Unplugged (Neil Young album)

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Unplugged
Neil Young-Unplugged (album cover).jpg
Live album by
ReleasedJune 15, 1993
RecordedFebruary 7, 1993
VenueUniversal Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Rock
Length65:35
Label Reprise
Producer David Briggs
Neil Young chronology
Lucky Thirteen
(1993)
Unplugged
(1993)
Sleeps with Angels
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Calgary Herald B+ [2]
NME 8/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Unplugged is a live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, released on June 15, 1993, on Reprise. Recorded on February 7, 1993, the album is an installment of the MTV series, Unplugged . The performance was also released on VHS.

Contents

Background and recording

The recording of Unplugged was reportedly rife with tension, with Young displeased with the performances of many of his band members. The released version was his second attempt at recording a set suitable for airing and release. [5]

The track "Stringman" was recorded for Young's notoriously unreleased studio album Chrome Dreams .

Track listing

All tracks composed by Neil Young

  1. "The Old Laughing Lady" – 5:15
  2. "Mr. Soul" – 3:54
  3. "World on a String" – 3:02
  4. "Pocahontas" – 5:06
  5. "Stringman" (previously unreleased) – 4:01
  6. "Like a Hurricane" – 4:44
  7. "The Needle and the Damage Done" – 2:52
  8. "Helpless" – 5:48
  9. "Harvest Moon" – 5:20
  10. "Transformer Man" – 3:36
  11. "Unknown Legend" – 4:47
  12. "Look Out for My Love" – 5:57
  13. "Long May You Run" – 5:22
  14. "From Hank to Hendrix" – 5:51

In addition to the tracks found on this album, Neil Young performed the following songs live during the performance:

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Unplugged
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 19
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 31
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10] 16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [11] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 25
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 4
US Billboard 200 [15] 23

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16] Gold35,000^
Belgium (BEA) [17] Gold25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [19] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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