''I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming'' is the third studio album by American

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singer-songwriter

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. It was released on June 9, 2010 through

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, and

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. The album debuted at #3 on the ''

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'' Top Heatseekers chart. The first single from the album, "

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", was released on March 29, 2010, and has sold over 1,000,000 downloads in the United States. The deluxe edition includes a re-recorded version of the song "Giants" from his self-released first album ''

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''.

Singles

On March 29, 2010, Witzigreuter released his first single "Love Like Woe". The song peaked at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseeker Songs and number 30 on the

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. This led to the song being certified platinum by

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and winning the BDS Certified Spin Award based on the 50,000 spins it received. The second single "More Than Alive", was released on May 25, 2010. The music video for both singles were directed by Isaac Ravishankara. "Stays Four The Same" was released as a promotional single in 2009.

Composition

Witzigreuter began writing the album in 2009 and features various sounds such as pop, techno and rock. Behind composing the album, he stated, "Some of the songs were recorded over a year ago, and then some of the songs were only recorded a few months ago." Witzigreuter also played every instrument on the record.

Reception

The album was given a 3.5 star rating from William Ruhlmann of

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. He stated, "The Ready Set features bouncy beats and hooks aplenty on every tune, and the vocals are arranged just like those of a boy band." He also remarked, "Witzigreuter still doesn't have his craft quite down, but he's certainly on his way."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 3 on the ''Billboard''

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chart and reached number 172 on the ''Billboard'' Current Album Sales chart. The album stayed 23 weeks on the Top Heatseekers chart. To support the album, the Ready Set announced his first headlining tour presented by Glamour Kills, that began in February 2011.

Track listing

The album is mixed by Jon Kaplan and mastered by Dave McNair.

Personnel

Credits for ''I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming'' adapted from

. * Jordan Witzigreuter - bass, drums * Craig Aaronson - A&R * Jon Brown - engineering, producer * Amy Dresser - cover illustration * Scott Frost - A&R * Lucia Holm - photography * Jon Kaplan - mixing * Emy Macek - producer * Frank Maddocks - art direction, design * Matthew Malpass - vocal engineer * Dave McNair - mastering * Kenneth Mount - engineering, producer * Zack Odom - engineering, producer * Donny Phillips - logo design *

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- mixing, producer * Dave Siegel - producer *

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- A&R

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming 2010 albums Decaydance Records albums Albums produced by J. R. Rotem The Ready Set albums Sire Records albums