I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

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All tracks are written by Conor Oberst.

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
RecordedFebruary 2004
Studio Presto! (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Genre
Length45:41
Label Saddle Creek
Producer Mike Mogis
Bright Eyes chronology
One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels
(2004)
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
(2005)
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
(2005)
Singles from I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
  1. "Lua"
    Released: October 26, 2004
  2. "First Day Of My Life"
    Released: March 21, 2005
No.TitleLength
1."At the Bottom of Everything"4:34
2."We Are Nowhere and It's Now"4:12
3."Old Soul Song (for the New World Order)"4:30
4."Lua"4:30
5."Train Under Water"6:05
6."First Day of My Life"3:08
7."Another Travelin' Song"4:16
8."Land Locked Blues"5:46
9."Poison Oak"4:50
10."Road to Joy"3:54
Total length:45:41

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Companion

No.TitleLength
1."Old Soul Song (For the New World Order)" (companion version) (featuring Becky Stark)4:39
2."First Day of My Life" (companion version) (featuring Maria Taylor) 
3."Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel" (featuring Gillian Welch) ( Townes Van Zandt ) 
4."We Are Nowhere and It's Now" (companion version) (featuring Maria Taylor) 
5."Road to Joy" (companion version) 
6."Land Locked Blues" (companion version) (featuring Gillian Welch) 

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [31] 81
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [32] 46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [33] 41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [34] 53
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [35] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [36] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [37] 12
UK Albums (OCC) [38] 23
US Billboard 200 [39] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [40] 2

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