Waking the Dead (The Clay People album)

Waking the Dead
Studio album by The Clay People
Released	May 27, 2007 (2007-05-27)
Studio	Scarlet East Studios (Albany, NY)
Genre	Industrial rock
Length	53:00
Label	Overit
The Clay People chronology
The Headhunter Demos (2000) Waking the Dead (2007) Demon Hero and Other Extraordinary Phantasmagoric Anomalies & Fables (2018)

Waking the Dead is the fourth studio album by The Clay People, released on May 27, 2007 by Overit Records.[1][2][3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Delehanty, Dan Dinsmore, Brian McGarvey and Daniel Neet, except "When Heavens Fall", "Burning Tao" and "Secret" co-written with Walter Flakus and "Burning Tao" co-written with John Stevens

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Supersonic Overdrive"	3:23
2.	"Waking the Dead"	3:06
3.	"Swerve"	4:17
4.	"When Heavens Fall"	3:38
5.	"Burning Tao"	5:10
6.	"The Ancient One Interlude"	0:40
7.	"Obstacle (Failure)"	4:01
8.	"Never Give Up"	4:02
9.	"Secrets"	4:39
10.	"Be Mine"	1:35
11.	"Lost"	3:06
12.	"Saturn Vs. The Dreamer (Emptiness)"	4:35
13.	"Monsters"	3:21
14.	"Valentine"	3:46
15.	"Happy"	3:39

Personnel

Adapted from the Waking the Dead liner notes.[4]

Clay People

• John Delehanty – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, production, engineering, recording, mixing (4–6, 8–10)
• Dan Dinsmore – drums, executive-producer
• Brian McGarvey – vocals, production
• Daniel Neet – lead vocals, synthesizer, production

Additional performers

• Eric Schwanke – bass guitar

Production and design

• Andrew Ehrlich – recording assistant, engineering
• Neil Kernon – mixing (1–3, 7, 11–15)
• Philip Montelone – cover art, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2007	Overit	CD

References

1. "Clay People: Waking the Dead > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
2. Yücel, Ilker (January 24, 2014). "The Clay People Set to Return With a New Album". ReGen. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
3. Yücel, Ilker (December 25, 2017). "The Clay People InterView: Conquering the Colossus". ReGen. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
4. Waking the Dead (booklet). The Clay People. Albany, New York: Overit Records. 2007.

External links

• Waking the Dead at Bandcamp
• Waking the Dead at Discogs (list of releases)