Dawn of a New Day (Crystal Shawanda album)

Dawn of a New Day
Dawn of a New Day
Studio album by Crystal Shawanda
Released	June 24, 2008 (CAN); August 19, 2008 (US)
Genre	Country
Length	38:25
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Scott Hendricks
Crystal Shawanda chronology
Singles from Dawn of a New Day
	"You Can Let Go"; Released: January 7, 2008; "What Do I Have to Do"; Released: May 27, 2008; "My Roots Are Showing"; Released: October 20, 2008; "Dawn of a New Day"; Released: January 27, 2009; "Try"; Released: June 8, 2009;

Dawn of a New Day is the debut studio album by Canadian country music singer Crystal Shawanda. It was released in Canada on June 24, 2008, and in the United States on August 19. It produced five singles in "You Can Let Go", "What Do I Have to Do", "My Roots Are Showing", the title track and "Try". "You Can Let Go" reached number 21 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Shawanda was born in Wiikwemkoong First Nation, Manitoulin Island, Ontario and her surname translates to "Dawn of a New Day".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Evolution"	Franne Golde, Marv Green, Kasey Livingston, Andrew Williams	4:36
2.	"My Roots Are Showing"	Robin Lee Bruce, Christi Dannemiller, Whitney Duncan	3:33
3.	"Tender Side"	Crystal Shawanda, Mark Selby, Tia Sillers	3:02
4.	"Baby You're Back"	John Rich, Sharon Vaughn, Gretchen Wilson	3:03
5.	"Dawn of a New Day"	Shawanda, Jamie Paulin, Jeremy Stover, Dewayne Strobel	3:33
6.	"You Can Let Go"	Cory Batten, Kent Blazy, Rory Feek	3:34
7.	"I Need a Man"	Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo	3:28
8.	"What Do I Have to Do"	Trey Bruce, Leah Crutchfield	3:34
9.	"Your Cheatin' Heart"	Hank Williams	2:57
10.	"Try"	Ed Hill, Luke Laird, Lindsey	3:32
11.	"You Can't Take It Back"	Shawanda, Brad Warren, Brett Warren	3:31

Personnel

Bruce Bouton - lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
Lisa Cochran - background vocals
Perry Coleman - background vocals
J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
Melodie Crittenden - background vocals
Rob Hajacos - fiddle
Tony Harrell - Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
Mike Johnson - pedal steel guitar
Troy Lancaster - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
Chris McHugh - drums
Gene Miller - background vocals
Greg Morrow - drums, percussion
Gordon Mote - Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
Crystal Shawanda - lead vocals
Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
DeWayne Strobel - electric guitar
Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar
Russell Terrell - background vocals
Bobby Terry - acoustic guitar
Jonathan Yudkin - fiddle, mandolin, strings

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	16
U.S. Billboard 200	81

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	CAN	US Country
2008	"You Can Let Go"^[a]	60	21
	"What Do I Have to Do"	79	—
	"My Roots Are Showing"	87	57
2009	"Dawn of a New Day"	90	—
2009	"Try"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

a^ "You Can Let Go" also reached number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[2]

References

^ "HearSomethingCountry.com". June 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[1] "HearSomethingCountry.com". June 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02.

[whitburn-2] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

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