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EP by American

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singer Maxwell, released by

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in mid-1997. The album features recordings of Maxwell's performance on the

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'', filmed in

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earlier in the year. The album includes covers of songs such as

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"Closer." The singer was asked to do ''MTV Unplugged'', despite only having released only one album, ''

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Background

Despite only having released only one album, the music video television channel

saw his burgeoning popularity and asked him to tape an episode of the concert series ''

'' in New York City. The show was taped live on June 15, 1997, and he performed his own songs as well as covers of songs by

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Mtv Unplugged (Maxwell EP) ''MTV Unplugged'' is a live EP by American neo soul singer Maxwell, released by Columbia Records in mid-1997. The album features recordings of Maxwell's performance on the MTV concert series program ''MTV Unplugged'', filmed in New York City ...

Maxwell (musician) albums 1997 live albums Live EPs 1997 debut EPs Columbia Records live albums

Background

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

See also

References