonacich, Drago. MTV Unplugged at AllMusic

[AllmusicChart-2] MTV Unplugged at AllMusic

[BillboardSingles-3] MTV Unplugged at AllMusic

[4] "CAPIF Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (in Spanish). www.capif.org.ar. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

[BrazilAlejandro_SanzMTV_UnpluggedalbumCertRef-5] "Brazilian album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – MTV Unplugged" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.

[sanzcert-6] "Quiere Luismi 'desconectarse'". El Norte (in Spanish). December 23, 2001. p. 3. ProQuest 316041469. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via ProQuest. En ventas, el album ya es Doble Platino en Espana y Argentina; Platino en Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela y Chile, y Oro en Estados Unidos.

[MexicoAlejandro_SanzMTV_UnpluggedalbumCertRef-7] "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Alejandro Sanz in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and MTV Unplugged in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.

[MexicoAlejandro_SanzMTV_UnpluggedvideoCertRef-8] "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Alejandro Sanz in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and MTV Unplugged in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.

[9] Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 956. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

[United_StatesAlejandro_SanzMTV_UnpluggedalbumCertRef-10] "American album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.

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