Awake: The Best of Live
Greatest hits album by
Live
ReleasedNovember 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
Recorded1990–2004
GenrePost-grunge, hard rock
Length77:49
LanguageEnglish
LabelRadioactive
ProducerJerry Harrison, Live, Jay Healy, Michael Railo, Alain Johannes, and Jim Wirt
Live chronology
Birds of Pray
(2003)		 Awake: The Best of Live
(2004)		 Songs from Black Mountain
(2006)
Singles from Awake: The Best of Live
  1. "We Deal in Dreams"
    Released: October 29, 2004 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Awake: The Best of Live is a greatest hits album by Live, released in 2004. The 19-track compilation includes songs from Live's first six studio albums as well as "We Deal in Dreams", an unreleased track from the Throwing Copper sessions, and a cover of "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash, recorded for the 2001 compilation Good Rockin' Tonight – The Legacy of Sun Records. The deluxe edition includes a DVD containing 22 music videos and a 30-minute interview with lead singer Ed Kowalczyk. The liner notes were written by Kowalczyk and Ken Wilber and the cover features a still from the video for the song "Lightning Crashes".

Track listing

Compact Disc

  1. "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" – 3:18
  2. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" (new edit) – 4:32
  3. "The Beauty of Gray" – 4:12
  4. "Selling the Drama" – 3:25
  5. "I Alone" (new edit) – 3:40
  6. "Lightning Crashes" – 5:24
  7. "All Over You" – 3:57
  8. "Pillar of Davidson" (new edit) – 4:23
  9. "We Deal in Dreams" – 3:55
  10. "Lakini's Juice" (new edit) – 4:49
  11. "Turn My Head" – 3:55
  12. "The Dolphin's Cry" (new edit) – 4:19
  13. "Run to the Water" – 4:26
  14. "Dance with You" – 4:36
  15. "Overcome" – 4:15
  16. "Nobody Knows" – 4:27
  17. "Heaven" – 3:46
  18. "Run Away" (with Shelby Lynne) – 3:27
  19. "I Walk the Line" (Johnny Cash cover) – 3:03

The European release of Awake does not feature "Pain Lies on the Riverside" or "Pillar of Davidson", but instead contains "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version) and "The Distance".

The Australian release also omits "Pain Lies on the Riverside" and "Pillar of Davidson" but includes "Rattlesnake" and "They Stood Up for Love".

DVD

  1. "Operation Spirit"
  2. "Operation Spirit" (live performance)
  3. "Pain Lies on the Riverside"
  4. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" (live performance)
  5. "Selling the Drama"
  6. "I Alone"
  7. "Lightning Crashes"
  8. "White, Discussion"
  9. "Lakini's Juice"
  10. "Freaks"
  11. "Turn My Head" (directed by Jake Scott)
  12. "Turn My Head" (directed by Mary Lambert)
  13. "Ghost"
  14. "The Dolphin's Cry"
  15. "Run to the Water"
  16. "They Stood Up for Love"
  17. "Overcome"
  18. "Simple Creed"
  19. "Like a Soldier"
  20. "Heaven" (live at Vorst National, Brussels)
  21. "Heaven" (concept version)
  22. "Run Away" (with Shelby Lynne)
  23. Interview with Ed Kowalczyk

Chart performance

Singles

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] 2× Platinum 30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Live singles".
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "Allmusic Review". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Live – Awake - The Best Of Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Live – Awake - The Best Of Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Live – Awake - The Best Of Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Charts.nz – Live – Awake - The Best Of Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Live – Awake - The Best Of Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Live – Awake - The Best Of Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Live Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  10. ↑ "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2004". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  12. ↑ "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 2005". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop entry for We Deal In Dreams" Archived September 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Ultratop.
  15. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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