Unplugged

Artist: The Corrs
Label: Wea International
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 075678098628
EAN: 0075678098628
ASIN: B00002R0K8

Release Date: 1999-11-18

Unplugged

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Tracks:

Only When I Sleep
What Can I Do
Radio
Toss The Feathers
Runaway
Forgiven Not Forgotten
At Your Side
Little Wing
No Frontiers
Queen Of Hollywood
Old Town
Lough Erin Shore
So Young
Everybody Hurts

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The Corrs sound comfortably at home on this orchestrally enhanced acoustic gig, recorded at Ardmore Studios outside Dublin in early October 1999. With only two studio albums to their credit, it may seem a bit early to go for an <I>Unplugged</I> rerun, but the inclusion of two new Corrs-penned songs and a trio of previously unheard covers, in addition to the live greatest hits, means there's something fresh to enjoy. An unplugged session also establishes clearly that the Corrs, in danger of being perceived as pop puppets, are a real band who play and sing beautifully and can deliver the goods live. Encouragingly, the two new songs, "Radio" and "At Your Side," are well up to the usual Corrs standard, while much of the already familiar material benefits from tasty arrangements--"What Can I Do" in particular works better than the dance-remix hit version. <I>--Johnny Black</I>

Album Description

Acoustic versions of the hit Irish sibling pop quartet's best, plus covers of R.E.M.'s 'Everybody Hurts', Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing' and Jimmy McCarty's 'No Frontiers', all recorded for MTV Unplugged & to be broadcast at the end of November, 1999. Produced by Mitchell Froom (Crowded House, Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello), mixed by Bob Clearmountain (Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, David Bowie) and with string arrangements by Fiachra Trench (Van Morrison). 14 tracks total, also including versions of 'What Can I Do', 'So Young' and 'Forgiven, Not Forgotten'. 1999 release.

Album Details

New 1999 Release of their MTV Unplugged Show. No USA Release Date Yet .

Customer Reviews:

Smitten again after seven years.......2006-07-09

I bought this album way back in 1999, when it first hit the stores. It was my absolute favourite then, I really loved it. For almost six months, it was my most-often played CD.

A few years later I suddenly decided that enough was enough and tossed it into a bag of CDs I intended to sell off. Well, for some reason it was never sold (in hindsight, thank goodness!) and I came across it a couple of days ago.

I popped it into my relatively new separates hi-fi set (previously I was simply using an all-in-one micro...yes, a lot can change in seven years!) and gosh, I found myself falling in le-yi-er-yi-erve with the talented siblings all over again!

All but two songs are past hits, so let me get slightly technical. Playing the CD on a more serious audio setup made me realise how good the recording actually is. Despite being done live, any background noise has been eliminated.

The instruments sound wonderful (particularly Andrea's tin whistle, Sharon's violin, Caroline's drums and Jim's guitar, although the orchestra sounds great as well). Just give 'Little Wing' a listen. The bass guitar and tin whistle (left), Andrea's voice (centre) and guitar (right) blend in beautifully.

Of course one ultimately buys this album for the vocals and I have never heard the three sisters sound more natural. I suppose this has much to do with the whole concert being unplugged. Andrea's voice on 'Runaway' will make you melt. For a fine example of the near-perfect harmonisation we have come to expect from this group, play 'No Frontiers'.

Many live recordings sound a tad airy, but the stereo imaging on this one is superb... Wow, and it seems that I have already rambled on for seven paragraphs just like that. Yup, smitten by this CD all over again, I am.

Proof of Perfection.......2002-10-18

Some bands work studio magic to bring their songs to life. Others do it the old-fashioned way, writing their own material and playing their own instruments. These Irish rockers are of the latter category, and they prove it on this brilliant recording of their MTV "Unplugged" session.

The album opens with an almost haunting acoustic rendition of their "Talk On Corners" hit 'Only When I Sleep'. Backed by a Dublin orchestra and Andrea Corr's powerful vocals, the band shatters all rumors that they are nothing but mere studio magic.

