Unplugged (Arrested Development album)

Unplugged is a live album by American hip hop group Arrested Development. Performing live at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on December 17, 1992, their performance was recorded for the MTV Unplugged television series.

Unplugged
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 1993
RecordedDecember 17, 1992
VenueEd Sullivan Theater, New York City
GenreHip hop
Length66:15
LabelChrysalis
Arrested Development chronology
3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of...
(1992)
Unplugged
(1993)
Zingalamaduni
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Calgary HeraldB[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
The Village VoiceC[7]

Track listing edit

Unplugged track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Time"0:53
2."Give a Man a Fish"4:05
3."The Gettin'"2:10
4."Natural"4:55
5."Searchin' for One Soul"1:22
6."Raining Revolution"4:33
7."Fishin' 4 Religion"4:04
8."Mama's Always on Stage"3:21
9."U"5:21
10."Mr. Wendal"4:35
11."People Everyday"6:51
12."Give a Man a Fish" (Instrumental)4:11
13."The Gettin'" (Instrumental)2:10
14."Natural" (Instrumental)4:55
15."Searchin' for One Soul" (Instrumental)1:22
16."Raining Revolution" (Instrumental)4:33
17."Mama's Always on Stage" (Instrumental)4:37
18."Mr. Wendal" (Instrumental)3:30

Personnel edit

  • Speech – director, vocals, mixing, co-music director
  • Headliner – turntables
  • Aerle Taree – vocals, stylist
  • Montsho Eshe – vocals, dancer, choreographer
  • Rasha Don – drums
  • Baba Oje – spiritual advisor
  • Nadirah Ali – vocals
  • Michael Alvord – mixing assistant, assistant
  • Arnaé – vocals
  • Kundalini Mark Batson – piano, director, co-music director
  • Michael Benabib – photography
  • Kevin Carnes – vocals
  • Freddie Cash – bass
  • Alex Coletti – producer
  • Fulani Hart – vocals
  • Audrey Johns – liner note producer
  • Ju Ju House – drums
  • Terrance Cinque Mason – vocals
  • Frank Micelotta – photography
  • Kevin Parker – mixing assistant, assistant
  • Naomi Patton – liner notes
  • David Pleasant – harmonica, percussion
  • Don Rasa – drums
  • Brandon Ross – guitar
  • Kelli Sae – vocals
  • Alvin Speights – engineer, mixing
  • Joel Stillerman – executive producer
  • Atiba Wilson – flute, percussion

Charts edit

Chart performance for Unplugged
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 40
US Billboard 200[11] 60
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 38

References edit

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Unplugged". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Muretich, James (April 4, 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  4. ^ Browne, David (1993-04-09). "Unplugged". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. ^ Hunt, Dennis (April 11, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Moon, Tom (2004). "Arrested Development". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 24–25. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 23, 1993). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Arrested Development – Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Arrested Development – Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "Arrested Development Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "Arrested Development Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.