''Good Acoustics'' is the fourth studio album by the

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band

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. It was released in 1996 on

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. The album featured acoustic versions of several of the band's biggest hits. However, it also featured four new songs (one being an

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cover song which was the band's remake of the Eagles' cover of Steve Young's Seven Bridges Road). The album was a commercial flop in the United States compared to the first three albums, making it the first Firehouse album not to enter the

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charts. However, it did chart in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, where the album was certified gold thanks to hit songs "You Are My Religion", "Love Don't Care" and "In Your Perfect World". A music video for "Love of a Lifetime" was shot entirely in Chao Praya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It spawned a tour in Asia and the United States (playing at the smaller venues) to support the album. It was the band's final album with the major label.

Track listing

All songs written by

Bill Leverty William G. Leverty II (born January 30, 1962) is an American guitarist. He is a founding member of the hard rock band FireHouse and has been responsible for writing many of the band's hit songs. Throughout the 2000s, Leverty has also pursued a s ...

and C.J. Snare, except where noted. # "You Are My Religion" - 4:03 # "Love Don't Care" - 4:42 # "In Your Perfect World" - 4:08 # "No One at All" - 3:34 # " Love of a Lifetime" - 4:42 # " All She Wrote" - 3:46 # "

When I Look into Your Eyes "When I Look into Your Eyes" is the sixth single released by American rock band FireHouse. The song, a power ballad, became the band's second hit ballad, reaching No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the week ending October 17, 1992. The song p ...

" - 4:04 # "

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" (Ellis, Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 4:18 # "Here for You" - 3:53 # " I Live My Life for You" - 4:22 # " Love of a Lifetime" (Country Rock Version) - 4:09 # "

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" (Steve Young) - 2:39

Charts

Certification

Personnel

* C.J. Snare -

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, keyboards *

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s * Michael Foster -

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Perry Richardson Perry Richardson (born July 7, 1958) is an American bass guitarist who played in the hard rock band FireHouse until 2000 and is currently the bassist of Stryper. Biography Richardson graduated Conway High School in Conway, South Carolina ...

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References

FireHouse (band) albums 1996 compilation albums Epic Records compilation albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub