''The Awakening'' is the ninth album by
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singer
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead ...
and her ninth studio album. It was released on September 25, 2007. The rock album conveys Etheridge's current autobiographical, religious and political perspectives. Etheridge made the album to convey parts of her story and journey along with her love for
God. In the album's booklet, she included a letter to all who buy it starting with "Dear Friend".
The album debuted at number 13 on the U.S.
''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling nearly 48,000 copies in its first week. As of 2010, the album has tallied 167,000 copies in the United States alone, according to
Nielsen SoundScan
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. This album was #20 on ''
Rolling Stone
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''s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.
[ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007)]
"The Top 50 Albums of 2007"
''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 2007-12-20
Track listing
All songs written by
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead ...
.
#"All There Is" – 1:03
#"California" – 3:47
#"An Unexpected Rain" – 6:56
#"
Message to Myself
"Message to Myself" is a song by Melissa Etheridge and the first single of her album '' The Awakening'' released in 2007.
Song information
The song was written by the singer and is about how she writes songs to remind herself that she is fine ...
" – 3:25
#"God Is in the People" – 1:58
#"Map of the Stars" – 5:31
#"Threesome" – 3:33
#"All We Can Really Do" – 1:18
#"I've Loved You Before" – 4:16
#"A Simple Love" – 1:17
#"Heroes and Friends" – 4:23
#"Kingdom of Heaven" – 4:11
#"Open Your Mind" – 5:13
#"The Awakening: The Universe Listened" – 3:09
#"The Awakening: Imagine That" – 3:00
#"The Awakening: What Happens Tomorrow" – 6:18
Production
*Produced By Melissa Etheridge &
David N. Cole
David Cole is a record producer, who has worked with Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Melissa Etheridge, Richard Marx, Steve Miller Band, Emerson Drive, NSYNC, and many others.
Early career
In 1976, David Cole began working as a Staff Enginee ...
*Engineers: Jorge Costa & Jared Kvitka
Personnel
*Melissa Etheridge – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric rhythm guitar
*Philip Sayce – lead guitar, backing vocals
*Mark Browne – bass guitar
*Mauricio „Fritz“ Lewak – drums
*Rami Jaffe – keyboards, backing vocals
*Bernadette „Bernie“ Barlow – backing vocals
*Lily Wilson – backing vocals
Charts
References
External links
*
2007 albums
Melissa Etheridge albums
Island Records albums
Albums produced by David N. Cole
Concept albums
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