MTV Unplugged (Tony Bennett album)

MTV Unplugged
Live album by
Tony Bennett
ReleasedJune 28, 1994 (1994-06-28)
RecordedApril 15, 1994
VenueSony Studios, New York City
GenreVocal jazz
Length70:35
LabelColumbia
ProducerDavid Kahne
Tony Bennett chronology
Steppin' Out
(1993) 		MTV Unplugged
(1994) 		Here's to the Ladies
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Rolling Stone[1]

MTV Unplugged is a live album by Tony Bennett that was released in 1994. Backed by the Ralph Sharon Trio, Bennett appeared on the TV show MTV Unplugged to showcase the Great American Songbook with guest appearances by Elvis Costello and k.d. lang.[2]

The album reached platinum record status in the United States and won Grammy Awards in 1995 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance and Album of the Year.[3]

  1. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 58.
  2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "MTV Unplugged". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. ^ "MTV Unplugged – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2017.