Once upon a Shattered Life

Once Upon a Shattered Life
Studio album by Seventh Day Slumber
Released	February 1, 2005 (2005-02-01)
Studio	Compound Recording
Genre	Christian rock
Label	BEC Recordings
Producer	Aaron Sprinkle
Seventh Day Slumber chronology
Picking up the Pieces (2003) Once Upon a Shattered Life (2005) Picking up the Pieces (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	[1]
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.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Break Me"	3:18
2.	"Shattered Life"	3:29
3.	"Caroline"	4:07
4.	"Make Believe"	2:58
5.	"I Believe"	4:08
6.	"Back in Time"	3:26
7.	"Brand New Man"	4:08
8.	"Chris' Letter"	3:20
9.	"Masquerade"	3:39
10.	"Oceans from the Rain"	4:09
Total length:		36:42

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

1. Taylor, Josh (February 1, 2005). "Seventh Day Slumber, "Once Upon a Shattered Life" Review".
2. New Release Today (August 9, 2007). "Once Upon a Shattered Life by Seventh Day Slumber".
3. Cummings, Tony (November 29, 2005). "Review: Once Upon a Shattered Life - Seventh Day Slumber".
4. "Once Upon a Shattered Life by Seventh Day Slumber". Genius. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
5. "Seventh Day Slumber Releases 'Once Upon a Shattered Life'". CBN. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
6. Journal, YouthWorker (2007-12-20). "Seventh Day Slumber". YouthWorker. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
7. "Death By Admiration: An Interview with Seventh Day Slumber". www.newreleasetoday.com. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
8. 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.
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10. Seventh Day Slumber - Topic (2015-07-04). Shattered Life. Retrieved 2025-06-14 – via YouTube.
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