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Acoustic presents two side projects in one. The first half of it consists of Everything but the Girl's covers of six songs by other contemporary performers. The second half contains two live recordings and four re-recordings of songs from Everything but the Girl's repertoire. All of the songs are performed with spare, acoustic instrumentation. The group's favorites are predictable -- Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, and Tom Waits at their quietest -- and while the choices are indisputably good ones -- "Alison," "Downtown Train," Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" -- they are also familiar, and Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn don't bring anything new to them. Their own material is calm and contemplative anyway, so stripping away the synthesizers doesn't affect the arrangements much. Acoustic is a pleasant-sounding, inessential Everything but the Girl album. ~ William Ruhlmann

Recorded at Livingston, London.

Everything But The Girl: Tracey Thorn (vocals); Ben Watt (vocals, guitar, piano).

Additional personnel: Dick Oatts (soprano saxophone); Damon Butcher (keyboards); Steve Pearce (bass); Bobby D (percussion).

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Category Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Alternative, Rock/Pop
Label Atlantic
Orig Year 1992
All Time Sales Rank   10031  
CD Universe Part number 1097243
Catalog number 82395
Discs 1
Release Date Jun 02, 1992
Studio/Live Mixed
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Everything But The Girl
Engineer Jerry Boys; Tony Harris
Personnel Tracey Thorn - vocals
Ben Watt - vocals, guitar, piano

Also: Dick Oatts, Steve Pearce, Damon Butcher, Bobby D
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Love Is Strange$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Tougher Than the Rest$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Time After Time  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Alison  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Downtown Train$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Driving  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.One Place$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Apron Strings - (Live)  $0.99
9.Me and My Bobby D
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Come on Home  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.Fascination - (Live)$0.99

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Everything But The Girl
Acoustic  Japan; Remastered; Super-High Material
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Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

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An Everything But the Girl fan essential. Focuses on remakes and favorites done acoustic. Shows dynamic and a wide range of genres that they can cover. EBTG is definitely on a class of its own. With all their albums that I have, Acoustic and Amplified Heart are the bests albums of EBTG, or one of the best albums EVER!
Submitted by Martin (Manila, Philippines)
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5 stars Beautiful, and completely different
This is not your typical EBTG CD, if you're looking for synth beats, go elsewhere. However, if you're looking for beautiful quiet harmonies and renderings of popular favorites, this is your CD. I bought this 13 years ago, and still love it today!
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