Unplugged (Eric Clapton album)

Unplugged
Live album by Eric Clapton
Publication (s)	18th August 1992
admission	January 16, 1992
Label (s)	Recapitulation , duck
Format (s)	CD , digital , DVD , LP , MC
Genre (s)	Blues , blues -rock , rock , pop-rock
Title (number)	14th
running time	61:43
occupation	Guitar / vocals : Eric Clapton Guitar: Andy Fairweather Low Bass / Backing Vocals : Nathan East Keyboard : Chuck Leavell Drums : Steve Ferrone Percussion : Ray Cooper Backing vocals: Katie Kissoon Backing vocals: Tessa Niles
production	Russ Titelman
Studio (s)	Bray Studios ( Windsor )
chronology Rush (1991) Unplugged From the Cradle (1994)
Single releases September 1992 Layla (Acoustic) September 27, 1992 Down and out

Unplugged is the fifth solo live album by British rock - and blues - musician Eric Clapton . It was recorded on January 16, 1992 in Bray near Windsor and released on August 18, 1992 under Reprise and Duck Records . It is Clapton's most successful album, selling more than 26 million copies and receiving three awards at the 1993 Grammy Awards .

background

Clapton wrote in his autobiography that he really didn't want to release Unplugged : “I just didn't really warm up with it, and as much as I had enjoyed playing all of these songs myself, I didn't think it was listenable to . But then the album came out and became the biggest bestseller of my career, which shows again how much I know about marketing. "

The Unplugged concert is part of the MTV Unplugged series. The songs were acoustically reinterpreted by Clapton for the concert, sometimes almost beyond recognition ( Layla , for example ), for which he received both criticism and recognition. The video recording of the concert was broadcast on MTV and 3sat ( Pop Around the Clock ) and is sold on DVD . The tracks Circus Left Town and My Father's Eyes were first released as a studio version on the Pilgrim album . Clapton used his Martin 000-42 guitars and the 1977 Juan Alvarez for the recordings .

more publishments

A music cassette with the Spanish title Desconectado was released in Argentina .

On October 15, 2013, the album was re-released , Unplugged Deluxe . The album consists of the original 14 tracks that have been reworked , plus six previously unreleased tracks. The DVD contains both an improved version of the original concert and more than 60 minutes of unpublished rehearsal recordings. It reached number 1 in the US.

Track list

CD
No.	title	Songwriter	length
1.	Signe	Eric Clapton	3:13
2.	Before You Accuse Me	Bo Diddley	3:44
3.	Hey hey	Big Bill Broonzy	3:16
4th	Tears in Heaven	Eric Clapton, Will Jennings	4:36
5.	Lonely Stranger	Eric Clapton	5:27
6th	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Jimmy Cox	3:49
7th	Layla	Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon	4:46
8th.	Running on Faith	Jerry Lynn Williams	6:30
9.	Walkin 'blues	Robert Johnson	3:37
10.	Alberta	Traditional, arr. Huddie William Ledbetter	3:42
11.	San Francisco Bay Blues	Jesse Fuller	3:23
12.	Malted milk	Robert Johnson	3:36
13.	Old love	Eric Clapton, Robert Cray	7:52
14th	Rollin 'and tumblin'	Muddy Waters	4:12
Overall length:			61:43

Awards

year	organization	Award	plant	result	source
1992	Guitar World	The best guitar albums of 1992	Unplugged	9th place
	Music Express	The best albums of 1992		8th place
1993	NARAS	Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance		Won
		Grammy Award for Album of the Year
		Grammy Award for Best Rock Song	Layla
	NCTA	CableACE Award	Unplugged	Nominated
2000	Q	Best British albums		71st place
2005	Music Express	The best albums of the 90s		32nd place
2006	Billboard magazine	300 world's best-selling albums		43rd place

reception

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes the album as an "enormous success" and praised Clapton's performance and spontaneity. Erlewine also thinks that the release gives a good and quick insight into Clapton's "musical DNA ". Finally, he awarded 4.5 of the 5 possible rating units for the album. Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kotwrote that the album was "not a return to form, but a marketing triumph". It awarded 2.5 out of 4 stars. Los Angeles Times journalist Steve Hochman describes the appearance as Clapton's "most passionate album in years". Hochman gave 3 out of 4 possible rating units and rated the album as “Good”. Entertainment Weekly critic Steve Simels described the recording as "charming" and praised the "right mix of blues standards" and new "Clapton songs". He awarded the grade "A-" for unplugged . Music journalist Robert Christgau awarded the album a "B-" rating. The critics of the music website warr.org gave the album 2.5 out of 4 stars. David Bowling from blogcritics.org describes the live album as an "must-have release". Reviewers from ultimate-guitar.com gave 10 points for the sound, 10 for the lyrics and 10 points for the overall impression of the album and awarded Unplugged with the maximum number of 30 points.

Commercial win

Chart placements

In Germany, the release was number 3 on the GfK album charts and remained at the highest position for a total of three weeks. Between 1992 and 1994 the album was in the German charts for a total of 71 weeks and entered the list of the best in 2013 when it was re-released. In 1992 more than 250,000 units of the album were sold in Germany, more than 500,000 units by 1993 and more than 1 million units by 1994. In 2006 the album was awarded a five-time gold record for more than 1,250,000 sales. This makes the album one of the best-selling BVMI-certified music albums in Germany .

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	3 (72 weeks)	72
Austria (Ö3)	3 (46 weeks)	46
Switzerland (IFPI)	3 (48 weeks)	48
United States (Billboard)	1 (139 weeks)	139
United Kingdom (OCC)	2 (101 weeks)	101

Annual charts

Charts (1992)	placement
Annual charts (1992)
Germany (GfK)	40
Austria (Ö3)	25th
Switzerland (IFPI)	25th
United States (Billboard)	36
United Kingdom (OCC)	48

Annual charts

Charts (1993)	placement
Annual charts (1993)
Germany (GfK)	4th
Austria (Ö3)	7th
Switzerland (IFPI)	7th
United States (Billboard)	3
United Kingdom (OCC)	16

Awards for music sales

album

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	2 × platinum (English) + 2 × platinum (Spanish)	240,000
Australia (ARIA)	8 × platinum	560,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	100,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	700,000
Chile (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	80,000
Germany (BVMI)	5 × gold	1,250,000
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(3,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	45,034
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	683,700
Italy (FIMI)	-	150,000
Japan (RIAJ)	4 × platinum	800,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	12 × platinum	180,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	4 × platinum	400,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	3 × platinum	400,000
South Korea (KMCA)	-	200,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	10,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	3 × gold 55 × platinum 2 × diamond	18,348,734

Main article: Eric Clapton / Music Sales Awards

Video

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	20,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold 4 × platinum	205,000

Main article: Eric Clapton / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Unplugged at Discogs
• Unplugged in the Internet Movie Database (English)

swell

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