Request (The Awakening album)

Request is the second album by South African Gothic rock band The Awakening released during April 1998. Taking a step towards the New Romantic sound, Request brought the band more exposure and club rotation with three singles as well as their first music video for "Rain."

Request
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1998
Recorded1997 Nytesound Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa
GenreGothic rock
LabelIntervention Arts
ProducerAshton Nyte
The Awakening chronology
Risen
(1997)
Request
(1998)
Ethereal Menace
(1999)

Recording

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A calmer, mellower and darker album than its predecessor, Request's singles "Maree", "Rain" and "Before I Leap" saw much success with radio and club rotation.[1] A music video was shot for "Rain" by director Katinka Harrod. In March 1999, the album was re-released on Intervention Arts with the bonus track "The Safety Dance," a cover of the hit by the 1980s synthpop band Men Without Hats.

Track listing

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All songs written by Ashton Nyte.

  1. "Request"
  2. "To Give"
  3. "Rain"
  4. "Carnival"
  5. "Before I Leap"
  6. "Maree"
  7. "Tamzin"
  8. "Marked"
  9. "In the Unholy"
  10. "Where Roses Grow"
  11. "Myst"
    Bonus tracks on United States re-release:
  12. "Before I Leap (dub-coma mix)"
  13. "The Safety Dance"
  14. "Request (reprise)"

References

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  1. ^ Intervention Arts (1999). "The Awakening - Request". Intervention Arts. Intervention Arts. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.