Sound Asleep

From The Evanescence Reference
Sound Asleep EP
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Released August, 1999
Label Bigwig Enterprises

Name of the EP (also referred to as the Whisper EP) released in August, 1999 on CD-R. Features an early version of Whisper and two versions of Understanding. Limited edition of 50 copies. Was released by the band with help from Bigwig Enterprises. It was released with no artwork.

This is supposedly the last place that the band will release "Understanding" in any version. The picture is of Nate Gray's personal, signed copy of the EP.

Track Listing

  1. Give Unto Me
  2. Whisper (Sound Asleep Version)
  3. Understanding (Sound Asleep Version)
  4. Forgive Me
  5. Understanding (Evanescence EP Version)
  6. Ascension of the Spirit

A very unknown fact is the fact that he first 10 of the Sound Asleep EPs had the original "Give Unto Me" of 5 minutes and 49 seconds, and the track length of "Ascention of the Spirit" being 3 minutes and 16 seconds (without the silence and movie quoats) and unsigned by Amy Lee. Brad Caviness of BigWig enterprises has laid claim to the 10 originals having the previously mentioned track lengths.