MTV Unplugged is a 1993 live album by 10,000 Maniacs, recorded for the MTV Unplugged series. It was the last album by the band with Natalie Merchant as vocalist. In addition to the songs released on this album, four takes of "How You've Grown" were recorded, second takes of "Because the Night" and "Gold Rush Brides", a brief take of "Puff the Magic Dragon" and three other songs with David Byrne as a guest singer: "Let the Mystery Be" (two takes, one of which was released as a B-Side to "Few and Far Between" and on Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings), "Jolene" and "Dallas". 10,000 Maniacs Jerome Augustyniak – percussion, drums Rob Buck – acoustic guitar Dennis Drew – organ, piano, pump organ, Hammond organ Steve Gustafson – acoustic bass guitar Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano Additional musicians Bill Dillon – acoustic guitar, mandolin, slide guitar Morgan Fichter – violin, backing vocals Amanda Kramer – organ, pump organ, piano Kim Laskowski – bassoon Jerry Marotta – percussion Mary Ramsey – viola, backing vocals Atsuko Sato – bassoon Jane Scarpantoni – cello Rich Stearns – banjo MTV Unplugged is a 1993 live album by 10,000 Maniacs, recorded for the MTV Unplugged series. It was the last album by the band with Natalie Merchant as vocalist. In addition to the songs released on this album, four takes of "How You've Grown" were recorded, second takes of "Because the Night" and "Gold Rush Brides", a brief take of "Puff the Magic Dragon" and three other songs with David Byrne as a guest singer: "Let the Mystery Be" (two takes, one of which was released as a B-Side to "Few and Far Between" and on Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings), "Jolene" and "Dallas". 10,000 Maniacs Jerome Augustyniak – percussion, drums Rob Buck – acoustic guitar Dennis Drew – organ, piano, pump organ, Hammond organ Steve Gustafson – acoustic bass guitar Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano Additional musicians Bill Dillon – acoustic guitar, mandolin, slide guitar Morgan Fichter – violin, backing vocals Amanda Kramer – organ, pump organ, piano Kim Laskowski – bassoon Jerry Marotta – percussion Mary Ramsey – viola, backing vocals Atsuko Sato – bassoon Jane Scarpantoni – cello Rich Stearns – banjo false 2022-12-23 10:36:06 MTV Unplugged 8.3 1993 1993-10-26 1993-10-26 61 Acoustic Rock Alternative Rock Folk Rock Folk Pop Pop Rock Rock Soft Rock Jangle Pop 114876 2204220 e2d0b8ef-272a-46b9-8b99-3e6831318ad9 b9a06530-1241-4162-836f-7b8e79deaa58 cd1f2752-5ad9-3e8b-95a0-efc7cac6d3a9 /media/data/media6/Music/10,000 Maniacs/MTV Unplugged (1993)/folder.jpg 10,000 Maniacs AlbumArtist 10,000 Maniacs Artist 10,000 Maniacs 10,000 Maniacs 1 These Are Days 04:53 2 Eat for Two 04:22 3 Candy Everybody Wants 03:19 4 I’m Not the Man 03:46 5 Don’t Talk 05:21 6 Hey Jack Kerouac 03:48 7 What’s the Matter Here? 04:50 8 Gold Rush Brides 04:11 9 Like the Weather 04:14 10 Trouble Me 03:40 11 Jezebel 04:23 12 Because the Night 03:43 13 Stockton Gala Days 05:29 14 Noah’s Dove 05:07 10,000 Maniacs is an American alternative rock band founded in 1981. They have released nine studio albums, six EPs, and five live albums. They achieved their most significant success between 1987 and 1993, when they released four albums that charted in the top 50 in the US: In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man's Zoo (1989), Our Time in Eden (1992), and the live album MTV Unplugged (1993). After the recording (but before the release) of MTV Unplugged, original lead singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant left the band to pursue a solo career, while the remaining members continued the band.