Awake and Breathe
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Awake and Breathe was Irish girl group B*Witched's second album, released in 1999.
The singles performed reasonably, the lead single, Jesse Hold On
peaked at #4 and was certified Silver, and the 2nd and 3rd singles both peaked within the Top 20. However, this performance was a far cry from B*Witched's singles, all of which topped the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
# | Song | Time |
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1. | If It Don't Fit | 3:37 |
2. | Jesse Hold On Jesse Hold On "Jesse Hold On" is a song by B*Witched, released as the band's fifth single, and the first release from their second album Awake and Breathe. The single was released on 4 October 1999. The single hit #6 in the Irish singles chart. Despite being the band's first single to miss #1 on the UK Singles... |
3:19 |
3. | I Shall Be There I Shall Be There "I Shall Be There" is a song by Irish girl-band B*Witched, released as the group's sixth single, and the second single release from their second album Awake and Breathe.-Overview:... (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo) |
4:12 |
4. | Jump Down Jump Down "Jump Down" is a song by Irish girl group B*Witched, released as their seventh and final single. This was the third release from their second album Awake and Breathe, on 20 March 2000. It became their lowest chart peak in the UK Top 40 reaching number 16.-Background:"Jump Down" was chosen as the... |
3:04 |
5. | Someday | 3:27 |
6. | Leaves | 3:15 |
7. | The Shy One | 3:09 |
8. | Red Indian Girl | 3:35 |
9. | It Was Our Day | 3:20 |
10. | My Superman | 3:02 |
11. | Are You A Ghost? | 3:34 |
12. | In Fields Where We Lay | 2:27 |
US Bonus Tracks
# | Song | Time | Edition |
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13. | Blame It On The Weatherman (Orchestral Version) | 3:31 | US Bonus Track |
14. | Jesse Hold On (HB Source Mix) | 6:14 | Target Edition Hidden Track |
15. | To You I Belong (Wide Slam Remix) | 5:25 | Target Edition Hidden Track |
16. | Blame It On The Weatherman (Chicane Vocal Edit) | 5:00 | Target Edition Hidden Track |
Chart Performance
Awake and Breathe peaked at #5 on the UK album chart in the year of its release, and was certified Platinum. In other territories, the album was significantly less successful than B*Witched; In Australia, the album reached a lowly #70, and reached #27 in New Zealand, while B*Witched peaked within the top 10 in both of these countries. The album peaked at just #91 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart, but, surprisingly, sold enough to be certified Gold in January 2000.The singles performed reasonably, the lead single, Jesse Hold On
Jesse Hold On
"Jesse Hold On" is a song by B*Witched, released as the band's fifth single, and the first release from their second album Awake and Breathe. The single was released on 4 October 1999. The single hit #6 in the Irish singles chart. Despite being the band's first single to miss #1 on the UK Singles...
peaked at #4 and was certified Silver, and the 2nd and 3rd singles both peaked within the Top 20. However, this performance was a far cry from B*Witched's singles, all of which topped the UK Singles Chart.
Charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
5 |
New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
27 |
Australian Albums Chart | 70 |
Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
91 |
Personnel
- Edele Lynch – Lead vocals
- Keavy Lynch – Backing vocals
- Sinéad O'Carroll – Backing vocals
- Lindsay Armaou – Backing vocals
- Erwin Keiles – GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Robert Hodgens – Guitar
- Anne DudleyAnne DudleyAnne Dudley is an English composer and pop musician, and was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres. She is perhaps best known, however, as one of the core members of the synthpop band Art of Noise and also as a film...
– Strings (Arrangement) - Martin Simmons – HarmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
- BJ Cole – Pedal Street Guitar
- Miriam Stockley – Additional vocals
- Tessa Niles – Additional vocals