''MTV Unplugged'' is the name of the first

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by Puerto Rican singer

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. It was released to the market in CD and DVD formats by Sony BMG Norte on November 7, 2006. It has been certified platinum and gold worldwide.

Background

''MTV Unplugged'' was taped on August 17, 2006 in Miami. It premiered on

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and MTV Puerto Rico in October 2006. This album includes Puerto Rican influences, particularly " Tu Recuerdo" (based mainly on a Puerto Rican "

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", and finishing with an "aguinaldo orocoveño") and "

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", a Puerto Rican

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plays the Puerto Rican

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on both tracks.

Formats

The album was re-released as a CD and DVD combo-package in May 2007. An exclusive

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packaging was made available with the original CD purchase and a DVD titled "The Making of Ricky Martin ''MTV Unplugged''", which includes a 40-minute behind the scenes documentary and the music video to "Tu Recuerdo". The music video for "Tu Recuerdo" is just an extracted live performance of the song from ''MTV Unplugged''.

Commercial performance

In the United States, ''MTV Unplugged'' debuted at number one on the

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and number thirty-eight on the ''Billboard'' 200, with first week sales of 29,000 copies. It has also charted inside top ten in Argentina, Spain and Mexico. ''MTV Unplugged'' was certified 2× Platinum Latin award in the United States, Diamond in Mexico, 2× Platinum in Argentina, and Gold in Spain. In the US, it has sold over 197,000 copies. Three new tracks on the album included: " Tu Recuerdo", which topped the

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for three weeks and peaked at number eighty-nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; "

", second single that peaked at number eleven on the Hot Latin Songs and number six on the

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and " Con Tu Nombre", which peaked at number forty-seven on the Hot Latin Songs. "

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" also received airplay in the United States and Mexico. The album has sold over two million copies worldwide.

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

*Raphael Alkins Engineer *Wanda Berrios Make-Up, Cabelo *

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Engineer *Richard Bravo Percussion *David Cabrera Guitar (Acoustic), Director, Spanish Guitar, Coros *Andrés Casanova Assistant Engineer *Albert Centrella Audio Production *Bob Clearmountain Engineer *Roger Cooper Product Manager *Omar Cruz Photography *Guillermo Cubero Guiro, Pandereta Seguidor *Mari DeChambao Performer *Bruno Del Granado Executive Producer *Roman Diaz Stylist *Brett Dicus Engineer *Brandon Duncan Assistant *Ron Dziubla Saxophone *Scott Flavin Violin *Paul Forat A&R *Chris Glansdorp Cello *

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Mastering *Hardi Kamsani Digital Editing *Daniel Lopez Percussion *Waldo Madera Bateria *Richard Martinez Pandereta Seguidor *Hector "Tito" Matos Pandereta Requinto *Phil McArthur Double Bass, Bajo Sexto *Christian Nieves Cuatro *George Noriega Guitar *Scott ODonnell Viola *Luis Olazabal Photography *Alfredo Oliva Violin *Carlos David Pérez Coros *Carlos Perez Graphic Design, Creative Director *Liza Quin Coros *Luis Aquino Trumpet * R.J. Ronquillo Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Spanish Guitar *Erik Noel Rosado *Charlie Singer Producer, Executive Producer * Ben Stivers Piano, Wurlitzer *Jose Tillán Producer/Executive Producer *Tommy Torres Producer *Victor Vazquez Trombone *Mike Rivera Producer Versíon Salsa *Immanuel Ramirez Ingeniero Versíon Salsa *Jose Luis Vega Image Design

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications and sales

Album

DVD

Release history

References

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