Awake and Breathe

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Awake and Breathe
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Studio album by
Released18 October 1999 [1]
Recorded1998–1999
Genre
Length40:01
Label
Producer
B*Witched chronology
B*Witched
(1998)
Awake and Breathe
(1999)
Champagne or Guinness
(2014)
Singles from Awake and Breathe
  1. "Jesse Hold On"
    Released: 4 October 1999
  2. "I Shall Be There"
    Released: 6 December 1999
  3. "Jump Down"
    Released: 27 March 2000
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B− [2]
NME 0/10 [3]

Awake and Breathe is the second studio album by Irish girl group B*Witched, released on 18 October 1999. The album was recorded on the back of the success of their self-titled debut B*Witched , and marked a slight change in sound for the band, containing more dance-orientated and upbeat pop, rather than the teen pop direction of their first album. The single "Jesse Hold On" and "If It Don't Fit" also mark a change into the country side of pop, described by the band during ITV2's The Big Reunion as "sweet and shiny". Three singles were released from the album: "Jesse Hold On", "I Shall Be There" and "Jump Down". However, poor sales of the album and the third single, "Jump Down", resulted in the band being dropped by their record label, and Awake and Breathe becoming their final album, until they got back together in 2012.

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Commercial performance

Awake and Breathe peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart on the week of release, and was certified Platinum the same year. In other territories, the album was significantly less successful than B*Witched . In Australia, the album reached a lowly number 70, and reached number 27 in New Zealand, while B*Witched peaked within the top 10 in both of these countries. The album peaked at just number 91 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, but sold enough to be certified Gold in January 2000. The three singles performed reasonably, with the lead single "Jesse Hold On" peaking at number four and being certified Silver, and the second and third singles, "I Shall Be There" and "Jump Down" respectively both peaking within the top 20. However, these performances was a far cry from B*Witched's singles, all of which topped the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If It Don't Fit"B*Witched, Ray Hedges, Martin BranniganHedges3:37
2."Jesse Hold On"B*Witched, Hedges, Brannigan, Robert HodgensHedges, Cutfather & Joe [a] 3:19
3."I Shall Be There" (featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo)B*Witched, Hedges, BranniganHedges4:12
4."Jump Down"Hedges, Brannigan, Tracy Ackerman Hedges, Cutfather & Joe [a] 3:04
5."Someday"B*Witched, Hedges, BranniganHedges3:27
6."Leaves"B*Witched, Hedges, BranniganHedges3:15
7."The Shy One"B*Witched, Hedges, BranniganHedges3:09
8."Red Indian Girl"B*Witched, HedgesHedges3:35
9."It Was Our Day"B*Witched, Hedges, BranniganHedges3:20
10."My Superman"B*Witched, Hedges, BranniganHedges3:02
11."Are You a Ghost?"B*Witched, Hedges, BranniganHedges3:34
12."In Fields Where We Lay"B*Witched, Hedges, BranniganHedges2:27
Total length:40:01
UK limited edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
5."Blame It on the Weatherman"Hedges, Brannigan, Ackerman, Andy CaineHedges3:33
Total length:43:34
US and Canada bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Blame It on the Weatherman" (orchestral version)Hedges, Brannigan, Ackerman, Andy CaineHedges3:31
Total length:43:32
US Target edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Jesse Hold On" (HB Source mix)B*Witched, Hedges, Brannigan, HodgensHedges, Nigel Butler [a] 6:14
15."To You I Belong" (Wide Slam remix)B*Witched, Hedges, BranniganHedges5:25
16."Blame It on the Weatherman" (Chicane vocal edit)Hedges, Brannigan, Ackerman, CaineHedges, Chicane [a] 5:00
Total length:60:11

Notes

Personnel

B*Witched

Musicians

Charts and certifications

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