:en:Unplugged (Neil Young album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Unplugged
| type = Live album
| artist = Neil Young
| cover = Neil Young-Unplugged (album cover).jpg
| alt =
| released = June 15, 1993
| recorded = February 7, 1993
| venue = Universal Studios, Los Angeles
| genre = Rock
| length = 65:35
| label = Reprise
| producer = David Briggs
| prev_title = Lucky Thirteen
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Sleeps with Angels
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{Singles
| type = live
| single1 = The Needle and the Damage Done" / "You And Me
| single1date = July 1993
| single2 = Long May You Run" / "Sugar Mountain
| single2date = October 1993{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/138556-Neil-Young?superFilter=Releases&subFilter=Singles+%26+EPs&page=1|title=Neil Young singles & EP discography|website=Discogs|access-date=July 22, 2024}}
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r183465|first=William|last=Ruhlmann}}
| rev2 = Calgary Herald
| rev2score = B+Tremblay, Mark (June 20, 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
| rev3 = NME
| rev3score = 8/10{{cite magazine|first=Danny|last=Frost|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52903360009/|title=Long Play|magazine=NME|date=June 12, 1993|page=35|access-date=May 23, 2023}}
| rev4 = Rolling Stone
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}[https://archive.today/20130201102538/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/7480/37193 Rolling Stone review]
| rev5 = Select
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}{{cite magazine|first=Clark|last=Collis|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2018/11/albums3.jpg|title=New Albums|work=Select|date=July 1993|page=95|access-date=December 31, 2024}}
}}
Unplugged is a live album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young, released on June 15, 1993, on Reprise. Recorded on February 7, 1993, the album is an installment of the MTV series, Unplugged. The performance was also released on VHS.
Background and recording
The recording of Unplugged was reportedly rife with tension, with Young displeased with the performances of many of his band members. The released version was his second attempt at recording a set suitable for airing and release.Jimmy McDonough, 2003, Shakey: Neil Young's Biography, p.669+
The track "Stringman" was recorded for Young's notoriously unreleased studio album Chrome Dreams.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Neil Young
{{Tracklisting
| title1 = The Old Laughing Lady
| length1 = 5:15
| title2 = Mr. Soul
| length2 = 3:54
| title3 = World On A String
| length3 = 3:02
| title4 = Pocahontas
| length4 = 5:06
| title5 = Stringman
| length5 = 4:01
| title6 = Like A Hurricane
| length6 = 4:44
| title7 = The Needle And The Damage Done
| length7 = 2:52
| title8 = Helpless
| length8 = 5:48
| title9 = Harvest Moon
| length9 = 5:20
| title10 = Transformer Man
| length10 = 3:36
| title11 = Unknown Legend
| length11 = 4:47
| title12 = Look Out For My Love
| length12 = 5:57
| title13 = Long May You Run
| length13 = 5:22
| title14 = From Hank to Hendrix
| length14 = 5:51
}}
In addition to the tracks found on this album, Neil Young performed the following songs live during the performance:
- "Dreamin' Man"
- "Sample and Hold"
- "War of Man"
- "Winterlong"
Personnel
- Neil Young – guitar, harmonica, piano, pump organ, lead vocals
- Nils Lofgren – guitar, autoharp, accordion, backing vocals
- Ben Keith – Dobro
- Spooner Oldham – piano, pump organ
- Tim Drummond – bass
- Oscar Butterworth – drums
- Astrid Young – backing vocals
- Nicolette Larson – backing vocals
- Larry Cragg – broom on "Harvest Moon"
Additional roles
- Janet Levinson – art direction & design
- Joel Bernstein – photography
- David Briggs – production, mixing
- Tim Mulligan – mastering
- John Hanlon – mixing, recording
- John Hausmann, John Nowland – mixing
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Chart performance for Unplugged !scope="col"|Chart (1993) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|19|artist=Neil Young|album=Unplugged|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|13|artist=Neil Young|album=Unplugged|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2022}} |
| {{Album chart|Canada|10|chartid=2191|rowheader=true|access-date=August 8, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|13|artist=Neil Young|album=Unplugged|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2022}} |
| scope="row" | Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite web | url=https://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com/2015/08/x-y.html | title=Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit X Y | date=2015 }}
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Germany4|31|id=1648|artist=Neil Young|album=Unplugged|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|16|artist=Neil Young|album=Unplugged|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|5|artist=Neil Young|album=Unplugged|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|8|artist=Neil Young|album=Unplugged|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|25|artist=Neil Young|album=Unplugged|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|4|date=19930620|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|23|artist=Neil Young|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2022}} |
Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=Unplugged|artist=Neil Young|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1996|access-date=14 July 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=album|title=Unplugged|artist=Neil Young|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=2005|access-date=5 May 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Unplugged|artist=Neil Young|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|id=7903-261-2|access-date=5 May 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Unplugged|artist=Neil Young|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|access-date=5 May 2022}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{MTV Albums}}
{{Neil Young}}
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Category:Albums produced by David Briggs (producer)
Category:Neil Young live albums
Category:Reprise Records live albums
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