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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Losing Sleep
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Axle Whitehead]]
| cover      = AxleWhiteheadLosingSleepCover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|df=yes|2008|8|23}}
| recorded   = 2007–2008
| studio     =
| length     = 40:08
| label      = Roadshow, [[Sony BMG]]
| producer   =
* Robert Conley
* George Muranyi
* Carl Dimitaga
* Barbara Griffin
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title =
| next_year  =
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Losing Sleep
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[I Don't Do Surprises]]
| single1date = 8 March 2008
| single2     = [[Anywhere (Axle Whitehead song)|Anywhere]]
| single2date = 9 August 2008
| single3     = Satellite
| single3date = November 2008
}}
}}
'''''Losing Sleep''''' is the debut album by [[Axle Whitehead]], released on 23 August 2008. Whitehead began working on material for his debut album shortly after he resigned as host of ''[[Video Hits (Australian TV series)|Video Hits]]'' with several songwriters and producers in the twelve months preceding the album's release. The album's first single, "[[I Don't Do Surprises]]",<ref>[http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=2105572 Whitehead, Axle / I Dont Do Surprises - Sanity.com.au - More Movies - More Music]</ref> became Whitehead's first top ten single, peaking at number eight on the Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] Singles Chart, and also reached number two on the Australasian singles chart, and was certified Gold by [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]. The album's second single was "[[Anywhere (Axle Whitehead song)|Anywhere]]". The album's third single was "Satellite".
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline        = ''Losing Sleep'' track listing
| total_length    = 40:08
| all_music       = Axle Whitehead
| title1          = Satellite
| writer1         = Axle Whitehead, Robert Conley & Carl Dimitaga
| length1         = 3:25
| title2          = [[I Don't Do Surprises]]
| writer2         = Axle Whitehead & Robert Conley
| length2         = 3:14
| title3          = You
| writer3         = [http://www.barbaragriffin.net Barbara Griffin] & Michael 'Fingaz' Mugisha
| length3         = 3:33
| title4          = Over to You Now
| writer4         = Axle Whitehead & Robert Conley
| length4         = 3:24
| title5          = Face the Music
| writer5         = Axle Whitehead & Robert Conley
| length5         = 3:12
| title6          = [[Anywhere (Axle Whitehead song)|Anywhere]]
| writer6         = Robert Conley & James Bryan
| length6         = 3:51
| title7          = Losing Sleep
| writer7         = Axle Whitehead & Robert Conley
| length7         = 3:51
| title8          = Landslide
| writer8         = Robert Conley
| length8         = 3:26
| title9          = Waiting for Something to Happen
| writer9         = Axle Whitehead & Robert Conley
| length9         = 3:04
| title10         = Maybe I Was Wrong
| writer10        = Axle Whitehead & Robert Conley
| length10        = 3:02
| title11         = Way Home
| writer11        = Axle Whitehead & [http://www.barbaragriffin.net Barbara Griffin]
| length11        = 3:52
| title12         = Free Man
| writer12        = Axle Whitehead & Carl Dimitaga
| length12        = 2:22
}}
==Personnel==
*Axle Whitehead – vocals
*Robert Conley – piano, keyboards and programming
*Carl Dimitaga – guitar and bass guitar except "Landslide" and additional guitars on "Anywhere"
*James Bryan – guitars on "Anywhere"
*Reece Turbin – guitars on "I Don't Do Surprises"
*[[Terepai Richmond]] – live drums on "Satellite", "You", "Over to You Now", "Face the Music", "Waiting for Something to Happen" and "Mabe I Was Wrong"
*Axle Whitehead – live drums on "I Don't Do Surprises" and "Free Man"
*George Muranyi – live piano on "You"
*Barbara Griffin – co-producer and engineer on "Way Home", live piano on "You"
*Joe Hamill – guitars on "Way Home"
*Michael "Fingaz" Mugisha – writer, arranger on "You"
*Karin Catt – photography
*Julian Peploe – art direction
*Jane Wallace – packaging design
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Losing Sleep''
! scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=300}}</ref>
| 68
|}
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history and formats for ''Losing Sleep''
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalogue
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| 23 August 2008
| Roadshow, [[Sony BMG]]
| [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Music download|Digital download]]
| 3014382
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Axle Whitehead}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Axle Whitehead albums]]
[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:Sony BMG albums]]