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Awake: The Best of Live

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{{Infobox album

| name = Awake: The Best of Live

| type = greatest

| artist = Live

| cover = Live-Awake.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2004|11|2}}

| recorded = 1990–2004

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Post-grunge, hard rock

| length = {{Duration|m=77|s=49}}

| language = English

| label = Radioactive

| producer = Jerry Harrison, Live, Jay Healy, Michael Railo, Alain Johannes, and Jim Wirt

| prev_title = Birds of Pray

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Songs from Black Mountain

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Awake: The Best of Live

| type = greatest

| single1 = We Deal in Dreams

| single1date = October 29, 2004 {{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Live&titel=We+Deal+In+Dreams&cat=s|title=Live singles}}

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}Erlewine, Stephen Thomas [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000265252|pure_url=yes}} "Allmusic Review"]. AllMusic.

|noprose=yes

}}

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

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2004)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Live|album=Awake - The Best Of Live|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Flanders|14|artist=Live|album=Awake - The Best Of Live|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|3|artist=Live|album=Awake - The Best Of Live|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Live|album=Awake - The Best Of Live|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Norway|2|artist=Live|album=Awake - The Best Of Live|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Sweden|45|artist=Live|album=Awake - The Best Of Live|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|65|artist=Live|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2004)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2004/albums-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2004|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}

| 52

scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2004&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2004|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}

| 57

scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2005/albums-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2005|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}

| 81

scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2005-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2005|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=September 8, 2021}}

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=Singles=

  • "We Deal in Dreams" (#47 Netherlands)[https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/14d15/Live-We-Deal-In-Dreams "Ultratop entry for We Deal In Dreams"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907183421/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/14d15/Live-We-Deal-In-Dreams |date=September 7, 2015 }}. Ultratop.

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Awake: The Best of Live|artist=Live|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|certyear=2004|accessdate=28 April 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Awake: The Best of Live|artist=Live|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2004|certyear=2010|source=archive|accessdate=28 April 2022}}

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References

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Category:2004 greatest hits albums

Category:Albums produced by Jerry Harrison

Category:Live (band) compilation albums

Category:Compilation albums by American artists

Category:2004 video albums

Category:Music video compilation albums

Category:Live (band) video albums

Category:Radioactive Records albums