Good Acoustics

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Good Acoustics
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 1996
Recorded1996, Telstar Studios, Sarasota, Florida
Genre Acoustic rock, country rock, hard rock, glam metal
Length43:39
Label Epic / Sony
Producer FireHouse
FireHouse chronology
3
(1995)
Good Acoustics
(1996)
Category 5
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Good Acoustics is the fourth studio album by the hard rock band FireHouse. It was released in 1996 on Epic Records. The album featured acoustic versions of several of the band's biggest hits. However, it also featured four new songs (one being an Eagles cover song which was the band's remake of the Eagles' cover of Steve Young's Seven Bridges Road).

Contents

The album was a commercial flop in the United States compared to the first three albums, making it the first Firehouse album not to enter the Billboard charts. However, it did chart in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, where the album was certified gold thanks to hit songs "You Are My Religion", "Love Don't Care" and "In Your Perfect World". A music video for "Love of a Lifetime" was shot entirely in Chao Praya River in Bangkok, Thailand.

It spawned a tour in Asia and the United States (playing at the smaller venues) to support the album.

It was the band's final album with the major label.

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Leverty and C.J. Snare, except where noted.

  1. "You Are My Religion" - 4:03
  2. "Love Don't Care" - 4:42
  3. "In Your Perfect World" - 4:08
  4. "No One at All" - 3:34
  5. "Love of a Lifetime" - 4:42
  6. "All She Wrote" - 3:46
  7. "When I Look into Your Eyes" - 4:04
  8. "Don't Treat Me Bad" (Ellis, Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 4:18
  9. "Here for You" - 3:53
  10. "I Live My Life for You" - 4:22
  11. "Love of a Lifetime" (Country Rock Version) - 4:09
  12. "Seven Bridges Road" (Steve Young) - 2:39

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2] 37

Certification

CountryCertification
MalaysiaGold
ThailandGold
PhilippinesGold

Personnel

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References

  1. Good Acoustics at AllMusic
  2. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.