| Unwrapped | |
| Type: | Studio Album |
| Artist: | Gloria Estefan |
| Cover: | Gloria Estefan in Unwrapped.jpg |
| Studio: | Crescent Moon Studios, Miami |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 60:32 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: | Gloria Estefan Emilio Estefan Sebastian Krys |
| Prev Title: | Greatest Hits Vol. II |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Unwrapped is the tenth studio solo album and twenty-fourth album overall by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, released in 2003. It was also her first English language studio album since 1998's gloria!.
The album is a departure in sound from Estefan's previous works. The album was recorded live, unlike any of her other studio albums. There is less reverb on Estefan's vocals, to create an intimate feeling. The album is acoustic and is designed to feel like an unplugged album. This is the first Estefan album to not feature a brass section.
Estefan worked with notable artists on the album; Stevie Wonder played harmonica and sang on "Into You," while Chrissie Hynde appeared on "One Name". "Hoy," which became one of Estefan's most successful singles, was written by Peruvian singer-composer Gian Marco and contains several Peruvian folk music elements.
The album uses the theme of unwrapping herself to the world in the lyrics, recording, and artwork. The picture on the back cover is actually Estefan's back. Next to the title, "Into You," there is a pink line that runs down to the bottom, which is the scar from her back surgery when she broke her back in 1990. The picture above the "I Will Always Need Your Love" lyrics is Gloria holding hands with her husband Emilio, for whom the song was written, likewise, the picture of the hand pointing to the lyrics to "You" is Gloria's daughter, Emily.
To promote the album, Estefan launched the American tour Live & Re-Wrapped Tour which was made after her Live & Unwrapped performances at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
In addition, Estefan released a remix EP under the name of , the EP was a Bonus Promo CD that was available with purchase of the Live & Unwrapped DVD during Pay Per View broadcasts and purchases of the DVD at shows during the Live & Re-Wrapped Tour.[1]
Adapted from AllMusic.[2]
| Title | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wrapped/Hoy" | August 2003 | |
| 2. | "I Wish You" | February 2004 (Europe) March 2004 (U.S.) | |
| 3. | "Te Amaré" | February 2004 (Spain) | |
| 4. | "Tu Fotografía" | April 2004 (U.S., Argentina) |
| Chart (2003) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] | 6 | |
| Chart (2004) | Position | |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 67 |
| Year | Award Show | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Billboard Latin Music Awards | Top Latin Pop Airplay Track-Female of the Year, "Hoy" |
| 2005 | Top Latin Tropical Track of the Year, "Tu Fotografía" |
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