MTV Unplugged (10,000 Maniacs album)

MTV Unplugged is a 1993 live album by 10,000 Maniacs, recorded for the MTV Unplugged series.

MTV Unplugged
Live album by
10,000 Maniacs
ReleasedOctober 26, 1993 (1993-10-26)[1]
RecordedApril 21, 1993
VenueSony Music Studios, New York City, New York, United States
GenreAlternative rock, folk rock, soft rock
Length60:03
LanguageEnglish
LabelElektra
ProducerPaul Fox
10,000 Maniacs chronology
Our Time in Eden
(1992)		 MTV Unplugged
(1993)		 Love Among the Ruins
(1997)
Singles from MTV Unplugged
  1. "Because the Night"
    Released: October 28, 1993

Between the recording and release of the album, vocalist Natalie Merchant left the band to pursue a solo career.

In addition to the songs released on the album, the following other songs were recorded: Four takes of "How You've Grown"; second takes of "Gold Rush Brides" and Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith's "Because the Night", respectively; a brief take of "Puff the Magic Dragon"; and three other songs with David Byrne as a guest singer (two takes of "Let the Mystery Be", one of which was released as a B-side to "Few and Far Between" and on Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs; Dolly Parton's "Jolene"; and "Dallas").

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB− link
Q link
Rolling Stone link

The album debuted at its #13 peak and spent 45 weeks on the charts.[2] It was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.[3]

The single release "Because the Night" reached #11, two positions higher than Patti Smith's original version in 1978. It remains the band's biggest hit.

Track listing

Cassette and Compact Disc

  1. "These Are Days" (Rob Buck and Natalie Merchant) – 4:22
  2. "Eat for Two" (Merchant) – 4:12
  3. "Candy Everybody Wants" (Dennis Drew and Merchant) – 3:19
  4. "I'm Not the Man" (Merchant) – 3:46
  5. "Don't Talk" (Drew and Merchant) – 5:22
  6. "Hey Jack Kerouac" (Buck and Merchant) – 3:29
  7. "What's the Matter Here?" (Buck and Merchant) – 4:50
  8. "Gold Rush Brides" (Buck and Merchant) – 4:12
  9. "Like the Weather" (Merchant) – 4:15
  10. "Trouble Me" (Drew and Merchant) – 3:40
  11. "Jezebel" (Merchant) – 4:20
  12. "Because the Night" (Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen) – 3:44
  13. "Stockton Gala Days" (Jerome Augustyniak, Buck, Drew, Steve Gustafson, and Merchant) – 5:25
  14. "Noah's Dove" (Merchant) – 5:07

LaserDisc and VHS

  1. "Noah's Dove" (Merchant) – 5:07
  2. "These Are Days" (Buck and Merchant) – 4:22
  3. "Eat for Two" (Merchant) – 4:12
  4. "Candy Everybody Wants" (Drew and Merchant) – 3:19
  5. "I'm Not the Man" (Merchant) – 3:46
  6. "Don't Talk" (Drew and Merchant) – 5:22
  7. "Hey Jack Kerouac" (Buck and Merchant) – 3:29
  8. "What's the Matter Here?" (Buck and Merchant) – 4:50
  9. "Gold Rush Brides" (Buck and Merchant) – 4:12
  10. "Like the Weather" (Merchant) – 4:15
  11. "Trouble Me" (Drew and Merchant) – 3:40
  12. "Jezebel" (Merchant) – 4:20
  13. "Stockton Gala Days" (Jerome Augustyniak, Buck, Drew, Steve Gustafson, and Merchant) – 5:25
  14. "Because the Night" (Smith and Springsteen) – 3:44
  15. "Let the Mystery Be" (Iris DeMent)
  16. "Jolene" (Dolly Parton)
  17. "Dallas" (Jimmie Dale Gilmore)

Personnel

10,000 Maniacs

Additional musicians

Technical staff

Notes

During the Introduction to "Hey Jack Kerouac", Merchant reads a passage from On the Road by Jack Kerouac. During the Introduction to "Gold Rush Brides", she reads a passage from Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lillian Schlissel.[4][5][6]

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1993 Billboard 200 13
1993 UK Albums Chart 40[7]

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review of MTV Unplugged". AllMusic. All Media Guide.
  2. "Billboard 200 for week ending 13 November 1993". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. "RIAA – Searchable Database: 10,000 Maniacs". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. Annie's Natalie Merchant Compendium Blog: Gold Rush Brides / Among the Americans
  5. "Artist for Literacy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  6. Review & Lyrics
  7. David Roberts, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 553. ISBN 978-1904994107.
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