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Risen (The Awakening album)

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Released
  
April 1997

Risen (1997)
  
Request (1998)

Release date
  
April 1997

Genre
  
Gothic rock

Producer
  
Leon Erasmus

Artist
  
The Awakening

Label
  
Intervention Arts

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Recorded
  
1996 Mega Music Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa

Similar
  
Razor Burn, Darker Than Silence, Sacrificial Etchings, The Fourth Seal of Zeen, Request

Risen is the debut album by South African gothic rock band The Awakening released in April 1997. The record contains the hit single "The Sounds of Silence," an adaptation of the song by Simon and Garfunkel. The cover achieved massive popularity throughout South Africa and remains one of the band's most renowned singles.

Contents

Recording history

Production for Risen began in March 1996. The album was recorded at Mega Music Studios in Johannesburg with producer Leon Erasmus.

Track listing

All songs written by Ashton Nyte.

  1. "Nightfall" – 0:34
  2. "Past Idol" – 4:00
  3. "Change" – 4:05
  4. "Focus" – 3:30
  5. "The Sounds of Silence" – 3:53
  6. "Difference" – 4:28
  7. "Intervention" – 3:55
  8. "Holocaust" – 5:09
  9. "Standing" – 4:14
  10. "Turn Away" – 3:20
  11. "Jezzebel" – 4:30
  12. "Sacrificial" – 4:33
  13. "Child of the Moon" – 2:16
    Bonus tracks on United States re-release:
  14. "Standing (acoustic version)" - 3:42
  15. "No Reason" - 4:21

Lineup

  • Ashton Nyte: Vocals and instruments
  • Jenni Hazell: Bass guitar on Tracks 1-4,6,8-12
  • Philip Booysens: Guitar solo on track 3, lead guitar on track 12
  • Leon Erasmus: Keyboards on tracks 3,4,7,9
  • Cheryl Staples: Backing vocals on tracks 9,11

    • Songs

    1Nightfall0:34
    2Past Idol4:00
    3Change4:05

    References

    Risen (The Awakening album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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