Finally Woken
Finally Woken | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 23 March 2004 | |||
Recorded | 1999–2003 | |||
Genre | Trip hop, electronic, pop rock, folktronica | |||
Length | 41:53 | |||
Label | ATO | |||
Producer | Jem, Yoad Nevo, Ge-ology | |||
Jem chronology | ||||
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Singles from Finally Woken | ||||
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Finally Woken is the debut studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Jem, released initially in the United States on 23 March 2004, with ATO Records.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
PopMatters | Mixed[5] |
Q Magazine | [6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Yahoo! Music | [8] |
Critical reception[]
Announced as America's biggest British female debut artist of 2004.[9]
It has sold over 500,000 copies in the UK as of January 2009 [10] and, as of 4 July 2009, had sold 332,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[11]
Rolling Stone complimented her "sense of sonic humor".[7]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "They" | Jem Griffiths, Gerard Young (Ge-ology) | Yoad Nevo, Jem, Ge-ology | 3:16 |
2. | "Come on Closer" | Jem, Young | Yoad Nevo, Jem, Ge-ology | 3:47 |
3. | "Finally Woken" | Jem | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 3:58 |
4. | "Save Me" | Jem, Young | Yoad Nevo, Jem, Ge-ology | 3:33 |
5. | "24" | Jem, Justin Griffiths | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 3:54 |
6. | "Missing You" | Jem, J. Griffiths | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 4:01 |
7. | "Wish I" | Jem | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 3:56 |
8. | "Just a Ride" | Jem, Mike Caren | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 3:20 |
9. | "Falling for You" | Jem, Nick Coler, Brian Higgins | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 4:17 |
10. | "Stay Now" | Jem, Klas.B Wahl, Nick Whitecross | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 3:43 |
11. | "Flying High" | Jem, Paul Herman | Yoad Nevo, Jem | 4:08 |
Total length: | 41:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "They" (Cut Chemist Remix) | Jem, Young | Cut Chemist | 3:14 |
Personnel[]
- Jem Griffiths – vocals, executive production
Additional musicians'[]
- Danny Griffin – bass
- Justin Griffiths – acoustic guitar
- Paul Herman – acoustic guitar
- Nick Ingman – conductor, string arrangements
- Israel Nachum – drums
- Yoad Nevo – acoustic guitar, banjo, bass guitar, percussion, electric guitar, keyboard, sitar, double bass, Spanish guitar, mini harp, water bottle, co-production, mixing, mastering, recording
Technical personnel
- A. Cherry – photography (front cover)
- Lloyd Gardiner – engineering
- Ge-Ology – co-production
- Michael Lavine – photography (booklet portraits)
- Paul Topp – photography (back cover)
Charts[]
Chart | Date of entry | Peak position |
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UK Albums Top 75[12] | 6 March 2005 | 6 |
Ireland Albums Top 75[12] | 10 April 2005 | 15 |
Australia Albums Top 50[12] | 19 June 2005 | 36 |
Austria Albums Top 75[12] | 9 October 2005 | 73 |
Dutch Albums Top 100[12] | 17 July 2005 | 98 |
Billboard Top 200 | 197 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Ireland (IRMA)[13] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References[]
- ^ "Finally Woken – Jem". metacritic. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. Finally Woken at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2004.
- ^ Vincintelli, Elisabeth (26 March 2004). "Finally Woken Jem > Music Review". Entertainment Weekly (757). p. 73. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (17 March 2004). "Jem, Finally Woken > Review". The Guardian. Friday Review p. 18. Retrieved 12 December 2006.
- ^ Hogan, Marc (14 June 2004). "Jem: It All Starts Here". PopMatters. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Q Magazine: 100. March 2005. Missing or empty
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(help) Cited at "Finally Woken – Jem > Critic Reviews". metacritic. Retrieved 8 December 2007. - ^ Jump up to: a b Sinagra, Laura (13 May 2004). "Jem: Finally Woken". Rolling Stone (948). p. 73.
- ^ Britten, Anna (6 April 2005). "Jem – Finally Woken > Music Album Review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "Singer Jem breaks into UK charts". BBC. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Jem: Down to Earth". the Guardian. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Falling into place. Billboard. 4 July 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "ACharts". Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Jem – Finally Woken". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 September 2019.Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Finally Woken in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
Categories:
- 2004 debut albums
- Jem (singer) albums
- ATO Records albums