Unplugged (Alicia Keys album)

Unplugged
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2005 (2005-10-07)
RecordedJuly 4, 2005
VenueBrooklyn Academy of Music (New York)
Genre
Length72:22
LabelJ
ProducerAlex Coletti
Alicia Keys chronology
The Diary of Alicia Keys
(2003)
Unplugged
(2005)
As I Am
(2007)
Singles from Unplugged
  1. "Unbreakable"
    Released: September 6, 2005

Unplugged is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released on October 7, 2005 by J Records. Recorded as part of the television program MTV Unplugged at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on July 4, 2005, the album comprises tracks from her first two studio albums, Songs in A Minor (2001) and The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), alongside several covers and previously unreleased songs.

On release, Unplugged received generally favorable reviews from music critics and was nominated for numerous accolades, including the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. A commercial success, it debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 196,000 copies, becoming the highest debut for an MTV Unplugged album since Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) and the first Unplugged by a female artist to debut at number one. The album has sold over one million copies in the US and over 1.5 million copies worldwide. Its sole single "Unbreakable" peaked at number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
E! OnlineA−[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Jam![6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
PopMatters[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
USA Today[11]

Unplugged received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream critics, it holds an average score of 65, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1] A reviewer of Blender declared the album "a stellar set",[3] while Gail Mitchell of Billboard wrote that Keys' "self-assured, illuminating" performance emphasized her "boundless passion for her craft".[12] Similarly commending Keys' performance skills, an editor of E! Online concluded: "She might be unplugged—but she's still electrifying."[4] A writer for Q and BBC's Matilda Egere-Cooper both praised the album as a testimony to Keys' talent.[13][14] In Entertainment Weekly, David Browne positively compared the record's cohesion to Songs in A Minor and The Diary of Alicia Keys, citing renditions of "A Woman's Worth", "If I Ain't Got You", and "Diary" as highlights.[5] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine stated that on Unplugged, Keys brought her "original compositions to soaring new heights".[10] Robert Hilburn of Los Angeles Times wrote that the recording "often mirrors the vitality and discovery of some of the great live R&B and soul collections of the '60s and '70s".[7]

Less laudatory reviews were ambivalent towards arrangement alterations and previously unreleased material. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "there's no sense of storytelling or momentum" to Keys' performances, adding: "she starts the song in one place and stays there riding in circles until the end".[2] Hilburn criticized tracks absent from Keys' previous albums,[7] while Browne and Stylus Magazine's Thomas Inskeep Thomas Inskeep both commended the cover of "Every Little Bit Hurts", but were dismissive of "Wild Horses".[5][15] A reviewer for Mojo wrote that the "underpowered" covers confirm "the impression of a high-octane artist tired out and running on empty",[16] while Uncut stated that Keys did not possess "the charisma to indulge in the inter-song banter here, which breaks up any soulful flow that might develop despite her sharp, hectoring vocals".[17] Writing for Rolling Stone, Christian Hoard was critical of the selection of guest performers on Unplugged.[9] Neumu's Anthony Carew and Andy Gill of The Independent both negatively compared Keys' performance to previous MTV Unplugged concerts, due to the perceived lack of intimacy and interactions with the crowd, and overly elaborate instrumentation.[18][19] However, Cinquemani dismissed such commentary, reflecting: "[In] the days since Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora sat on stools and played 'Livin' on a Prayer' on acoustic guitars, 'unplugged' has become more of a metaphorical term than a literal one."[10]

Unplugged and its tracks were nominated for numerous industry awards. At the 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006), the album was nominated for Best R&B Album, while "Unbreakable" garnered nominations for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song, and "If I Was Your Woman" for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.[20] Soon thereafter, the album was nominated for Outstanding Album at the 37th NAACP Image Awards, while "Unbreakable" won the awards for Outstanding Song and Outstanding Music Video; Keys also won the award for Outstanding Female Artist.[21] Internationally, Unplugged was nominated for the Edison Award for International DVD of the Year.[22]

