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| Released | July 1, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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| Length | 35:56 | |||
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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
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