Almost Acoustic (Volume 1)

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Almost Acoustic (Volume 1)
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Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Alternative rock
Label Alert Entertainment
Producer Mark Liggett
Blessid Union of Souls chronology
Perception
(2005)
Almost Acoustic (Volume 1)
(2007)
Close to the Edge
(2008)

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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blessid Union of Souls, except "Everything I Own" by David Gates of Bread.

No.TitleLength
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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