The Awakening (Melissa Etheridge album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Awakening
Type = Album
Artist = Melissa Etheridge


Released = September 25, 2007
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 59:17
Label = Island
Producer = Melissa Etheridge, David Cole
Reviews =
Last album = "" (2005)
This album = "The Awakening"
(2007)
Next album =

"The Awakening" is a 2007 album by rock n' roll singer Melissa Etheridge and her ninth studio album. It was released on September 25, 2007. The rock album conveys Etheridge's current autobiographical, religious and political perspectives. Etheridge made the album to convey parts of her story and journey along with her love for God. In the album's booklet, she included a letter to all who buy it starting with "Dear Friend".

The album debuted at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling nearly 48,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003650421 "Rascal Flatts Races To No. 1 In Debut-Heavy Week"] , Billboard.com, October 3, 2007.] This album was #20 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007. [ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/20 "The Top 50 Albums of 2007"] "Rolling Stone". Retrieved 2007-12-20]

Track Listing

All songs written by Melissa Etheridge.
#"All There Is" – 1:03
#"California" – 3:47
#"An Unexpected Rain" – 6:56
#"Message to Myself" – 3:25
#"God Is in the People" – 1:58
#"Map of the Stars" – 5:31
#"Threesome" – 3:33
#"All We Can Really Do" – 1:18
#"I've Loved You Before" – 4:16
#"A Simple Love" – 1:17
#"Heroes and Friends" – 4:23
#"The Kingdom of Heaven" – 4:11
#"Open Your Mind" – 5:13
#"The Awakening: The Universe Listened" – 3:09
#"The Awakening: Imagine That" – 3:00
#"The Awakening: What Happens Tomorrow" – 6:18

Melissa Etheridge recorded at The Document Room in Malibu, California.

The songs go in a conceptional or chronological order, beginning with the scientific "All There Is" to Melissa's travel from Kansas to California, into her hard work, integrity, and love in the eighties. Then by "Threesome" you are now into the nineties with Melissa's discovery that love is timeless and truly lasts forever. "Heroes And Friends" and to the end of the CD is present time. Starting with "The Universe Listened", though, is "The Awakening" which is basically a summary of Melissa's beliefs. This is the concept of "The Awakening".

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