Awake

• Artist: John Wesley Harding
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• Release Date: March 10, 1998
• Total Time: 55:45
• Genre: Rock

Review

Billed as John Wesley Harding and the Gangsta Folk, Dare seems to be an attempt to recast the singer/songwriter in a different light, incorporating elements of electronica to earn more street cred. The Gangsta Folk are in truth not a band, but rather Harding handling multiple instruments (often of the more exotic variety like e-bow, moogs, and mellotron), along with a few guests like Scott McCaughey, Robert Lloyd, Kelly Hogan, and pop purist Chris von Schneidern. And while the experimentation is implemented quite well -- especially in the lighter-and-match-strike percussion loop of "Burn" -- Harding's craft remains untouched. His acid-tongued, always-clever phrasing, folky leanings, and strong sense of melody show him to be one of the finest (and unfairly overlooked) songwriters of the '90s. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Good Morning (I Just Woke Up)	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(:43)
Your Ghost (Don't Scare Me No More)	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(3:53)
Window Seat	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(4:46)
Burn	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(4:40)
It's All My Fault	John Wesley Harding, Shelley Jackson	John Wesley Harding	(5:01)
Sweat Tears Blood and Come	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(6:26)
Poor Heart	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(3:42)
Miss Fortune	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(5:03)
Song I Wrote Myself in the Future	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(3:23)
Something to Write Home About	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(4:32)
You're Looking at Me	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(4:05)
You So & So	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(3:10)
I'm Staying Here (And I'm Not Buying a Gun)	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(3:37)
Good Bye (Late O'Clock)	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding	(2:44)

Credits

John Wesley Harding (Organ), John Wesley Harding (Guitar (Acoustic)), John Wesley Harding (Bass), John Wesley Harding (Guitar), John Wesley Harding (Percussion), John Wesley Harding (Piano), John Wesley Harding (Strings), John Wesley Harding (Cymbals), John Wesley Harding (Guitar (Electric)), John Wesley Harding (Triangle), John Wesley Harding (Vocals), John Wesley Harding (Guitar (12 String)), John Wesley Harding (Moog Synthesizer), John Wesley Harding (Bells), John Wesley Harding (Rhythm), John Wesley Harding (Producer), John Wesley Harding (Sampling), John Wesley Harding (Mellotron), John Wesley Harding (Ebo), John Wesley Harding (Main Performer), John Wesley Harding (Sleigh Bells), John Wesley Harding (Tubular Bells), John Wesley Harding (Orchestration), John Wesley Harding (12-String Bass Guitar), John Wesley Harding (Moog Bass), John Wesley Harding (Telephone Voice), Scott McCaughey (Piano), Scott McCaughey (Vocals (Background)), Scott McCaughey (Producer), Chuck Prophet (Guitar), Chuck Prophet (Percussion), Chuck Prophet (Guitar (Electric)), Kurt Bloch (Guitar), Kurt Bloch (12-String Bass Guitar), Carrie Bradley (Violin), Kelly Hogan (Vocals), Kelly Hogan (Vocals (Background)), Joe Lambert (Mastering), Robert Lloyd (Organ), Robert Lloyd (Mandolin), Robert Lloyd (Piano), Robert Lloyd (Accordion), Robert Lloyd (Organ (Hammond)), Mike Musburger (Drums), Jim Sangster (Bass), Paul Stubblebine (Mastering), Chris Von Sneidern (Arranger), Chris Von Sneidern (Producer), Chris Von Sneidern (Engineer), Chris Von Sneidern (Mixing), CVS (Bass), CVS (Percussion), CVS (Guitar (Electric)), CVS (Vocals (Background)), CVS (Shaker), CVS (E-Bow), Peter Straus (Bass), Bobby Whitfield (Engineer), Bobby Whitfield (Tape Archivist), Sheila Sachs (Design), Sheila Sachs (Photography), Sheila Sachs (Redesign), Jim Newberry (Photography), Alison Faith Levy (Vocals (Background)), Steve Bowman (Drums), Trudy Fisher (Photography)

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