Acoustic (Everything but the Girl album)
| Acoustic | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 June 1992 | |||
| Recorded | November 1991 – March 1992 | |||
| Genre | Sophisti pop | |||
| Length | 40:55 | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
| Producer | Everything but the Girl | |||
| Everything but the Girl chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 |
Acoustic is the seventh studio album by Everything but the Girl, released in North America on 2 June 1992. It consists of Everything but the Girl's covers of six songs by other artists as well as two live recordings and four re-recordings of songs from the duo's repertoire. In the United Kingdom, the duo had released the Covers EP for Blanco y Negro, which had peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles chart dated 7 March 1992, with this release expanded into a full album for its release abroad.
The albums Worldwide (1991) and Acoustic were reissued together by Edsel Records as a 2-disc set in 2012. This release also included the 1992 EP "The Only Living Boy in New York" and 1993's "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love".