Ocean Avenue Acoustic
| Ocean Avenue Acoustic | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 13, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | December 2012 – May 2013 | |||
| Studio | Robert Berson, Eli's Place, Room 219 | |||
| Genre | Acoustic[1] | |||
| Length | 49:24 | |||
| Label | Hopeless | |||
| Producer | Ryan Key, Erich Talaba | |||
| Yellowcard chronology | ||||
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Ocean Avenue Acoustic is an acoustic reinterpretation by Yellowcard of their fourth studio album, Ocean Avenue (2003). It is the band's last recorded material with founding drummer Longineu Parsons III.
Production
Sessions for Ocean Avenue Acoustic were held at Robert Berson Studios, Eli's Place, and Room 219 at The Inn at Renown Regional Medical Center. It was produced by Ryan Key and Erich Talaba, who also handled recording and mixing. The album was mastered by Paul Leavitt.[2]
Release and reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Rock Sound | 6/10[5] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[1] |
On May 3, 2013, the group responded to rumours in regards to an acoustic version of Ocean Avenue, stating "[W]e had a better plan to tell you, but its true".[6] They also said that further information would follow.[6] On June 3, the band formally announced the release of Ocean Avenue Acoustic, a record that contained acoustic versions of songs that appeared on Ocean Avenue.[7] A trailer for the album was posted online later in the day.[8] On July 23, the title-track was released as a single.[9] Ocean Avenue Acoustic was made available for streaming via YouTube on August 6,[10] before being released on August 13 through Hopeless Records.[7]
Following a series of festival shows, the band embarked on headlining US and Australian tours in September and October. These tours, which were supported by Geoff Rickly of Thursday, featured Ocean Avenue performed in its entirety acoustically, followed by an electric set of songs from their other records. Proceeding this, the group went on Warped Tour in Europe in November.[7] In January and February 2014, the band went on a second leg of the Ocean Avenue Acoustic tour in the US, with support from What's Eating Gilbert.[11]
The album received a Metacritic score of 60 based on 5 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews.[3] The album debuted at #53 on the Billboard 200, with 7,000 copies sold, 4,000 of which were downloads.[12] It also debuted at No. 11 on both the Rock Albums and Independent Albums charts.[13][14]
Track listing
All lyrics by Ryan Key, all music by Yellowcard.[2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Way Away Acoustic" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Breathing Acoustic" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Ocean Avenue Acoustic" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Empty Apartment Acoustic" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Life of a Salesman Acoustic" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Only One Acoustic" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Miles Apart Acoustic" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Twentythree Acoustic" | 4:01 |
| 9. | "View from Heaven Acoustic" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Inside Out Acoustic" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Believe Acoustic" | 4:31 |
| 12. | "One Year, Six Months Acoustic" | 3:29 |
| 13. | "Back Home Acoustic" | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 49:24 | |
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[2]
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Yellowcard
Additional musicians
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Production and design
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Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[15] | 53 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[16] | 7 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 11 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] | 11 |
References
- ^ a b "Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue Acoustic". Sputnik Music. August 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c Ocean Avenue Acoustic (booklet). Yellowcard. Hopeless Records. 2013. HR775-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "Ocean Avenue Acoustic by Yellowcard". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20.
- ^ Gregory Heaney. "review". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-28.
- ^ Ritchie, Andy (September 5, 2013). "Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue Acoustic". RockSound. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Whitt, Cassie (May 3, 2013). "Yellowcard to release 'Ocean Avenue' acoustic album". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ a b c Campbell, Rachel (June 3, 2013). "Yellowcard announce 'Ocean Avenue' acoustic album, tour with Geoff Rickly (Thursday)". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Horansky, TJ (June 3, 2013). "Yellowcard release 'Ocean Avenue Acoustic' album trailer, clip of title track". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Horansky, TJ (July 23, 2013). "Yellowcard release "Ocean Avenue Acoustic" single". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Kraus, Brian (August 6, 2013). "Yellowcard stream 'Ocean Avenue Acoustic'". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Horansky, TJ (November 18, 2013). "Yellowcard announce more 'Ocean Avenue Acoustic' US tour dates with What's Eating Gilbert". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 23, 2013). "Chart Moves: Washed Out, Valerie June Debut on Billboard 200, Wild Feathers Fly In at No. 1 on Heatseekers". Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Rock Albums". Billboard. August 31, 2013. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. August 31, 2013. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Yellowcard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Yellowcard Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Yellowcard Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Yellowcard Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
