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Beautiful Awakening (Thai)

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I've just bought yesterday my copy from this CD. It is meant to be out in janueary 9 in the U_S but here in Mexico it was out yesterday and all I can say is this CD is one of the most great recordings I've ever heard. The best tracks are Is It Me, I'm not Missing You, Save Me and Take Me Away, a must have!!

I've been such a big Stacie fan and I say the wait was worth of. Now I''m just waiting for my CD single for I'm not Missing You. Dont hesitate in buying it.

Dare I say it? I caved and bought this album because I was hooked on the music video of "I'm Not Missing You". Normally, I don't bother spending money on pop albums because you usually just get one or two good songs off them; the rest are just fillers, completely forgettable material. Most of the albums that I buy these days are trip-hop or new-soul jazz stuff. I can safely say that I probably haven't bought a pop album for at least five years.

So why the sudden splurge on Stacie Orrico? I'm a believer in giving an artist due credit. If I think that even just one song was able to reach me, it's worth the price of the whole album. "I'm Not Missing You" has well-written lyrics. The hook is stellar: "I'm not going through the motions, waiting and the hoping you call me/I'm not missing you/you might've had me open but I must be going because/I got life to do/I know I'm usually hanging on, I used to hate to see you gone/but this time it's different, I don't even feel the distance, I'm not missing you". It's got a catchy tune, and Stacie never misses a beat in her performance. Admittedly, the other songs on the album pale in comparison to "I'm Not Missing You". There are the usual completely forgettable songs ("Save Me", "I Can't Give It Up"). The lyrics of "I Can't Give It Up" in particular fall flat ("Now in this moment candles burnin oh, it's so easy/Got me compromising with my sexuality"). It's so blatantly obvious that it's about a girl who's trying to protect her virginity. There's not even a hit of poetry in the lyrics.

There are others that are somewhat catchy ("So Simple", "Easy To Luv You"). But if you're like me, and it's enough that you have one really great song, by all means get a copy. :)

This CD deserves to be #1 ALL over the world, and hopefully it will be released in the U.S. Jan. '07 as planned (it was originally set for an August 29th release, but then it was postponed because of failed radio play). The first single "I'm Not Missing You" is one of the best songs I have heard in the past 3 or 4 years and it deserved to be recognized as being so (at least in my opinion it did). Here is a track listing:

1. So Simple
2. I'm Not Missing You
3. Dream You
4. Easy To Luv You
5. Save Me
6. Take Me Away
7. Babygirl
8. Wait
9. Is It Me
10. Don't Ask Me To Stay
11. I Can't Give It Up
12. Beautiful Awakening


And there is an enhanced video of her single supposedly, all the more reason to order this CD, I couldn't wait until Jan. '07 for it so I ordered my copy last week and its on its way to me as I write this. CAN'T WAIT!

I happened to stumble upon this album on youtube and listened to all the tracks. I have never encountered an album in which I loved each track equally. Not only were the melodies and hooks groovy and feel good but the lyrics had powerful messages. I love Cant Give it Up which I think every young girl and woman and even adult women should listen to and draw from.The song says that the female has a man who makes her feel good and whom makes her want to show that sexual side however deep inside she knows she is not ready and wants to chill until she is . Stacie has grown and in her journey she has found a strong sense of self which I think every woman should aspire to have. I also love Dont Make Me Stay and Is it Me, Dream Man, heck I love em all. Please , if youre a music lover and you want a CD that you can pop in and just let play, give a true artist like Stacie Orrico a listen , believe me you will not disappointed!

When you 1st listen, it's quite pleasing to the ear. It's obvious she's writing from her heart and singing with all her might. She's an amazing singer. It's just, where's God?

There's not one song that mentions God's name. Most of the songs are revolved around boys, which just makes it sound completely secular. I have no doubt that she's a Christian, but compared to her 1st two cd's, it has no Godly lyrics. Morally correct, yes. But Godly, no.

It's more--- soul and r&b. Which I completely love! The beat's awesome, and her voice is just music to my ears.

I am a bit disappointed to find God wasn't in this album, but if you're not concerned with that, it's one of the best cds.

