MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall) explained
MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall) is a live album by English singer and songwriter Liam Gallagher. It was released on 12 June 2020 by Warner Records. It was originally set for release on 24 April 2020[1] but was delayed until June due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The album was recorded at Hull City Hall on 3 August 2019, consisting of 10 live acoustic performances of solo material by Gallagher and Oasis[3] that were culled from the 15 songs which were performed on the night, including a cover of "Natural Mystic" by Bob Marley and the Wailers that was ultimately not included on the album.[4]
MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall) is the first live release to top the UK Albums Chart since George Michael's Symphonica in 2014, and is the biggest selling vinyl release of 2020.[5]
Critical reception
MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall) received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album has an average score of 73, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favourable".
Chart performance
MTV Unplugged debuted at number 50 in Australia, number 19 in Austria, number 26 in Belgian Flanders Ultratop, number 13 in Belgian Wallonia Ultratop, number 34 in Netherlands, number 45 in France, number 8 in Germany, number 11 in Italy, number 15 in Switzerland. On 25 June 2020, the album also ranked at number 1 in Ireland, Scotland and in the UK.
Personnel
Musicians
- Liam Gallagher – lead vocals (all tracks)
- Drew McConnell – bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7), guitar (track 3)
- Andy Marshall – double bass (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Andy Waterworth – double bass (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Dan McDougall – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 7), percussion (tracks 3, 4, 5, 8, 10)
- Jay Mehler – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Mike Moore – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- Paul Arthurs – guitar (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7)
- Christian Madden – keyboard (all tracks)
- Klara Schuman – cello (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- Llinos Richards – cello (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Maia Colette – cello (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Neil Broadbent – cello (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Helen Sanders-Hewwt – viola (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Helenah Logah – viola (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Rhiannon James – viola (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Vince Green – viola (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Alex Afia – violin (tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Eugene Feygelson – violin (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Gareth Griffths – violin (tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Hazel Ross – violin (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Jonathan Hill – violin (tracks 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Lizzie Ball – violin (tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Frida Touray – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Holly Quin-Ankrah – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Rhianna Kelly – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Production
- Eduardo Puhl – engineer (all tracks)
- Adam Noble – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Chris Elliot – arranged strings (tracks 4, 8, 9)
- Stephen Hussey – arranged strings (tracks 5, 6, 7, 10)
- Robin Schmidt – mastering (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- James Russell – multi-camera director for MTV
Notes and References
- Liam Gallagher Announces 'MTV Unplugged' Live Album. Rolling Stone. Kreps. Daniel. 13 March 2020. 8 July 2020. 9 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200709055655/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-gallagher-mtv-unplugged-album-967218/. live.
- Web site: Liam Gallagher shares new release date for 'MTV Unplugged' live album. NME. Reilly. Nick. 7 May 2020. 8 July 2020. 7 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607033331/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/liam-gallagher-shares-new-release-date-for-mtv-unplugged-live-album-2661874. live.
- Liam Gallagher Announces 'MTV Unplugged' Live Album. Daniel. Kreps. Rolling Stone. 13 March 2020. 21 April 2022.
- Web site: Liam Gallagher Stuns Hull City Hall With Biblical MTV Unplugged Set. MTV UK. 4 August 2019. 21 April 2022.
- Web site: Liam Gallagher's 'MTV Unplugged' album is the first chart-topper in the series since Nirvana. NME. Daly. Rhian. 19 June 2020. 8 July 2020. 27 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627113240/https://www.nme.com/news/music/liam-gallagher-mtv-unplugged-album-tops-chart-nirvana-2692104. live.
- Web site: MTV Unplugged on Billboard Japan Hot Albums. Billboard Japan. September 10, 2020. ja. 17 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717235100/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2020&month=07&day=6. live.
