MTV Unplugged (La Ley album)

In 2001, Chilean rock band La Ley participated in MTV's Unplugged series in Miami, Florida, US.^[1] The album MTV Unplugged contains the recordings of the live concert and is to this date the band's best selling album, with sales of 1.5 million copies worldwide.

MTV Unplugged
Live album by La Ley
Released	September 4, 2001
Recorded	June 28, 2001
Venue	MTV Miami Broadcast Center[1]
Genre	Latin rock, alternative rock[1]
Length	70:26
Label	WEA
Producer	Humberto Gatica
La Ley chronology
Uno (1999) MTV Unplugged (2001) Libertad (2003)
Singles from MTV Unplugged
"Mentira" Released: 2001 "El Duelo (feat. Ely Guerra)" Released: 2001 "Intenta Amar" Released: 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album emphasizes the band's alt-rock 1990s material rather than their 1980s pop rock sound. Mexican singer Ely Guerra is featured as a guest singer on "El duelo". La Ley is augmented for this appearance with more musicians and a string section.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Animal" (from album Invisible, 1995)	Andrés Bobe, Mauricio Clavería, Beto Cuevas	5:45
2.	"Dia Cero" (from album Invisible, 1995)	Rodrigo Aboitiz, Cuevas	5:17
3.	"Mentira" (previously unreleased)	Cuevas	4:48
4.	"Prisioneros de la Piel" (from album Doble Opuesto, 1991)	Bobe, Cuevas	3:40
5.	"Hombre" (from album Invisible, 1995)	Aboitiz, Cuevas, Pedro Frugone	4:09
6.	"Krazyworld" (from album Vértigo, 1998)	Clavería, Cuevas, Frugone, Luciano Rojas	4:08
7.	"Intenta Amar" (previously unreleased)	Cuevas, Nova	4:51
8.	"El Duelo (feat. Ely Guerra)" (from album Invisible, 1995)	Bobe, Cuevas, Rojas	5:28
9.	"The Corridor" (from album Invisible, 1995)	Aboitiz, Cuevas	5:17
10.	"Aquí" (from album Uno, 1999)	Cuevas, Rojas	3:36
11.	"Delirando" (from album Uno, 1999)	Clavería, Cuevas, Frugone, Nova	3:52
12.	"Cielo Market" (from album Invisible, 1995)	Clavería, Cuevas, Frugone, Rojas	3:50
13.	"La Luna" (previously unreleased)	Cuevas	2:32
14.	"Fuera de Mi" (from album Uno, 1999)	Cuevas, Nova	4:58
15.	"Paraiso" (from album Uno, 1999)	Cuevas	2:47
16.	"Al Final" (from album Uno, 1999)	Clavería, Cuevas, Frugone, Nova	5:19
Total length:			70:26

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[2]	13
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[3]	5
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4]	45

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[5]	3× Platinum	120,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[6]	3× Platinum	450,000^
United States (RIAA)[7]	Platinum (Latin)	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

La Ley

• Mauricio Clavería - Drums
• Beto Cuevas - Vocals, guitar
• Pedro Frugone - Guitar

Others

• Richard Bravo - Percussion
• Juan Coderch - Percussion
• Archie Frugone - Bass guitar
• Ely Guerra - Vocals, guitar
• Bambi Natisse - Backing vocals
• Kenny O'Brian - Backing vocals
• Giza Vatcky - Backing vocals
• Peter Wallis - Keyboards
• Toshi Yanagi - Guitar
• Matthew Della Polla and the Miami Strings - Strings

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "La Ley Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
3. "La Ley Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
4. "La Ley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
5. "Argentinian album certifications – La Ley – MTV Unplugged". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
6. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type La Ley in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and MTV Unplugged in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
7. "American album certifications – La Ley – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• laleysite.com