Unplugged (Bryan Adams album)

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1997 live album by Bryan Adams

Unplugged

Live album by

Bryan Adams

Released| December 9, 1997
Recorded| September 26, 1997
Venue| Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York
Genre| Rock, acoustic rock
Length| 52:26
Label| A&M
Producer| Bryan Adams, Patrick Leonard
Bryan Adams chronology
| 18 til I Die
(1996)  | Unplugged
(1997)  | On a Day Like Today
(1998)

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Singles from  Unplugged

1. "Back to You"
Released: December 8, 1997
2. "I'm Ready"
Released: 1998

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Entertainment Weekly| B[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [3]
Los Angeles Times| [4]
Uncut| [5]

Unplugged is an acoustic live album by Canadian musician Bryan Adams. The album was recorded completely on September 26, 1997, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Recorded by David Hewitt and Bob Clearmountain on the Remote Recording Silver Truck. Adams was joined by Irish piper Davy Spillane and Michael Kamen who wrote orchestrations for many of the songs and brought students from the Juilliard School to play them. Three new songs were included; "Back To You", "When You Love Someone", and "A Little Love". The song "If Ya Wanna Be Bad - Ya Gotta Be Good" makes its debut on an album, originally appearing on the B-side of "Let's Make a Night to Remember" - to which it is paired on the Unplugged album. Absent from both the CD and DVD is "Hey Elvis", which is available on the single of "Back To You". A second single was released in early 1998, an acoustic reworking of the hard rock song, "I'm Ready".

The album included only thirteen of the songs recorded at the show. The MTV Unplugged DVD included a few different songs and the song order is also different from on the CD.

The record sold over 2,500,000 units worldwide.[6]

## CD track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Summer of '69"| Adams, Vallance| 4:02
2.| "Back to You"| Adams, Kennedy| 4:30
3.| "Cuts Like a Knife"| Adams, Vallance| 5:04
4.| "I'm Ready"| Adams, Vallance| 4:29
5.| "Fits Ya Good"| Adams, Vallance| 3:02
6.| "When You Love Someone"| Adams, Kamen, Peters| 3:41
7.| "18 til I Die"| Adams, Lange| 3:31
8.| "I Think About You"| Adams, Peters| 2:36
9.| "If Ya Wanna Be Bad - Ya Gotta Be Good/Let's Make a Night to Remember"| Adams, Peters/Adams, Lange| 4:35
10.| "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"| Adams, Lange| 4:34
11.| "A Little Love"| Adams, Kennedy, Peters| 3:23
12.| "Heaven"| Adams, Vallance| 4:31
13.| "I'll Always Be Right There"| Adams, Lange| 4:28

Japan 2012 SHM-CD Bonus Tracks[7]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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14.| "Back To You (Original Demo Version)" (From "I'm Ready" Single)| Adams, Kennedy| 5:06
15.| "(I Wanna Be) Your Underwear" (Unplugged)| Adams, Lange| 1:31

DVD track listing[8]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Summer of '69"| Adams, Vallance| 4:23
2.| "Cuts Like a Knife"| Adams, Vallance| 5:15
3.| "I'm Ready"| Adams, Vallance| 4:39
4.| "Back to You"| Adams, Kennedy| 4:28
5.| "Fits Ya Good"| Adams, Vallance| 3:02
6.| "When You Love Someone"| Adams, Kamen, Peters| 3:41
7.| "18 til I Die"| Adams, Lange| 3:41
8.| "I Think About You"| Adams, Peters| 2:36
9.| "If Ya Wanna Be Bad - Ya Gotta Be Good"| Adams, Peters| 2:19
10.| "Let's Make a Night to Remember"| Adams, Lange| 2:11
11.| "(I Wanna Be) Your Underwear"| Adams, Lange| 1:24
12.| "A Little Love"| Adams, Kennedy, Peters| 3:25
13.| "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"| Adams, Vallance| 3:17
14.| "It Ain't A Party...If You Can't Come Round"| Adams, Lange| 1:19
15.| "Heaven"| Adams, Vallance| 4:39
16.| "I'll Always Be Right There"| Adams, Kamen, Lange| 4:35

