Finally Woken

Finally Woken is the debut studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Jem, released initially in the United States on 23 March 2004, with ATO Records.

Finally Woken
Studio album by
Jem
Released23 March 2004 (2004-03-23)
Recorded1999–2003
GenreTrip hop, electronic, pop rock, folktronica
Length41:53
LabelATO
ProducerJem, Yoad Nevo, Ge-ology
Jem chronology
It All Starts Here...
(2003)		 Finally Woken
(2004)		 Down to Earth
(2008)
Singles from Finally Woken
  1. "They"
    Released: 17 February 2004
  2. "Just a Ride"
    Released: 13 June 2005
  3. "Wish I"
    Released: 12 September 2005




Critical reception

Announced as America's biggest British female debut artist of 2004.[1] Rolling Stone complimented her "sense of sonic humor".[2]

Commercial reception

It has sold over 500,000 copies in the UK as of January 2009 [3] and, as of 4 July 2009, had sold 332,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4]



Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
The Guardian[8]
PopMattersMixed[9]
Q Magazine[10]
Rolling Stone[2]
Yahoo! Music[11]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."They"Jem Griffiths, Gerard Young (Ge-ology)Yoad Nevo, Jem, Ge-ology3:16
2."Come on Closer"Jem, YoungYoad Nevo, Jem, Ge-ology3:47
3."Finally Woken"JemYoad Nevo, Jem3:58
4."Save Me"Jem, YoungYoad Nevo, Jem, Ge-ology3:33
5."24"Jem, Justin GriffithsYoad Nevo, Jem3:54
6."Missing You"Jem, J. GriffithsYoad Nevo, Jem4:01
7."Wish I"JemYoad Nevo, Jem3:56
8."Just a Ride"Jem, Mike CarenYoad Nevo, Jem3:20
9."Falling for You"Jem, Nick Coler, Brian HigginsYoad Nevo, Jem4:17
10."Stay Now"Jem, Klas.B Wahl, Nick WhitecrossYoad Nevo, Jem3:43
11."Flying High"Jem, Paul HermanYoad Nevo, Jem4:08
Total length:41:53
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."They" (Cut Chemist Remix)Jem, YoungCut Chemist3:14

Personnel
  • Jem Griffiths – vocals, executive production
  • Danny Griffin – bass
  • Justin Griffiths – acoustic guitar
  • Paul Herman – acoustic guitar
  • Nick Ingman – conductor, string arrangements
  • Israel Nachum – drums
  • Yoad Nevo – acoustic guitar, banjo, bass guitar, percussion, electric guitar, keyboard,
    sitar, double bass, Spanish guitar, mini harp, water bottle, co-production, mixing,
    mastering, recording
  • A. Cherry – photography (front cover)
  • Lloyd Gardiner – engineering
  • Ge-Ology – co-production
  • Michael Lavine – photography (booklet portraits)
  • Paul Topp – photography (back cover)

Charts
Chart Date of entry Peak position
UK Albums Top 75[12] 6 March 2005 6
Ireland Albums Top 75[12] 10 April 2005 15
Australia Albums Top 50[12] 19 June 2005 36
Austria Albums Top 75[12] 9 October 2005 73
Dutch Albums Top 100[12] 17 July 2005 98
Billboard Top 200 197

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)[13] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Singer Jem breaks into UK charts". BBC. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. Sinagra, Laura (13 May 2004). "Jem: Finally Woken". Rolling Stone. No. 948. p. 73.
  3. "Jem: Down to Earth". the Guardian. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. Falling into place. Billboard. 4 July 2009.
  5. "Finally Woken – Jem". metacritic. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  6. Loftus, Johnny. Finally Woken at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2004.
  7. Vincintelli, Elisabeth (26 March 2004). "Finally Woken Jem > Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 757. p. 73. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  8. Sweeting, Adam (17 March 2004). "Jem, Finally Woken > Review". The Guardian. Friday Review p. 18. Retrieved 12 December 2006.
  9. Hogan, Marc (14 June 2004). "Jem: It All Starts Here". PopMatters. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  10. Q Magazine: 100. March 2005. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) Cited at "Finally Woken – Jem > Critic Reviews". metacritic. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
  11. Britten, Anna (6 April 2005). "Jem – Finally Woken > Music Album Review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  12. "ACharts". αCharts. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  13. "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  14. "British album certifications – Jem – Finally Woken". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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