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The Awakening
Rock · 2007 · 16 tracks

The Awakening

Melissa Etheridge

A sprawling, spiritual song cycle rooted in earthy Americana. Etheridge trades her usual heartbreak for a profound, percussive search for meaning and light.

September 25, 2007 · Island Records

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A hard-won sense of spiritual clarity and resilience delivered through gritty, organic rock.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
All There Is
1:04
02
California
3:48
03
An Unexpected Rain
6:56
04
Message to Myself
3:26
05
God Is in the People
1:59
06
Map of the Stars
5:31
07
Threesome
3:34
08
All We Can Really Do
1:18
09
I’ve Loved You Before
4:16
10
A Simple Love
1:17
11
Heroes and Friends
4:23
12
The Kingdom of Heaven
4:12
13
Open Your Mind
5:13
14
The Universe Listened
3:10
15
Imagine That
3:00
16
What Happens Tomorrow
6:18
Moments Worth Listening For
The slow-burn intensity of An Unexpected Rain as it builds into a crashing blues-rock release.
The rhythmic, mantra-like delivery of Message to Myself that feels like a personal manifesto.
The way the short interludes like God Is in the People act as spiritual connective tissue between the rockers.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Awakening sound next to the rest of Melissa Etheridge's catalogue?

Autumn Walk+4.0σ

Autumn Walk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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