Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 1 is an Irish charity album featuring a variety of artists performing acoustic cover versions of popular songs. It was released in November 2003, by RMG Chart Entertainment Ltd. The songs on the album were recorded live and acoustic on The Ray D'Arcy Show on Today FM.
The album was made in aid of the National Children's Hospital in Tallaght. The album's name is a reference to U2's song, "Even Better Than the Real Thing".
Track listing Track no. Title Cover Artist Original Artist 1 "Can't Get You Out of My Head" Jack L Kylie Minogue 2 "Get the Party Started" Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan Pink 3 "Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex" Picturehouse Rachel Stevens 4 "Underneath Your Clothes" Kieran Goss Shakira 5 "Crazy in Love" Mickey Harte Beyoncé 6 "Ain't Nobody" The Walls Chaka Khan 7 "How You Remind Me" Maria Doyle Kennedy Nickelback 8 "Sound of the Underground" The 4 of Us Girls Aloud 9 "Breathe" Roesy Blu Cantrell 10 "Wherever, Whenever" Mundy Shakira 11 "Cry Me a River" Glen Hansard Justin Timberlake 12 "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" Damien Dempsey The Darkness 13 "Escape"* Kevin Doyle (AKA Elvis) Enrique Iglesias *Also features a hidden track of Picturehouse covering "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna.
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