Tracks

1. Hot Legs

2. Tonight's The Night

3. Handbags And Gladrags

4. Cut Across Shortly

5. Every Picture Tells A Story

6. Maggie May

7. Reason To Believe

8. People Get Ready

9. Have I Told You Lately

10. Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)

11. The First Cut Is The Deepest

12. Mandolin Wind

13. Highgate Shuffle

14. Stay With Me

15. Having A Party

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Rod Stewart (vocals, banjo); Don Teschner (guitar, violin, mandolin); Ron Wood, Jeff Golub, Jim Cregan (guitar); Phil Parlapiano (accordion, mandolin); Kevin Savigar (piano, organ, accordion); Chuck Kentiss III (piano, organ); Carmine Rojas (bass); David Palmer (drums); Dorian Holly, Darryl Phinnessee, Fred White (background vocals).
Recorded live in Hollywood in February 1993.
UNPLUGGED...AND SEATED is part of MTV's "Unplugged" series.
Personnel: Rod Stewart (vocals, banjo); Don Teschner (guitar, mandolin, violin); Jeff Golub, Jim Cregan , Ron Wood (guitar); Phil Parlapiano (mandolin, accordion); Kevin Savigar (accordion, piano, organ); Chuck Kentis (piano, organ); Carmine Rojas (bass guitar); Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holley, Fred White (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Jerry Jordan.
Recording information: Le Mobile.
Director: Milt Lage.
Photographer: Neal Preston.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Marc Moreau; Ron Wood.
By the time MTV got around to taping an Unplugged special with Rod Stewart, the singing soccer fanatic had spent most of the '80s and early '90s churning out albums full of glossy pop songs. UNPLUGGED...AND SEATED found Stewart going back to his earlier material where soul, folk and rock blended together into something special. Stewart made these chestnuts more authentic by reuniting with old mate Ronnie Wood. Backed by a string section, vocalists, and a couple of pianos, Stewart dug deep into his catalog for folk-flavored favorites such as "Handbags And Gladrags," "Mandolin Wind" and "Cut Across Shorty."
Rod the Mod kept the randiness factor present by including "Hot Legs" and "Tonight's The Night" in this set, along with covers of some of his favorite songwriters including Cat Stevens ("The First Cut Is The Deepest"), Tim Hardin ("Reason To Believe") and Van Morrison ("Have I Told You Lately"). Playing with Wood, Stewart sounds invigorated, and sturdy warhorses such as "Every Picture Tells A Story" and "Stay With Me" take on new legs.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (6/24/93, p.80) - 3 Stars - Good - "...no matter how cliched the format might seem, Stewart puts enough heart into his performance to remind us of what made these songs matter in the first place..."

Entertainment Weekly (5/28/93, p.64) - "...Rod still sings with plenty of feeling, his voice is stronger than ever, and the accompaniments rock much harder..." - Rating: B+

Q (7/93, p.100) - 3 Stars - Good - "...the gruff UNPLUGGED AND SEATED will delight fans...while the lasciviousness of 'Hot Legs' and 'Tonight's The Night' has aged badly, numbers like 'Mandolin Wind,' 'Handbags And Gladrags' and 'Reason To Believe' are framed beautifully..."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The previously unissued cover of Bob Dylan's 'Forever Young' is tremendous..."

Album: Unplugged... and Seated
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Hot Legs	More Info...
2)	Tonight's The Night	More Info...
3)	Handbags And Gladrags	More Info...
4)	Cut Across Shorty	More Info...
5)	Every Picture Tells A Story	More Info...
6)	Maggie May	More Info...
7)	Reason To Believe	More Info...
8)	People Get Ready	More Info...
9)	Have I Told You Lately	More Info...
10)	Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)	More Info...
11)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	More Info...
12)	Mandolin Wind	More Info...
13)	Highgate Shuffle	More Info...
14)	Stay With Me	More Info...
15)	Having A Party	More Info...

Album: Unplugged... and Seated
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Hot Legs	More Info...
2)	Tonight's The Night	More Info...
3)	Handbags And Gladrags	More Info...
4)	Cut Across Shorty	More Info...
5)	Every Picture Tells A Story	More Info...
6)	Maggie May	More Info...
7)	Reason To Believe	More Info...
8)	People Get Ready	More Info...
9)	Have I Told You Lately	More Info...
10)	Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)	More Info...
11)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	More Info...
12)	Mandolin Wind	More Info...
13)	Highgate Shuffle	More Info...
14)	Stay With Me	More Info...
15)	Having A Party	More Info...