MTV Unplugged (Season 8)

Spinetta: Estrelicia (Episode 1)

Air date: 1997-04-19

Runtime: 75 min

Overview: 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

The Wallflowers (Episode 2)

Air date: 1997-07-01

Runtime: 60 min

Fiona Apple (Episode 3)

Air date: 1997-07-29

Runtime: 60 min

Jewel (Episode 4)

Air date: 1997-08-10

Runtime: 60 min

Blackstreet (Episode 5)

Air date: 1997-09-03

Runtime: 60 min

Erykah Badu (Episode 6)

Air date: 1997-11-18

Runtime: 60 min

Babyface & Friends (Episode 7)

Air date: 1997-11-21

Runtime: 63 min

Overview: 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

Bryan Adams (Episode 8)

Air date: 1997-11-28

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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).

Episode 12 (Episode 9)

Air date: 1997-04-19