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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{more citations needed|date=August 2011}}
Name = The Corrs Unplugged |
{{Infobox album
Type = [[Live album]] |
Artist = [[The Corrs]] |
| name = The Corrs Unplugged
Cover = The_Corrs_Unplugged.jpg |
| type = [[Live album]]
Released = [[12 November]], [[1999]] |
| artist = [[the Corrs]]
| cover = The_Corrs_Unplugged.jpg
Recorded = [[Ardmore Studios]], [[County Wicklow|Co. Wicklow]], [[Ireland]]<br/> [[5 October]], [[1999]] |
| alt =
Genre = [[Celtic music|Celtic]] [[Folk-rock]] |
| released = {{Start date|1999|11|12}} (CD)<br />{{Start date|2000|2|28}} (VHS, DVD)
Length = 68:17 |
| recorded = October 5, 1999
Label = [[Atlantic Records]]/[[143 Records|143]]/[[Lava Records|Lava]] |
| venue = [[Ardmore Studios]], [[Bray, County Wicklow|Bray]], [[County Wicklow]], [[Ireland]]
Producer = [[The Corrs]],<br>[[Mitchell Froom]] |
Reviews =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop rock]]|[[orchestral pop]]|[[Celtic fusion]]|[[folk rock]]}}
*[[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Albfxlfhekcqq link]
| length = 68:17 (CD)<br />72 minutes (VHS, DVD)
|
| label = {{hlist|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[143 Records|143]]|[[Lava Records|Lava]]}}
Last album = ''[[Talk on Corners]]''<br />(1997) |
| producer = {{hlist|The Corrs|[[Mitchell Froom]]}}
This album = ''The Corrs Unplugged''<br />(1999) |
| prev_title = [[Talk on Corners]]
Next album = ''[[In Blue]]''<br />(2000) |
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[In Blue]]
| next_year = 2000
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
'''''The Corrs Unplugged''''' is an album by [[Irish ethnicity|Irish]] band [[The Corrs]], released in 1999 (see [[1999 in music]]). The album is part of [[MTV]]'s [[Unplugged]] series. It was released internationally but not available in the [[United States]].
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r447902}}</ref>
}}
'''''The Corrs Unplugged''''' is the third album (and the first visual recording) by [[Ireland|Irish]] band [[The Corrs]], filmed and released in the fall of 1999. The album is part of the iconic ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' series, which features musicians performing in a more acoustic, “stripped-down” concert setting. Initially, the album was released internationally, albeit not in the [[United States]] until a year later, after the band had experienced further success with their single “[[Breathless (The Corrs song)|Breathless]]” and their fourth album ''[[In Blue (The Corrs album)|In Blue]]'', with both releases earning them their highest chart positions to-date in the US.


The “Mtv Unplugged” session was recorded with a small, invitation-only audience, and features the Irish Film Orchestra<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifo.ie |title=The Irish Film Orchestra |website=IFO.ie}}</ref> accompanying the band on most of their songs. The album was recorded live on {{Start date|1999|10|5}} at [[Ardmore Studios]], [[Bray, Ireland|Bray]], [[County Wicklow]], Ireland, and was released on [[CD]], [[MiniDisc]], [[DVD]], [[VCD]] and [[VHS]]. The compact-disc version features the songs in a somewhat different order to that in which they were actually performed, and the [[Fleetwood Mac]] cover “[[Dreams (Fleetwood Mac song)#The Corrs version|Dreams]]” was strangely omitted from the CD (but featured as a bonus track on some releases). The DVD and VHS retains the original song order, and is mostly unedited, while the CD edits out almost all of the talking and introductions between songs.
This session was recorded live on [[5 October]] [[1999]] in front of an audience at [[Ardmore Studios]], [[County Wicklow|Co. Wicklow]], [[Ireland]].


