Ocean Avenue Acoustic

Ocean Avenue Acoustic
Studio album by Yellowcard
Released	August 13, 2013
Recorded	December 2012 - May 2013 at Robert Berson Studios
Genre	Acoustic, alternative rock
Length	49:24
Label	Hopeless
Producer	Ryan Key and Erich Talaba
Yellowcard chronology
Southern Air (2012) Ocean Avenue Acoustic (2013) Lift a Sail (2014)

On August 13, 2013, Yellowcard released an acoustic version of Ocean Avenue in honor of the original album's tenth anniversary. The band mentioned that they had spent months "re-imagining" the original 13 tracks. Yellowcard also announced an Ocean Avenue Acoustic tour in the U.S., Europe, and Australia with special guest Geoff Rickly of Thursday.^[1] In early 2014, the band again took the Ocean Avenue Acoustic tour out for a second leg around the United States, this time with special guests What's Eating Gilbert.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Rock Sound	[5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]

The album received a Metacritic score of 60 based on 5 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews.^[3]

The album debuted at No. 53 on Billboard 200, with 7,000 copies sold, 4,000 of which are downloads.^[7] It also debuted at No. 11 on both the Rock Albums and Independent Albums charts.^[8][9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Way Away Acoustic"	3:26
2.	"Breathing Acoustic"	3:44
3.	"Ocean Avenue Acoustic"	3:39
4.	"Empty Apartment Acoustic"	3:37
5.	"Life of a Salesman Acoustic"	3:30
6.	"Only One Acoustic"	4:18
7.	"Miles Apart Acoustic"	3:41
8.	"Twentythree Acoustic"	4:01
9.	"View from Heaven Acoustic"	3:33
10.	"Inside Out Acoustic"	3:41
11.	"Believe Acoustic"	4:31
12.	"One Year, Six Months Acoustic"	3:29
13.	"Back Home Acoustic"	4:14
Total length:		49:24

• Piano on 'One Year, Six Months' arranged and performed by C.J. Vanston.
• Viola performed by Rodney Wirtz.
• Cello performed by Christina Lightner.
• Additional vocals on 'View From Heaven' by Tiffany Villarreal.

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[10]	53
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[11]	7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12]	11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]	11

References

1. "News & Updates". Yellowcardrock.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013.
2. "Yellowcard announce more 'Ocean Avenue Acoustic' US tour dates with What's Eating Gilbert". Alternative Press. November 18, 2013.
3. "Ocean Avenue Acoustic by Yellowcard". Metacritic.
4. Gregory Heaney. "review". Allmusic.com.
5. Ritchie, Andy (September 5, 2013). "Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue Acoustic". RockSound.
6. "Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue Acoustic". Sputnik Music. August 12, 2013.
7. Caulfield, Keith (August 23, 2013). "Chart Moves: Washed Out, Valerie June Debut on Billboard 200, Wild Feathers Fly In at No. 1 on Heatseekers". Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media.
8. "Rock Albums". Billboard. August 31, 2013.
9. "Independent Albums". Billboard. August 31, 2013.
10. "Yellowcard – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Yellowcard.
11. "Yellowcard – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Yellowcard.
12. "Yellowcard – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Yellowcard.
13. "Yellowcard – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Yellowcard.