Awake_(Demo)
Awake (Secondhand Serenade album)
2007 studio album by Secondhand Serenade
Awake is the debut album by American acoustic rock musician, John Vesely, under the pseudonym Secondhand Serenade. The album was originally released as a demo, in 2005. In late 2006, Secondhand Serenade signed to label Glassnote Records and re-released the album on January 31, 2007.
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| Released | January 31, 2007 May 22, 2007 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Acoustic rock, alternative rock, emo[1] | |||
| Length | 47:35 50:09 (Bonus Track) | |||
| Label | Glassnote | |||
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In early 2007, the album was reissued by Glassnote Records with an additional two songs. It was released on February 6 and gave Vesely his first chartings, debuting at #16 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.[4] Added success lead to it peaking at #164 on the Billboard 200, #3 on the Top Heatseekers and #19 on the Top Independent Albums chart.[5]
Secondhand Serenade released only one song as a single from the debut album, "Vulnerable". The song spawned a music video, which was created by Frank Borin who was responsible for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' video for hit single "Dani California".[6] "Vulnerable" peaked at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100, #64 on the Pop 100 and #56 on the Hot Digital Songs charts.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Half Alive" | John Vesely | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Broken" | John Vesely, Ronnie Day | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Vulnerable" | John Vesely | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Your Call (Acoustic Version)" | John Vesely, Ronnie Day | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Maybe (Acoustic Version)" | John Vesely | 3:32 |
| 6. | "It's Not Over" | John Vesely | 3:28 |
| 7. | "I Hate This Song" | John Vesely | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Awake" | John Vesely, Ronnie Day | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Take Me with You" | John Vesely | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Let It Roll" | John Vesely | 3:27 |
| 11. | "The Last Song Ever" | John Vesely | 4:38 |
| 12. | "End" | John Vesely, Ronnie Day | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 47:35 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Stay Close, Don't Go" | John Vesely | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 50:09 | ||
- John Vesely - guitar and vocals
- Ronnie Day - piano on tracks 4, 8 and 12
- Tracked, mixed and mastered at SF Soundworks
- Engineer: Rachel Allgood & Adam Munoz
- Mastered by: Tony Espinoza & Loredana Palomares
- Assistants: Loredanna Palomares, Aaron DeMateo
- "Awake: Secondhand Serenade: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- Ben-Yehuda, Ayala. "Digital Distribution Provides Boost to Heatseeking Artist". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- "Secondhand Serenade Albums Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- Press Release. "Secondhand Serenade's Debut Album Enters At #16 On Billboard". Ultimate Guitar.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- "Secondhand Serenade Singles Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-06-05.