Is It O.K.

Is It O.K.
Is It O.K.
Studio album by Serena Ryder
Released	November 11, 2008
Genre	Pop
Length	50:41
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	John Alagia
Serena Ryder chronology

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Is It O.K. is the third major label album by Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder. The album was released on November 11, 2008, in Canada. The singles for this album are "Little Bit of Red", "All for Love", and "What I Wanna Know". The album won Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards.

This album was certified gold on April 22, 2009.

Track listing

All music is composed by John Alagía.

is it o.k track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sweeping the Ashes"	Serena Ryder	4:42
2.	"Little Bit of Red"	Ryder Dave Bassett	3:30
3.	"Brand New Love"	Ryder	3:51
4.	"Hiding Places"	Ryder	4:00
5.	"Blown Like the Wind at Night"	Ryder Jeen O'Brien	3:41
6.	"All for Love"	Ryder John Alagía Steve McEwan	3:57
7.	"Weak in the Knees"	Ryder	3:40
8.	"Stumbling Over You"	Ryder Mikal Blue	3:32
9.	"Why Can't I Love You"	Ryder Brian Howes	3:53
10.	"Truth"	Ryder	3:43
11.	"Is It O.K"	Ryder Blue	3:44
12.	"What I Wanna Know"	Ryder Jim Duguid	3:50
13.	"Dark as the Black"	Ryder	4:38
Total length:			50:41

CD ROM/multimedia bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"All Up to You"	2:54
Total length:		53:35

All music is composed by Kevin Drew.

Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Racing in the Street" (Acoustic Cover Version)	Bruce Springsteen	4:12
15.	"No Air" (featuring The Beauties)	James Fauntleroy II Erik "Blu2th" Griggs Harvey Mason Jr. Damon Thomas Steve Russell	3:34
16.	"The Funeral" (featuring The Beauties)	Ben Bridwell Mat Brooke Chris Early Tim Meinig	6:38
18.	"Slow" (featuring The Beauties)	Dan Carey Emilíana Torrini Kylie Minogue	2:56
Total length:			1:08:01

Notes

All tracks are stylized in all lowercase.

Personnel

John Alagia – acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 6, 8, 9, and 12), electric guitar (tracks:1, 3, 7, 9, 11, and 12), backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 8, and 12)
Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion, loops(tracks: 3, 7, 11, and 12)
Mark Goldenberg – electric guitar (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 12)
Sean Hurley – bass
Zac Rae – keyboards, glockenspiel (tracks 3 and 12)
Lyle Workman – electric guitar, banjo (tracks 1 and 12)
Serena Ryder – acoustic guitar, vocals

References

1 2 Mureika, Thomas, Serena Ryder - Is It O.K. AllMusic, AllMusic, retrieved June 8, 2023
↑ Hopper, Donna (March 30, 2009). "Complete list of 2009 Juno Award winners". SooToday.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
↑ "Serena Ryder Debut Does Ok, Tops A Sub Chart - Serena Ryder News @ antiMusic.com". www.antimusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
↑ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. February 15, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

External links

Is It O.K. sheet music songbook Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at goodnewsmusic
Is It O.K. Deluxe Edition at Amazon.com
Serena Ryder wins at 2009 Juno Awards at Atlantic Records web site

[allmusic-1] 1 2 Mureika, Thomas, Serena Ryder - Is It O.K. AllMusic, AllMusic, retrieved June 8, 2023

[2] Hopper, Donna (March 30, 2009). "Complete list of 2009 Juno Award winners". SooToday.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[3] "Serena Ryder Debut Does Ok, Tops A Sub Chart - Serena Ryder News @ antiMusic.com". www.antimusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[4] "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. February 15, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

v t e Serena Ryder
Studio albums	Falling Out (1999) Unlikely Emergency (2005) If Your Memory Serves You Well (2006) Is It O.K. (2008) Harmony (2012) Utopia (2017) The Art of Falling Apart (2021)
Notable singles	"Stompa" "What I Wouldn't Do"
Featured singles	"Wavin' Flag" (Haiti Mix)