Unplugged (The Corrs album)

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The Corrs Unplugged is an album by 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.

This session was recorded live on 5 October 1999 in front of an audience at Ardmore Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

Track listing

• Disk – Total time 68:17

1. "Only When I Sleep" (The Corrs, Leiber, Peterson, Shanks) – 4:38
2. "What Can I Do?" (The Corrs) – 4:36
3. "Radio" (The Corrs) – 4:51
4. "Toss the Feathers" [Traditional] – 3:14
5. "Runaway" (The Corrs) – 4:36
6. "Forgiven Not Forgotten" (The Corrs) – 5:22
7. "At Your Side" (The Corrs) – 4:33
8. "Little Wing" (Hendrix) – 4:41
9. "No Frontiers" (MacCatrhy) – 4:28
10. "Queen of Hollywood" (Ballard, The Corrs, Deviller, Hosein) – 4:44
11. "Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)" (Bain, Lynott) – 3:09
12. "(Lough) Erin Shore" [Traditional] – 4:25
13. "So Young" (The Corrs) – 4:53
14. "Everybody Hurts" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 5:45
    • Bonus track – on German issue release
15. "At Your Side" [Remix Version] (The Corrs) – 4:22
    • Bonus track – on some releases
16. "Dreams" [Bonus Track] (Nicks) -

Personnel

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

• Anthony Drennan – Guitars
• Keith Duffy – Bass Guitar
• The Irish Film Orchestra – Additional Instrumentation

Technical

• Engineers – Tim Martin and Tim Summerhayes

Release details

• 1999, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Atlantic 7567-80986-2, Release Date 12 November 1999, CD
• 1999, Europe, Canada, UK, Atlantic 7567-80986-2, Release Date 15 November 1999, CD
• 1999, Singapore, Atlantic 7567-80986-2/4, Release Date 12 November 1999, CD (with bonus track)
• 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)

DVD release and actual setlist

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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!"

Tracklist

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"

Miscellanea

• 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"