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[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
NME5/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

MTV Unplugged is a live album by Bob Dylan, released on May 2, 1995, by Columbia Records (reissued in 2007 by Sony).[5] 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.

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. MTV Unplugged at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Bailie, Stuart (6 May 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 43. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ^ Richardson, Susan (2 February 1998). "Rolling Stone : Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  5. ^ "MTV Unplugged releases". allmusic. Retrieved 22 February 2013.