MTV Unplugged (10,000 Maniacs album)

MTV Unplugged is a 1993 live album by 10,000 Maniacs. The music was recorded for the MTV Unplugged series and it was also the last album by the band featuring Natalie Merchant as vocalist. In addition to the songs released on this album, four takes of "How You've Grown" were recorded, second takes of "Because the Night" and "Gold Rush Brides", a brief take of "Puff the Magic Dragon" and three other songs which featured singer David Byrne as a guest: "Let the Mystery Be" (two takes, one of which was released as a B-Side to "Few and Far Between" and on Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings), "Jolene", and "Dallas". In 1994, it reached 13 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

Compact Disc and cassette

1. "These Are Days" (Rob Buck and Natalie Merchant) – 4:22
2. "Eat for Two" (Merchant) – 4:12
3. "Candy Everybody Wants" (Dennis Drew and Merchant) – 3:19
4. "I'm Not the Man" (Merchant) – 3:46
5. "Don't Talk" (Drew and Merchant) – 5:22
6. "Hey Jack Kerouac" (Buck and Merchant) – 3:29
7. "What's the Matter Here?" (Buck and Merchant) – 4:50
8. "Gold Rush Brides" (Buck and Merchant) – 4:12
9. "Like the Weather" (Merchant) – 4:15
10. "Trouble Me" (Drew and Merchant) – 3:40
11. "Jezebel" (Merchant) – 4:20
12. "Because the Night" (Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen) – 3:44
13. "Stockton Gala Days" (Jerome Augustyniak, Buck, Drew, Steve Gustafson, and Merchant) – 5:25
14. "Noah's Dove" (Merchant) – 5:07

VHS

1. "Noah's Dove" (Merchant) – 5:07
2. "These Are Days" (Buck and Merchant) – 4:22
3. "Eat for Two" (Merchant) – 4:12
4. "Candy Everybody Wants" (Drew and Merchant) – 3:19
5. "I'm Not the Man" (Merchant) – 3:46
6. "Don't Talk" (Drew and Merchant) – 5:22
7. "Hey Jack Kerouac" (Buck and Merchant) – 3:29
8. "What's the Matter Here?" (Buck and Merchant) – 4:50
9. "Gold Rush Brides" (Buck and Merchant) – 4:12
10. "Like the Weather" (Merchant) – 4:15
11. "Trouble Me" (Drew and Merchant) – 3:40
12. "Jezebel" (Merchant) – 4:20
13. "Stockton Gala Days" (Jerome Augustyniak, Buck, Drew, Steve Gustafson, and Merchant) – 5:25
14. "Because the Night" (Smith and Springsteen) – 3:44
15. "Let the Mystery Be" (Iris DeMent)
16. "Jolene" (Dolly Parton)
17. "Dallas" (Jimmie Dale Gilmore)

Personnel

10,000 Maniacs

• Jerome Augustyniak – percussion, drums
• Rob Buck – acoustic guitar
• Dennis Drew – organ, piano, pump organ, Hammond organ
• Steve Gustafson – acoustic bass guitar
• Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano

Additional musicians

• Bill Dillon – acoustic guitar, mandolin, slide guitar
• Morgan Fichter – violin, backing vocals
• Amanda Kramer – organ, pump organ, piano
• Kim Laskowski – bassoon
• Jerry Marotta – percussion
• Mary Ramsey – viola, backing vocals
• Atsuko Sato – bassoon
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello
• Rich Stearns – banjo

Technical staff

• Paul Fox – production
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Mike Scott – engineering
• Ed Thacker – engineer, mixing
• Jay Vicari – engineering
• Ebet Roberts – Photography By^[2]

External links

• Lyrics

References

Liner notes from 10,000 Maniacs album: MTV Unplugged.