An Acoustic Night at the Theatre
2009 live album by Within Temptation
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An Acoustic Night at the Theatre is the fourth live album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation that has been released in October–November 2009.
Released30 October 2009 – 2 November 2009 (Europe)
15 December 2009 (US)
15 December 2009 (US)
Recorded30 November 2008
VenueMuziekcentrum Frits Philips (Eindhoven)
GenresSymphonic rock, acoustic rock[1]
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| Released | 30 October 2009 – 2 November 2009 (Europe) 15 December 2009 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 30 November 2008 | |||
| Venue | Muziekcentrum Frits Philips (Eindhoven) | |||
| Genres | Symphonic rock, acoustic rock[1] | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [2] |
| BBC UK | positive[3] |
| Rock Sound | [4] |
| Sputnikmusic | [5] |
| Ultimate-Guitar | 4.3/5 [6] |
History
The album is made up of the acoustic set at Eindhoven's Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, from the band's Theatre Tour, on 30 November 2008. It also includes a new studio recording, "Utopia", a duet with Chris Jones, which was released as a single on 23 October 2009. Drummer Mike Coolen performed on the acoustic set: he later became the band's full-time drummer, replacing Stephen van Haestregt who moved on to new band My Favorite Scar.
Track listing
- "Towards the End" (Sharon Den Adel, Martijn Spierenburg, Robert Westerholt) – 3:27
- "Stand My Ground" (Den Adel, Daniel Gibson, Han Kooreneef, Westerholt) – 3:53
- "Caged" (Den Adel) – 5:19
- "All I Need" (Den Adel, Westerholt) – 5:20
- "Frozen" (Den Adel, Gibson, Westerholt) – 4:31
- "Somewhere" (feat. Anneke van Giersbergen) (DenAdel, Westerholt) – 4:19
- "The Cross" (Den Adel, Spierenburg, Westerholt) – 4:57
- "Pale" (Den Adel, Westerholt) – 5:08
- "What Have You Done" (feat. Mina Caputo) (Den Adel, Gibson, Westerholt) – 4:33
- "Memories" (Den Adel, Spierenburg, Westerholt) – 4:00
- "Forgiven" (Den Adel, Spierenburg, Westerholt) – 4:42
- "Utopia" (feat. Chris Jones) (Den Adel, Gibson) – 3:49
Bonus tracks
Personnel
Performance
- Peter Brandt – engineer
- Jules Buckley – conductor, orchestral arrangements
- Rayann Elzein – photography
- Daniel Gibson – arranger, composer, producer
- Stefan Glaumann – mixing
- Olivia Jehel – photography
- Juno Jimmink – engineer, editing
- Han Kooreneef – composer
- Patrick Mühren – mixing
- Red Limo String Quartet – violin, cello
- Within Temptation – producer
Within Temptation
- Mike Coolen – percussion, drums
- Sharon den Adel – composer, vocals
- Ruud Jolie – guitar
- Martijn Spierenburg – composer, keyboards, engineer, editing
- Stephen Van Haestregt – drums
- Jeroen van Veen – bass
- Robert Westerholt – guitar, composer
Guest artists
- Mina Caputo – vocals
- Chris Jones – vocals
- Anneke van Giersbergen – vocals
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums Chart[11] | 4 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart[12] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[12] | 31 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[12] | 35 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[12] | 38 |
| Greek Albums Chart[13] | 44 |
| German Albums Chart[11] | 46 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[12] | 47 |
| Spanish Albums Chart[12] | 74 |
| French Albums Chart[12] | 89 |