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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! .
Content
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]
Track listing
Worldwide CD , Limited Edition CD +DVD & Cassette Release Title Writer(s) 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
Bonus DVD Title Producer(s) 1. "Famous: The Documentary" Nayib Estefan
Spain & Latin American CD , Limited Edition CD +DVD & Cassette Release Title Writer(s) 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
Bonus DVD Title Producer(s) 1. "Famous: The Documentary" Nayib Estefan
Personnel
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
Singles
Chart positions
Weekly Charts
Year-end Charts
Certifications and sales
Awards
Release history
Country
Release date
Worldwide
September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22 )
Canada
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23 )
U.S.
Australia
October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06 )
Japan
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08 )
References
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