| Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 2 | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Cover: | Ebttrtvol2.jpg |
| Recorded: | Dublin, Ireland, 2004 |
| Genre: | Acoustic, pop, cover songs |
| Length: | 61:00 |
| Label: | RMG Chart Entertainment Ltd. |
| Chronology: | Even Better Than the Real Thing series |
| Prev Title: | Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 1 |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3 |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 2 is an Irish charity album featuring a variety of artists performing acoustic cover versions of popular songs. It was released in 2004 by RMG Chart Entertainment Ltd. Just like volume 1, most of 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 & Barretstown.
| Track no. | Title | Artist | Made famous by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Toxic" | Juliet Turner | Britney Spears | |
| 2 | "Like I Love You" / "Slow" | Bell X1 | Justin Timberlake / Kylie Minogue | |
| 3 | "Seven Nation Army" | Vyvienne Long | The White Stripes | |
| 4 | "Everytime" | Glen Hansard & Colm MacConlomaire | Britney Spears | |
| 5 | "These Words" | The Walls | Natasha Bedingfield | |
| 6 | "Grandma's Hand" / "No Diggity" | Paddy Casey feat. Dublin Gospel Choir | Blackstreet | |
| 7 | "Dry Your Eyes" | Brian Kennedy | The Streets | |
| 8 | "Naughty Girl" | Roesy | Beyoncé Knowles | |
| 9 | "Saints & Sinners" | Dublin Gospel Choir feat. Paddy Casey | Paddy Casey | |
| 10 | "I Don't Want You Back" | Mickey Joe Harte | Eamon | |
| 11 | "Hole in the Head" | Ann & David Blake | Sugababes | |
| 12 | "Sway" | Bic Runga | Bic Runga | |
| 13 | "See It In a Boy's Eyes" | Declan O'Rourke & Josh Johnson | Jamelia | |
| 14 | "Hey Ya!" | The Bogmen | Outkast |