MTV Unplugged (Bob Dylan album)

MTV Unplugged is a live album by Bob Dylan, released by Columbia Records in Europe on April 11, 1995, and in the U.S. on May 2, 1995. It was reissued by Sony in 2007.^[5] The album documents Dylan's appearance on the 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.

MTV Unplugged
Live album by Bob Dylan
Released	April 11, 1995 (1995-04-11)
Recorded	November 17–18, 1994
Venue	Sony Studios, New York City
Genre	Folk rock rock and roll folk
Length	64:04 (US release) 69:26 (UK release & DVD)
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jeff 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
NME	5/10[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan.

US CD release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tombstone Blues"	4:54
2.	"Shooting Star"	4:06
3.	"All Along the Watchtower"	3:36
4.	"The Times They Are a-Changin'"	5:48
5.	"John Brown"	5:22
6.	"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"	3:31
7.	"Desolation Row"	8:22
8.	"Dignity"	6:30
9.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"	5:30
10.	"Like a Rolling Stone"	9:09
11.	"With God on Our Side"	7:16
Total length:		64:04

DVD, UK CD release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tombstone Blues"	4:54
2.	"Shooting Star"	4:06
3.	"All Along the Watchtower"	3:36
4.	"The Times They Are a-Changin'"	5:48
5.	"John Brown"	5:22
6.	"Desolation Row"	8:22
7.	"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"	3:31
8.	"Love Minus Zero/No Limit"	5:22
9.	"Dignity"	6:30
10.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"	5:30
11.	"Like a Rolling Stone"	9:09
12.	"With God on Our Side"	7:16
Total length:		69:26

The CD and DVD releases did not include "I Want You", "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", "Hazel", "Everything Is Broken", "Absolutely Sweet Marie", "My Back Pages", or "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You", which were also performed at the shows.

Personnel

• Bob Dylan – guitar, vocals, harmonica

Additional musicians

• Bucky Baxter – Dobro, pedal steel, steel guitar, mandolin
• Tony Garnier – upright bass
• John Jackson – guitar
• Brendan O'Brien – Hammond organ
• Winston Watson – drums

Technical personnel

• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Ed Cherney – mixing
• Randy Ezratty – engineering
• Kim Gaucher – illustrations
• Scott Hull – mastering
• Frank Micelotta – photography
• Jeff Rosen – executive producer
• Don Was – mixing
• Allen Weinberg – art direction

Charts

Chart performance for MTV Unplugged

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	30
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12]	34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13]	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	19
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	10
US Billboard 200[17]	23

Certifications

Certifications for MTV Unplugged

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18]	2× Platinum	30,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.