Beautiful Awakening

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Beautiful Awakening
Beautiful Awakening cover
Studio album by Stacie Orrico
Released August 14, 2006 (JPN)
August 24, 2006 (SWI)
August 25, 2006 (GER)
August 26, 2006 (AUS)
August 28, 2006 (UK)/ (España)
August 29, 2006 (MEX)/ (HK)
January 16, 2007(CAN)
Recorded 2005- 2006
Genre R&B/Pop
Label Virgin
Producer(s) Dallas Austin
Dwayne Bastiany
KayGee
The Underdogs
Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney
Novel
She'kspere
Lashaunda "Babygirl" Carr
Trendsettas
Track & Field
Stacie Orrico
Dent
Professional reviews
Stacie Orrico chronology
Live In Japan
(2004)
Beautiful Awakening
(2006/2007)
Alternative Covers
U.S. Cover
U.S. Cover
Japanese cover
Japanese cover

Beautiful Awakening is the third album from American CCM/pop singer Stacie Orrico. The album was released on January 16, 2007 in Canada. It was released on Virgin Records. Originally this album was set for a release late August in the U.S. - however, the debut single wasn't being picked up on the radio so Virgin sent Stacie overseas to promote, while they re-thought their marketing strageties and re-shot the video for her first single. In March 2007, Stacie announced that her and Virgin records had gone their seperate ways and although the album had still not been released in the U.S. she promised it would eventually be released... just on another label.

Stacie's new album is described as " a soulful, R&B-powered effort that tells the story of her journey, which has landed her where she is today: in control of her life and career for the first time". Orrico co-wrote a majority of the album and worked with a variety of top-notch producers, including Dallas Austin, KayGee & Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney, Dwayne Bastiany,Shekspeare and co-writers such as Track & Field, Anthony Dent, and, newcomers Frankie Storm & Novel, the grandson of Solomon Burke. Orrico hints she wrote the songs for instrumental as well as acoustic performance: "I want to perform soul music. That is what rings true to me. And truth, honesty, and vulnerability always rise to the top."

The first single from the album is "I'm Not Missing You" went to radio on June 20th but will be re-released on October 3rd. The video was shot in Los Angeles, California on May 31 and June 1.

Although the second single had been rumored to be "Dream You" and "Is It Me", it appears "So Simple" has been confirmed to be the second single for Europe and Asia. She appears on the "Singapore Idol" results show as a guest star.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Length
1. "So Simple" 3:48
2. "I'm Not Missing You" 4:12
3. "Dream You" 3:27
4. "Easy To Luv You" 4:29
5. "Save Me" 4:06
6. "Take Me Away" 3:17
7. "Babygirl" 3:37
8. "Wait" 3:29
9. "Is It Me" 4:01
10. "Don't Ask Me To Stay" 4:17
11. "I Can't Give It Up" 4:32
12. "Beautiful Awakening" 4:25

Japanese Edition
Released:August 14, 2006

# Title Length
13. "Frustrated" 3:53
14. "Brush 'Em Off" 4:00

iTunes UK/Europe/Australia Exclusive
Released: August 30, 2006

# Title Length
13. "Addictive" 4:03

Wal-Mart Exclusive
Released: January 16, 2007

# Title Length
13. "Tantrum" 4:51

North American Edition
Released: January 16, 2007

# Title Length
13. "Frustrated" 3:53
14. "Tantrum" 4:51
15. "I'm Not Missing You (Full Phatt Underground Remix)" 4:13

Canadian iTunes Edition
Released: January 16, 2007 [1]

# Title Length
13. "Addictive" 4:13

[edit] Personnel

Randy Cooke - drums
Cito Crandle - keyboards
Gerald Heyward - drums
Carlton Lynn - guitar
Graham Marsh - guitar
Tony Reyes - bass, guitar
Michael "Ese" Severson - guitar
Mike Fratantuno - bass
Rick Sheppard - MIDI
Track & Field - Fender Rhodes

[edit] Single's to be released

  • "I'm Not Missing You" (2006)
  • "So Simple" (2007)

[edit] Production

  • Creative director: Stacie Orrico
  • Producer: Dallas Austin & Novel, Bastiany, KayGee & Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney , The Underdogs, She'kspere, Lashaunda "Babygirl" Carr, Trendsettas, Track & Field, Stacie Orrico, Dent
  • Vocal producer: Stacie Orrico, Tiffany Palmer, Carlos Ricketts
  • Engineers: Dwayne Bastiany, Anthony Dent, Rob Herrera, Carlton Lynn, Rick Sheppard, Josh Wilbur
  • Assistant engineers: Yvan Bing, Chris Jenkins, Graham Marsh
  • Sound design: Rick Sheppard
  • Instrumentation: Dwayne Bastiany, Anthony Dent
  • Mixing: Josh Wilbur, Carlton Lynn, Greg Price
  • Programming: Dwayne Bastiany, Anthony Dent
  • Mastering: Herb Powers
  • A&R: Michelle Ryang
  • Stylist: Dawn Boonyachlito

[edit] Charts

Beautiful Awakening has had moderate success outside the U.S.. On Itunes, the album is in the top 100 or better on both the Top 100 and Pop album charts. The album failed to make the Top 50 Albums Chart in Australia.

Year Chart Providers Position Sales Certification
2006 German Album Chart Media Control 51  
2006 Japanese Album Chart Oricon 8 76,904 (100k Shipped) Gold
2006 Swiss Album Chart Media Control Europe 39  
2006 The Official UK Album Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 64 10,000 (est)  
2006 The Official UK R&B Album Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 15  

[edit] Chart runs

Japanese Oricon Top 100 Albums Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
Position
28
8
11
16
24
52
68
86
124
147
149
177
Sales 7,733 21,486  11,883 4,945 3,385 3,022 2,082 1,630 1,002 917 884
Top Swiss Albums Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05
Position
39
59
73
Out
German Top 100 Albums Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Position
51
68
Out
UK Top 75 Albums Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Position
64
120
Out

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