''MTV Unplugged'' is the first

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by Canadian singer-songwriter

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, released by

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in the

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on November 9, 1999 (see

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). It comprises songs performed by Morissette on the television program ''

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''. Twelve tracks were included on the album, but Morissette performed several others, including "Baba", "

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" (both from 1998's ''

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'') and "Your House" (the

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on 1995's ''

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''), during her ''Unplugged'' concert. These were later released as B-sides on the "King of Pain" single release. The first single, "

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", was moderately successful, and two other tracks, "King of Pain" (a cover of the song by

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) and "

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" were released as singles outside North America. As of March 2012, the album has sold 673,000 copies in the U.S.Trust, Gary
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''. December 24, 2012. In addition to material from Morissette's first two U.S. albums, ''MTV Unplugged'' featured performances of "No Pressure over Cappuccino" and "Princes Familiar", two previously unreleased songs from her tours, and "These R the Thoughts", a previously released b-side. Morissette has stated that "Princes Familiar" in particular is one of her favorite and most vocally challenging songs. She performed it on her 2005 Diamond Wink Tour, where she dedicated it to "all of the dads in the audience." The ballad "No Pressure over Cappuccino", one of the first songs she wrote following the release of ''Jagged Little Pill'', "was inspired by ertwin brother," Wade."No Pressure Over Cappuccino", performed by Alanis Morissette, Berkeley 1996. Featuring cleaner vocals, slower arrangements and a few drastic reinventions (particularly in the case of "

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"), ''MTV Unplugged'' foreshadowed much of Morissette's later, softer work, particularly 2005's ''

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'' and the accompanying Diamond Wink Tour.

Track listing

Personnel

- vocals, guitar, harmonica and flute *

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- guitar * Joel Shearer - guitar *

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- keyboards, background vocals in "King of Pain" *

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- bass *

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- drums and percussion * Chris Fogel - mixing *

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- percussion * David Campbell - musical arranger and viola * Suzie Katayama - cello and string arrangement for "You Oughta Know" *

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- violin * Laura Seaton - violin *

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- cello * Juliet Haffner - strings contractor

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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