Unplugged

Unplugged is the first live album (third overall) by American R&B-soul; singer–songwriter and pianist Alicia Keys. It was recorded as part of the television program MTV Unplugged on July 4, 2005 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York City, and released in the United States on October 11, 2005 by J Records. The album debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at number one, selling 196,000 copies in the U.S. and over 245,000 copies wo... more

Unplugged is the first live album (third overall) by American R&B-soul; singer–songwriter and pianist Alicia Keys. It was recorded as part of the television program MTV Unplugged on July 4, 2005 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York City, and released in the United States on October 11, 2005 by J Records. The album debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at number one, selling 196,000 copies in the U.S. and over 245,000 copies worldwide in its first week—the highest debut for an MTV Unplugged album since Nirvana's 1994 MTV Unplugged in New York and the first Unplugged by a female artist to debut at number one. It received four nominations at the 2006 Grammy Awards, including Best R&B; Album. The first single released from the album was "Unbreakable", which peaked at number thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the U.S. Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs. The second single, "Every Little Bit Hurts", was released in January 2006. The video premiered on... less