MTV Unplugged (Bob Dylan Album)
MTV Unplugged | ||||
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Live album by Bob Dylan | ||||
Publication |
May 2, 1995 |
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admission |
November 17th and 18th, 1994 |
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Label (s) | Columbia Records | |||
Title (number) |
11 (US), 12 (UK) |
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running time |
69:24 |
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Jeff Rosen |
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Studio (s) |
Sony Studios, New York City |
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MTV Unplugged is a live album by American musician Bob Dylan , released in 1995 by Columbia Records andreissuedby Sony in 2007. It documents Dylan's appearances on the then popular television series MTV Unplugged , which was recorded on November 17 and 18, 1994 at Sony Music Studios in New York . It became Dylan's most commercially successful release in recent years, reaching number 23 on the US charts andnumber 10in the UK with gold status.
The singer-songwriter originally wanted to perform with a number of traditional folk songs. However, his negotiating partners at MTV were able to convince him to prefer to play classics from his mostly early albums.
Track list
All titles are written by Bob Dylan .
US publication
- Tombstone Blues - 4:54
- Shooting Star - 4:06
- All Along the Watchtower - 3:36
- The Times They Are a-Changin ' - 5:48
- John Brown - 5:22
- Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 - 3:31
- Desolation Row - 8:22
- Dignity - 6:30
- Knockin 'on Heaven's Door - 5:30
- Like a Rolling Stone - 9:09
- With God on Our Side - 7:16
UK publication
- Tombstone Blues - 4:54
- Shooting Star - 4:06
- All Along the Watchtower - 3:36
- The Times They Are a-Changin ' - 5:48
- John Brown - 5:22
- Desolation Row - 8:22
- Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 - 3:31
- Love Minus Zero / No Limit - 5:22
- Dignity - 6:30
- Knockin 'on Heaven's Door - 5:30
- Like a Rolling Stone - 9:09
- With God on Our Side - 7:16
Contributors
- additional musicians
- Bucky Baxter - Dobro , Pedal Steel and Steel Guitars
- Tony Garnier - bass guitar
- John Jackson - guitar
- Brendan O'Brien - Hammond Organ
- Winston Watson - drums
Individual evidence
- ↑ MTV Unplugged releases . allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2013.