MTV Unplugged (Bob Dylan album)

MTV Unplugged
A photograph of Dylan playing guitar onstage in front of a microphone
Live album by
ReleasedMay 2, 1995 (1995-05-02)
RecordedNovember 17–18, 1994
VenueSony Studios, New York City
Genre
Length64:04 (US release)
69:26 (UK release & DVD)
LabelColumbia
ProducerJeff 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
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Rolling Stone

MTV Unplugged is a live album by Bob Dylan, released on May 2, 1995, by Columbia Records (reissued in 2007 by Sony). 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 performance was released on DVD in March 2004, including a 5.1 surround sound mix.

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

All releases are longer than the original MTV broadcast, which did not include Tombstone Blues, John Brown, Desolation Row or Love Minus Zero/No Limit.

Personnel

Additional musicians
Technical personnel

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 2× Platinum 30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


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