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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Unplugged by Eric Clapton


1992 live album for the MTV Unplugged television series

Reception -
Boosted Clapton's popularity
"relaxed" and "pleasant"
"Clapton is embracing his middle age"
AllMusic - 4.5/5 Stars

Awards & Honors -
3 Grammy Awards
Grammy - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Grammy - Album of the Year
Grammy - Best Rock Song ("Layla")
Best-selling live album of all time & Eric Clapton's best-selling album overall with 26 million in sales worldwide

No. 9 on Guitar World's Best Guitar-Albums of 1992

No. 3 on German Albums Chart
1.25 million in sales

No. 3 on Austrian Albums Chart
100,000 in sales

No. 3 in Switzerland 

No. 1 in the United States

"Layla (Acoustic)" (The song was performed in an acoustic version on Unplugged.) ... No. 1 on RPM Canadian Top Singles Chart & No. 4 on Canadian Adult Contemporary Tracks ... No. 4 on Billboard Pop Singles Chart & No. 9 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart ... No. 12 on Billboard Hot 100

Tracks -
1.  Signe
2.  Before You Use Me
3.  Hey Hey
4.  Tears in Heaven
5.  Lonely Stranger
6.  Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
7.  Layla
8.  Running on Faith
9.  Walkin' Blues
10.  Alberta
11.  San Francisco Bay Blues
12.  Malted Milk
13.  Old Love
14.  Rollin' and Tumblin'

Album Certifications -
Gold in Chile, Finland, Italy (sales since 2009), & Poland 
5x Gold in Germany 
Platinum in Brazil, Mexico, & Sweden  
2x Platinum in Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, & Switzerland 
3x Platinum in Denmark 
4x Platinum in Argentina, the Netherlands, Spain, & the UK
8x Platinum in Australia 
12x Platinum in New Zealand 
Diamond in Canada & the U.S.
Milli0n in Japan 

VHS/DVD Certifications -
Gold in Brazil & the UK
Platinum in France & the U.S.
2x Platinum in New Zealand

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