Sleepless (Jacksoul album)

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Sleepless
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 4, 2000
Genre R&B, soul
Length46:00
Label ViK. Recordings
Producer Jon "Rabbi" Levine
Jacksoul chronology
Absolute
(1996)
Sleepless
(2000)
Resurrected
(2004)

Sleepless is the second album by Canadian R&B/soul band jacksoul, released in 2000.

Contents

The album won the Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2001.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Jon "Rabbi" Levine, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sleepless Intro" Haydain Neale, Brent Setterington 0:45
2."I Know What You Want"Levine, Neale, Robert Walton 3:48
3."Can't Stop"Levine 3:59
4."Let Me Call You Baby"Neale, Setterington 3:34
5."I Miss You"Levine 3:15
6."Somedays"Levine 4:36
7."Never Say Goodbye"James McCollum, Neale 4:32
8."She's Gone" Daryl Hall, John Oates Levine, Jelleestone 3:11
9."Never Give Your Love Away"McCollum, NealeWalton4:35
10."Baby I Adore You"NealeWalton4:34
11."I Remember"Neale, Setterington 4:08
12."Don't Tell Me"Neale, Setterington 4:32
13."Sleepless"Neale, Setterington 4:30

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Sleepless. [1]

Vocals
Instruments
Production
Imagery

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References

  1. Sleepless (liner notes). Jacksoul. ViK. Recordings. 2000. 74321-68993-2.CS1 maint: others (link)