MTV Unplugged NYC 1997 (1997)

'FACE OFF: "Babyface" Edmunds offers bland arrangements

''Unplugged'' only in the sense that he's disconnected from most of his star interpreters, producer-impresario Kenny ''Babyface'' Edmonds enlists a huge posse of personality-free studio singers and musicians for two pointless exercises: re-creating hits he crafted for the likes of Boyz II Men and Whitney Houston, and revisiting his own mawkish solo efforts. Even two A-list guest spots on MTV Unplugged NYC 1997 — Eric Clapton's tastefully bland solo on ''Change the World'' and Stevie Wonder's windy vocal gymnastics on ''How Come, How Long'' — do little to rescue this bludgeoningly arranged (and very, very electric) set. C