Waking at Dawn is the debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Roy Woods. It was released on July 1, 2016, by OVO Sound and Warner Bros. Records. 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".
Background On March 11, 2016, Roy Woods announced the album's title via Twitter. The release date and cover art was revealed on June 29, 2016.
Singles The album's lead single and second single, "Gwan Big Up Urself" and "How I Feel" was released on June 4, 2016.
Critical reception
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."
Track listing Credits were adapted from Tidal.
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Performers Roy Woods – primary artist
Technical Sunny Diamonds – recording engineer , mixing engineer Chris Athens – mastering engineer
Production FrancisGotHeat – producer Prezident Jeff – producer Sunny Diamonds – producer L.A. Chase – producer Krs. – producer DZL – producer ALO – producer Murda Beatz – producer Akeel Henry – producer Omari Jabari – producer Saintfall – producer
Charts Chart (2016) Peak position
Release history Region Date Format Label Worldwide July 1, 2016 Digital download All citations concerning the release history of Waking at Dawn:
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