Finally Woken


Finally Woken is the debut studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Jem, released initially in the United States on 23 March 2004, with ATO Records.

Artwork

The young girl on the cover is a photograph of a young Jem that was taken by her father; the colours were changed for different territories, with the USA receiving a yellow edition, the UK receiving a blue edition and Europe and Australia receiving a green edition. The UK and European editions were re-issued in 2005 with a new cover, featuring a new photograph of Jem on the front. The album was released with different artwork. The UK release features the orange/red effect whilst foreign covers include a green cover for Australia, and US with a blue one.

Critical reception

Announced as America's biggest British female debut artist of 2004; Jem initially established herself in the United States before garnering any attention or airplay in her native United Kingdom. Regardless, her reception from critics, upon the release of her album worldwide in 2005, have been generally favourable.
This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2004. It has sold over 500,000 copies in the UK as of January 2009 and, as of 4 July 2009, had sold 332,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Reviews of the album were good. Rolling Stone complimented her "sense of sonic humor".

Track listing

Personnel

Technical personnel

Certifications