Live Acoustic America

Live Acoustic America
Live album by Howard Jones
Released	1996
Recorded	April 28, 1992; Mixed in September 1994
Venue	Variety Arts Theater (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Genre	Rock / Pop
Length	71:18
Label	Plump Records
Producer	Howard Jones
Howard Jones chronology
Working in the Backroom (1994) Live Acoustic America (1996) Angels & Lovers (1997)

Live Acoustic America is an acoustic live recording of classic Howard Jones songs, released in 1996. It was recorded in Los Angeles to a sell-out crowd and features Carol Steele on percussion. The acoustic tour travelled the world, with Jones playing venues in Europe, the USA and Jamaica. The tour accompanied the release of the piano-based album In the Running and featured pared-back versions of his hits, album tracks, and The Beatles cover "Come Together".

Track listing

1. "Intro/Pearl in the Shell" - 3:44
2. "Don't Always Look At The Rain" - 2:56
3. "Fallin' Away" - 4:25
4. "Exodus/Come Together" - 5:29
5. "You Know I Love You... Don't You?" - 2:59
6. "Out Of Thin Air" - 3:00
7. "One Last Try" - 3:55
8. "Like to Get to Know You Well" - 4:42
9. "City Song" - 5:02
10. "Lift Me Up" - 3:35
11. "Tape To Tape Rag" - 1:19
12. "Everlasting Love" - 5:56
13. "Life in One Day" - 6:18
14. "Things Can Only Get Better" - 5:01
15. "What Is Love?" - 4:17
16. "New Song" - 3:24
17. "No One Is to Blame" - 5:07

Credits

• Howard Jones – vocals, grand piano
• Carol Steele – percussion, backing vocals (5, 9)
• Harry Andronis – recording
• Steve Venezia – recording, sound engineer
• Stephen W. Tayler – mixing at The Shed (Maidenhead, UK)
• Paul Ridout – art direction, design
• Simon Fowler – black & white photography
• Berny Gilson – color photography
• D.J. Howie – tour manager
• David Stopps – management
• Jeanette Humphreys – management

References

• "Howard Jones: Live Acoustic America (review and tracklist)". allmusic . Retrieved 17 October 2010.