''Wake Up Living'' is the second album by Canadian singer

Kalan Porter Richard Kalan Porter (born November 11, 1985) is a Canadian former singer-songwriter from Medicine Hat, Alberta, and the winner of the reality television series '' Canadian Idol'' in 2004. He started to sing at an early age and is classically t ...

, the 2004 winner of '' Canadian Idol''. The album was produced and mixed by

Brian Malouf Brian Malouf (born September 8, 1955) is an American producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with acts such as Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band, Tokio Hotel, Wolfmother, and All Time Low. Also ...

. It was released August 28, 2007 on Sony BMG.

Background

In contrast to his first album, ''

219 Days ''219 Days'' is the debut album of '' Canadian Idol'' winner Kalan Porter. The album was released on November 23, 2004 through Sony Music Canada. The album title refers to the number of days from his first audition to the release of his debut CD ...

'', he describes this second effort as being more reflective of what he would like to do musically, and he co-wrote most of this album's songs. The lead single, "Down in Heaven", is a tribute to his mother's battle with breast cancer. The second single is "Destination (Where I Belong)", and its video premiered on MuchMusic in November 2007. A music video for the third single, "Hurray", was released in spring 2008.

Track listing

# "Down in Heaven" (Kalan Porter, Chris Farren, Ashley Gorley) # "Destination (Where I Belong)" (Porter,

Luke McMaster Luke McMaster (born March 22, 1976) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, recording artist and producer. McMaster experienced early success as half of the music duo McMaster & James originating from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Named after McMaster a ...

, Rob Wells) # "Hurray" (Porter, Stevie Salas, Greg Johnston) # "Run Run Run" (Sascha Skarbek, Alex Reid) # "Try" (Porter, Dave Thompson, Dave Martin) # "One Last Try" (Hiten Bahradia, Jamie Hartman) # "Beauty" ( David Mead) # "Karma King" (Porter, Peter Zizzo) # "Wrong" (Wells, Matt Marston, Anders Kallmark) # "Walk On Home" (Porter, Mark Makoway, Jeff Pearce) # "Out of My Head" (Porter, Parthenon Huxley,

Stevie Salas Stevie Salas (born November 17, 1964) is a Native American guitarist, author, television host, music director, record producer, film composer, and former advisor of contemporary music at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. ...

)

Singles

*"Down in Heaven" *"Destination (Where I Belong)" *"Hurray"

Personnel

– vocals, violin, strings * Julian Coryell – electric and acoustic guitars * David Levita – electric and acoustic guitars * Dave Palmer –

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, synthesizers * Curt Schneider – bass * Aaron Sterling – drums * George Stanford – rhythm and acoustic guitar overdubs, keyboards, percussion, background vocals * Brian Malouf – loops, percussion, pads * Marshall Altman – background vocals

References

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