Awake is the debut album by the American acoustic rock musician John Vesely working under the pseudonym Secondhand Serenade. The album was originally created as a demo in 2005, and was made available for purchase on MySpace and iTunes. In late 2006 after selling 15,000 copies of it, Secondhand Serenade signed to the label Glassnote Records and released the album on February 6, 2007, adding the songs "It's Not Over" and "Stay Close, Don't Go".