MTV Unplugged (Maná album) explained

Maná MTV Unplugged
Type:Live album
Artist:Maná
Cover:Maná MTV Unplugged cover.jpg
Released:June 22, 1999
Recorded:March 9, 1999
Venue:Miami
Genre:Latin, Rock en español
Length:72:58
Label:WEA Latina
Producer:Fher Olvera, Alex González
Prev Title:Sueños Líquidos
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Todo Grandes Exitos
Next Year:1999

Maná MTV Unplugged is a live album by Mexican rock band Maná. It was an acoustic set performed for MTV Unplugged in Miami on March 9, 1999, and released on CD and DVD on June 22, 1999. It includes exclusive re-make versions of the José Alfredo Jiménez song "Te Solte La Rienda", the Rubén Blades song "Desapariciones", and "Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez" by Juan Gabriel. As of 2000, it sold 2 millions of copies.[1]

It received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.

Maná MTV Unplugged DVD

Maná MTV Unplugged
Type:video
Artist:Maná
Released:June 22, 1999
Recorded:March 9, 1999
Genre:Rock en Español, Latin Pop
Label:WEA Latina
Prev Title:Maná: Éxitos en Vivo
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Sueños Líquidos Videos
Next Year:2002

Maná MTV Unplugged was also released as a DVD. The DVD has the same song tracks as the CD, as well as two bonus music videos "Como Un Lobo Por Tu Amor" and "Me Vale".

The concert

Fher Olvera wears a T-shirt featuring the masked image of Mexican Zapatista leader Subcomandante Marcos.

DVD

  1. "Como Un Lobo Por Tu Amor" music video
  2. "Me Vale" music video

The "Me Vale" video is a travelogue with many scenes of the band on tour, including their ride on the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls, New York.

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[2] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[3] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[4] 83

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Inc, Nielsen Business Media. Billboard. 2000-05-13. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.
  2. Billboards Top Latin Albums . . 2008-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140724030858/http://www.billboard.com/charts/1999-07-10/latin-albums . July 24, 2014 .
  3. Billboards Latin Pop Albums . Billboard. 2008-09-07.
  4. Billboards 200 . Billboard. 2008-09-07.