Unplugged...and Seated

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Unplugged...and Seated
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Live album by Rod Stewart
Released 24 May 1993
Recorded 5 February 1993, Universal Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Rock, pop
Length 69:57
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Michael Ostin
Rod Stewart chronology
Lead Vocalist
(1993)Lead Vocalist1993		 Unplugged...and Seated
(1993)		 A Spanner in the Works
(1995)A Spanner in the Works1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly B+[2]
Q 3/5 stars[3]
Robert Christgau (3-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[5]

Unplugged...and Seated is a live album released by British musician Rod Stewart on 24 May 1993. It is Stewart's second live album and his first (and only) appearance on MTV Unplugged. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records (WEA 9362-45289-1/2). The unplugged versions of "Have I Told You Lately" by Van Morrison, "Reason to Believe", "Having a Party", and "People Get Ready" were released as singles, with "Have I Told You Lately" and "Having a Party" reaching success as singles. A special collector's edition was released in March 2009 on Rhino Records. This two-disc package included the DVD of the MTV performance with 13 songs while the CD contained 17 tracks including two songs ("Gasoline Alley" and "Forever Young") not on the original 1993 release.

Album information

The album was recorded on 5 February 1993 at Universal Studios, Los Angeles, CA as part of MTV’s "Unplugged" series. The event aired on television on 5 May of the same year. Unplugged finds Stewart reunited, for the first time in nearly twenty years, with Ronnie Wood, a fellow Faces band member. Stewart performs some of the classics from his repertoire such as "Tonight's the Night" and "Maggie May", but also adds some new material such as "Having a Party" and "Highgate Shuffle". The album title comes from a small joke Stewart made during the taping. Six songs that were taped were not included on the subsequent album release, though "It's All Over Now" was included as the b-side to the single for "Reason to Believe".

Track listing

CD release

  1. "Hot Legs" (Rod Stewart, Gary Grainger) – 4:25
  2. "Tonight's the Night" (Stewart) – 4:04
  3. "Handbags and Gladrags" (Mike d'Abo) – 4:25
  4. "Cut Across Shorty" (Wayne Walker, Marijohn Wilkin) – 4:58
  5. "Every Picture Tells A Story" (Stewart, Ron Wood) – 4:45
  6. "Maggie May" (Stewart, Martin Quittenton) – 5:45
    • (studio version previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story)
  7. "Reason to Believe" (Tim Hardin) – 4:07
    • (studio version previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story)
  8. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:59
    • (studio version previously released as a single with Jeff Beck)
  9. "Have I Told You Lately" (Van Morrison) – 4:08
  10. "Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)" (Tom Waits) – 4:40
  11. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Cat Stevens) – 4:12
  12. "Mandolin Wind" (Stewart) – 5:23
    • (studio version previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story)
  13. "Highgate Shuffle" (arrangement by Stewart) – 3:54
    • (previously unreleased)
  14. "Stay with Me" (Stewart, Wood) – 5:27
  15. "Having a Party" (Sam Cooke) – 4:44
    • (previously unreleased)
  16. "Gasoline Alley" (Stewart, Wood)
    • (bonus track on the "Unplugged…and Seated Collector’s Edition")
    • (studio version previously released on Gasoline Alley)
  17. "Forever Young" (Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar)
    • (bonus track on the "Unplugged…and Seated Collector’s Edition")
    • (studio version previously released on Out of Order)

Live performance

  1. "Hot Legs"
  2. "Tonight's the Night"
  3. "Cut Across Shorty" (feat. Ron Wood)
  4. "Reason to Believe" (feat. Ron Wood)
  5. "It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack) (feat. Ron Wood)
    • (studio version previously released on Gasoline Alley)
  6. "Every Picture Tells a Story" (feat. Ron Wood)
  7. "Maggie May" (feat. Ron Wood)
  8. "People Get Ready" (feat. Ron Wood)
  9. "Handbags And Gladrags"
  10. "The Killing of Georgie" (Stewart)
    • (studio version previously released on A Night on the Town)
  11. "Have I Told You Lately" (Van Morrison)
  12. "Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)"
  13. "Forever Young" (Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar)
  14. "First Cut Is the Deepest"
  15. "I Was Only Joking" (Stewart, Grainger)
    • (studio version previously released on Foot Loose & Fancy Free)
  16. "Gasoline Alley" (Stewart, Wood) (feat. Ron Wood)
  17. "Highgate Shuffle" (feat. Ron Wood)
  18. "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" (Chuck Berry) (feat. Ron Wood)
    • (studio version previously released on Smiler)
  19. "Mandolin Wind" (feat. Ron Wood)
  20. "Stay with Me" (feat. Ron Wood)
  21. "Having a Party" (feat. Ron Wood)

Personnel

  • Rod Stewart – lead vocals, banjo
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar
  • Jeff Golub – guitar
  • Jim Cregan – guitar
  • Don Teschner – guitar, mandolin, violin
  • Carmine Rojas – bass guitar
  • Charles Kentiss III – piano, organ
  • Kevin Savigar – piano, organ, accordion
  • Phil Parlapiano – accordion, mandolin
  • Dorian Holley, Darryl Phinnessee, Fred White – backing vocals
  • Strings arranged and conducted by Jeremy Lubbock
  • Additional members of the band: Marilyn Baker, Haim Shtrum, Mari Tsumura, Jay Rosen, Kwihee Shamban, Miran Kojian, Brian Leonard, Jean Hugo, Joel Derouin, Bruce Dukov, Joseph Meyer, Ronald Clark, Joan Elardo, David Shostac, Norman Ludwin, Drew Dembowski, David Shamban, Suzie Katayama, James Ross, Larry Corbett.

Production

  • Michael Ostin – executive production
  • Joel Stillerman – executive production
  • Patrick Leonard – production
  • Alex Coletti – production
  • Audrey Johns – production
  • Milt Lage – directing
  • Jerry Jordan – engineering
  • Charlie Bouis – assistant engineering
  • David Gallo – assistant engineering
  • Marc Moreau – assistant engineering
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Neal Preston – photography
  • Greg Ross – design

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 7
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 2
US Billboard 200[14] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[15] Gold 30,000
Canada (Music Canada)[16] 3× Platinum 300,000
Germany (BVMI)[17] Gold 250,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Platinum 300,000
United States (RIAA)[19] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Unplugged... and Seated". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart – Unplugged... and Seated" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Unplugged... and Seated" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Rod Stewart – Unplugged... and Seated". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Rod Stewart – Unplugged... and Seated". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Unplugged... and Seated". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rod Stewart – Unplugged... and Seated". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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