The singer was asked to do MTV Unplugged, despite only having released only one album, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. Maxwell's episode of MTV Unplugged first aired on the network on July 22, 1997".[2]
Background
Despite only having released only one album, the music video television channel MTV saw his burgeoning popularity and asked him to tape an episode of the concert series MTV Unplugged in New York City. The show was taped live on June 15, 1997, and he performed his own songs as well as covers of songs by Kate Bush ("This Woman's Work") and Nine Inch Nails ("Closer").[3] (Unfortunately he clashed with his label about the release of a full album of his session, resulting in the release of only an extended play, or EP instead,[4] containing seven songs.) The episode of MTV Unplugged first aired on the network on July 22, 1997".[2]