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

Musicians

* Bryan Adams – lead vocals, guitar, dobro, harmonica
* Patrick Leonard – acoustic piano, organ
* Tommy Mandel – acoustic piano, organ, accordion
* Keith Scott – guitar, mandolin, dobro, slide guitar, harmony vocals
* Dave Taylor – bass, harmony vocals
* Mickey Curry – drums, harmony vocals
* Danny Cummings – percussion, harmony vocals
* Davy Spillane – Uilleann pipes, low whistles

Strings

* Michael Kamen – arrangements and conductor
* Tom Nazelli, Douglas Quint and Scott Starrett – additional arrangements
* Jesse Levy – coordinator
* Students of the Juilliard School of Music:
* Darrett Adkins, Maria Ahn, Raphael Bell and Nina Lee – cello
* Pete Donovan – double bass
* Ed Malave, Tania Halko and Alejandra Mahave – viola
* Angella Ahn, Cornelius Dufallo, Ani Gregorian, Ara Gregorian, Lyris Hung, Amy Kauffman, Jennifer Newell and James Tsao – violin

## Production

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* Bryan Adams – producer, arrangements
* Patrick Leonard – producer, arrangements
* Bob Clearmountain – engineer, mixing
* Dave Hewitt – engineer
* Phil Gitomer – assistant engineer
* Dean Maher – mix assistant
* Chris Potter – mix assistant
* Olle Romo – mix assistant
* Phil Western – mix assistant
* Glen Collette – monitor mixing
* Joey Perpick – live sound mix engineer
* Ron Vermeulen – technical assistant
* Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
* Val Dauksts – production manager
* Don "Toe" Prodaehl – tour manager
* Tom O'Quinn – art direction, design
* Glen Ross – art direction, design
* Sandy Brummels – art direction, design
* Danny Clinch – photography
* Bruce Allen – management
* Chris Chappel – tour management

Technicians

* Dennis Fitzmartin (keyboards)
* Lance Stadnyk (Bryan Adams' guitars)
* Rick Salazar (Keith Scott's guitars)
* Lorne Wheaton (drums)

MTV Credits

* Milton Lage – director
* Alex Coletti – producer
* Jac Benson – co-producer

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1997–1998)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 28
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 37
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] | 10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 15
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] | 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] | 16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] | 22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] | 46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 3
UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 19
US Billboard 200[24] | 88

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1997)  | Position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] | 92
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] | 16
Chart (1998)  | Position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[27] | 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] | 47
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] | 51
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] | 42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] | 23

## Certifications

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### Album

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| Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Argentina (CAPIF)[32] | Gold  | 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[33] | Gold  | 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[34] | Gold  | 25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[35] | Gold  | 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[36] | Gold  | 250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[37] | Gold  | 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38] | Gold  | 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] | Gold  | 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[40] | Platinum  | 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] | Platinum  | 300,000^
United States  | —  | 275,000[6]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[42] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000*
Worldwide  | —  | 2,500,000[6]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

### DVD

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[43] | Gold  | 25,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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2. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 6. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
4. ^ "Los Angeles Times review". Ew.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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41. ^ "British album certifications – Bryan Adams – Unplugged". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 7, 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Unplugged  in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
42. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2008". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
43. ^ "British video certifications – Bryan Adams – Mtv Unplugged". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 4, 2021. Select videos in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Mtv Unplugged  in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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* Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
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* "Run to You"
* "Somebody"
* "Heaven"
* "Summer of '69"
* "One Night Love Affair"
* "It's Only Love"
* "Diana"
* "Christmas Time"
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* "Hearts on Fire"
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* "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
* "There Will Never Be Another Tonight"
* "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
* "Do I Have to Say the Words?"
* "Please Forgive Me"
* "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"
* "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"
* "Let's Make a Night to Remember"
* "Star"
* "18 til I Die"
* "I'll Always Be Right There"
* "Back to You"
* "I'm Ready"
* "On a Day Like Today"
* "When You're Gone"
* "Cloud Number Nine"
* "The Best of Me"
* "Inside Out"
* "Here I Am"
* "Open Road"
* "Flying"
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* "So Happy It Hurts"
* "On the Road"
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* "Never Gonna Rain"

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* "All for Love"
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* "I Finally Found Someone"
* "Don't Give Up"
* "Bang the Drum"
* "Feels Like Home"

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