Almost Acoustic (Volume 1) | ||||
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Released | October 30, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Alert Entertainment | |||
Producer | Mark Liggett | |||
Blessid Union of Souls chronology | ||||
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Almost Acoustic (Volume 1) is an iTunes-only album by the American alternative rock band Blessid Union of Souls, released on October 30, 2007. The album features acoustic versions of some of the band's biggest hits, and also short descriptions by vocalist Eliot Sloan of how the songs came to be.
All tracks are written by Blessid Union of Souls, except "Everything I Own" by David Gates of Bread.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lucky to Be Here (Story)" | 0:18 |
2. | "Lucky to Be Here" | 3:41 |
3. | "I Believe (Story)" | 0:28 |
4. | "I Believe" | 4:14 |
5. | "Let Me Be the One (Story)" | 0:48 |
6. | "Let Me Be the One" | 4:48 |
7. | "Everything I Own (Story)" | 0:46 |
8. | "Everything I Own" | 3:06 |
9. | "Peace & Love (Story)" | 0:36 |
10. | "Peace & Love" | 4:36 |
11. | "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) (Story)" | 0:57 |
12. | "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" | 3:33 |
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