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, originally released on February 9, 1999. It is a collection of acoustic recordings old and new. The album consists primarily of acoustic reworkings of Belew's own songs along with three

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songs and two sonic collages, the latter being the only tracks exclusive to this album. All other tracks were compiled from the albums '' The Acoustic Adrian Belew'' and '' Belew Prints: The Acoustic Adrian Belew, Vol. 2'', or the sessions thereof.

Reviews

;''AcousticMagnet'' (4/99-5/99, p. 62) :"...a delightful composite of 16 songs that gives an even-keeled introduction to his intelligent songwriting and smoothly honed skill on the guitar..." (In Description section; requires JavaScript.) ;''

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'' (2/1/99, p. 26) :"...Belew's most penetrating pop songs may exude goofiness, tenderness or both....If Belew's altar wasn't so crowded with guitar geeks, singer-songwriter fans would be lining up to praise the guitarist's equally noteworthy talents with the pen."

Track listing

# "The Lone Rhinoceros" (Adrian Belew) – 2:36, original version on '' Lone Rhino'' # "Men In Helicopters" (Belew) – 3:08, original version on '' Young Lions'' # "The Rail Song" (Belew) – 3:42, original version on ''

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'' # "Everything" (Belew) – 2:55, original version on '' Inner Revolution'' # "

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" (Belew,

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) – 4:08, Recorded live in Argentina 1996, original version on the

album ''

'' # "Return of the Chicken" (Belew) – 1:34 # "Never Enough" (Belew) – 3:30, original version on ''Here'' # "The Man in the Moon" (Belew) – 2:11, original version on ''Lone Rhino'' # "I Remember How To Forget" (Belew) – 3:34, original version on '' Op Zop Too Wah'' # "Bad Days" (Belew) – 2:55, original version on '' Mr. Music Head'' # "Fly" (Belew) – 3:54, Recorded live in Argentina 1996, original version on ''

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'' # "Young Lions" (Belew) – 3:06, original version on ''Young Lions'' # "Things You Hit With A Stick" (Belew) – 2:05 # "Cage" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin,

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) – 2:23, original version on the

EP ''

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'' # "Dinosaur" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin, Mastelotto, Gunn) – 5:43 original version on the

album ''

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'' # "One of Those Days" (Belew) – 3:01, original version on ''Mr. Music Head''

Personnel

Musicians

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, additional instrumentation * Kristin Wilkinson –

viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

* John Catchings –

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

* David Davidson, Dave Angell –

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

Technical

* Adrian Belew – producer * Ken Latchney –

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...

* Noah Evens – engineer * Kevin Hodge – mastering

References

{{Authority control Adrian Belew albums 1999 albums Albums produced by Adrian Belew Thirsty Ear Recordings albums