Awake (Alison Wonderland album)

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Awake
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Studio album by
Released6 April 2018
Genre
Length44:43
Label EMI
Producer
Alison Wonderland chronology
Run
(2015)
Awake
(2018)
Singles from Awake
  1. "Happy Place"
    Released: 9 November 2017
  2. "Church"
    Released: 16 February 2018
  3. "No"
    Released: 9 March 2018
  4. "High"
    Released: 20 March 2018
  5. "Easy"
    Released: May 2018 [1]

Awake is the second studio album from Australian electronic DJ and Producer Alison Wonderland. It was released on 6 April 2018 via EMI Music Australia. The album features four singles: "Happy Place", "Church", "No" and "High". In August 2018, Wonderland announced a 4-date national tour commencing in Brisbane in November 2018. [2]

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the album was nominated for two awards; Best Female Artist and Best Dance Release. [3]

Critical reception

Matt Collar from AllMusic said: "Showcasing the Aussie DJ's brightly effusive vocals and shimmering, propulsive electronic productions, Awake is an expansive, deeply felt album." [4]

Singles

"Happy Place" was released on 9 November 2017 as the album's lead single alongside the album's announcement. She told Triple J: "I wrote it about me trying to find my 'Happy Place'." [5] "Church" was released as the album's second single on 16 February 2018. The song has peaked at number 54 on the ARIA Singles Chart. "No" was released on 9 March 2018 and is about "fake people". [6] "High" was released on 20 March 2018 as the album's fourth single. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Good Enough"2:18
2."No"
4:01
3."Okay"
  • Sholler
  • Little
3:54
4."Easy"
  • Sholler
  • Little
Little3:37
5."High" (featuring Trippie Redd)Wonderland2:55
6."Here 4 U" (with Blessus)
  • Sholler
  • Ragland
Blessus2:45
7."Church"
  • Sholler
  • Little
3:04
8."Cry"
  • Sholler
  • Little
  • Simmie Sims
  • Wonderland
  • Little
  • Lido
3:20
9."Happy Place"
  • Sholler
  • Little
  • Jonathan Schnell
  • Wonderland
  • Lido
  • Quix
3:21
10."Good Girls Bad Boys"
  • Sholler
  • Sarkis Khaioian
  • Wonderland
  • Eske
2:21
11."Dreamy Dragon" (featuring Chief Keef)
  • Wonderland
  • Eské
4:22
12."Hope" (interlude)
  • Wonderland
  • Lido
1:50
13."Sometimes Love" (featuring Slumberjack)
  • Sholler
  • Yee Sheng Then
  • Fletcher Ethers
  • Wonderland
  • Slumberjack
3:22
14."Awake"
  • Wonderland
  • Little
  • Lido
3:43
Total length:44:43

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 7
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA) [9] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10] 15
US Billboard 200 [11] 88
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [12] 1

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia6 April 2018 [13] [14] [15] Digital download, CD, vinyl EMI 5798808

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