Innocent Eyes: Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition

Innocent Eyes: Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition is an acoustic re-recorded album by Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem, which was released on 29 November 2013 by Sony Music Australia. The album features fourteen tracks, all reworked, in celebration of the tenth anniversary since Goodrem released the original album, Innocent Eyes (2003), which has sold 1.2 million copies in Australia, over four million worldwide and spent twenty-nine weeks at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album was recorded at Sydney's Studios 301 with Goodrem's band throughout 2013.

Innocent Eyes: Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition
Studio album (re-recorded) by
Released29 November 2013 (2013-11-29)
Recorded2013; Studios 301, Sydney
Genre
Length59:34
LabelSony Music
Delta Goodrem chronology
Christmas
(2012)
Innocent Eyes: Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition
(2013)
Wings of the Wild
(2016)

Background and release

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"It's 10 years since its original release and it's just been named the best-charting album by an Australian in 30 years. It was seven-and-half months at number one—and that was really special. So basically it's in celebration of ARIA releasing these statistics. It was an incredible moment and I'm extremely proud."[1]

— Goodrem, on releasing the album. (2013).

Goodrem recorded the album in the iconic Studios 301 in Sydney on a short trip back to Australia from her home in Los Angeles in late August.[2] Goodrem first confirmed that she would be releasing the album in an interview she did with Instyle Magazine Australia where she confirmed she would repackaging Innocent Eyes as an acoustic version set for release in November. Sony Music Australia later announced that the album would be released on 29 November 2013 in Australia by digital download and physical purchase. The physical CD contains a second disc which features videos of the creation of the album. This also features on the iTunes Deluxe Edition. The album is being released to celebrate the ten year anniversary since the original Innocent Eyes album was released, which held the number one position in Australia for twenty-nine weeks and was certified platinum fifteen times.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Renowned for Sound     [3]

A day after the release of the album, RenownedForSound.com published a four-star review, which praised Goodrem by noting that "growth and maturity can be notably heard, especially through her vocals". They also stated, however, that there were some downfalls on the album, such as that "some of the songs suffer from the curse of oversinging." Some of these songs included some of her biggest hits: "Born to Try", "Not Me, Not I" and "Predictable". The article mentioned that the highlights on the album included "Lost Without You" and "Butterfly" as "these songs manage to find the right balance between the original and Delta’s vocal experimentation."[3]

Commercial performance

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Innocent Eyes: Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition made its debut at number twenty-two on the ARIA Albums Chart.[4][5] The album also debuted at number seven on the ARIA Australian Artists Albums Chart, and at number eighteen on the ARIA Digital Albums Chart.[6][7]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Born to Try"
4:29
2."Innocent Eyes"
  • Goodrem
  • Vince Pizzinga
4:53
3."Not Me, Not I"5:13
4."Throw It Away"
3:03
5."Lost Without You"4:24
6."Predictable"
  • Goodrem
  • DioGuardi
  • Rogers
3:45
7."Butterfly"
  • Barlow
  • Kennedy
  • Tim Woodcock
4:17
8."In My Own Time"
  • Goodrem
4:22
9."My Big Mistake"
  • Goodrem
  • Barlow
  • Kennedy
  • Woodcock
3:12
10."This Is Not Me"
  • Goodrem
  • Pizzinga
4:09
11."Running Away"
  • Goodrem
  • Barlow
  • Kennedy
  • Woodcock
4:10
12."A Year Ago Today"4:29
13."Longer"
  • Goodrem
  • Barlow
  • Kennedy
  • Woodcock
3:45
14."Will You Fall for Me"
  • Goodrem
4:19
Total length:59:34
iTunes deluxe bonus videos[8]
No.TitleLength
15."Born to Try"4:28
16."Innocent Eyes"4:52
17."Not Me, Not I"5:11
18."Throw It Away"3:03
19."Lost Without You"4:22
20."Predictable"3:44
21."Butterfly"4:15
22."In My Own Time"4:20
23."My Big Mistake"3:10
24."This Is Not Me"4:06
25."Running Away"4:08
26."A Year Ago Today"4:24
27."Longer"3:42
28."Will You Fall for Me"4:17
Deluxe edition DVD[9]
No.TitleLength
1."The Making of Innocent Eyes: Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition" 

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 22

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Edition(s) Catalogue
Australia[8][9] 29 November 2013 Sony Music
  • Standard
  • deluxe
88883733902
United Kingdom[11][12] Digital download B00GNRS452

References

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  1. ^ Bradley, Kristy; Less, Rachel (16 September 2013). "Natural Wonders: Delta Goodrem". InStyle Australia. Pacific Magazines. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ Reines, Ros (24 August 2013). "Delta Goodrem's latest fling with hot young director Ryan Pallotta is fine it's time for a mature man". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b Redman, Melissa (30 November 2013). "Album Review: Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes: 10th Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. ^ "ARIA Albums Chart (Week of 9 December 2013)". Australian Recording Industry Association. ARIA Charts. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (7 December 2013). "ARIA Albums: Taylor Henderson Takes Top Spot". Noise 11. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  6. ^ "ARIA Australian Artists Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. ARIA Charts. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  7. ^ "ARIA Digital Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. ARIA Charts. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Innocent Eyes - Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition by Delta Goodrem". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Innocent Eyes: Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition". Sanity. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes - Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Innocent Eyes (10th Anniversary Edition)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Innocent Eyes - Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition by Delta Goodrem". iTunes Store (United Kingdom). Apple. Retrieved 27 November 2013.