MTV Unplugged (Bob Dylan album)

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MTV Unplugged
Bob Dylan - MTV Unplugged.jpg
Live album by
Bob Dylan
ReleasedApril 11, 1995 (1995-04-11)
RecordedNovember 17–18, 1994
VenueSony Studios, New York City
Genre
Length64:04 (US release)
69:26 (UK release & DVD)
Label Columbia
Producer Jeff Rosen
Bob Dylan chronology
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3
(1994)		MTV Unplugged
(1995)		 The Best of Bob Dylan
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 5/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

MTV Unplugged is a live album by Bob Dylan, released by Columbia Records in Europe on April 11, 1995, and in the U.S. on May 2, 1995. It was reissued by Sony in 2007. [5] The album documents Dylan's appearance on the MTV Unplugged television series, recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 17 and 18, 1994. It gave Dylan his best sales in years, reaching US No. 23 and going gold, while hitting No. 10 in the UK. The performance was released on DVD in March 2004, including a 5.1 surround sound mix.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan.

US CD release
No.TitleLength
1."Tombstone Blues"4:54
2."Shooting Star"4:06
3."All Along the Watchtower"3:36
4."The Times They Are a-Changin'"5:48
5."John Brown"5:22
6."Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"3:31
7."Desolation Row"8:22
8."Dignity"6:30
9."Knockin' on Heaven's Door"5:30
10."Like a Rolling Stone"9:09
11."With God on Our Side"7:16
Total length:64:04
DVD, UK CD release
No.TitleLength
1."Tombstone Blues"4:54
2."Shooting Star"4:06
3."All Along the Watchtower"3:36
4."The Times They Are a-Changin'"5:48
5."John Brown"5:22
6."Desolation Row"8:22
7."Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"3:31
8."Love Minus Zero/No Limit"5:22
9."Dignity"6:30
10."Knockin' on Heaven's Door"5:30
11."Like a Rolling Stone"9:09
12."With God on Our Side"7:16
Total length:69:26

The CD and DVD releases did not include "I Want You", "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", "Hazel", "Everything Is Broken", "Absolutely Sweet Marie", "My Back Pages", or "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You", which were also performed at the shows.

Personnel

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart performance for MTV Unplugged
Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 30
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [12] 34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [13] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 19
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 10
US Billboard 200 [17] 23

Certifications

Certifications for MTV Unplugged
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] 2× Platinum30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  3. ↑ Bailie, Stuart (May 6, 1995). "Long Play". NME . p. 43. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Richardson, Susan (February 2, 1998). "Rolling Stone : Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ "MTV Unplugged releases". allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Charts.nz – Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bob Dylan – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Bob Dylan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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