About this season
1997
Episodes (9)
1. Spinetta: Estrelicia
Aired 19 April 1997 • 75 min
Estrelicia MTV Unplugged is the live album that records most of the recital performed by the Argentine musician Luis Alberto Spinetta for the MTV Unplugged program, broadcast in October and November 1997
2. The Wallflowers
Aired 1 July 1997 • 60 min
3. Fiona Apple
Aired 29 July 1997 • 60 min
4. Jewel
Aired 10 August 1997 • 60 min
5. Blackstreet
Aired 3 September 1997 • 60 min
8. Erykah Badu
Aired 18 November 1997 • 60 min
9. Babyface & Friends
Aired 21 November 1997 • 63 min
As a singer, producer, and songwriter, Babyface was an inescapable presence in virtually every major facet of pop music during the '90s. His own recordings helped rejuvenate the R&B tradition of the smooth, sensitive, urban crooner and made him a staple of urban contemporary radio. Enjoy an unplugged performance from Babyface, his band and friends at MTV studios. 1. Change the World (with Eric Clapton) 07:06 2. Talk to Me 06:05 3. Whip Appeal 05:29 4. Breathe Again (with Shanice Wilson) 02:22 5. Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (with Beverly Crowder) 04:53 6. I'll Make Love to You 02:45 7. End of the Road 03:45 8. I Care About You (with K-Ci & Jojo, Melvin and Kevon Edmonds) 05:56 9. The Day (That You Gave Me a Son) 07:38 10. Gone Too Soon 05:44 11. How Come How Long 08:18
11. Bryan Adams
Aired 28 November 1997 • 60 min
On September 26, 1997, Bryan Adams performed on Unplugged at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Adams was joined by Irish piper Davy Spillane and Michael Kamen (who wrote orchestrations for many of the songs and brought students from the Juilliard School to play them).
12. Episode 12
Aired 19 April 1997