# Once upon a Shattered Life > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Once_upon_a_Shattered_Life > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Once_upon_a_Shattered_Life.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_upon_a_Shattered_Life > Source revision: 1345125419 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2005 studio album by Seventh Day Slumber 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](/source/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](/source/Aaron_Sprinkle) – production, backing vocals, guitar - JR McNeely – mixing - Brian Gardner – mastering - Brynn Sanchez – backing vocals - Zach Hodges – engineering - Austin Thomason – engineering ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Taylor, Josh (February 1, 2005). ["Seventh Day Slumber, "Once Upon a Shattered Life" Review"](https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/OnceUponAShatteredLife.asp). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** New Release Today (August 9, 2007). ["Once Upon a Shattered Life by Seventh Day Slumber"](https://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=349). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Cummings, Tony (November 29, 2005). ["Review: Once Upon a Shattered Life - Seventh Day Slumber"](https://crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Seventh_Day_Slumber/Once_Upon_A_Shattered_Life/12920/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Once Upon a Shattered Life by Seventh Day Slumber"](https://genius.com/albums/Seventh-day-slumber/Once-upon-a-shattered-life). *Genius*. Retrieved 2025-06-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Seventh Day Slumber Releases 'Once Upon a Shattered Life'"](https://cbn.com/article/not-selected/seventh-day-slumber-releases-once-upon-shattered-life). *CBN*. Retrieved 2025-06-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Journal, YouthWorker (2007-12-20). ["Seventh Day Slumber"](https://www.youthworker.com/seventh-day-slumber/). *YouthWorker*. Retrieved 2025-06-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Death By Admiration: An Interview with Seventh Day Slumber"](https://www.newreleasetoday.com/article.php?article_id=3459). *www.newreleasetoday.com*. Retrieved 2025-06-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** writer, B. J. Lisko Repository staff. ["Cocaine to Christ: Seventh Day Slumber frontman talks music, salvation ahead of Rock the Park"](https://www.cantonrep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/09/06/cocaine-to-christ-seventh-day/18884151007/). *Canton Repository*. Retrieved 2025-06-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [*Seventh Day Slumber - Once Upon A Shattered Life*](https://www.discogs.com/release/1013860-Seventh-Day-Slumber-Once-Upon-A-Shattered-Life), 2005, retrieved 2025-06-14 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Seventh Day Slumber - Topic (2015-07-04). [*Shattered Life*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj2ZW-9cLMs). Retrieved 2025-06-14 – via YouTube. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [*Once Upon a Shattered Life - Seventh Day Slumb... | AllMusic*](https://www.allmusic.com/album/once-upon-a-shattered-life-mw0000368712), retrieved 2025-06-14 v t e Seventh Day Slumber Joseph Rojas Blaise Rojas Ken Reed Studio albums Picking up the Pieces (2003) Once upon a Shattered Life (2005) Finally Awake (2007) Rescátame (2008) Take Everything (2009) The Anthem of Angels (2011) Love & Worship (2013) We Are the Broken (2014) Found (2017) Closer to Chaos (2019) Unseen: The Lion & The Lamb (2021) Death by Admiration (2022) Fractured Paradise (2024) EPs Redline (2015) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Once upon a Shattered Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_upon_a_Shattered_Life) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_upon_a_Shattered_Life?action=history)). 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