Unplugged (Eric Clapton album)
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| Live album by Eric Clapton | |||||
| Released | August 25, 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | January 16, 1992 [1] | ||||
| Genre | Acoustic Rock Blues-Rock |
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| Length | 61:43 | ||||
| Label | Reprise | ||||
| Producer | Russ Titelman | ||||
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Unplugged is an album by Eric Clapton released in 1992. It was recorded live in England for the MTV Unplugged series. The album includes an acoustic version of the hit single "Tears in Heaven" and a heavily reworked acoustic version of "Layla". The performance also included an early version of "My Father's Eyes" and "Circus Left Town" but the tracks did not make the final album[citation needed]. Clapton earned three Grammy Awards for the album: Album of the Year, Best Rock Male Vocal, and Best Rock Song; he earned another three for the record and song "Tears in Heaven".
Clapton performed the show in front of a small audience on January 16, 1992 at Bray Film Studios in Windsor, England.
In 2000 Q magazine placed Unplugged at number 71 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Signe" (Clapton) – 3:14
- "Before You Accuse Me" (McDaniel) – 3:44
- "Hey Hey" (Broonzy) – 3:16
- "Tears in Heaven" (Clapton/Jennings) – 4:36
- "Lonely Stranger" (Clapton) – 5:27
- "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Cox) – 3:49
- "Layla" (Clapton/Gordon) – 4:46
- "Running on Faith" (Williams) – 6:30
- "Walkin' Blues" (Johnson) – 3:37
- "Alberta" (Traditional) – 3:42
- "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Fuller) – 3:23
- "Malted Milk" (Johnson) – 3:36
- "Old Love" (Clapton/Cray) – 7:52
- "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Waters) – 4:12
[edit] Personnel
- Eric Clapton - guitar and vocals
- Andy Fairweather-Low - guitar
- Ray Cooper - percussion
- Nathan East - bass, background vocals
- Steve Ferrone - drums
- Chuck Leavell - keyboards
- Katie Kissoon - background vocals
- Tessa Niles - background vocals
- James Barton - engineer
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Australian Albums Chart | 1 |
[edit] References
| Preceded by The Bodyguard (soundtrack) by Various artists |
Billboard 200 number-one album March 13 - April 2, 1993 |
Succeeded by Songs of Faith and Devotion by Depeche Mode |
| Preceded by The Bodyguard (soundtrack) by Various artists |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album March 7 - April 17, 1993 May 23 - June 5, 1993 |
Succeeded by Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz |
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