Acoustic is an album by Everything but the Girl, released in North America on 2 June 1992. It consists of Everything but the Girl's covers of six songs by other artists as well as two live recordings and four re-recordings of songs from the duo's repertoire. In the United Kingdom, the duo had released the Covers EP for Blanco y Negro, which had peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles chart dated 7 March 1992,[4][5][6] with this release expanded into a full album for its release abroad.
| Acoustic | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 June 1992 | |||
| Recorded | November 1991-March 1992 | |||
| Genre | Sophisti pop | |||
| Length | 40:55 | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
| Producer | Everything but the Girl | |||
| Everything but the Girl chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[3] |
The albums Worldwide (1991) and Acoustic were reissued together by Edsel Records as a 2-disc set in 2012. This release also included the 1992 EP "The Only Living Boy in New York" and 1993's "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love".
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is Strange" | Ethel Smith, Sylvia Robinson, Mickey Baker | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Tougher Than the Rest" | Bruce Springsteen | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Alison" | Elvis Costello | 3:04 |
| Total length: | 16:07 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is Strange" | Ethel Smith, Sylvia Robinson, Mickey Baker | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Tougher Than the Rest" | Bruce Springsteen | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Alison" | Elvis Costello | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Downtown Train" | Tom Waits | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Driving" (Acoustic) | Ben Watt | 2:25 |
| 7. | "One Place" (Acoustic) | Tracey Thorn | 4:50 |
| 8. | "Apron Strings" (Live) | Thorn, Watt | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Me and Bobby D" (Acoustic) | Thorn, Watt | 4:23 |
| 10. | "Come on Home" (Acoustic) | Thorn, Watt | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Fascination" (Live) | Thorn | 4:17 |
| Total length: | 41:20 | ||
Some digital downloads of the album – including those sold by Amazon and iTunes – have the fully orchestrated version of "Come on Home" (3:22) from Baby, the Stars Shine Bright rather than the pared back version from Acoustic. The error appears to be the recording company's.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is Strange" | Ethel Smith, Sylvia Robinson, Mickey Baker | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Tougher Than The Rest" | Bruce Springsteen | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Allison" | Elvis Costello | 3:06 |
| 5. | "The Only Living Boy in New York" | Paul Simon | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Gabriel" |
| 2:32 |
| 7. | "Birds" | Neil Young | 2:23 |
| 8. | "Horses in the Room" | Watt | 2:59 |
| 9. | "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" |
| 4:19 |
| 10. | "My Head is My Only House Unless It Rains" | Don Van Vliet | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Political Science" | Randy Newman | 2:15 |
| 12. | "A Piece of my Mind" | Thorn | 3:30 |
| 13. | "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" (Home demo) |
| 3:43 |
| 14. | "Thirteen" (Unreleased studio demo) |
| 2:41 |
| 15. | "Kotton Krown" (Live in Toronto, Bathurst Street Theater, 1994) | 2:33 | |
| 16. | "Talk to Me Like the Sea" (Live in Toronto, Bathurst Street Theater, 1994) | Watt | 4:09 |
| 17. | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" (Live in Queen's Theatre, London, 1992) | 3:49 | |
| 18. | "Let It Be Me" (Live in Hammersmith Odeon, 1990) | 2:42 | |
| 19. | "Apron Strings" (Live in Minneapolis & St Paul World Theatre, 1990) |
| 2:49 |
| 20. | "Back to the Old House" (Live in Hammersmith Odeon, 1990) | 3:49 | |
| 21. | "Fascination" (Live in Manchester) | Thorn | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 1:09:50 | ||
Personnel edit
- Everything but the Girl
- Tracey Thorn – vocals
- Ben Watt – guitar, piano, vocals
with:
- Damon Butcher – keyboards
- Dick Oatts – soprano saxophone
- Martin Ditcham – percussion
- Steve Pearce – bass
- Technical
- Jerry Boys, Tony Harris – engineer
- Richard Haughton – photography
References edit
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Acoustic – Everything But the Girl". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Everything but the Girl". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 288–289. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Crist, Renée (1995). "Everything but the Girl". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 136–137. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 75 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "About". Everything But The Girl.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Pick of the Pops, 1992".
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