This 11 track album opens with the gentle ‘bah bah dahs‘ of debut single They, sounding initially like it’s going to be a tiny bit Christmassy, before pulling in a beat and vocal that sounds like it’s been borrowed from the Sugababes‘ hit Overload. Jem’s vocals are rich, soulful, and rarely shaken from it’s course. The song is warm, and builds up perfectly and is aided in this by the layers of vocals. This single gave her a #6 UK hit. A great start to an album.

This is followed by Come On Closer, which like previous song, blends samples (using a wonderful old sample from Hindi song Baharon Phool Barsao), beats, and vocal layers, but this song includes some wonderfully roaring electric guitar and a heavier bass.

The title track Finally Woken is up next, opening with waves and seagulls… and here we get a wonderful little sample which compliments a lazy, hazy, sea song. The sample is actually from Ride A Cock Horse and performed by 1960’s kids TV pig puppet stars Pinky & Perky, which I guess earns some kudos, and thankfully its just a music sample and not vocals. The song is almost a kind of lullaby, laden with soft and dreamy vocals, and with music that swells and fades and swells again, much like the sea that it sings about.