''MTV Unplugged'' is a

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, released by

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in Europe and the UK on April 11, 1995, and in the U.S. on May 2, 1995. It was reissued by

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in 2007. The album documents Dylan's appearance on the ''

MTV Unplugged ''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV. It showcases recorded live performances of popular music artists playing acoustic instrument, acoustic or "unplugged" variations of songs. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999. F ...

'' television series, recorded at

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on November 17 and 18, 1994. It gave Dylan his best sales in years, reaching US No. 23 and going gold, while hitting No. 10 in the UK. The performance was released on DVD in March 2004, including a 5.1

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mix.

Track listing

All songs written by

. The CD and DVD releases did not include "I Want You", "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", "Hazel", "Everything Is Broken", "Absolutely Sweet Marie", "My Back Pages", or "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You", which were also performed at the shows.

Personnel

– guitar, vocals, harmonica Additional musicians * Bucky Baxter –

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, pedal steel,

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, mandolin * Tony Garnier –

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*John Jackson – guitar * Brendan O'Brien –

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*Winston Watson – drums Technical personnel *

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– mastering * Ed Cherney – mixing *Randy Ezratty –

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*Kim Gaucher – illustrations *Scott Hull – mastering *Frank Micelotta – photography *Jeff Rosen –

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– mixing *Allen Weinberg – art direction

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References

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