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””’Awake””’ is the debut album by the American [[Acoustic music|acoustic rock]] musician John Vesely working under the pseudonym [[Secondhand Serenade]]. The album was originally created as a demo in 2005, and was made available for purchase on [[MySpace]] and [[iTunes]]. In late 2006 after selling 15,000 copies of it, Secondhand Serenade signed to the label [[Glassnote Records]] and released the album on February 6, 2007, adding the songs “It’s Not Over” and “Stay Close, Don’t Go”. |
””’Awake””’ is the debut album by the American [[Acoustic music|acoustic rock]] musician John Vesely working under the pseudonym [[Secondhand Serenade]]. The album was originally created as a demo in 2005, and was made available for purchase on [[MySpace]] and [[iTunes]]. In late 2006 after selling 15,000 copies of it, Secondhand Serenade signed to the label [[Glassnote Records]] and released the album on February 6, 2007, adding the songs “It’s Not Over” and “Stay Close, Don’t Go”. |
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In early 2007, the album was issued by [[Glassnote Records]] with an additional two songs. It was released on February 6 and gave Vesely his first chartings, debuting at number 16 on ”Billboard”{{‘}}s [[Heatseekers charts|Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name=billboard>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054507/secondhand-serenade|title=Digital Distribution Provides Boost to Heatseeking Artist|last=Ben-Yehuda|first=Ayala|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref> Added success lead to it peaking at number 164 on the [[Billboard 200|”Billboard” 200]], number 3 on the [[Heatseekers charts|Top Heatseekers]] and number 19 on the [[Independent Albums|Top Independent Albums]] chart.<ref name=chartalbums>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=secondhand serenade|chart=all}}|title=Secondhand Serenade Albums Chart History|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref> |
In early 2007, the album was issued by [[Glassnote Records]] with an additional two songs. It was released on February 6 and gave Vesely his first chartings, debuting at number 16 on ”Billboard”{{‘}}s [[Heatseekers charts|Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name=billboard>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054507/secondhand-serenade|title=Digital Distribution Provides Boost to Heatseeking Artist|last=Ben-Yehuda|first=Ayala|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref> Added success lead to it peaking at number 164 on the [[Billboard 200|”Billboard” 200]], number 3 on the [[Heatseekers charts|Top Heatseekers]] and number 19 on the [[Independent Albums|Top Independent Albums]] chart.<ref name=chartalbums>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=secondhand serenade|chart=all}}|title=Secondhand Serenade Albums Chart History|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref> |
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2007 studio album by Secondhand Serenade
Awake is the debut album by the American acoustic rock musician John Vesely working under the pseudonym Secondhand Serenade. The album was originally created as a demo in 2005, and was made available for purchase on MySpace and iTunes. In late 2006 after selling 15,000 copies of it, Secondhand Serenade signed to the label Glassnote Records and released the album on February 6, 2007, adding the songs “It’s Not Over” and “Stay Close, Don’t Go”.
Glassnote release
In early 2007, the album was issued by Glassnote Records with an additional two songs. It was released on February 6 and gave Vesely his first chartings, debuting at number 16 on Billboard‘s Top Heatseekers chart.[2] Added success lead to it peaking at number 164 on the Billboard 200, number 3 on the Top Heatseekers and number 19 on the Top Independent Albums chart.[3]
Single
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 Red Hot Chili Peppers video for hit single “Dani California“.[4] “Vulnerable” peaked at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100, #64 on the Pop 100 and #56 on the Hot Digital Songs charts.[5]
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Title | Writer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | “Stay Close, Don’t Go” | John Vesely | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 50:09 | ||
Credits
- 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