In addition to The Corrs’ familiar songs, plus two [[traditional Irish music|Irish tunes]] from their debut album (“Toss the Feathers”, “Lough Erin Shore”), the “Unplugged” album features several new songs. The band performed a heartfelt version of the [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]] song “Everybody Hurts”, as well as debuting two unreleased compositions: the songs “Radio” and “At Your Side”, with lyrics by Sharon Corr, would eventually go on to be re-recorded and featured on their album ''In Blue'', the following year. The [[Jimi Hendrix]] song “[[Little Wing]]” features a stellar [[dobro guitar|steel guitar]] solo by the band’s longtime guitarist, Anto Drennan. The Irish peace-themed duet "[[No Frontiers]]" was sung by Sharon and Caroline—who typically play violin and drums, respectively—during their [[Talk on Corners World Tour]] European leg in 1998 and 99, and subsequently included on “Unplugged”. The song was originally recorded by [[Mary Black]] on her album of the same name (written by [[Jimmy MacCarthy]]). The band also performed a rendition of “[[Old Town (song)|Old Town]]” by [[Phil Lynott]].
==Track listing==
*Disk – Total time 68:17
#"Only When I Sleep" (The Corrs, Leiber, Peterson, [[John Shanks|Shanks]]) – 4:38
#"What Can I Do?" (The Corrs) – 4:36
#"[[Radio (The Corrs song)|Radio]]" (The Corrs) – 4:51
#"Toss the Feathers" [Traditional] – 3:14
#"Runaway" (The Corrs) – 4:36
#"Forgiven Not Forgotten" (The Corrs) – 5:22
#"At Your Side" (The Corrs) – 4:33
#"Little Wing" ([[Jimi Hendrix|Hendrix]]) – 4:41
#"No Frontiers" ([[Jimmy MacCarthy|MacCatrhy]]) – 4:28
#"Queen of Hollywood" (Ballard, The Corrs, Deviller, Hosein) – 4:44
#"Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)" (Bain, [[Phil Lynott|Lynott]]) – 3:09
#"(Lough) Erin Shore" [Traditional] – 4:25
#"So Young" (The Corrs) – 4:53
#"Everybody Hurts" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 5:45
#*Bonus track – on German issue release
#"At Your Side" [Remix Version] (The Corrs) – 4:22
#*Bonus track – on some releases
#"Dreams" [Bonus Track] ([[Stevie Nicks|Nicks]]) -


==Personnel==
== Track listing ==
===The band===
*Andrea Corr – Lead vocals, tin whistle
*Caroline Corr – Drums, [[tambourine]], [[bodhrán]], piano, vocals
*Sharon Corr – Violin, vocals
*Jim Corr – Guitar, piano, vocals


===Guest musicians===
=== CD ===
*Anthony Drennan – Guitars
*Keith Duffy – Bass Guitar
*The Irish Film Orchestra – Additional Instrumentation


{{Track listing
===Technical===
| all_writing = [[the Corrs]], except where noted
*Engineers – Tim Martin and Tim Summerhayes
| title1 = [[Only When I Sleep]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Andrea Corr]]|[[Sharon Corr]]|[[Caroline Corr]]|[[Jim Corr]]|[[Oliver Leiber]]|[[Paul Peterson]]|[[John Shanks]]}}
| length1 = 4:38
| title2 = [[What Can I Do (The Corrs song)|What Can I Do]]
| length2 = 4:36
| title3 = [[Radio (The Corrs song)|Radio]]
| length3 = 4:51
| title4 = [[Toss the Feathers]]
| writer4 = Traditional {{small|(arranged by the Corrs)}}
| length4 = 3:14
| title5 = [[Runaway (The Corrs song)|Runaway]]
| length5 = 4:36
| title6 = [[Forgiven, Not Forgotten (song)|Forgiven Not Forgotten]]
| length6 = 5:22
| title7 = At Your Side
| length7 = 4:33
| title8 = [[Little Wing]]
| writer8 = [[Jimi Hendrix]]
| length8 = 4:41
| title9 = [[No Frontiers]]
| writer9 = [[Jimmy McCarthy]]
| length9 = 4:28
| title10 = Queen of Hollywood
| writer10 = {{hlist|The Corrs|[[Glen Ballard]]|Dane Deviller|Sean Hosein}}
| length10 = 4:44
| title11 = [[Old Town (song)|Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|[[Jimmy Bain]]|[[Phil Lynott]]}}
| length11 = 3:09
| title12 = (Lough) Erin Shore
| writer12 = Traditional {{small|(arranged by the Corrs)}}
| length12 = 4:25
| title13 = [[So Young (The Corrs song)|So Young]]
| length13 = 4:53
| title14 = [[Everybody Hurts]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|[[Bill Berry]]|[[Peter Buck]]|[[Mike Mills]]|[[Michael Stipe]]}}
| length14 = 5:45
}}


