Acoustic – Friends & Total Strangers


Acoustic – Friends & Total Strangers is both a live acoustic album and a music DVD by Canadian rock band the Trews. The CD is the fifth commercial album and second live album by the band. The DVD is the first from the band. Both were released October 6, 2009 on Bumstead Records. It was recorded January 30–31, 2009 at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto.

CD track listing

  1. "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" – 4:14
  2. "Den of Thieves" – 3:57
  3. "The Traveling Kind" – 3:14
  4. "When You Leave" – 4:14
  5. "I Can't Stop Laughing" – 3:57
  6. "Locked Doors" – 3:59
  7. "Fleeting Trust" – 3:21
  8. "Gun Control" – 4:03
  9. "Tired of Waiting" – 4:18
  10. "The Love You Save" – 3:59
  11. "Sing Your Heart Out" – 5:24
  12. "Man of Two Minds" – 4:36
  13. "Ishmael and Maggie" – 4:40
  14. "So She's Leaving" – 3:31
  15. "Hold Me in Your Arms" – 3:35

DVD track listing

A DVD was also released by the band, which was recorded concurrently with the CD.
  1. "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me"
  2. "Paranoid Freak"
  3. "Den of Thieves"
  4. "Yearning"
  5. "The Travelling Kind"
  6. "When You Leave"
  7. "I Can't Stop Laughing"
  8. "Locked Doors"
  9. "Hollis & Morris"
  10. "Fleeting Trust"
  11. "Gun Control"
  12. "Montebello Park"
  13. "Tired of Waiting"
  14. "The Love You Save"
  15. "Sing Your Heart Out"
  16. "Man Of Two Minds"
  17. "Ishmael & Maggie"
  18. "So She’s Leaving"
  19. "Hold Me In Your Arms"
  20. "You’re So Sober"
  21. "The Pearl"
  22. "How’s Everything?"
  23. "Served My Time"

Deluxe Edition track listing

On November 27, 2015, a deluxe edition was announced with a re-release of the songs from the original album, but including four new songs that were not included on the original album or the DVD.
  1. "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me"
  2. "Den Of Thieves"
  3. "The Travelling Kind"
  4. "When You Leave"
  5. "I Can't Stop Laughing"
  6. "Locked Doors"
  7. "Fleeting Trust"
  8. "Gun Control"
  9. "Tired Of Waiting"
  10. "The Love You Save"
  11. "Sing Your Heart Out"
  12. "Man Of Two Minds"
  13. "Ishmael & Maggie"
  14. "So She’s Leaving"
  15. "Hold Me In Your Arms"
  16. "Every Inambition"
  17. "Makin' Sunshine"
  18. "No Time For Later"
  19. "Not Ready To Go"

Personnel

The Trews
Additional musician
Technical personnel
  • John-Angus MacDonald – production, mixing
  • Dennis Patrerson – recording, mixing
  • João Carvahlo – mastering
  • Nancy Derosiers – photography