"Even When I'm Sleeping" is a song by Australian band Leonardo's Bride that was the second single from their first studio album, ''Angel Blood''. Released on 13 April 1997, "Even When I'm Sleeping" peaked at No. 4 on the

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(ARIA)

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in July 1997 and was

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. In May 2001 "Even When I'm Sleeping", written by guitarist-keyboardist, Dean Manning, was selected by

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(APRA) as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.

Background

Leonardo's Bride formed in 1989, when

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and Dean Manning performed together at an

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night at the Crossroads Theatre in

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."Leonardo's Bride biography"
''Leonardosbride.com''. Retrieved 2 March 2009. Dobson and Manning travelled around

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and

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and playing in clubs and bars. In 1992, the band had its first performance in Sydney with a new line-up, consisting of Dobson on

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s, Manning on

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and vocals, Alex Hewetson on

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and Antero Ceschin on

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. They released their first EP in 1993 entitled ''Leonardo's Bride''. In 1994, Patrick Hyndes and Jon Howell joined; they released a second EP in 1995 titled ''Temperamental Friend''. In 1996, Leonardo's Bride recorded their debut album, ''Angel Blood'', and released the album's first single "So Brand New" in October 1996. The second single, "Even When I'm Sleeping", saw commercial success for the band, which peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Singles Chart and No. 34 on the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) Singles Charts. The single was

by the

. "Even When I'm Sleeping" was nominated for 'Single of the Year' at the

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. The song also went on to win 'Song of the Year' at the

(APRA) Music Awards of 1998 for Manning's song writing. It has subsequently been covered by a dozen artists internationally including a French version that was a hit for

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in Canada. It was also featured on Australian pop singer

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's 2005 covers album – ''

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''.

Track listing

Australian CD single # "Even When I'm Sleeping" (Dean Manning) – 3:55 # "Break" (Patrick Wong) – 3:21 # "Stay" (Three Cheese Mix) – 3:27

Personnel

Leonardo's Bride members *

–

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* Jon Howell –

* Dean Manning –

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* Patrick Wong –

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Production details *Producer – Justin Stanley *Engineer – Keith Cooper *Mixer – Justin Stanley

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1997 singles 1997 songs APRA Award winners Leonardo's Bride songs Mushroom Records singles