Solaris Acoustic

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Solaris Acoustic
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Studio album by
Released15 November 2010 (2010-11-15)
Recorded2010
Genre
Label Repossession
Elliot Minor chronology
Solaris
(2009)
Solaris Acoustic
(2010)

Solaris Acoustic is an acoustic album by English pop rock band Elliot Minor. [1] The album was released on 15 November 2010 [2] along with a live DVD ( Kerrang! Live Special) filmed at the Relentless Garage, London.

Contents

Track listing

Solaris Acoustic track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dancer"Alex Davies4:05
2."I Believe"Davies3:50
3."Electric High"Davies4:18
4."Coming Home"Davies/Ed Minton4:04
5."Carry On"Davies/Minton3:40
6."Solaris"Davies3:35
7."Better Than the Courtroom"Davies3:43
8."All Along"Davies3:54
9."Discover (Why the Love Hurts)"Davies3:04
10."Shiver"Davies4:02
11."Tethered"Davies/Andrew McMahon3:59
12."Let's Turn This Back Around"Davies/Minton3:50

Bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Blinding Light"Davies4:00
14."Glorious" (Andreas Johnson cover)Andreas Johnson3:30

Personnel

Kerrang! Live Special DVD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jessica"Alex Davies/Ed Minton/Dan Hetherton 
2."Running Away"Davies/Minton/D.Hetherton 
3."Time After Time"Davies/Minton 
4."Solaris"Davies 
5."Electric High"Davies 
6."Tethered"Davies/Andrew McMahon 
7."Discover (Why the Love Hurts)"Davies 
8."Still Figuring Out"Davies/Minton 
9."I Believe"Davies 
10."Parallel Worlds"Davies/Minton 
11."Better Than the Courtroom"Davies 
12."Shiver"Davies 

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References

  1. "Elliot Minor – Solaris Acoustic". aaamusic.co.uk. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "ALBUM: Elliot Minor - Solaris Acoustic". Dead Press!. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2020.