MTV Unplugged in New York
MTV Unplugged in New York is the name of a concert by Nirvana, recorded on the
MTV Unplugged series. The CD 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.
Tracks
- "About a Girl" (Cobain)
- "Come as You Are" (Cobain)
- "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" (Kelly/McKee; The Vaselines cover)
- "The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie cover)
- "Pennyroyal Tea" (Cobain)
- "Dumb" (Cobain)
- "Polly" (Cobain/Nirvana)
- "On a Plain" (Cobain)
- "Something in the Way" (Cobain)
- "Plateau" (Kirkwood; Meat Puppets cover)
- "Oh, Me" (Kirkwood; Meat Puppets cover)
- "Lake of Fire" (Kirkwood; Meat Puppets cover)
- "All Apologies" (Cobain)
- "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" (Leadbelly)
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