I'll include the listing of the songs and my rating:

1. So Simple - 8/10
2. I'm Not Missing You - 10/10
3. Dream You - 6/10
4. Easy To Luv You - 6/10
5. Save Me - 7/10
6. Take Me Away 9/10
7. Babygirl 10/10
8. Wait 9/10
9. Is It Me 8.5/10
10. Don't Ask Me To Stay 10/10
11. I Can't Give It Up 6/10
12. Beautiful Awakening 10/10

The last song is beautiful. The first time I heard it, I shook my head and skipped over it each time I listened to the cd. But then I listened to it, and it was great! It grows on you. It's beautiful.

This cd is what it's called. A Beautiful Awakening.

I think that Stacie's album was pretty cool, but for those of you who are looking for songs more focused on life and less focused on guys, you'll be slightly disappointed. I loved her self-titled album "Stacie Orrico" because it was really well balanced, but this one has some more mature guy-related themes in the songs. One of the songs gets really intense in that area. However, the sound is cool and she has a good view of what she's singing about. So it's overall pretty good.

This album requires a curtain tast but it has some cool hits and some nice beats that I love. Its not as hot as Staceys first cd butyou can't help but to love her and her style. All and all this is more a mediem cd not a must have, but a cool to have. A lot of the songs didn't match up eather the beat would over power the verse or the other way around. Im not talking over power like sounded louder because it was a great mix, but I TALKING ABOUT the meanings of concepts and words and repatition. Some of these songs leave more of a rushed feeling and some leave a that was great feeling.

I love Stacie's older albums, and this one did not disappoint me in the least bit. Although, like some of the other reviews are saying it's not the christian words I am used to hearing from her, that didn't take anything away from the music. Anyone who listened to her older music can surely listen to this album just the same. It takes you through different moods and feels. Unlike the other people I just finally found this album in the store a couple of weeks ago. I had been waiting for it but never saw it. I accidentally ran into it because it was sitting out in the wrong section. Needless to say, this album is excellent.

I sincerely this is Stacie's best work. All grown up now she displays an amazing voice and a better produced album with great song like "I'm not missing you", "Is it me", "Tantrum", "Babygirl", "So simple" and many more. It's a great album and I can't get enough of it!!

It's been 31/2 years, but Stacie hasn't lost her charm. More mature and more of an R&B feel than a pop one, Beautiful Awakening lives up true to it's name. From the opening note to the beautiful "So Simple", you're just sure that it's an angel singing. The music, the vocals and the lyrics are just amazing on this song! "True to life/True to me/Absolutely free/So simple, so simple, so simple, yeah". The album's first single is next, titled "I'm Not Missing You" is almost like an R&B "Stuck" from her sophomore album. With good vocals and a beautiful medley, especially the piano, "I'm Not Missing You" is a definite winner. The album continues it's R&B feel with "Dream You", "Easy to Luv U" and "Save Me". The next track, "Take Me Away" proves that this young singer may have gone a bit in over her head. The lyrics show a little too much emotion, "From your kiss/To your touch/Got me needin' it so much/Boy I got a crush". The song "Babygirl" is a touching anthem for single mothers. With a soft medley and good lyrics like, "Babygirl, take it one day at a time/Everything will be alright". "Wait" follows up and can be compared to even Christina Aguilera, with amazingling strong vocals and great beat, "Wait" should be the album's second single for US. The upbeat "Is It Me" and "Don't Ask Me 2 Stay" are probably the only two on the album that could be considered pop. "I Can't Give It Up", like "Take Me Away" shows just too much emotion for a Christian song. The album closer "Beautiful Awakening" is a soft, R&B song that brings the album to a soft landing. The Japanese Bonus Tracks "Frustrated" and "Brush 'Em Off" are both strong songs that have a good medley and lyrics like "And I get so tired of them talking about me/Everybody's in my business/They trippin' me, they dog me/They just wanna use me, confuse me, they call me/But I just brush 'em off me". As for the UK/Europe/Australia Bonus Track "Addictive" continues with the emotion, love and mushy gushy lyrics like "I don't need no coffee/Don't need no cigarettes/Don't want nothing at all/Cause boy you're my addiction". The Wal-Mart Exclusive track "Tantrum" is the best of any of the bonus tracks and is a strong song that has great vocals and good vocals like: "I have the heart of a child/And my mind's like it's mother/Trys to tell it what's right/But it just won't bother/It just keeps kicking and screaming... My heart throws a tantrum". Overall, Beautiful Awakening is a mature, strong album that is sure to do well with the secular crowd, but might keep the Christian one confused. Sometimes you just can't get two birds with one stone and that's the way it goes.