An Acoustic Night at the Theatre

2009 live album by Within Temptation

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)

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Singles from  An Acoustic Night at the Theatre

1. "Utopia"
Released: 23 October 2009

Professional ratingsReview 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

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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

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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

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

## Personnel

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### Performance

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* 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

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* 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

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* Mina Caputo – vocals
* Chris Jones – vocals
* Anneke van Giersbergen – vocals

## Charts

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Chart (2009)  | Peak
position

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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

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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. ^ a b "Within Temptation – An Acoustic Night At The Theatre – Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
12. ^ a b c d e f g 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.

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* t
* e

Within Temptation

* Sharon den Adel
* Robert Westerholt
* Jeroen van Veen
* Ruud Jolie
* Mike Coolen
* Stefan Helleblad

* Ivar de Graaf
* Martijn Westerholt
* Dennis Leeflang
* Stephen van Haestregt
* Martijn Spierenburg

Studio albums|

* Enter
* Mother Earth
* The Silent Force
* The Heart of Everything
* The Unforgiving
* Hydra
* Resist
* Bleed Out

Live albums|

* Mother Earth Tour
* The Silent Force Tour
* Black Symphony
* An Acoustic Night at the Theatre
* Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert
* Worlds Collide Tour - Live in Amsterdam

Cover albums|

* The Q-Music Sessions

EPs|

* The Dance
* The Howling
* Paradise (What About Us?)
* And We Run

Singles|

* "Restless"
* "Our Farewell"
* "Ice Queen"
* "Mother Earth"
* "Running Up that Hill"
* "Stand My Ground"
* "Memories"
* "Angels"
* "What Have You Done"
* "The Howling"
* "Frozen"
* "All I Need"
* "Forgiven"
* "Utopia"
* "Faster"
* "Sinéad"
* "Shot in the Dark"
* "Paradise (What About Us?)"
* "Dangerous"
* "Whole World Is Watching"
* "And We Run"
* "The Reckoning"
* "Firelight"
* "In Vain"
* "Entertain You"
* "Shed My Skin"
* "Don't Pray for Me"
* "Ritual"

Other songs|

* "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
* "Hand of Sorrow"
* "Fire and Ice"

Cover songs|

* "Crazy"
* "Grenade"
* "Titanium"

Short films|

* "Mother Maiden"
* "Triplets"

Tours|

* The Silent Force Tour
* The Heart of Everything World Tour
* The Unforgiving Tour
* Sanctuary
* Hydra World Tour
* The Resist Tour
* Worlds Collide
* Bleed Out Tour

Related bands|

* My Indigo
* Delain
* Kingfisher Sky

Related pages|

* Discography
* Videography
* Awards and nominations

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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