Acoustic II

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Acoustic II
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Compilation album by
Released3 June 2016
Recorded2016
Genre Pop rock, downtempo
Label Anjunabeats
Above & Beyond chronology
We Are All We Need
(2015)
Acoustic II
(2016)
Common Ground
(2018)

Acoustic II is the second acoustic compilation album by British progressive trance group Above & Beyond, released on 3 June 2016 through Anjunabeats. [1] The album is the follow-up to their 2014 compilation, Acoustic , and includes acoustic versions of previously released music from their studio albums. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hello"2:45
2."We're All We Need"
5:02
3."On My Way to Heaven"
  • Grant
  • McGuinness
  • Siljamaki
5:14
4."Save Me"
  • Grant
  • McGuinness
  • Siljamaki
  • Johnston
6:11
5."All Over the World"
4:35
6."No One on Earth"
  • Grant
  • McGuinness
  • Siljamaki
  • Johnston
4:17
7."Black Room Boy"
4:27
8."Peace of Mind"
  • Grant
  • McGuinness
  • Siljamaki
  • Bayer
  • Johnston
6:23
9."Sticky Fingers"
  • Grant
  • McGuinness
  • Siljamaki
  • Bayer
5:06
10."Alchemy"
  • Grant
  • McGuinness
  • Siljamaki
  • Johnston
5:00
11."Counting Down the Days / Liquid Love"
5:40
12."Blue Sky Action"
  • Grant
  • McGuinness
  • Siljamaki
  • Bayer
4:54
13."Another Chance"
4:41

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 130
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 45
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 52
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] 20

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