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MTV Unplugged (2006)

Where the lyrics of MTV Unplugged take you, and where it was really made.

Taped in a single Miami session in August 2006, this live album hit number one on the Top Latin Albums chart in the United States.

Key places

Taping in Miami, August 2006 (2006)

Recording site The Hit Factory Criteria — MTV Unplugged was taped on August 17, 2006 in Miami. The source names the city only, so the exact studio or venue is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• MTV Unplugged: the first live album by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin
• Released on CD and DVD by Sony BMG Norte on November 7, 2006
• Taped on August 17, 2006, in Miami
• Album includes Puerto Rican influences
• Re-released as a CD and DVD combo package in May 2007

Background

• Premiered on MTV Latin America, MTV Tr3s and MTV Puerto Rico in October 2006
• Puerto Rican influences are most visible in 'Tu Recuerdo' and 'Pégate'
• 'Tu Recuerdo' is based mainly on a Puerto Rican aguinaldo jíbaro and ends with an aguinaldo orocoveño
• 'Pégate' is a Puerto Rican plena

Recording

• Christian Nieves plays the Puerto Rican cuatro on both tracks
• The album was made as an unplugged performance, recorded live rather than in a studio

Cover

• Cover and packaging details are not described in the available source

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Enrique Martín Morales, born December 24, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Began singing at age six; appeared in television commercials from age nine.
• Joined the boy band Menudo in 1984 at age 12, leaving in July 1989.
• Began his solo career in 1991 with Sony Music, releasing the album Ricky Martin.

Members

• Solo artist; no group members.

Career

• A Medio Vivir (1995) brought the hit "María" and his first international success.
• Vuelve (1998) earned his first Grammy Award and the FIFA World Cup anthem "La Copa de la Vida".
• The English album Ricky Martin (1999) debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200; "Livin' la Vida Loca" topped the Billboard Hot 100.
• Often credited with launching the late-1990s Latin pop boom in the US mainstream.
• Has sold over 70 million records worldwide.
• Acted in General Hospital and as Ché in the Broadway revival of Evita.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• In the United States, MTV Unplugged debuted at number one on the Top Latin Albums chart
• Its Billboard 200 debut was number thirty-eight, with first week sales of 29,000 copies
• The album also charted inside the top ten in Argentina, Spain and Mexico

Reappraisal

• The available source does not include critical reviews of the album

Records

• It has been certified platinum and gold worldwide
• Certifications: 2× Platinum Latin award in the United States, Diamond in Mexico, 2× Platinum in Argentina, Gold in Spain
• In the US, it has sold over 197,000 copies
• The album has sold over two million copies worldwide
• 'Tu Recuerdo' topped the Hot Latin Songs for three weeks and peaked at number eighty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100
• 'Pégate' peaked at number eleven on the Hot Latin Songs and number six on the Hot Dance Club Songs
• 'Con Tu Nombre' peaked at number forty-seven on the Hot Latin Songs

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The 'Tu Recuerdo' music video is an extracted live performance of the song from MTV Unplugged
• An exclusive Wal-Mart package came with the original CD and a DVD titled 'The Making of Ricky Martin MTV Unplugged'
• The DVD includes a 40-minute behind-the-scenes documentary
• Christian Nieves plays the Puerto Rican cuatro on both tracks
• 'Gracias por Pensar en Mi' also received airplay in the United States and Mexico

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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