Unwrapped_(Gloria_Estefan_album)
Unwrapped (album)
2003 studio album by Gloria Estefan
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!.
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| Released | September 2003 (2003-09) | |||
| Studio | Crescent Moon Studios, Miami | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 60:32 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Gloria Estefan Emilio Estefan Sebastian Krys | |||
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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 Unwrapped: Remixes, 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.[4]
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Little Push" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Te Amaré" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Sebastian Krys, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Your Picture" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Wrapped" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Time Waits" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys | 4:25 |
| 6. | "In The Meantime" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Dangerous Game" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Into You" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) | Gloria M. Estefan, C. De Yarza, Maceo Morris | 3:20 |
| 9. | "One Name" (Duet with Chrissie Hynde) | Gloria M. Estefan, Archie Peña | 3:04 |
| 10. | "I Will Always Need Your Love" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., A. Gaitan, R. Gaitan, Tony Mardini | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Say Goodbye" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada | 3:53 |
| 12. | "I Wish You" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys | 3:52 |
| 13. | "You" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., A. Gaitan, R. Gaitan, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams | 3:09 |
| 14. | "Famous" | Gloria M. Estefan | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Te Amaré" (Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Sebastian Krys, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams | 3:03 |
| 16. | "Tu Fotografía" (Your Picture – Spanish Version) | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Gian Marco | 3:48 |
| 17. | "Hoy" (Wrapped – Spanish Version) | Gian Marco | 3:27 |
| 18. | "Mientras Tanto" (In The Meantime – Spanish Version) | Gian Marco | 3:38 |
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| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Famous: The Documentary" | Nayib Estefan |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tu Fotografía" (Your Picture – Spanish Version) | Emilio Estefan, Jr., Gian Marco | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Te Amaré" (Spanish Version) | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Sebastian Krys, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Mientras Tanto" (In The Meantime – Spanish Version) | Gian Marco | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Hoy" (Wrapped – Spanish Version) | Gian Marco | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Time Waits" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys | 4:25 |
| 6. | "A Little Push" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Dangerous Game" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Into You" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) | Gloria M. Estefan, C. De Yarza, Maceo Morris | 3:20 |
| 9. | "One Name" (Duet with Chrissie Hynde) | Gloria M. Estefan, Archie Peña | 3:04 |
| 10. | "I Will Always Need Your Love" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., A. Gaitan, R. Gaitan, Tony Mardini | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Say Goodbye" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada | 3:53 |
| 12. | "I Wish You" | Gloria M. Estefan, John Falcone, Sebastian Krys | 3:52 |
| 13. | "You" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Jr., A. Gaitan, R. Gaitan, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams | 3:09 |
| 14. | "Famous" | Gloria M. Estefan | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Te Amaré" | Gloria M. Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Sebastian Krys, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams | 3:02 |
| 16. | "Your Picture" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco | 3:50 |
| 17. | "Wrapped" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco | 3:27 |
| 18. | "In The Meantime" | Gloria M. Estefan, Gian Marco | 3:36 |
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| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Famous: The Documentary" | Nayib Estefan |
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Adapted from AllMusic.[5]
- Pedro Alfonso - violin
- Meredith Mora Arriaga - accordion
- Christopher Austopchuk - design direction
- Eric Barnard - hair stylist
- Tim Barnes - viola
- Kurt Berge - technical support
- Carlos "El Bola" Betancourt - cover art
- Edwin Bonilla - drums, percussion
- Susanne Cerha - art direction, design
- Vadim Chislov - assistant engineer
- Michael C. Collins - assistant engineer
- Mike Couzzi - engineer
- Kevin Dillon - project coordinator
- Luis Enrique - drums, guest artist, percussion
- Emilio Estefan, Jr. - producer
- Gloria Estefan - primary artist, producer
- John Falcone - arranger, bass, string arrangements
- Jorge Felix - assistant engineer
- Trevor Fletcher - studio manager
- Richard Flieschman - viola
- Orlando J. Forte - violin
- Julie Gardner - engineer
- Chris Glansdorp - cello
- Arthur Hanlon - piano
- Ross Harbaugh - cello
- Kent Hertz - assistant engineer
- Chrissie Hynde - guest artist, vocals
- Claudio Jaffe - cello
- Sidney Jamila - make-Up
- Femi Jiya - engineer
- Steve Jones - digital editing
- Manu Katché - drums
- Sebastián Krys - arranger, cavaquinho, charango, cuatro, engineer, lakota flute, mixing, producer, programming, quena, string arrangements, zampona
- Leyla Leeming - project coordinator
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
- Mei Mei Luo - violin
- Patrick Magee - assistant engineer
- José Juan Maldonado - project coordinator
- Tony Mardini - arranger
- Tom McWilliams - arranger, drums
- Steve Menezes - studio manager
- Susan Moyer - cello
- Scott ODonnell - viola
- Alfredo Oliva - concert master, violin
- Laszio Pap - violin
- Ruben Parra - studio manager
- Luis Pastor - bass
- Andy Pechenik - technical support
- Billie Pechenik - project coordinator
- Archie Pena - arranger, drums, percussion
- Marco Peña - hair stylist
- Daniel Ponce - assistant engineer
- Juan Rosario - assistant engineer
- Juan Antonio Salazar - conductor, orchestration, string arrangements
- Eric Schilling - engineer
- Jon Secada - guest artist, background vocals
- Rafael Solano - drums, percussion
- Simon Soong - technical support
- Debra Spring - viola
- Ron Taylor - engineer, fender rhodes, mellotron, organ (hammond), piano, wurlitzer
- Ken Theis - assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Alberto Tolot - cover portrait
- Peter Vargo - assistant
- Jose "Pepe" Velazquez - drums, drum technician
- Mario Vergel - stylist, typography
- Dan Warner - guitar, mandolin, tres
- Ryan Wolff - assistant engineer
- Stevie Wonder - guest artist, harmonica, vocal ad-Libs
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| # | Title | Date |
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| 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) |
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More information Chart (2003), Peak position ...
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More information Region, Certification ...
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] | Gold | 80,000[19] |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
| United States | — | 162,000[21] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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More information Year, Award Show ...
| Year | Award Show | Award |
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| 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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More information Country, Release date ...
| Country | Release date |
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| Worldwide | September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22) |
| Canada | September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) |
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| Australia | October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06) |
| Japan | October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) |
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