Beautiful Awakening finds vocalist Stacie Orrico not only delivering more of the R&B soaked pop she perfected on her 2003 self-titled sophomore effort, but also maturing as an artist and a woman.
Only 17 when she released her previous album, Orrico owns her womanhood here, focusing on such subjects as falling love and keeping true to yourself.
Although there is not as heavy a Christian aesthetic evinced here as on her debut album, by no means does she seem to be dropping her spirituality.
In fact, tracks such as "So Simple," "Dream You" and "Take Me Away" reveal Orrico's knack for a fresh and melodic neo-soul sound with a bent toward lyrics about inner beauty, true love and happiness.
In that sense, Orrico often seems like a balanced mix of such contemporaries as Corinne Bailey Rae and Christina Aguilera.
These are heartfelt, hummable and sometimes funky tracks that truly showcase Orrico's growing vocal talent and pop charisma.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So SimpleDwayne Bastiany, Stacie Orrico, Tiffany Palmer, Carlos Ricketts | Stacie Orrico | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | I'm Not Missing YouTerence "Tramp Baby" Abney, Esteban "Cito" Crandle, Keir Gist, Balewa Muhammad, Stacie Orrico | Stacie Orrico | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Dream YouDallas Austin, Stacie Orrico | Stacie Orrico | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Easy to Luv YouStacie Orrico, Tony Reyes | Stacie Orrico | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Save MeKevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Nate Butler, Stacie Orrico | Stacie Orrico | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Take Me AwayMichael Franks, Keir Gist | Stacie Orrico | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | BabygirlStacie Orrico | Stacie Orrico | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | WaitStacie Orrico, Tony Reyes | Stacie Orrico | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Is It MeAnthony Dent, Nastacia "Nazz" Kendall, Lonnie Liston Smith | Stacie Orrico | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Don't Ask Me to StayTerence "Tramp Baby" Abney, Esteban "Cito" Crandle, Keir Gist, Joel Kipnis, Stacie Orrico | Stacie Orrico | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | I Can't Give It UpKevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Nate Butler, Stacie Orrico | Stacie Orrico | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 12 | Beautiful AwakeningGerald Eaton, Stacie Orrico, Brian West | Stacie Orrico | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney | Composer, Producer |
| 2 | Chris Anokute | A&R |
| 3 | Dallas Austin | Composer, Producer |
| 4 | Sherrod "Licspiffy" Barnes | Guitar |
| 5 | Dwayne Bastiany | Composer |
| 6 | Yvan Bing | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs | Composer |
| 8 | Nate Butler | Composer |
| 9 | Lashaunda "Babygirl" Carr | Instrumentation, Producer, Programming |
| 10 | Randy Cooke | Drums |
| 11 | Cito Crandle | Keyboards, Producer |
| 12 | Esteban "Cito" Crandle | Composer |
| 13 | Tawanna "Frankie" Dabney | Vocal Arrangement |
| 14 | Anthony Dent | Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer |
| 15 | DJ Bick | Scratching |
| 16 | Gerald Eaton | Composer |
| 17 | Michael Franks | Composer |
| 18 | Mike Fratantuno | Bass |
| 19 | Keir Gist | Composer |
| 20 | Phil Hamilton | Guitar |
| 21 | Rob Herrera | Engineer |
| 22 | Gerald Heyward | Drums |
| 23 | Chris Jenkins | Assistant, Mixing, Mixing Assistant |
| 24 | Nastacia "Nazz" Kendall | Composer |
| 25 | Joel Kipnis | Composer |
| 26 | Carlton Lynn | Engineer, Guitar, Mixing |
| 27 | Graham Marsh | Engineer, Guitar |
| 28 | Balewa Muhammad | Composer |
| 29 | Nick Nastasi | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 30 | Stacie Orrico | Composer, Creative Director, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 31 | Tiffany Palmer | Composer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 32 | Herb Powers | Mastering |
| 33 | Greg Price | Mixing |
| 34 | Tony Reyes | Bass, Composer, Guitar |
| 35 | Carlos Ricketts | Composer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Michelle Ryang | A&R |
| 37 | Michael "Ese" Severson | Guitar |
| 38 | Rick Sheppard | Engineer, MIDI, Sound Design |
| 39 | Lonnie Liston Smith | Composer |
| 40 | The Track | Fender Rhodes, Producer |
| 41 | Brian West | Composer |
| 42 | Kevin Westenberg | Photography |
| 43 | Josh Wilbur | Engineer, Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |