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Recorded
  
October 5, 1999

Artist
  
The Corrs

Label
  
Atlantic Records

The Corrs Unplugged(1999)
  
In Blue(2000)

Release date
  
12 November 1999

Genres
  
Celtic music, Folk rock

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Released
  
November 12, 1999 (1999-11-12) (CD)February 28, 2000 (2000-02-28) (VHS, DVD)

Venue
  
Ardmore Studios, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Length
  
68:17 (CD)72 minutes (VHS, DVD)

Producer
  
The Corrs,Mitchell Froom

Similar
  
The Corrs albums, Celtic music albums, Other albums

The Corrs Unplugged is an album by Irish band The Corrs, released in 1999. The album is part of MTV's Unplugged series. It was released internationally but for a short time was not available in the United States until later. The song "No Frontiers" was sung by Sharon and Caroline, with Jim playing the piano. It is a cover of the Mary Black song, written by Jimmy MacCarthy.

Contents

This session was recorded live on October 5, 1999 (1999-10-05) in front of an audience at Ardmore Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, and was released on CD, MiniDisc, DVD, VCD and VHS. The CD release features the songs in a somewhat different order to in which they were actually performed. Dreams was omitted from the track list and is only featured as a bonus track on some releases. The DVD and VHS retains the original song order and are also mostly unedited, while the CD edits out almost all of the talking between songs. The CD has sold 5 million copies worldwide.

CD

  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; arranged The Corrs) – 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" (McCarthy) – 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; arranged The Corrs) – 4:25
  13. "So Young" (The Corrs) – 4:53
  14. "Everybody Hurts" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 5:45
  15. Bonus track – on German issue release
  16. "At Your Side" [Remix Version] (The Corrs) – 4:22
  17. Bonus track – on some releases
  18. "Dreams" [Bonus Track] (Nicks) - 3:43

DVD and VHS track listing

  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"

The Corrs

  • Andrea Corr – Lead vocals, tin whistle.
  • Caroline Corr – Drums, tambourine, bodhrán, conga, piano, backing vocals, lead vocals on "No Frontiers".
  • Sharon Corr – Violin, backing vocals, lead vocals on "No Frontiers".
  • Jim Corr – Guitar, piano, backing vocals.

    • Guest musicians

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

    • Technical

  • Engineers – Tim Martin and Tim Summerhayes

    • Release history

  • 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)

    • Songs

    1Only When I Sleep4:43
    2What Can I Do4:36
    3Radio4:55

    References

    Unplugged (The Corrs album) Wikipedia
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