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Finally Awake

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Finally Awake
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 2007
Studio747 Studios (Memphis, Tennessee)
GenreChristian rock, Christian hard rock
Length42:20
LabelTooth & Nail
ProducerPaul Ebersold
Seventh Day Slumber chronology
Once Upon a Shattered Life
(2005)
Finally Awake
(2007)
Rescátame
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Jesus Freak Hideout[1]

Finally Awake is the fifth studio album released by Christian rock band Seventh Day Slumber. It was released on March 20, 2007 under Tooth & Nail Records. Finally Awake reached its peak on the Top Christian Albums chart at No. 16 in 2007.[2]

Meaning

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When Joseph Rojas was asked about the meaning behind Finally Awake, he responded: "The message of this album is clear. We want to empower kids to stop looking to the media, to what the world tells them they have to be, to find identity. You don’t have to be what everyone else tells you to. Be what you were created to be."[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Joseph Rojas and Chuck Shea, except where noted.

  1. "Awake" (Rojas, Jeremy Holderfield) - 3:42
  2. "Last Regret" (Rojas, Holderfield) - 3:08
  3. "Missing Pages" - 3:53
  4. "My Only Hope" - 3:45
  5. "Always" (Rojas) - 4:40
  6. "Breaking Away" - 3:35
  7. "Burning Bridges" - 3:54
  8. "Undone" - 3:26
  9. "On My Way Home" (Rojas, Joshua Schwartz) - 3:43
  10. "Broken Buildings" - 4:21
  11. "Every Saturday" - 4:20

Personnel

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Seventh Day Slumber

  • Joseph Rojas – lead vocals, rhythm guitars
  • Jeremy Holderfield – acoustic piano, guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Joshua Schwartz – bass guitar
  • Ray Fryoux – drums

Additional musicians

  • Paul Ebersold – acoustic piano
  • Chuck Shea – guitars, mandolin

Production

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  • Brandon Ebel – executive producer
  • Paul Ebersold – producer, engineer
  • Scott Hardin – engineer
  • Skidd Mills – mixing
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering at Euphonic Masters (Memphis, Tennessee)
  • Jeff Carver – A&R
  • Josh Jeter – A&R
  • Invisible Creatures – art direction, design
  • Allen Clark – band photography
  • Jared Knudson – album photography
  • Carol Peters – management

References

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  1. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  2. ^ "Billboard chart success". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  3. ^ MySpace.com - Seventh Day Slumber - SPRING HILL, TENNESSEE - Rock / Christian