My Worlds Acoustic

On October 18, 2010, Bieber announced on his Twitter plans for an acoustic album in time for the holiday season, and that it would feature unplugged versions of his songs, as well as a new song. Days later, on October 24, 2010, he revealed that the album was set for release on November 26, 2010. In an interview with MTV News, Bieber said that the album was for the "haters" who say he cannot sing and saying his voice was auto-tuned, and that "stripping it down and having it kind of really mellow and being able to hear my voice" was his purpose. The singer said he wanted to do the acoustic set because the Electronic Music production sometimes "drowns out your voice" and "takes away from the singer, over the synths and everything." In the same interview he confirmed that "Baby" and other My World 2.0 songs were re-recorded, as well as a new song. According to Bieber, the song is a gift to his fans. Vocally, Bieber's vocals are sung in a lower key compared to previous singles. Bieber plays guitar on the album, along with his guitarist and musical director Dan Kanter. Bieber performed "Pray" for the first time at the 2010 American Music Awards. After originally being sold only at Walmart and Sam's Club first, the album was released on iTunes on February 11, 2011, accompanying the release of Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, and preceding the release of Never Say Never – The Remixes. ==Critical reception==

Lucy Jones of The Daily Telegraph said that "with catchy choruses, soulful key changes and cute hooks laid bare, these are undeniably brilliant pop songs." Andy Kellman of Allmusic gave the album 2 and a half out of 5 stars saying that the album was "an enticement." Dan Savoie of Rockstar Weekly gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying that it is "the perfect showcase for a talented young artist who's on his way to the Grammy Awards this year." Although she commented that the "acoustic" labeling was a bit misleading, Monica Hererra of Billboard said that the album "succeeds", calling songs like the live version of "Favorite Girl" the album's saving grace and "truly acoustic." On the former, Herrera said, "It's the one moment where you can hear all of the young artist's strengths falling in line-raw talent, maturing vocals and, of course, an all-too-valuable connection with his fans." ==Commercial performance==

In Canada, My Worlds Acoustic it debuted at number five on the Canadian Albums Chart, then rose to number four the following week. The album was subsequently certified Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association the same month it was released, shifting over 80,000 units. The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with 115,000 copies sold in the first week released. My Worlds Acoustic became Bieber's second top ten album in a little over a year, following the extended play My World and debut studio album, My World 2.0. ==Track listing==

Notes • All tracks are noted as "acoustic version". • signifies a songwriter that is only listed on physical editions of the album. ==Personnel==

Adapted from My Worlds Acoustic liner notes. • Scooter Braun – executive producer • Usher Raymond IV – executive producer • L.A. Reid – executive producer • Christopher Hicks – producer (all tracks) • Kuk Harrell – vocal producer (all tracks); producer (tracks 1–9) • Dan Kanter – producer (tracks 1–9) • Rob Wells – producer (tracks 1–9) • The Messengers – producer (track 10) • Glenn Schick – mastering ==Charts==

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