{{Track listing
==Release details==
| headline = Bonus track – on German issue release
*1999, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Atlantic 7567-80986-2, Release Date [[12 November]] [[1999]], CD
| title15 = At Your Side
*1999, Europe, Canada, UK, Atlantic 7567-80986-2, Release Date [[15 November]] [[1999]], CD
| note15 = remix version
*1999, Singapore, Atlantic 7567-80986-2/4, Release Date [[12 November]] [[1999]], CD (with bonus track)
| length15 = 4:22
*1999, Australia, Atlantic 7567-80992-2, Release Date [[29 November]] [[1999]], CD (with "Dreams" bonus track)
}}
*1999, Japan, Warner AMCY-7120, Release Date [[25 November]] [[1999]], CD (with "Dreams" bonus disk)
*1999, Mexico, Atlantic CS 809862-8, Release Date [[3 December]] [[1999]], CD (with "Dreams" bonus disk)
*2000, Germany, Atlantic 0756-792890-2, Release Date [[28 February]] [[2000]], CD (reissue with different bonus track)
*2001, Taiwan, Warner 7567-80986-2, Release Date ? ? 2001, CD (with bonus disk of "Rainy Day")
*2003, Australia, Warner 7567-93277-2, Release Date ? ? 2003, CD (double album with ''[[The Best of The Corrs]]'')


{{Track listing
<br/>
| headline = Bonus track – on some releases

| title16 = [[Dreams (Fleetwood Mac song)#The Corrs version|Dreams]]
==DVD release and actual setlist==
| writer16 = [[Stevie Nicks]]
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| length16 = 3:43
Name = The Corrs Unplugged |
Type = [[Live album]] |
Artist = [[The Corrs]] |
Cover = The_Corrs_Unplugged.jpg |
Released = [[28 February]], [[2000]] |
Recorded = [[Ardmore Studios]], [[County Wicklow|Co. Wicklow]], [[Ireland]]<br/> [[5 October]], [[1999]] |
Genre = [[Celtic music|Celtic]] [[Folk-rock]] |
Length = ??:?? |
Label = [[Atlantic Records]]/[[143 Records|143]]/[[Lava Records|Lava]] |
Producer = [[The Corrs]],<br>[[Mitchell Froom]] |
Reviews =
*[[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Albfxlfhekcqq link]
|
Last album = ''[[Talk On Corners]]''<br />(1997) |
This album = ''The Corrs Unplugged''<br />(1999) |
Next album = ''[[In Blue]]''<br />(2000) |
}}
}}
The CD release features the songs in a completely different order to in which they were actually performed, yet the DVD retains the original song order. Also, it is mostly unedited, the CD edits out almost all of the talking between songs, for example "...in the key of F demented!"


=== DVD and VHS track listing===
==Tracklist==
#"Only When I Sleep"
# "Only When I Sleep"
#"What Can I Do"
# "What Can I Do"
#"Radio"
# "Radio"
#"Toss The Feathers"
# "Toss The Feathers"
#"Everybody Hurts"
# "Everybody Hurts"
#"Dreams"
# "Dreams"
#"Runaway"
# "Runaway"
#"Forgiven Not Forgotten"
# "Forgiven Not Forgotten"
#"At Your Side"
# "At Your Side"
#"Little Wing"
# "Little Wing"
#"No Frontiers"
# "No Frontiers"
#"Queen Of Hollywood"
# "Queen Of Hollywood"
#"Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)"
# "Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)"
#"(Lough) Erin Shore"
# "(Lough) Erin Shore"
#"So Young"
# "So Young"

== Personnel ==

=== The Corrs ===
* [[Andrea Corr]] – lead vocals, [[tin whistle]]
* [[Caroline Corr]] – drums, [[tambourine]], [[bodhrán]], [[conga]], [[piano]], backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "No Frontiers"
* [[Sharon Corr]] – [[violin]], backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "No Frontiers"
* [[Jim Corr]] – [[acoustic guitar]], [[piano]], backing vocals