Commercial performance

In the US, Unplugged debuted atop the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with first-week sales of 196,000 units.[23][24] It registered Keys' third consecutive number-one debut on the former chart, and became the second MTV Unplugged album in history to debut atop the chart, following Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York (1994).[25] In its second week, Unplugged registered a 58-percent sales drop to 83,000 copies, descending to number nine on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[26][27] It fell below the top 10 of the Billboard 200 in its third week, at number 12,[28] and went on to spend a total of 22 weeks charting.[29] By February 2006, the album had sold over one million units in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[30] Its CD was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 25, 2008, for shipping one million units in the country,[31] while its DVD was certified gold on November 22, 2005, for shipping 50,000 units.[32]

In Canada, Unplugged debuted and peaked at number eight on the Canadian Albums Chart.[33] By the end of 2005, its CD had been certified gold by then-Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for shipments of 50,000 units in the country, while its DVD had been certified platinum for shipments of 10,000 units.[34] Across Europe, the album reached the top 10 in the Netherlands and Switzerland,[35] and number 17 on the European Top 100 Albums.[36] The DVD peaked at number one in Spain,[37] and within the top 10 in Australia,[38] Austria,[39] Belgium,[40] and the Netherlands.[41] By January 2006, Unplugged had sold over 1,500,000 copies worldwide.[42]

Track listing

Unplugged
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro Alicia's Prayer (Acappella)"Traditional1:11
2."Karma"2:10
3."Heartburn"3:03
4."A Woman's Worth"3:30
5."Unbreakable"4:34
6."How Come You Don't Call Me"Prince5:23
7."If I Was Your Woman"
4:04
8."If I Ain't Got You"Keys4:06
9."Every Little Bit Hurts"Ed Cobb4:01
10."Streets of New York (City Life)"7:35
11."Wild Horses" (featuring Adam Levine)6:04
12."Diary"
  • Keys
  • Brothers Jr.
5:53
13."You Don't Know My Name"
3:35
14."Stolen Moments"
5:14
15."Fallin'"Keys5:10
16."Love It or Leave It Alone"/"Welcome to Jamrock" (featuring Mos Def, Common, Damian Marley and friends)6:42
Total length:72:22
Unplugged – Limited edition[43]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Goodbye"/"Butterflyz"/"If I Ain't Got You"Keys8:18

Notes

  • The DVD features the same track order as the CD, on both standard and limited editions, with the music video for "Unbreakable" and behind-the-scenes footage at the end.[44][43]
  • On Unplugged 20, the medley of "Goodbye" and "Butterflyz" is listed separately from "If I Ain't Got You".[45]

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes.[43]

