Finally Awake

Finally Awake
Studio album by Seventh Day Slumber
Released	March 20, 2007
Studio	747 Studios (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre	Christian rock, Christian hard rock
Length	42:20
Label	Tooth & Nail
Producer	Paul Ebersold
Seventh Day Slumber chronology
Once upon a Shattered Life (2005) Finally Awake (2007) Rescátame (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	[1]
Cross Rhythms	9/10 [2]

Finally Awake is the fifth studio album released by American Christian rock band Seventh Day Slumber. It was released on March 20, 2007 under Tooth & Nail Records. Finally Awake reached its peak on the Top Christian Albums chart at No. 16 in 2007. ^[3]

Meaning

When Joseph Rojas was asked about the meaning behind Finally Awake, he responded: "The message of this album is clear. We want to empower kids to stop looking to the media, to what the world tells them they have to be, to find identity. You don’t have to be what everyone else tells you to. Be what you were created to be." ^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joseph Rojas and Chuck Shea, except where noted.; all music is composed by Seventh Day Slumber.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Awake"	Joseph Rojas, Jeremy Holderfield	3:42
2.	"Last Regret"	Rojas, Holderfield	3:08
3.	"Missing Pages"		3:53
4.	"My Only Hope"		3:45
5.	"Always"	Rojas	4:40
6.	"Breaking Away"		3:35
7.	"Burning Bridges"		3:54
8.	"Undone"		3:26
9.	"On My Way Home"	Rojas, Joshua Schwartz	3:43
10.	"Broken Buildings"		4:21
11.	"Every Saturday"		4:20
Total length:			42:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. ^[5]

Seventh Day Slumber

• Joseph Rojas – lead vocals, rhythm guitars
• Jeremy Holderfield – acoustic piano, guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
• Joshua Schwartz – bass guitar
• Ray Fryoux – drums

Additional musicians

• Paul Ebersold – acoustic piano
• Chuck Shea – guitars, mandolin

Production

• Brandon Ebel – executive producer
• Paul Ebersold – producer, engineer
• Scott Hardin – engineer
• Skidd Mills – mixing
• Brad Blackwood – mastering at Euphonic Masters (Memphis, Tennessee)
• Jeff Carver – A&R
• Josh Jeter – A&R
• Invisible Creatures – art direction, design
• Allen Clark – band photography
• Jared Knudson – album photography
• Carol Peters – management

References

1. Jesus Freak Hideout review
3. "Billboard chart success". AllMusic . Retrieved November 16, 2011.
4. MySpace.com - Seventh Day Slumber - SPRING HILL, TENNESSEE - Rock / Christian
5. https://www.discogs.com/release/7742472-Seventh-Day-Slumber-Finally-Awake?srsltid=AfmBOoqMveFu7CpvNSGjdPd27kaav7inNmBcqUX0hb1xyxQqimY0R7aj