Unplugged (The Corrs album)

The Corrs Unplugged is a live 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.

The Corrs Unplugged
Live album by The Corrs
Released	November 12, 1999 (1999-11-12) (CD) February 28, 2000 (2000-02-28) (VHS, DVD)
Recorded	October 5, 1999
Venue	Ardmore Studios, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Genre	Celtic fusion Folk rock
Length	68:17 (CD) 72 minutes (VHS, DVD)
Label	Atlantic/143/Lava
Producer	The Corrs, Mitchell Froom
The Corrs chronology
Talk on Corners (1997) The Corrs Unplugged (1999) In Blue (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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.

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Original artist	Length
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

Bonus track – on German issue release

No.	Title	Original artist	Length
15.	"At Your Side" (Remix Version)	The Corrs	4:22

Bonus track – on some releases

No.	Title	Original artist	Length
16.	"Dreams"	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"

Personnel

The Corrs

• Andrea Corr – lead vocals, tin whistle
• Caroline Corr – drums, tambourine, bodhrán, conga, piano, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "No Frontiers"
• Sharon Corr – violin, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "No Frontiers"
• Jim Corr – acoustic guitar, piano, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Anthony Drennan – acoustic guitar, dobro
• Keith Duffy – bass guitar, percussion
• Mitchell Froom – Hammond organ, piano
• The Irish Film Orchestra conducted by Fiachra Trench – orchestration

Technical

• Engineers – Tim Martin and Tim Summerhayes
• Producers – Mitchell Froom and The Corrs

Charts

Album charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 14 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 3 Danish Albums (Tracklisten)[6] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 3 European Albums (Billboard)[8] 5 French Albums (SNEP)[9] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 6 Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 1 Malaysian Albums (RIM)[12] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 17 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 4 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] 4 Spanish Albums (Promúsicae)[16] 8 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 30 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[19] 7 Video charts Chart (1999) Peak position UK Videos (OCC)[20] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 98 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 31 Chart (2000) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 77 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Österreich)[24] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 25 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26] 15 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[27] 7 French Albums (SNEP)[28] 50 German Albums (GfK)[29] 17 Swiss Albums (Hitparade)[30] 10 UK Albums (OCC)[31] 89 Chart (2001) Position Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[32] 29 All-time charts Chart Peak position Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7] 51

Certifications

Album certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[33] Platinum 70,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[34] Platinum 50,000^* Belgium (BEA)[35] Gold 25,000^* France (SNEP)[36] Platinum 414,500[37] Germany (BVMI)[38] 3× Gold 450,000^^ Ireland (IRMA)[39] 8× Platinum 120,000^^ Italy (FIMI)[40] Platinum 100,000^* Netherlands (NVPI)[41] 2× Platinum 200,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[42] Gold 7,500^^ Norway (IFPI Norway)[43] Platinum 50,000^* Spain (PROMUSICAE)[44] 3× Platinum 300,000^^ Sweden (GLF)[45] Gold 40,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[46] Platinum 50,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[47] 2× Platinum 600,000^^ Summaries Europe (IFPI)[48] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^* ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Video certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[49] Platinum 15,000^^ Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[50] Gold 25,000^* United Kingdom (BPI)[51] Platinum 50,000^* ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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)

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