Awake and Breathe is the second studio album by Irish girl groupB*Witched, released on 18 October 1999. The album was recorded on the back of the success of their self-titled debut B*Witched, and marked a slight change in sound for the band, containing more dance-orientated and upbeat pop, rather than the teen pop direction of their first album. The single "Jesse Hold On" and "If It Don't Fit" also mark a change into the country side of pop, described by the band during ITV2's The Big Reunion as "sweet and shiny". Three singles were released from the album: "Jesse Hold On", "I Shall Be There" and "Jump Down". However, poor sales of the album and the third single, "Jump Down", resulted in the band being dropped by their record label, and Awake and Breathe becoming their final album, until they got back together in 2012.
Awake and Breathe peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart on the week of release, and was certified Platinum the same year. In other territories, the album was significantly less successful than B*Witched. In Australia, the album reached a lowly number 70, and reached number 27 in New Zealand, while B*Witched peaked within the top 10 in both of these countries. The album peaked at just number 91 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, but sold enough to be certified Gold in January 2000. The three singles performed reasonably, with the lead single "Jesse Hold On" peaking at number four and being certified Silver, and the second and third singles, "I Shall Be There" and "Jump Down" respectively both peaking within the top 20. However, these performances was a far cry from B*Witched's singles, all of which topped the UK Singles Chart.
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Awake and Breathe is the second studio album by Irish girl group B Witched released on 18 October 1999 The album was recorded on the back of the success of their self titled debut B Witched and marked a slight change in sound for the band containing more dance orientated and upbeat pop rather than the teen pop direction of their first album The single Jesse Hold On and If It Don t Fit also mark a change into the country side of pop described by the band during ITV2 s The Big Reunion as sweet and shiny Three singles were released from the album Jesse Hold On I Shall Be There and Jump Down However poor sales of the album and the third single Jump Down resulted in the band being dropped by their record label and Awake and Breathe becoming their final album until they got back together in 2012 Awake and BreatheStudio album by B WitchedReleased18 October 1999 1 Recorded1998 1999GenrePop dance pop teen popLength40 01LabelEpic Glow WormProducerRay Hedges Cutfather amp JoeB Witched chronologyB Witched 1998 Awake and Breathe 1999 Champagne or Guinness 2014 Singles from Awake and Breathe Jesse Hold On Released 4 October 1999 I Shall Be There Released 6 December 1999 Jump Down Released 27 March 2000 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Entertainment WeeklyB 2 NME0 10 3 Contents 1 Commercial performance 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 B Witched 3 2 Musicians 4 Charts and certifications 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 Certifications 5 ReferencesCommercial performance editAwake and Breathe peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart on the week of release and was certified Platinum the same year In other territories the album was significantly less successful than B Witched In Australia the album reached a lowly number 70 and reached number 27 in New Zealand while B Witched peaked within the top 10 in both of these countries The album peaked at just number 91 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart but sold enough to be certified Gold in January 2000 The three singles performed reasonably with the lead single Jesse Hold On peaking at number four and being certified Silver and the second and third singles I Shall Be There and Jump Down respectively both peaking within the top 20 However these performances was a far cry from B Witched s singles all of which topped the UK Singles Chart Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 If It Don t Fit B Witched Ray Hedges Martin BranniganHedges3 372 Jesse Hold On B Witched Hedges Brannigan Robert HodgensHedges Cutfather amp Joe a 3 193 I Shall Be There featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo B Witched Hedges BranniganHedges4 124 Jump Down Hedges Brannigan Tracy AckermanHedges Cutfather amp Joe a 3 045 Someday B Witched Hedges BranniganHedges3 276 Leaves B Witched Hedges BranniganHedges3 157 The Shy One B Witched Hedges BranniganHedges3 098 Red Indian Girl B Witched HedgesHedges3 359 It Was Our Day B Witched Hedges BranniganHedges3 2010 My Superman B Witched Hedges BranniganHedges3 0211 Are You a Ghost B Witched Hedges BranniganHedges3 3412 In Fields Where We Lay B Witched Hedges BranniganHedges2 27Total length 40 01 UK limited edition bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length5 Blame It on the Weatherman Hedges Brannigan Ackerman Andy CaineHedges3 33Total length 43 34 US and Canada bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length13 Blame It on the Weatherman orchestral version Hedges Brannigan Ackerman Andy CaineHedges3 31Total length 43 32 US Target edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 Jesse Hold On HB Source mix B Witched Hedges Brannigan HodgensHedges Nigel Butler a 6 1415 To You I Belong Wide Slam remix B Witched Hedges BranniganHedges5 2516 Blame It on the Weatherman Chicane vocal edit Hedges Brannigan Ackerman CaineHedges Chicane a 5 00Total length 60 11 Notes a signifies remix and additional productionPersonnel editB Witched edit Lindsay Armaou backing vocals Edele Lynch lead vocals Keavy Lynch backing vocals Sinead O Carroll backing vocals Musicians edit Erwin Keiles guitar bass guitar Robert Hodgens guitar Anne Dudley strings arrangement Martin Simmons harmonica BJ Cole pedal steel guitar Miriam Stockley additional vocals Tessa Niles additional vocalsCharts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Chart 1999 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 4 70 European Albums Billboard 5 27 Irish Albums IRMA 6 16 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 7 27 Scottish Albums OCC 8 5 UK Albums OCC 9 5 US Billboard 200 10 91 Year end charts edit Chart 1999 Position UK Albums OCC 11 54 Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units sales New Zealand RMNZ 12 Gold 7 500 United Kingdom BPI 13 Platinum 300 000 United States RIAA 14 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b Awake and Breathe at AllMusic Johnson Beth 12 November 1999 Awake and Breathe Review Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 21 April 2012 Awake And Breathe NME 12 September 2005 Retrieved 21 March 2015 ariaNET The Chart Top 100 Albums Week Commencing 27th December 1999 positions 61 100 ARIA Retrieved 24 February 2016 Billboard 6 November 1999 The Irish Charts All there is to know Charts nz B Witched Awake and Breathe Hung Medien Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 17 February 2013 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 27 August 2020 B Witched Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard End of Year Album Chart Top 100 1999 Official Charts Company Retrieved 25 September 2020 New Zealand album certifications B Witched Awake and Breathe Recorded Music NZ Retrieved 25 July 2012 British album certifications B Witched Awake and Breathe British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 25 July 2012 American album certifications B Witched Awake and Breathe Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved 25 July 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Awake and Breathe amp oldid 1221276664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
