Ocean Avenue Acoustic

Sessions for Ocean Avenue Acoustic were held at Robert Berson Studios, Eli's Place, and Room 219 at The Inn at Renown Regional Medical Center. It was produced by Ryan Key and Erich Talaba, who also handled recording and mixing. The album was mastered by Paul Leavitt. ==Release and reception==

On May 3, 2013, the group responded to rumours in regards to an acoustic version of Ocean Avenue, stating "[W]e had a better plan to tell you, but its true". They also said that further information would follow. A trailer for the album was posted online later in the day. On July 23, the title-track was released as a single. Ocean Avenue Acoustic was made available for streaming via YouTube on August 6, before being released on August 13 through Hopeless Records. The album received a Metacritic score of 60 based on 5 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews. It also debuted at No. 11 on both the Rock Albums and Independent Albums charts. ==Track listing==

All lyrics by Ryan Key, all music by Yellowcard. ==Personnel==

Personnel per booklet. Yellowcard • Ryan Key – lead vocals, guitar • Sean Mackin – violin, backing vocals, string arrangements • Ryan Mendez – guitar • Longineu W. Parsons III – drums Additional musicians • Neal Avron – string arrangements • C.J. Vanston – piano (track 12) • Rodney Wirtz – viola • Christina Lightner – cello • Tiffany Villarreal – additional vocals (track 9) Production and design • Ryan Key – producer • Erich Talaba – producer, recording, mixing • Paul Leavitt – mastering • Joshua Stern – photography • Brian Manley – artwork, design == Charts==