Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016

by Jack White

Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 9 September 2016
  • Label: Third Man
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:26:03
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Curated chronologically, this double album strips away the blistering electric distortion of the Detroit rocker's various projects to focus entirely on his acoustic songwriting. The compilation features alternate mixes, b-sides, and stripped-down versions of tracks from The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and his solo discography, alongside a previously unreleased track. It serves as a fascinating, intimate showcase of his foundational roots in American folk and delta blues.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, lo-fi, acoustic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Sugar Never Tasted So Good (2:56)
  2. Apple Blossom - Remixed (2:14)
  3. I'm Bound to Pack It Up - Remixed (3:09)
  4. Hotel Yorba (2:10)
  5. We're Going To Be Friends (2:23)
  6. You've Got Her In Your Pocket (3:41)
  7. It's True That We Love One Another (2:39)
  8. Never Far Away (3:39)
  9. Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) (3:17)
  10. White Moon (4:03)
  11. As Ugly As I Seem (4:11)
  12. City Lights - Previously Unreleased (4:51)
  13. Honey, We Can't Afford to Look This Cheap (3:56)
  14. Effect and Cause (2:59)
  15. Love is the Truth - Acoustic Mix (1:38)
  16. Top Yourself - Bluegrass Version (4:37)
  17. Carolina Drama - Acoustic Mix (5:53)
  18. Love Interruption (2:37)
  19. On And On And On (3:55)
  20. Machine Gun Silhouette - Acoustic Mix (3:01)
  21. Blunderbuss (3:06)
  22. Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy - Alternate Mix (3:03)
  23. I Guess I Should Go To Sleep - Alternate Mix (2:37)
  24. Just One Drink - Acoustic Mix (2:33)
  25. Entitlement (4:08)
  26. Want and Able (2:33)

Credits

  • George Ingram - lacquer cut by
  • Meg White - drums, drum [floor tom], shaker, percussion, backing vocals, percussion, vocals, bongos
  • Paul Henry Ossy - violin
  • Holly Golightly - vocals
  • Nancy Blake - cello
  • Norman Blake - mandolin
  • Dominic Davis - bass [upright]
  • Patrick Keeler - drums

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