The Acoustic Album (EMI compilation)

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The Acoustic Album
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Compilation album by
Various artists
Released17 July 2006
Genre Various
Label EMI/Virgin Records

The Acoustic Album is a 2-disc compilation album released by EMI/Virgin Records in July 2006 to showcase songs heard on Virgin Radio. [1] [2]

Track listing

Disc 1:

  1. Jack Johnson – "Breakdown"
  2. Corinne Bailey Rae – "Put Your Records On"
  3. KT Tunstall – "Other Side of the World"
  4. Keane – "Somewhere Only We Know"
  5. The Feeling – "Sewn"
  6. Snow Patrol – "Run"
  7. Athlete – "Wires"
  8. Coldplay – "Fix You"
  9. Breaks Co-Op – "The Otherside"
  10. Stephen Fretwell – "Emily"
  11. Ryan Adams – "Wonderwall" (originally by Oasis)
  12. Nick Drake – "Time Has Told Me"
  13. Paul Weller – "Wild Wood"
  14. Radiohead – "Fake Plastic Trees"
  15. Richard Ashcroft – "Break the Night With Colour"
  16. The Thrills – "Santa Cruz"
  17. Supergrass – "St. Petersburg"
  18. Air – "All I Need"
  19. Doves – "Willow's Song"
  20. Blur – "To the End"

Disc 2:

  1. José González – "Heartbeats"
  2. Katie Melua – "Nine Million Bicycles"
  3. Eva Cassidy – "Fields of Gold"
  4. Paul McCartney & Wings – "Bluebird"
  5. Cat Stevens – "Moon Shadow"
  6. Suzanne Vega – "Marlene on the Wall"
  7. Crowded House – "Weather With You"
  8. Oasis – "Songbird"
  9. The Kooks – "She Moves in Her Own Way"
  10. Turin Brakes – "Pain Killer"
  11. Ben Harper – "Diamonds on the Inside"
  12. Animal Liberation Orchestra – "Girl I Wanna Lay You Down"
  13. Rufus Wainwright – "California"
  14. Richard Hawley – "Just Like the Rain"
  15. Fred Neil – "Everybody's Talkin'" (originally by Harry Nilsson)
  16. Kings of Convenience – "I Don't Know What I Can Save You From"
  17. Norah Jones – "Come Away With Me"
  18. Joss Stone – "Fell in Love With a Boy" (a cover of The White Stripes' "Fell in Love With a Girl")
  19. Donavon Frankenreiter – "It Don't Matter"
  20. Bernard Fanning – "Wish You Well"
  21. Matt Costa – "Cold December"
  22. R.E.M. – "The One I Love" (Live)
  23. Nizlopi – "JCB Song"

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References

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  2. "Various – The Acoustic Album". CD Times. 24 July 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2008.