Studio Album · No. 9
The Awakening Songwriting Credits by Melissa Etheridge
Produced by Melissa Etheridge, David N. Cole
Island
RockAmericana
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 16 of 16 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 16 / 16 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 16 tracks with documented writers, by whether Melissa Etheridge carries a lyricist or composer credit.
16 trackswritten by Melissa Etheridge
0 tracksoutside writers
Melissa Etheridge's roles on this album
Share of the 16 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
16
Tracks
1
Lyricists
2
Producers
2007
Released
Data Insight
Sixteen tracks, all hers alone, the most tracks she had ever written by herself on one record. After an album built partly on co-writes, this one goes back to a single name on every song and stays longer than any of them.
The Awakening came out on Island in September 2007, her first album after treatment for breast cancer, and runs 59 minutes across sixteen tracks.
Track Listing & Credits 16 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 2 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions The Awakening
Who wrote The Awakening?
Melissa Etheridge, alone, on all sixteen tracks.
What is it about?
It is written as an autobiographical sequence, made after her treatment for breast cancer.
How did it sell?
The discography's sales and certification columns are both blank for this album.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists producers and writers but no engineers.
How long is it?
59:17 across sixteen tracks, the most she has written alone on one album.
What came next?
A New Thought for Christmas in 2008, her only holiday record.