An Insomniac's Guide to a Lonely Heart

Infobox Album
Name = Insomniac's Guide to a Lonely Heart
Type = studio
Artist = Ben Bledsoe


Released = flagicon|United States July 19th 2005
Recorded = 2004-2005
Genre = Pop, Rock
Length =
Label = 44th Floor Records
Producer =
Reviews =
This album = "Insomniac's Guide to a Lonely Heart"
(2005)
Next album = "TBA"

"Insomniac's Guide to a Lonely Heart" is the debut album by American pop artist Ben Bledsoe, released on July 19th, 2005 on indie label 44th Floor Records.

Prior to being a solo artist Ben had been part of the boyband Natural. With the group he had released 2 albums and had several top 20 singles in Germany. Once the group disbanded Ben began record 'Insomniac's Guide to a Lonely Heart'. He the first of the former members to release a solo album.

Ben wrote or co wrote on all 12 tracks. He also recorded many of the instruments himself. The album was a mix of pop, rock, and funk. Many of the songs were piano and guitar driven.

Being an indie release there was no need for a single. However 'Boyfriend' became a leading track and was planned for an official release though it never did. The album is available at most online retailers and performed well where sold. It was in the top 5% of Amazon.com's US CD sales, as well as being its #1 export to Germany. It was also simultaneously #1 and #2 on Awarestore.com beating out Aware's own artists such as 'John Mayer', 'Five for Fighting', and Wheatus. [ [http://press.benbledsoe.com/bio.htm Ben Press Page] Retrieved 2007-08-05]

An official German release was planned but never initiated. "Boyfriend" would have been the leading single.

Track listing

#"Gotta Get away"
#"Lonely Heart"
#"My way"
#"Without you"
#"What you deserve"
#"Down"
#"Real Love"
#"Drownin"
#"Boyfriend"
#"Nobody's Stoppin Me"
#"Just the thought of you"
#"I can't stop you now"

In addition, a Christmas song was released entitled "Memories melt the snow".

Charts

*Amazon.com German Export Chart: #1
*Awarestore.com: #1

References