"Even When I'm Sleeping" is a song by Australian band
Leonardo's Bride
Leonardo's Bride were an Australian pop band that formed in 1992. It consisted of Abby Dobson on lead vocal and acoustic guitar; Dean Manning on electric guitar, piano, wurlitzer and hammond; Jon Howell on drums; and Patrick Wong (aka Patrick ...
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
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing th ...
(ARIA)
Singles Chart
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in July 1997 and was
certified
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Gold
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.
In May 2001 "Even When I'm Sleeping", written by guitarist-keyboardist, Dean Manning, was selected by
Australasian Performing Right Association
APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...
(APRA) as one of the
Top 30 Australian songs of all time.
Background
Leonardo's Bride formed in 1989, when
Abby Dobson
Abby Dobson (born 1969) is an Australian singer and musician. Dobson was the lead vocalist for the pop band Leonardo's Bride.
In 2002, Dobson recorded the song "Don't Ask For More" for ''The Secret Life of Us volume 2'' soundtrack compilation a ...
and Dean Manning performed together at an
open mike
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night at the Crossroads Theatre in
Sydney
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.
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''Leonardosbride.com''. Retrieved 2 March 2009. Dobson and Manning travelled around
Europe
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and
America
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busking
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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
vocal
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s, Manning on
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
,
bouzouki
The bouzouki (, also ; el, μπουζούκι ; alt. pl. ''bouzoukia'', from Greek ), also spelled buzuki or buzuci, is a musical instrument popular in Greece. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body with a flat top and ...
and vocals, Alex Hewetson on
double bass
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and Antero Ceschin on
drums
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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
certified
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Gold
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by the
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing th ...
.
"Even When I'm Sleeping" was nominated for 'Single of the Year' at the
ARIA Music Awards of 1997
The 11th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards) were held on 22 September 1997 at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. The event was hosted by Australian actor–comedian Paul McDerm ...
.
The song also went on to win 'Song of the Year' at the
Australasian Performing Right Association
APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...
(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
Véronic DiCaire
Véronic DiCaire (born in Embrun, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Franco-Ontarian singer and impressionist. in Canada. It was also featured on Australian pop singer
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...
's 2005 covers album – ''
I Remember When I Was Young
''I Remember When I Was Young'' (subtitled Songs from The Great Australian Songbook) is an album by Australian vocalist John Farnham, released on 6 November 2005. It consists of cover versions of songs written or recorded by prominent Australian ...
''.
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
*
Abby Dobson
Abby Dobson (born 1969) is an Australian singer and musician. Dobson was the lead vocalist for the pop band Leonardo's Bride.
In 2002, Dobson recorded the song "Don't Ask For More" for ''The Secret Life of Us volume 2'' soundtrack compilation a ...
–
lead vocal
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...
,
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
* Jon Howell –
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
* Dean Manning –
electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gui ...
,
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
,
wurlitzer
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...
,
hammond
Hammond may refer to:
People
* Hammond Innes (1913–1998), English novelist
* Hammond (surname)
* Justice Hammond (disambiguation)
Places Antarctica
* Hammond Glacier, Antarctica
Australia
*Hammond, South Australia, a small settlement in South ...
* Patrick Wong –
bass guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...
,
backing vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...
,
cello
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Production details
*Producer – Justin Stanley
*Engineer - Keith Cooper
*Mixer - Justin Stanley
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1997 singles
1997 songs
APRA Award winners
Leonardo's Bride songs
Mushroom Records singles