An Acoustic Night at the Theatre

An Acoustic Night at the Theatre
Live album by Within Temptation
Released	30 October 2009 – 2 November 2009 (Europe) 15 December 2009 (US)
Recorded	30 November 2008
Venue	Muziekcentrum Frits Philips (Eindhoven)
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: 23 October 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
BBC UK	positive[3]
Rock Sound	[4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]
Ultimate-Guitar	4.3/5 [6]

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.

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

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" (feat. Mina 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" (feat. 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

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
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 22 October 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. 15 December 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
3. Lawrence, Alistair. "BBC – Music – Review of Within Temptation – An Acoustic Night at the Theatre".
4. Giles Moorhouse. "Within Temptation – An Acoustic Night At The Theatre | Reviews | Rock Sound". Rocksound.tv. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
5. "Review: Within Temptation – An Acoustic Night at the Theatre – Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
6. "Within Temptation: An Acoustic Night At The Theatre – Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com".
7. "An Acoustic Night At The Theatre: Within Temptation: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
8. "iTunes – Musik – "An Acoustic Night At the Theatre" von Within Temptation". iTunes. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 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. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
10. "Within Temptation – An Acoustic Night At The Theatre". Discogs®. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
11. "Within Temptation – An Acoustic Night At The Theatre – Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
12. Steffen Hung. "Within Temptation – An Acoustic Night At The Theatre". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
13. "Greekcharts.com - within Temptation - an Acoustic Night at the Theatre". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.