=== Guest musicians ===
* [[Anthony Drennan]] – acoustic guitar, [[dobro]]
* [[Keith Duffy (bassist)|Keith Duffy]] – [[bass guitar]], percussion
* Mitchell Froom – [[Hammond organ]], piano
* The Irish Film Orchestra conducted by Fiachra Trench – orchestration

=== Technical ===
* Engineers – Tim Martin and Tim Summerhayes
* Producers – Mitchell Froom and the Corrs

==Charts==
{{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Album charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1999)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|14|artist=The Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|1|artist=The Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|2|artist=The Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|3|artist=The Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Danish Albums ([[Tracklisten]])<ref name="Denmark">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&q=corrs+mtv+unplugged&pg=PA68 |title=Hits of the World - Danish Albums |page=69 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen N.V.|Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |date=22 January 2000 |access-date=12 April 2016}}</ref>
| align="center"|6
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|3|artist=The Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|refname="Netherlands"|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"|[[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wg0EAAAAMBAJ&q=corrs+mtv+unplugged&pg=RA1-PA65 |title=Hits of the World - Eurochart Albums |date=29 January 2000 |access-date=12 April 2016 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen N.V.|Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |issn=0006-2510 |page= 65}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
{{album chart|France|5|artist=The Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Offizielle Top 100]])<ref name="GER">{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-3111 |language=de |title=The Corrs - Unplugged Album |work=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |publisher=[[Media Control Charts]] |access-date=12 April 2016}}</ref>
| align="center"|6
|-
!scope="row"|Irish Albums ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref name="IRE">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT41 |title=Hits of the World - Ireland Albums |page=69 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen N.V.|Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |date=11 December 1996 |access-date=12 April 2016}}</ref>
| align="center"|1
|-
! scope="row"|Malaysian Albums ([[Recording Industry Association of Malaysia|RIM]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ0EAAAAMBAJ&q=corrs+mtv+unplugged&pg=PA51 |title=Hits of the World - Malaysian Albums |date=15 January 2000 |access-date=12 April 2016 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen N.V.|Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |issn=0006-2510 |page= 51}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|17|artist=The Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|4|artist=The Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Portuguese Albums ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nA4EAAAAMBAJ&q=corrs+mtv+unplugged&pg=PA53 |title=Hits of the World - Portugal Albums |date=18 March 2000 |access-date=12 April 2016 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen N.V.|Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |issn=0006-2510 |page= 53}}</ref>
| align="center"|4
|-
!scope="row"|Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|Promúsicae]])<ref name="Spain">{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition= 1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=8480486392}}</ref>
| align="center"|8
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|30|artist=The Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=The Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|7|artist=Corrs|album=Unplugged|access-date=12 April 2016|rowheader=true}}
|-
|}

===Video charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1999)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Video Charts|UK Videos]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/music-video-chart/20000312/13/ |title=Official Music Video Chart Top 50: 12 March - 18 March 2000 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref>
| align="center"|4
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (1999)
!Position
|-
|align="left"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-1999.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1999 |work=[[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref>
| align="center"|98
|-
|align="left"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19990110/37502/ |title=End of Year Album Charts - 1999 |work=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref>
| align="center"|31
|-
!Chart (2000)
!Position
|-
|align="left"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2000.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2000 |work=[[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref>
| align="center"|77
|-
|align="left"|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Österreich)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/2000_album.asp |title=Jahreshitparade 2000 |work=[[Ö3 Austria Top 40]] |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=13 April 2016 |language=de}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop [[Flanders]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2000&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2000 |work=[[Ultratop]] |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=13 April 2016 |language=nl}}</ref>
| align="center"|25
|-
|align="left"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop [[Wallonia]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2000&cat=a|title=Rapports annuels 2000 |work=[[Ultratop]] |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=13 April 2016 |language=fr}}</ref>
| align="center"|15
|-
|align="left"|Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2000&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2000 |work=[[MegaCharts]] |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=13 April 2016 |language=nl}}</ref>
| align="center"|7
|-
! scope="row"| European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-12-23.pdf |title=Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=17 |issue=52 |date=23 December 2000 |page=9 |oclc=29800226 |via=American Radio History|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref>
| 13
|-
|align="left"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2000&type=2 |title=Classement Albums - année 2000 |publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]] |access-date=13 April 2004 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016075930/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2000&type=2 |archive-date=16 October 2013}}</ref>
|align="center"|50
|-
|align="left"|German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|GfK]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2000 |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - 2000 |publisher=[[GfK Entertainment Charts|GfK]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |language=de}}</ref>
|align="center"|17
|-
|align="left"|Swiss Albums (Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2000 |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000 |publisher=[[Swiss Hitparade]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref>
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="left"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20000109/37502/ |title=End of Year Album Charts - 2000 |work=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref>
| align="center"|89
|-
!Chart (2001)
!Position
|-
|align="left"|Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2001&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2001 |work=[[MegaCharts]] |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=13 April 2016 |language=nl}}</ref>
| align="center"|29
|-
|}

