''Acoustic Live'' is a live album released by English
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duo
Erasure in 2006. It is a double-CD set that is a recording of a concert appearance performed on 19 April 2006 at the
Shepherd's Bush Empire in
London. This concert was an acoustic performance to promote the band's 2006 album ''
Union Street Union Street may refer to:
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* Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
*Union Street, East Sussex, between Ticehurst and Flimwell
*Union Street, London
* Union Street, Plymouth, Devon
*Union Street, Reading, Berkshire
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* Un ...
''. It was recorded and distributed in conjunction with Live Here Now and was available only through direct order from
Mute Records
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and as a
digital download via Live Here Now. Because of this limited availability, the album was ineligible for the
UK Albums Chart.
The album cover art for ''Acoustic Live'' is identical to that of ''Union Street'', except for the title written across the center.
Track listing
All songs written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, except "Against My View" by Elizabeth Stratton
Disc one
# "Home" – 5:46
# "
Boy" – 4:19
# "
Victim of Love" – 3:21
# "
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" – 5:41
# "Love Affair" – 5:09
# "
Oh L'amour" – 3:13
# "Alien" – 4:19
# "
Blue Savannah
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" – 6:09
# "Spiralling" – 2:51
# "How Many Times?" – 3:42
Disc two
# "
Sometimes" – 5:47
# "Tenderest Moments" – 5:36
# "
Ship of Fools" – 4:01
# "
Love to Hate You" – 5:41
# "Against My View" – 3:51
# "Piano Song" – 3:50
# "
Rock Me Gently" – 5:58
# "
Stop!" – 4:15
# "
Chains of Love" – 6:08
# "
A Little Respect
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" – 4:00
Personnel
Band
*
Vince Clarke –
guitars /
mandolin
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/
melodica
*
Andy Bell –
vocals
* Valerie Chalmers – vocals /
percussion
* Jill Walsh – vocals /
harmonium / melodica /
recorder
* Ben Wittman – percussion
* Smith Curry –
pedal steel /
Dobro guitar
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* Richard Hammond –
double bass
* Steve Walsh – guitars
Crew
* Andy Whittle – tour manager
* Troy Stewart – backline tech
* Roy Speer – backline tech
* Craig Donaldson – monitor engineer
* Matt West – FOH engineer
* Nic Ayer – lighting director
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Erasure (duo) live albums
2006 live albums
Mute Records live albums