MTV Unplugged
Live album by
Pearl Jam
ReleasedNovember 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)
RecordedMarch 16, 1992
GenreGrunge
Length35:46
LabelLegacy
Pearl Jam chronology
Let's Play Two
(2017) 		MTV Unplugged
(2019) 		Gigaton
(2020)

MTV Unplugged is a live album by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Originally recorded on March 16, 1992, for the MTV television series MTV Unplugged, it was released to the public on October 23, 2020.[1] Initially given a limited release in November 2019 as part of Record Store Day on limited edition vinyl,[2] it is the first time that the band's MTV Unplugged performance has been released on both vinyl and CD.[3]

The actual Full concert length is around 50:43, Pearl Jam also performed "Rockin In The Free World" which is not included on the video, CD or vinyl. The track order is also incorrect on the release version. The last 2 tracks, "Even Flow" and "Porch", are reversed then "Rockin In The Free World" is the last song performed.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Eddie Vedder; all music is composed by Stone Gossard, except where noted.

MTV Unplugged track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Oceans"Gossard, Vedder, Jeff Ament4:01
2."State of Love and Trust"Ament, Mike McCready3:44
3."Alive" 5:31
4."Black" 5:31
5."Jeremy"Ament5:20
6."Even Flow" 5:23
7."Porch"Vedder6:19

Personnel

Pearl Jam

Charts

Chart performance for MTV Unplugged
Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 120
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 75
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 24
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[11] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 35
US Billboard 200[13] 47

References

  1. ^ "Pearl Jam Is Finally Releasing Its 1992 'MTV Unplugged' Session". IHeart Radio. September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Pearl Jam Announce MTV Unplugged Release". Anti Music. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pearl Jam to Release 1992 MTV Unplugged Session". Spin. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 2, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Pearl Jam – MTV Unplugged" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pearl Jam – MTV Unplugged" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pearl Jam – MTV Unplugged" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pearl Jam – MTV Unplugged" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pearl Jam – MTV Unplugged" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 16.10.2020 al 22.10.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Pearl Jam – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Pearl Jam – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Pearl Jam Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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