Cobblestone Street

Following a successful acoustic tour of Europe in 2012, Tramp recorded the new acoustic folk style rock album at Medley Studio, Copenhagen-Denmark in the summer of 2012, with his good friend engineer/Co-producer and multi-instrumentalist Soren Andersen. Originally, the plan was to release it as double album, but Tramp later changed his mind.{{cite web|url=http://allabouttherock.co.uk/interview-with-mike-tramp///|title=All About the Rock Interview|date=9 June 2013 }}

The album charted at Denmark's official top 40 hitlist albums' at number 21{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/search.asp?cat=a&search=mike+tramp|title= Mike Tramp "Cobblestone Street" chart|date=|accessdate= 2013-10-07}} and features the first single "New Day" which was released on February 18, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/201839|title= Mike Tramp "Cobblestone Street" details|date=2013-04-06|accessdate= 2013-10-07}}

The track "Revolution" was released as the second single{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Mike-Tramp-Revolution/release/4542826|title= Mike Tramp "Revolution"|website= Discogs|date=|accessdate= 2013-10-09}} and the album's title track features an acoustic music video.

The album also features three acoustic bonus tracks including the White Lion classic "When the Children Cry", {{"'}}92" which is from Tramp's former band Freak of Nature and the solo title track from 2003's More to Life Than This.

Tramp will commence a world tour in support of the album starting in Europe and will be supporting Beth Hart during several concerts in France.

Cobblestone Street generally received positive reviews. The album was praised by Sea of Tranquility reviewer Murat Batmaz. Noted Batmaz: "Tramp is no longer in his late-20s; he has matured and grown as an artist. On Cobblestone Street, he writes about his hometown, his childhood, and his dreams. The music is driven by his vocals, with the strummed acoustic guitars supporting, rather than creating, the melodies."{{cite web|url=http://seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=16363//|title=Sea of Tranquility – Cobblestone Street review}} Batmaz also emphasized his liking for the more "personal" songs such as "Ain't the Life I Asked for," which he defined as "documenting Tramp's life" and praised Tramp for "chanel[ling] his heart and soul into the mix."{{cite web|url=http://seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=16363//|title=Sea of Tranquility – Cobblestone Street review}} Hard Rock Haven reviewer Derric Miller praised the album's stripped-down format and Tramp's "unique vocals" drawing comparisons to Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.{{cite web|url=http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2013/04/mike-tramp-cobblestone-street-cd-review///|title=Hard Rock Haven – Cobblestone Street review|date=22 April 2013 }} Metal Excess described the album as "mellow and sentimental" and urged its readers to "seek [the album] out."{{cite web|url=http://metalexcess.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/mike-tramp-cobblestone-street-review///|title=Metal Excess review|date=20 July 2013 }} Eurovisionary awarded the album five stars and recommended the album to both adults and teenagers alike, saying: "this album is not only for the grown ups, even though they can relate to many of the problematic topics addressed on the album. If you want to hear a real rock ‘n' roll voice this is it."{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovisionary.com/eurovision-review/mike-tramp-cobblestone-street///|title=Eurovisionary – Cobblestone Street review|date=14 April 2013 }}

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| title1 = Cobblestone Street

| length1 = 4:25

| title2 = Caught in the Storm

| length2 = 4:19

| title3 = New Day

| length3 = 3:32

| title4 = Ain't the Life I Asked For

| length4 = 4:40

| title5 = Revolution

| length5 = 3:54

| title6 = We'll Be Alright

| length6 = 3:59

| title7 = Angel Or Devil

| length7 = 4:49

| title8 = Find It in Your Heart

| length8 = 3:39

| title9 = What Are You Gonna Do

| length9 = 5:10

| title10 = Once

| length10 = 4:03

| title11 = When the Children Cry (2013 Acoustic Version)

| note11 = US bonus track

| length11 = 4:52

| title12 = {{-'}}92 (2013 Acoustic Version)

| note12 = European digipak bonus track

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| title13 = More to Life Than This (2013 Acoustic Version)

| note13 = European digipak bonus track

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• Mike Tramp – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Søren Andersen – guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums

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