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2008 studio album by Crystal Shawanda
Dawn of a New Day Released June 24, 2008 (CAN ) August 19, 2008 (US ) Genre Country Length 38 :25 Label RCA Nashville Producer Scott Hendricks
Dawn of a New Day (2008)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (2009)
"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.
Track listing [ edit ]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Evolution" Franne Golde , Marv Green , Kasey Livingston, Andrew Williams4:36 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 Crutchfield3:34 9. "Your Cheatin' Heart " Hank Williams 2:57 10. "Try" Ed Hill , Luke Laird , Lindsey3:32 11. "You Can't Take It Back" Shawanda, Brad Warren, Brett Warren 3:31
Personnel [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Chart (2008)
Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
16
U.S. Billboard 200
81
Singles [ edit ]
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
CAN
US Country
2008
"You Can Let Go "[a]
60
21
"What Do I Have to Do"
79
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"My Roots Are Showing"
87
57
2009
"Dawn of a New Day"
90
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"Try"
—
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart
References [ edit ]
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 . Record Research, Inc. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2 .