An Acoustic Night at the Theatre

An Acoustic Night at the Theatre
Live album by Within Temptation
Released	October 30, 2009 – November 2, 2009 (Europe) December 15, 2009 (USA)
Recorded	November 2008
Genre	Symphonic rock, acoustic rock[1]
Label	Sony
Within Temptation chronology
Black Symphony (2008) An Acoustic Night at the Theatre (2009) The Unforgiving (2011)
Singles from An Acoustic Night at the Theatre
"Utopia" Released: October 23, 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
BBC UK	positive[3]
Rock Sound	[4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]
Ultimate-Guitar	[6]

An Acoustic Night at the Theatre is the second live album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation that has been released in October–November 2009.

History

The album is made up of the acoustic set at Eindhoven's Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, from the band's Theatre Tour in November 2008. It also includes a new studio recording, "Utopia", a duet with Chris Jones, which was released as a single on October 23, 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

1. "Towards the End" (Sharon Den Adel, Martijn Spierenburg, Robert Westerholt) – 3:27
2. "Stand My Ground" (Den Adel, Daniel Gibson, Han Kooreneef, Westerholt) – 3:53
3. "Caged" (Den Adel) – 5:19
4. "All I Need" (Den Adel, Westerholt) – 5:20
5. "Frozen" (Den Adel, Gibson, Westerholt) – 4:31
6. "Somewhere" (Feat. Anneke van Giersbergen) (DenAdel, Westerholt) – 4:19
7. "The Cross" (Den Adel, Spierenburg, Westerholt) – 4:57
8. "Pale" (Den Adel, Westerholt) – 5:08
9. "What Have You Done" (featuring Keith Caputo) (Den Adel, Gibson, Westerholt) – 4:33
10. "Memories" (Den Adel, Spierenburg, Westerholt) – 4:00
11. "Forgiven" (Den Adel, Spierenburg, Westerholt) – 4:42
12. "Utopia" (featuring Chris Jones) (Den Adel, Gibson) – 3:49

Bonus tracks

13. "Utopia" (Demo version) – 4:31 (Amazon MP3 Germany)^[7]
13. "Hand of Sorrow" (Live in Eindhoven 2007) - 5:43 (iTunes)^[8]
13. "Restless" (acoustic version) - 5:58 (Play.com MP3 UK)^[9] (Roadrunner Records Japan CD)^[10]

Personnel

• Peter Brandt – engineer
• Jules Buckley – conductor, orchestral arrangements
• Keith Caputo – vocals
• Mike Coolen – percussion, drums
• Sharon den Adel – composer, vocals
• Rayann Elzein – photography
• Daniel Gibson – arranger, composer, producer
• Stefan Glaumann – mixing
• Olivia Jehel – photography
• Juno Jimmink – engineer, editing
• Ruud Jolie – guitar
• Chris Jones – vocals
• Han Kooreneef – composer
• Patrick Mühren – mixing
• Red Limo String Quartet – violin, cello
• Martijn Spierenburg – composer, keyboards, engineer, editing
• Anneke van Giersbergen – vocals
• Stephen Van Haestregt – drums
• Jeroen van Veen – bass
• Robert Westerholt – guitar, composer
• Within Temptation – producer

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
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

References

1. "An Acoustic Night at the Theatre by Within Temptation : Reviews and Ratings". Rate Your Music. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
2. "Within Temptation An Acoustic Night At The Theatre Review - Review of An Acoustic Night At The Theatre by Within Temptation". Heavymetal.about.com. December 15, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/45vh
4. Giles Moorhouse. "Within Temptation - An Acoustic Night At The Theatre | Reviews | Rock Sound". Rocksound.tv. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
5. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/33121/Within-Temptation-An-Acoustic-Night-At-The-Theatre/
6. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/within_temptation/an_acoustic_night_at_the_theatre/index.html
7. "An Acoustic Night At The Theatre: Within Temptation: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
8. "iTunes - Musik – "An Acoustic Night At the Theatre" von Within Temptation". Itunes.apple.com. October 30, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
9. "Buy Within Temptation - An Acoustic Night At The Theatre online at Play.com and read reviews. Free delivery to UK and Europe!". Play.com. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
10. "Within Temptation – An Acoustic Night At The Theatre". Discogs®. Retrieved Jan 25, 2015.
11. "Within Temptation - An Acoustic Night At The Theatre - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
12. Steffen Hung. "Within Temptation - An Acoustic Night At The Theatre". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
13. http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Within+Temptation&titel=An+Acoustic+Night+At+The+Theatre&cat=a