MTV Unplugged in New York is the name of a concert by Nirvana, recorded on the MTV Unplugged series. The album was released on November 1, 1994 (see 1994 in music) and is the most popular of the MTV Unplugged sessions, being released posthumously after musician Kurt Cobain's death on April 5, 1994.
MTV Unplugged in New York was a #1 hit on Billboard's Top 200 album chart, and won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Unplugged in New York the 77th greatest album of all time. It is number 311 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Tracks
- "About a Girl" (Cobain) - 3:37
- "Come As You Are" (Cobain) - 4:13
- "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" (Kelly/McKee; The Vaselines cover) - 4:37
- "The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie cover) - 4:20
- "Pennyroyal Tea" (Cobain) - 3:40
- "Dumb" (Cobain) - 2:52
- "Polly" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:16
- "On a Plain" (Cobain) - 3:44
- "Something in the Way" (Cobain) - 4:01
- "Plateau" (Kirkwood; Meat Puppets cover) - 3:38
- "Oh, Me" (Kirkwood; Meat Puppets cover) - 3:26
- "Lake of Fire" (Kirkwood; Meat Puppets cover) - 2:55
- "All Apologies" (Cobain) - 4:23
- "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" (Leadbelly cover) - 5:08
Personnel
- Nirvana - Producer
- Pat Smear - Guitar
- Kurt Cobain - Guitar, Vocals
- Alex Coletti - Producer
- Dave Grohl - Bass, Drums, Vocals
- Scott Litt - Producer
- Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
- Krist Novoselic - Bass, Guitar, Accordion
- Cris Kirkwood - Bass, Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
- Curt Kirkwood - Guitar
- Lori Goldston - Cello
- Robert Fisher - Art Direction, Design
- Frank Micelotta - Photography
Charting singles
Billboard Music Charts (North America)
| 1994
| All Apologies
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| No. 4
|
| 1995
| Lake Of Fire
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| No. 22
|
| 1995
| The Man Who Sold The World
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| No. 12
|
| 1995
| The Man Who Sold The World
| Modern Rock Tracks
| No. 6
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