Once upon a Shattered Life

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Once Upon a Shattered Life
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2005 (2005-02-01)
StudioCompound Recording
Genre Christian rock
Label BEC Recordings
Producer Aaron Sprinkle
Seventh Day Slumber chronology
Picking up the Pieces
(2003)
Once Upon a Shattered Life
(2005)
Picking up the Pieces
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Once Upon a Shattered Life is the fourth studio album by American Christian rock band Seventh Day Slumber. It was produced by Aaron Sprinkle, [4] and released on February 1, 2005. [5] It is the only album by the band to feature drummer Juan Alvarez. It sold more copies than its predecessor album, [6] and is considered to be the band's breakthrough into the mainstream Christian industry, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. [7] [8]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joseph Rojas; all music is composed by Seventh Day Slumber.

No.TitleLength
1."Break Me"3:18
2."Shattered Life"3:29
3."Caroline"4:07
4."Make Believe"2:58
5."I Believe"4:08
6."Back in Time"3:26
7."Brand New Man"4:08
8."Chris' Letter"3:20
9."Masquerade"3:39
10."Oceans from the Rain"4:09
Total length:36:42

Personnel

credits adapted from liner notes. [9] [10] [11]

Seventh Day Slumber
Additional Personnel

References

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  2. New Release Today (August 9, 2007). "Once Upon a Shattered Life by Seventh Day Slumber".
  3. Cummings, Tony (November 29, 2005). "Review: Once Upon a Shattered Life - Seventh Day Slumber".
  4. "Once Upon a Shattered Life by Seventh Day Slumber". Genius. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  5. "Seventh Day Slumber Releases 'Once Upon a Shattered Life'". CBN. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  6. Journal, YouthWorker (2007-12-20). "Seventh Day Slumber". YouthWorker. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  7. "Death By Admiration: An Interview with Seventh Day Slumber". www.newreleasetoday.com. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  8. writer, B. J. Lisko Repository staff. "Cocaine to Christ: Seventh Day Slumber frontman talks music, salvation ahead of Rock the Park". Canton Repository. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  9. Seventh Day Slumber - Once Upon A Shattered Life, 2005, retrieved 2025-06-14
  10. Seventh Day Slumber - Topic (2015-07-04). Shattered Life . Retrieved 2025-06-14 via YouTube.
  11. Once Upon a Shattered Life - Seventh Day Slumb... | AllMusic , retrieved 2025-06-14