===All-time charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)<ref name="Netherlands" />
| style="text-align:center;"|51
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Album certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=The Corrs|title=Unplugged|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=The Corrs|title=Unplugged|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|artist=The Corrs|title=Unplugged|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=The Corrs|title=Unplugged|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|access-date=12 February 2019|refname="SNEP"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=The Corrs|title=Unplugged|award=Gold|number=3|type=album|relyear=1999|relmonth=11|certyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|artist=The Corrs|title=Unplugged|award=Platinum|number=8|type=album|certref=<ref name="Independent">{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/regionals/argus/entertainment/corrs-tops-in-eight-countries-26923921.html |title=Corrs, tops in eight countries |publisher=[[Irish Independent|The Irish Independent]] |date=4 August 2000 |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=album|artist=Corrs|title=Breathless|award=Platinum|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-12-09.pdf|title=Music and Media|date=9 December 2000|website=Worldradiohistory.com|access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=The Corrs|title=Unplugged|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=The Corrs|title=MTV Unplugged|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1999|id=2000-03-03|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=The Corrs|title=Unplugged|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=The Corrs|title=Unplugged|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2001|certref=<ref name="Spain"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=The Corrs|title=The Corrs Unplugged|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=The Corrs|title=Unplugged|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}
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===Video certifications===
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== Release history ==
*In the last two bars of "Runaway," Caroline Corr accidentally hits a wrong note, drawing startled expressions from Andrea and Sharon. Jim subsequently comments, "Jazz...that was played in the key of F Demented"
* {{Start date|1999|11|12}}, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Atlantic 7567-80986-2, CD
* {{Start date|1999|11|15}}, Europe, Canada, UK, Atlantic 7567-80986-2, CD
* {{Start date|1999|11|12}}, Singapore, Atlantic 7567-80986-2/4, CD (with bonus track)
* {{Start date|1999|11|29}}, Australia, Atlantic 7567-80992-2, CD (with "Dreams" bonus track)
* {{Start date|1999|11|25}}, Japan, Warner AMCY-7120, CD (with "Dreams" bonus track)
* {{Start date|1999|12|3}}, Mexico, Atlantic CS 809862–8, CD (with "Dreams" bonus track)
* {{Start date|2000|02|28}}, Germany, Atlantic 0756-792890-2, CD (reissue, with different bonus track)
* {{Start date|2001|11|12}}, Taiwan, Warner 7567-80986-2, CD (with bonus disk of "Rainy Day" 7567-80986-4)
* {{Start date|2004|01}}, Australia, Warner 7567-93277-2, CD (double album with ''[[The Best of The Corrs]]'')


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 20 November 2024

The Corrs Unplugged
Live album by
the Corrs
ReleasedNovember 12, 1999 (1999-11-12) (CD)
February 28, 2000 (2000-02-28) (VHS, DVD)
RecordedOctober 5, 1999
VenueArdmore Studios, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Genre
Length68:17 (CD)
72 minutes (VHS, DVD)
Label
Producer
The Corrs chronology
Talk on Corners
(1997) 		The Corrs Unplugged
(1999) 		In Blue
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Corrs Unplugged is the third album (and the first visual recording) by Irish band The Corrs, filmed and released in the fall of 1999. The album is part of the iconic MTV Unplugged series, which features musicians performing in a more acoustic, “stripped-down” concert setting. Initially, the album was released internationally, albeit not in the United States until a year later, after the band had experienced further success with their single “Breathless” and their fourth album In Blue, with both releases earning them their highest chart positions to-date in the US.

