''The Mile End Sessions'' is the seventh album by solo artist

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. It was released on September 14,

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and is composed mostly of previously released songs re-recorded in acoustic arrangements. There were two singles released off the record.

Overview

The record was produced by

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, who also plays guitar on the album. The album also includes a French track that features

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called "Je repars", which is Usher's first French-language recording. It was the first single from the album and charted in the top 10 in Québec. The other new songs on the album are "Fall To Pieces" and "Sparkle And Shine". Usher has said that the album title "is a nod to my neighbourhood in Montréal — Mile End... where these songs were re-shaped and where much of the album was made."http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/ush/bio.asp
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Track listing

# "Alone In The Universe (Acoustic)" # "Everyday Things (Acoustic) - featuring Cœur de pirate" # "The Music (Acoustic)" # "Prélude" # "Fall To Pieces" # "Je repars - featuring

" # "Sparkle And Shine (Acoustic)" # "St. Lawrence River (Acoustic)" # "My Way Out (Acoustic)" # " Black Black Heart (Acoustic)" # "And So We Run (Acoustic)" ;CD Bonus Tracks # "Kill The Lights (Mile End Mix)" # "I’m Coming Down (Acoustic)" # "Je repars (Radio Remix) - featuring

" # "Tous Ces Petits Gestes (Radio Remix)" # "Everyday Things (feat. Cœur de Pirate) adio Remix ;Pre-Order Bonus Tracks # "Tant de promesses (Fall To Pieces)" apleMusic Recordings Pre-Order Bonus Track# "Souring (Acoustic)" Tunes Pre-Order Bonus Track

Singles

* "Je repars - featuring

" * "I'm Coming Down (Acoustic)"

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mile End Sessions, The 2010 albums David Usher albums MapleMusic Recordings albums