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Adam Lambert to release acoustic live album

By Patrick Luce Nov 17, 2010, 10:55 GMT

American Idol’s Adam Lambert has announced plans to release ‘Acoustic Live!,’ a five-song EP, on December 6th. The release will be available at all digital service providers as well as at www.AdamOfficial.com. There will also be a limited number of physical copies made available for sale at the official website.
 
Fans who pre-order the EP on www.AdamOfficial.com will get the acoustic version of "Whataya Want From Me" immediately as an instant thank you. They will also receive a limited edition lithograph poster of the cover art.

‘Acoustic Live!’ includes versions of five of Adam's most popular tracks from ‘For Your Entertainment.’ "Whataya Want From Me" and "Music Again" were recorded while Adam was in Germany and "Aftermath" and "Soaked" are from Lambert's Glam Nation tour. It also includes an acoustic version of "Mad World" - which Adam first performed memorably on American Idol.

Lambert's debut album ‘For Your Entertainment’ (19 Entertainment / RCA Records) has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide since making it's debut at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in November 2009. He is the first American Idol to ever tour the world in support of their debut album in the year following their Idol season.

Lambert's hit single "Whataya Want From Me," written by Pink and Max Martin, became his first #1 hit on the Billboard charts, topping the Hot Singles Sales survey as well as Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.

"Whataya Want From Me" has been a smash hit on many charts, including the Hot 100, Pop Songs, Adult Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Hot Digital Songs and Hot Dance Club Play. It has also become an international hit, going top 10 in Australia, Sweden, South Africa, New Zealand, Denmark, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Argentina and Finland and reaching #1 airplay in Canada, Germany & Singapore.

"If I Had You" also charted Top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Finland, South Africa and Canada.