Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York (Live) (1994)

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York (Live) (1994)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "About a Girl"   3:37

2. "Come as You Are"   4:13

3. "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" (The Vaselines)   4:37

4. "The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie)   4:20

5. "Pennyroyal Tea"   3:40

6. "Dumb"   2:52

7. "Polly"   3:16

8. "On a Plain"   3:44

9. "Something in the Way"   4:01

10. "Plateau" (Meat Puppets)   3:37

11. "Oh Me" (Meat Puppets)   3:26

12. "Lake of Fire" (Meat Puppets)   2:56

13. "All Apologies"   4:23

14. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night"   5:08

25th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks

15. "Come As You Are" (Rehearsal)   4:42

16. "Polly" (Rehearsal)   4:03

17. "Plateau" (Rehearsal)   4:38

18. "Pennyroyal Tea" (Rehearsal)   4:28

19. "The Man Who Sold the World" (Rehearsal)   4:39

 

Nirvana Band Members / Musicians

Kurt Cobain – lead vocals, electro-acoustic guitar (1–9, 13, 14)

Krist Novoselic – acoustic bass (1, 2, 4, 6-9, 13, 14) accordion (3), acoustic rhythm guitar (10–12)

Dave Grohl – drums (1, 2, 4, 6-14), backing vocals, acoustic bass (3)

Pat Smear – acoustic guitar (1–4, 6–9, 13, 14)

Lori Goldston – cello (3, 4, 6–9, 13, 14)

Cris Kirkwood – acoustic bass, backing vocals (10–12)

Curt Kirkwood – acoustic lead guitar (10–12)

Alex Coletti – production

Robert Fisher – art direction, design

Scott Litt – production

Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Frank Micelotta – photography

Nirvana – production

MTV Unplugged in New York is a live album by American rock band Nirvana, released on November 1, 1994, by DGC Records. It features an acoustic performance recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 18, 1993, for the television series MTV Unplugged.

The show was directed by Beth McCarthy and aired on the cable television network MTV on December 16, 1993. In a break with MTV Unplugged tradition, Nirvana played mainly lesser-known material and covers of songs by the Vaselines, David Bowie, Lead Belly and Meat Puppets. Unlike prior MTV Unplugged performances, which were entirely acoustic, Nirvana used electric amplification and guitar effects during the set. They were joined by rhythm guitarist Pat Smear and cellist Lori Goldston, plus members of Meat Puppets for some songs.

MTV Unplugged was released after plans to release the performance as part of a live double-album compilation titled Verse Chorus Verse, were abandoned. It was the first Nirvana release after the death of singer Kurt Cobain seven months prior. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified eight-times multiplatinum by the RIAA in 2020. It won the Best Alternative Music Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards, Nirvana's only Grammy Award win, and has since been ranked one of the greatest live albums of all time. The performance was released as a DVD in 2007.