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Live & off the Record (2004)

Where the lyrics of Live & off the Record take you, and where it was really made.

The DVD holds 15 of the 19 tracks recorded that night, and two of the four tracks left off it have never been released.

Key places

Rotterdam, 22 April 2003 (2003)

Live show Rotterdam Ahoy — The Tour of the Mongoose date at Rotterdam on 22 April 2003 was recorded for this release. The venue is listed as Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live & off the Record (titled En Vivo y en Privado in Spain and Latin America) is the second live album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira
• Released in 2004 as a two-disc compilation of CD and DVD
• The CD includes live recordings made during 2003 and 2004
• The DVD includes footage from the Tour of the Mongoose performance in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 22 April 2003

Background

• In 2002 Shakira embarked on the Tour of the Mongoose to promote her fifth studio album, Laundry Service (2001)
• The Rotterdam date of 22 April 2003 was recorded
• The recording was released on 30 March 2004 under the title Live & off the Record
• The DVD features 15 of the 19 tracks recorded, while the CD has 10
• Of the four tracks not on the DVD or CD set, Fool and Dónde Están los Ladrones? later appeared on the Target edition of Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005)
• The DVD also includes behind-the-scenes recordings from the tour

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, born 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia.
• Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer and record producer, known as the "Queen of Latin Music".
• Signed to Sony Music Colombia at age 13; debut album Magia (1991) was not a commercial success.
• Breakthrough with Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998).
• English crossover album Laundry Service (2001) sold over 15 million copies worldwide.
• Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005) and Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005) followed, with "Hips Don't Lie" becoming her first Billboard Hot 100 number one.
• Has written or co-written virtually all the music she has recorded.
• Holds four Grammy Awards and fifteen Latin Grammy Awards.
• Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (2024) topped Billboard Top Latin Albums, making her the first woman with number-one albums across four decades.
• Known for blending Latin, Western and Middle Eastern influences in her music and dance.

Philanthropy

• Founded Fundación Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Foundation) in 1997 to build schools for underprivileged children in Colombia.
• Became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2003.
• Appointed to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in 2011.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Cadena 100 (Elena Basanta): calls it one of Shakira's most versatile albums
• The praise centers on her range across a wide variety of musical genres
• Her vocals and energy are also singled out for praise
• The versatility of the live set is the main point of the review

Records

• Certified gold by the RIAA in May 2004
• Number one on the US Top Music Videos chart on 17 April 2004
• Released 30 March 2004 as a two-disc CD and DVD set
• A live release that combines concert audio with footage from Rotterdam, 22 April 2003

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• 15 of the 19 recorded tracks appear on the DVD, while the CD holds 10
• Fool and Dónde Están los Ladrones? later came out on the Target edition of Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005)
• Dude (Looks Like a Lady) and Un Poco de Amor remain unreleased
• Poem to a Horse (Live) and Whenever, Wherever (Live) were issued as promotional singles from the album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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