Beautiful Awakening
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| 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) |
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| Recorded | 2005- 2006 | ||||
| Genre | R&B/Pop | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Producer | Dallas Austin Dwayne Bastiany KayGee The Underdogs Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney Novel She'kspere Lashaunda "Babygirl" Carr Trendsettas Track & Field Stacie Orrico Dent |
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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 strategies and re-shot the video for her first single. In March 2007, Stacie announced that her and Virgin records had gone their separate 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.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
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| 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"1 (Feat. Bossman) | 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 |
1 Sampled from Lonnie Liston Smith's "A Garden of Peace" from 1979 album Dreams of Tomorrow.
Japanese Edition
Released:August 14, 2006
| # | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Frustrated" | 3:53 |
| 14. | "Brush 'Em Off" (Feat. Novel) | 4:00 |
iTunes UK/Europe/Australia Exclusive
Released: August 30, 2006
| # | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Addictive" | 4:03 |
Wal-Mart Exclusive
Released: January 16, 2007
| # | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Tantrum" | 4:51 |
North American Edition
Released: January 16, 2007
| # | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
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| 13. | "Addictive" | 4:03 |
[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] Singles
- "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 |
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| 2006 | Austrian Album Chart | Media Control Europe | 61 | ||
| 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 |
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