  • Derek Ambrosi – editing
  • Eric B. – songwriting (track 10)[a]
  • J. R. Bailey – songwriting (track 13)[a]
  • Chris Balogh – production management
  • Pablo Batista – percussion
  • Anne-Marie Bedney – viola
  • Melanie Block – production management
  • Allen Branton – lighting direction
  • Kerry Brothers Jr. – songwriting (tracks 2, 12, and 14)
  • Ray Chew – string arrangement
  • Ed Cobb – songwriting (track 9)[b]
  • Alex Coletti – direction, 5.1 surround sound mixing, production
  • Common – vocals (track 16)
  • Nicola Darrach – associate production
  • Charles Davis – songwriting (track 16)[a]
  • Sara Devine – background vocals
  • Jeff Dieterle – trombone
  • DJ Premier – songwriting (track 10)[a]
  • DJ Walton – tour management
  • Peter Edge – executive production
  • Anaysha Figueroa – background vocals
  • Eileen Folson – cello
  • Onree Gill – arrangement (all tracks), keyboards, musical direction
  • Garry Glenn – songwriting (track 5)[a]
  • Al Green – songwriting (track 14)
  • Mariana Green-Hill – violin
  • John Harris – engineering
  • Ernie Isley – songwriting (track 4)[a]
  • Marvin Isley – songwriting (track 4)[a]
  • O'Kelly Isley Jr. – songwriting (track 4)[a]
  • Ronald Isley – songwriting (track 4)[a]
  • Rudolph Isley – songwriting (track 4)[a]
  • Mick Jagger – songwriting (track 11)[b]
  • Christopher Jasper – songwriting (track 4)[a]
  • Paul John – drums
  • Gloria Jones – songwriting (track 7)[b]
  • Just-Ice – songwriting (track 16)[a]
  • Ini Kamoze – songwriting (track 16)
  • Ian Kennedy-Kelly – backline chief
  • Mel Kent – songwriting (track 13)[a]
  • Alicia Keys – arrangement (all tracks), executive production, songwriting (tracks 2–5, 8, 10, and 12–15), vocals (all tracks)
  • Kirk Khaleel – songwriting (track 16)[a]
  • Eli Koski-Ward – backline guitar tech
  • Gwen Laster – violin
  • Adam Levine – vocals (track 11)
  • Harold Lilly – songwriting (tracks 5 and 13)
  • Luke Lowes – stage management
  • Lord Jamar – songwriting (track 16)[a]
  • Damian Marley – songwriting (track 16), vocals (track 16)
  • Stephen Marley – songwriting (track 16)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Clarence McMurray – songwriting (tracks 7)[b]
  • Tom McPhillips – set design
  • Walter Millsap III – songwriting (track 3)
  • Ann Mincieli – engineering assistance
  • Mos Def – vocals (track 16)
  • Steve Mostyn – bass
  • Nas – songwriting (track 10)[a]
  • Candice Nelson – songwriting (track 3)
  • Jermaine Paul – background vocals
  • Sue Pelino – 5.1 surround sound mixing
  • Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
  • Prince – songwriting (track 6)[b]
  • Darcy Proper – 5.1 surround sound mastering
  • Rakim – songwriting (track 10)[a]
  • Keith Richards – songwriting (track 11)[b]
  • Jared Robbins – engineering assistance
  • Jeff Robinson – executive production
  • Lou Robinson – J Records production
  • Joe Romano – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Erika Rose – songwriting (tracks 3 and 4)
  • Sadat X – songwriting (track 16)[a]
  • Pam Sawyer – songwriting (tracks 7)[b]
  • Taneisha Smith – songwriting (tracks 2 and 10)
  • Denise Stoudmire – background vocals
  • Timbaland – songwriting (track 3)
  • David Watson – flute, saxophone
  • Wah Wah Watson – songwriting (track 14)
  • Kanye West – songwriting (tracks 5 and 13)
  • Ken Williams – songwriting (track 13)[a]
  • Arthur White – guitar
  • Stewart White – engineering assistance
  • Dave Wolf – front-of-house sound

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[73]
DVD
Gold 7,500^
Canada (Music Canada)[34] Gold 50,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[74]
DVD
Platinum 10,000^
France (SNEP)[75]
DVD
Gold 10,000*
Germany (BVMI)[76] Gold 100,000
Japan (RIAJ)[77] Gold 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[78] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[79] Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA)[31] Platinum 1,000,000^
United States (RIAA)[32]
DVD
Gold 50,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 1,500,000[42]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats
Region Date Edition(s) Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Germany October 7, 2005
  • Standard
  • limited
Sony BMG
France October 9, 2005 Standard DVD Jive
October 10, 2005 CD
United Kingdom Sony BMG
United States October 11, 2005
  • Standard
  • limited
  • CD
  • DVD
  • CD+DVD
J
Australia October 16, 2005 Standard CD Sony BMG
Japan October 26, 2005 BMG Japan
Australia October 30, 2005 DVD Sony BMG
Japan November 23, 2005 BMG Japan
Various October 3, 2025 20

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s songwriter of a sampled recording
  2. ^ a b c d e f g songwriter of a covered recording

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