Performing live, especially with an orchestra, means that some songs will have to be re-worked -- and they are, but not necessarily for the worse. In the tounge-in-cheek ballad 'What Can I Do', they manage to combine both versions - the original and Tin Tin Out Remix - to create a beautiful sound backed by gentle orchestral strings. 'Forgiven Not Forgotten' sounds even more mystical in its acoustic state, and the jig 'Toss the Feathers' sounds more Irish than ever with Caroline Corr's rhythmic bodhran driving it forward.

The album is full of great material, including previously unrecorded songs that the group has been performing live for years, including a gently touching cover of REM's 'Everybody Hurts' and an amazing duet between sisters Sharon and Caroline to Jimmy McCarthy's 'No Frontiers'. Not many bands can place such delicate ballads in the hands, or, rather, voices, of their backup singers, but the sisters do the song justice with some of the most beautiful harmonies I've ever heard.

Also featured on this record are two new hits - the jovial 'At Your Side' and the melancholy yet enticing acoustical 'Radio'. While the former is a testament to loyalty, the latter is both dark and uplifting at the same time.

What makes "Unplugged" different from other Corrs' albums? For starters, it has a distinctively Irish feel to it. Without a lot of percussion, Caroline's bodhran, Andrea's tin whistle, and Sharon's violin effortlessly shine through, creating a bit of a rough edge to such brilliant tracks as 'Little Wing' and 'Runaway'. The acoustic-ness of it is immediately appealing, giving it a relaxed, mellow effect. And, best of all, it was recorded live -- without overlapping tracks and re-takes, proving once and for all that the Corrs are just as amazing outside the studio as they are inside of it.

My favorite Corrs album.......2002-02-01

This is my favourite Corrs album. Everything else from the Corrs has paled in comparison to the lively atmosphere that exudes from this recording. The Corrs has a wonderful synergy with the audience in this album, their MTV Unplugged recording of "Toss a feather" is still the best recording they ever did on this track.

Pure Magic.......2001-07-02

I am a Corrs' fan for a while now... And believe me - I'm not a pop person. Not at all.. But the Corrs has something different in them. I can't call them a "pop" band... Because they aren't. They make thier music out of their soul, and in this Uplugged album you can see it in the best way. The songs here are amazing. So is the music. In this album they show the whole world that they can make music... and a beautiful one, too. Some songs are already known, but there are some covers and some new songs that we will soon find on "In Blue" (which is much more disappointing). "At Your Side" is catchy and fun with lines like "I'll be at your side, there's no need to worry, together we'll survive through the haste and hurry...", Radio is more rocky, No Frontiers has great lyrics ("if life is a river, and your heart is a soul, and just like the water, baby, born to float..."), Old Town id upbeat and makes you wanna jump off your feet, and Everybody Hurts is just perfect. I'm also an REM fan, and I still can't decide which version I like more. Andrea sings it so powerfuly and so Passionately... It just makes you wanna cry. The instrumental tracks are also great. Toss The Feathers is so Irish and so makes you wanna dance, or at least watch "Lord of the Dance" and Erin Shore is just relaxing.. This album is my favourite so far, and I don't think it's gonna change for a long while. This is the album that I put in my CD Player every night when I go to sleep, and the album that I play whenever I feel sad or angry. It's just relaxing.. and it makes you feel fine. You listen to it and you just drown into Andrea's voice and into the wonderful music.. So buy it, and I promise you you won't regret it. It's just pure magic!

Amazing Music.......2001-05-27

As a fan of the band for some time, I snapped this CD up ASAP. But I must admit, each time I pop it into the changer, I enjoy it more. Now that 'In Blue' is making its mark on U.S. audiences, 'Unplugged' seems to sound even better. You can never realy appreciate the talent of an artist or band, until you hear them in front of a live audience, without the benefits of the mixing and vocal manipulations the so many artists rely on these days, to make their voices sound better than they actually are.The Corrs do an amazing job of replicating their recorded sound in front concertgoers and even sound great doing -what at the time- were new, unrecorded(and unfamiliar) songs. The voices of these Irish siblings blend so beautifully, it will take your breath away.

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