MTV Unplugged (Bob Dylan album)
| MTV Unplugged | ||||
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| Live album by Bob Dylan | ||||
| Released | May 2, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | November 17–18, 1994, Sony Studios, New York City, New York | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, rock and roll, folk | |||
| Length | 69:24 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jeff Rosen | |||
| Bob Dylan chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
MTV Unplugged is a live album by Bob Dylan, released in 1995 by Columbia Records (reissued in 2007 by Sony).[4] It documents Dylan's appearance on the then-highly popular 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 singer-songwriter had originally wanted to do a set of traditional folk songs. At MTV's behest, he instead performed mostly classics from his early albums.
Track listing
All songs written by Bob Dylan.
| US release | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 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 |
| UK release | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 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 |
Personnel
- Bob Dylan – guitar, vocals, harmonica
- Additional musicians
- Bucky Baxter – dobro, pedal steel, steel guitar, mandolin
- Tony Garnier – upright bass
- John Jackson – guitar
- Brendan O'Brien – Hammond organ
- Winston Watson – drums
- Technical personnel
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Ed Cherney – mixing
- Randy Ezratty – engineering
- Kim Gaucher – illustrations
- Scott Hull – mastering
- Frank Micelotta – photography
- Jeff Rosen – executive producer
- Don Was – mixing
- Allen Weinberg – art direction
References
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 169". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ Richardson, Susan (2 February 1998). "Rolling Stone : Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged : Music Reviews". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ "MTV Unplugged releases". allmusic. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
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