Waking at Dawn | ||||
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Released | July 1, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
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Length | 35:56 | |||
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Singles from Waking at Dawn | ||||
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Waking at Dawn is the debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Roy Woods.[1][2][3][4][5] It was released on July 1, 2016, by OVO Sound and Warner Bros. Records.[6] The album serves as a follow-up to his debut EP Exis (2015). It was preceded by two singles; "Gwan Big Up Urself" and "How I Feel".
On March 11, 2016, Roy Woods announced the album's title via Twitter.[7] The release date and cover art was revealed on June 29, 2016.[8]
The album's lead single and second single, "Gwan Big Up Urself" and "How I Feel" was released on June 4, 2016.[9][10]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
HotNewHipHop | (74/100) [11] |
Now | [12] |
Exclaim! | 6/10[13] |
Waking at Dawn was met with generally positive reviews. The album received a 74 out of 100 by HotNewHipHop. Writing for Exclaim!, Themistoklis Alexis praised the album's "flashes of maturity" but criticized Woods' "failure to emote fully on phonics."[13]
Credits were adapted from Tidal.[14]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sonic Boom" |
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| 3:04 |
2. | "You Love It" |
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| 3:06 |
3. | "Gwan Big Up Urself" |
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| 3:20 |
4. | "How I Feel" |
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| 3:43 |
5. | "Down Girl" |
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| 2:49 |
6. | "Switch" |
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| 3:21 |
7. | "Got Me" |
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| 3:38 |
8. | "Why" |
| Murda Beatz | 4:22 |
9. | "Menace" |
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| 4:53 |
10. | "She Knows About Me" |
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| 3:40 |
Total length: | 35:56 |
Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]
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Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 30 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 127 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] | 11 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Worldwide | July 1, 2016 | Digital download | [18] |