Unplugged (Bryan Adams album) explained

Unplugged
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Bryan Adams
Cover:	Bryanadamsunplugged.jpg
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
Prev Title:	18 til I Die
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	On a Day Like Today
Next Year:	1998

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.^[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[2]

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

• 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

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	92
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[4]	16

Chart (1998)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	47
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	51
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	23

Certifications

DVD

Notes and References

1. Adams Strong On Int't Front. Larry. LeBlanc. October 24, 1998. Billboard. Toronto.
2. Unplugged . 1997 . booklet . A&M.
3. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1997. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 16, 2021.
4. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1997. Ultratop. May 14, 2021.
5. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 1998. austriancharts.at. May 14, 2021.
6. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1998. Ultratop. May 14, 2021.
7. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1998. dutchcharts.nl. May 14, 2021.
8. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. May 14, 2021.
9. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1998. hitparade.ch. May 14, 2021.