The “Mtv Unplugged” session was recorded with a small, invitation-only audience, and features the Irish Film Orchestra[2] accompanying the band on most of their songs. The album was recorded live on October 5, 1999 (1999-10-05) at Ardmore Studios, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, and was released on CD, MiniDisc, DVD, VCD and VHS. The compact-disc version features the songs in a somewhat different order to that in which they were actually performed, and the Fleetwood Mac cover “Dreams” was strangely omitted from the CD (but featured as a bonus track on some releases). The DVD and VHS retains the original song order, and is mostly unedited, while the CD edits out almost all of the talking and introductions between songs.

In addition to The Corrs’ familiar songs, plus two Irish tunes from their debut album (“Toss the Feathers”, “Lough Erin Shore”), the “Unplugged” album features several new songs. The band performed a heartfelt version of the R.E.M. song “Everybody Hurts”, as well as debuting two unreleased compositions: the songs “Radio” and “At Your Side”, with lyrics by Sharon Corr, would eventually go on to be re-recorded and featured on their album In Blue, the following year. The Jimi Hendrix song “Little Wing” features a stellar steel guitar solo by the band’s longtime guitarist, Anto Drennan. The Irish peace-themed duet "No Frontiers" was sung by Sharon and Caroline—who typically play violin and drums, respectively—during their Talk on Corners World Tour European leg in 1998 and 99, and subsequently included on “Unplugged”. The song was originally recorded by Mary Black on her album of the same name (written by Jimmy MacCarthy). The band also performed a rendition of “Old Town” by Phil Lynott.

Track listing

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CD

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All tracks are written by the Corrs, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Only When I Sleep"
4:38
2."What Can I Do" 4:36
3."Radio" 4:51
4."Toss the Feathers"Traditional (arranged by the Corrs)3:14
5."Runaway" 4:36
6."Forgiven Not Forgotten" 5:22
7."At Your Side" 4:33
8."Little Wing"Jimi Hendrix4:41
9."No Frontiers"Jimmy McCarthy4:28
10."Queen of Hollywood"
4:44
11."Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)"
3:09
12."(Lough) Erin Shore"Traditional (arranged by the Corrs)4:25
13."So Young" 4:53
14."Everybody Hurts"
5:45
Bonus track – on German issue release
No.TitleLength
15."At Your Side" (remix version)4:22
Bonus track – on some releases
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Dreams"Stevie Nicks3:43

DVD and VHS track listing

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  1. "Only When I Sleep"
  2. "What Can I Do"
  3. "Radio"
  4. "Toss The Feathers"
  5. "Everybody Hurts"
  6. "Dreams"
  7. "Runaway"
  8. "Forgiven Not Forgotten"
  9. "At Your Side"
  10. "Little Wing"
  11. "No Frontiers"
  12. "Queen Of Hollywood"
  13. "Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)"
  14. "(Lough) Erin Shore"
  15. "So Young"

Personnel

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The Corrs

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Guest musicians

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Technical

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  • Engineers – Tim Martin and Tim Summerhayes
  • Producers – Mitchell Froom and the Corrs

Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

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  • November 12, 1999 (1999-11-12), Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Atlantic 7567-80986-2, CD
  • November 15, 1999 (1999-11-15), Europe, Canada, UK, Atlantic 7567-80986-2, CD
  • November 12, 1999 (1999-11-12), Singapore, Atlantic 7567-80986-2/4, CD (with bonus track)
  • November 29, 1999 (1999-11-29), Australia, Atlantic 7567-80992-2, CD (with "Dreams" bonus track)
  • November 25, 1999 (1999-11-25), Japan, Warner AMCY-7120, CD (with "Dreams" bonus track)
  • December 3, 1999 (1999-12-03), Mexico, Atlantic CS 809862–8, CD (with "Dreams" bonus track)
  • February 28, 2000 (2000-02-28), Germany, Atlantic 0756-792890-2, CD (reissue, with different bonus track)
  • November 12, 2001 (2001-11-12), Taiwan, Warner 7567-80986-2, CD (with bonus disk of "Rainy Day" 7567-80986-4)
  • January 2004 (2004-01), Australia, Warner 7567-93277-2, CD (double album with The Best of The Corrs)

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