I Woke Up is the twenty-sixth album by Jandek

Jandek

Jandek is the musical project of an anonymous outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 60 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical...

 and his only release of 1997. Released as Corwood Industries

Corwood Industries

Corwood Industries is a Houston, Texas-based company whose only output would appear to be the music of Jandek. It is not known what other ventures, if any, that Corwood Industries may be involved with....

 #0764, it introduced (for the first and last time) a new male vocalist who sings most of the tracks.

Track listing

1. First Awake Moment – 2:26
2. Alone on that Mountain – 3:53
3. I Can Not – 4:03
4. Get Back Inside – 3:00
5. Long Long – 3:47
6. Joab – 2:40
7. Equaled in Life – 2:16
8. Star of Zenith – 3:55
9. Take it Easy – 2:09
10. Just Die – 3:53
11. Pending Doom – 1:15
12. Sleepless Night – 2:22
13. Today – 1:26

Reviews

More existential twang, strum, holler, and moan. Of course, a shylock like Will Oldham gets laid a lot when he pulls this trick, so it's patently unfair that Texas recluse Jandek doesn't get those same dumpy groupies. -- Fred Mills Magnet #31