Unplugged is a 1993 live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 by Neil Young

Neil Young

Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...

. It contains a previously unreleased song "Stringman", that dates from 1976. The taping of the show was also released on VHS

VHS

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.

The recording of this installment of the MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 series "Unplugged

MTV Unplugged

MTV Unplugged is a TV series showcasing many popular musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show has received the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Primetime Emmy nominations among many accolades.-Unplugged:...

" was rife with tension, as Young was not happy with the performances of almost everyone in the band. In fact, the released version is actually the second attempt made at recording a set suitable for airing and release.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Neil Young

1. "The Old Laughing Lady" – 5:15
2. "Mr. Soul
   Mr. Soul
   "Mr. Soul" is a song written by Canadian rock musician Neil Young, and first recorded by folk rock band Buffalo Springfield and released on their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again...
   
   " – 3:54
3. "World on a String" – 3:02
4. "Pocahontas" – 5:06
5. "Stringman" (previously unreleased) – 4:01
6. "Like a Hurricane
   Like a Hurricane (Neil Young song)
   "Like a Hurricane" is a song written by Neil Young in 1975 and first released on the album American Stars 'N Bars in 1977.-History:The song was written in July 1975 with friend and La Honda neighbor Taylor Phelps in the back of his car, , when Neil Young was unable to sing due to an operation on...
   
   " – 4:44
7. "The Needle and the Damage Done
   The Needle and the Damage Done
   "The Needle and the Damage Done" is a song by Neil Young that describes the descent into heroin addiction of musicians he knew. It was written about the heroin use of his Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten, and previews the theme of "Tonight's the Night", a song that addresses the heroin overdose...
   
   " – 2:52
8. "Helpless
   Helpless (song)
   "Helpless" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, most famously recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their 1970 album Déjà Vu....
   
   " – 5:48
9. "Harvest Moon" – 5:20
10. "Transformer Man" – 3:36
11. "Unknown Legend" – 4:47
12. "Look Out for My Love" – 5:57
13. "Long May You Run" – 5:22
14. "From Hank to Hendrix" – 5:51

In addition to the tracks found on this album, Neil Young performed the following songs live during the performance:

• "Dreamin' Man"
• "Sample and Hold"
• "War of Man"
• "Winterlong"

Personnel

• Neil Young
  Neil Young
  Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
  
  : guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , harmonica
  Harmonica
  The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
  
  , piano
  Piano
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  , pump organ, lead vocals
• Nils Lofgren
  Nils Lofgren
  Nils Hilmer Lofgren is an American rock music recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
  
  : guitar, autoharp
  Autoharp
  The autoharp is a musical string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers, which, when depressed, mute all of the strings other than those that form the desired chord. Despite its name, the autoharp is not a harp at all, but a chorded zither. -History:There is debate over the...
  
  , accordion
  Accordion
  The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
  
  , backing vocals
• Ben Keith
  Ben Keith
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  : dobro
• Spooner Oldham
  Spooner Oldham
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  : piano, pump organ
• Tim Drummond
  Tim Drummond
  Tim Drummond is an American bass guitarist who has toured and recorded with many notable artists including Conway Twitty, Bob Dylan, James Brown, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Ry Cooder, J. J. Cale, Lonnie Mack, Miles Davis, B.B...
  
  : bass
• Oscar Butterworth: drums
• Astrid Young
  Astrid Young
  Astrid Young is a Canadian singer/songwriter. She is the daughter of Scott Young and Astrid Mead. After her half-brother and fellow musician Neil Young bought Astrid her first amp in the 1970s, she began to explore her own musical talents...
  
  : backing vocals
• Nicolette Larson
  Nicolette Larson
  Nicolette Larson was an American pop singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young, as well as her 1978 cover of Young's "Lotta Love". The song, her debut single, was a Number One Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks hit and #8 pop hit that year...
  
  : backing vocals
• Larry Cragg: broom on "Harvest Moon"

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak Position
U. S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	23