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| New Release Today | [2] |
| Cross Rhythms | 8/10[3] |
Once Upon a Shattered Life is the fourth studio album by American Christian rock band Seventh Day Slumber. It was produced by Aaron Sprinkle,[4] and released on February 1, 2005.[5] It is the only album by the band to feature drummer Juan Alvarez. It sold more copies than its predecessor album,[6] and is considered to be the band's breakthrough into the mainstream Christian industry, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.[7][8]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Joseph Rojas; all music is composed by Seventh Day Slumber.
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| 1. | "Break Me" | 3:18 |
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| 2. | "Shattered Life" | 3:29 |
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| 3. | "Caroline" | 4:07 |
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| 4. | "Make Believe" | 2:58 |
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| 5. | "I Believe" | 4:08 |
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| 6. | "Back in Time" | 3:26 |
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| 7. | "Brand New Man" | 4:08 |
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| 8. | "Chris' Letter" | 3:20 |
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| 9. | "Masquerade" | 3:39 |
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| 10. | "Oceans from the Rain" | 4:09 |
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| Total length: | 36:42 |
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Personnel
credits adapted from liner notes.[9][10][11]
- Seventh Day Slumber
- Joseph Rojas – vocals, guitar
- Jeremy Holderfield – guitar
- Joshua Schwartz – bass
- Juan Alvarez – drums
- Additional Personnel
- Aaron Sprinkle – production, backing vocals, guitar
- JR McNeely – mixing
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Brynn Sanchez – backing vocals
- Zach Hodges – engineering
- Austin Thomason – engineering
References
- ^ Taylor, Josh (February 1, 2005). "Seventh Day Slumber, "Once Upon a Shattered Life" Review".
- ^ New Release Today (August 9, 2007). "Once Upon a Shattered Life by Seventh Day Slumber".
- ^ Cummings, Tony (November 29, 2005). "Review: Once Upon a Shattered Life - Seventh Day Slumber".
- ^ "Once Upon a Shattered Life by Seventh Day Slumber". Genius. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Seventh Day Slumber Releases 'Once Upon a Shattered Life'". CBN. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ Journal, YouthWorker (2007-12-20). "Seventh Day Slumber". YouthWorker. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Death By Admiration: An Interview with Seventh Day Slumber". www.newreleasetoday.com. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ writer, B. J. Lisko Repository staff. "Cocaine to Christ: Seventh Day Slumber frontman talks music, salvation ahead of Rock the Park". Canton Repository. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ Seventh Day Slumber - Once Upon A Shattered Life, 2005, retrieved 2025-06-14
- ^ Seventh Day Slumber - Topic (2015-07-04). Shattered Life. Retrieved 2025-06-14 – via YouTube.
- ^ Once Upon a Shattered Life - Seventh Day Slumb... | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-06-14
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- Joseph Rojas
- Blaise Rojas
- Ken Reed
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