Awake Is the New Sleep explained

Awake Is the New Sleep
Type:studio
Artist:Ben Lee
Cover:Ben_Lee_-_Awake_Is_The_New_Sleep.jpg
Released:22 February 2005
Recorded:March−November 2004
Studio:Seagrass Studio
Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre:Indie pop
Length:56:54
Label:New West Records (USA)
Inertia Distribution (Australia)
Producer:Brad Wood
Prev Title:hey you. yes you.
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Ripe
Next Year:2007

Awake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease". "Gamble Everything for Love" was also voted number 15 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2004 while "Catch My Disease" was #2 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005. The song "We're All in This Together" was used on several television advertisements in Australia and New Zealand, including Coca-Cola and The Salvation Army Community Services. It was later featured in Industry SuperFunds ad from 2016 to the present.

At the J Award of 2005, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[1]

In October 2010, Awake Is the New Sleep was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[2]

Influences

Before writing Awake Is The New Sleep, Lee traveled to India. It was here that he met Sakthi Narayani Amma, who inspired him spiritually and told him he would succeed if he put the message of joy into his music. This was a turning point for Lee. Having experienced criticism for his light heartedness in the past, Lee felt a renewed need to incorporate joy and happiness into his music. Lee also changed his reason for making music, from creating music to get something out of it to creating music as a way to give to others. All of this greatly influenced the music on Awake Is The New Sleep.[3]

Track listing

(all songs written by Lee except where noted)

  1. "Whatever It Is" – 3:18
  2. "Gamble Everything for Love" – 3:21
  3. "Begin" – 4:12
  4. "Catch My Disease" (Lee, McGowan Southworth) – 4:14
  5. "Apple Candy" – 3:22
  6. "Ache for You" – 4:05
  7. "Into the Dark" – 2:46
  8. "No Right Angles" – 3:34
  9. "Get Gotten" – 3:07
  10. "Close I've Come" – 3:23
  11. "The Debt Collectors" – 2:50
  12. "We're All in This Together" – 4:39
  13. "Light" – 9:48
  14. "I'm Willing" – 4:01

Credits

Party Vocals

[4]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 21
Chart (2006)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 69

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The J Award 2005. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2005. 15 August 2020.
  2. Book: . O'Donnell . John . John O'Donnell (music journalist) . Creswell . Toby . Toby Creswell . Mathieson . Craig . Craig Mathieson . Hardie Grant Books . October 2010 . . 978-1-74066-955-9 .
  3. Web site: About. Ben Lee. 2013-09-25.
  4. Ben Lee - Awake is the New Sleep liner notes. Accessed 6-13-2014.
  5. Web site: ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2005. Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 September 2020.
  6. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2006. Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 September 2020.

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