Dawn of a New Day (Crystal Shawanda album)

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Dawn of a New Day
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2008 (CAN)
August 19, 2008 (US)
GenreCountry
Length38:25
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerScott Hendricks
Crystal Shawanda chronology
Dawn of a New Day
(2008)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(2009)
Singles from Dawn of a New Day
  1. "You Can Let Go"
    Released: January 7, 2008
  2. "What Do I Have to Do"
    Released: May 27, 2008
  3. "My Roots Are Showing"
    Released: October 20, 2008
  4. "Dawn of a New Day"
    Released: January 27, 2009
  5. "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]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Evolution"Franne Golde, Marv Green, Kasey Livingston, Andrew Williams4:36
2."My Roots Are Showing"Robin Lee Bruce, Christi Dannemiller, Whitney Duncan3:33
3."Tender Side"Crystal Shawanda, Mark Selby, Tia Sillers3:02
4."Baby You're Back"John Rich, Sharon Vaughn, Gretchen Wilson3:03
5."Dawn of a New Day"Shawanda, Jamie Paulin, Jeremy Stover, Dewayne Strobel3:33
6."You Can Let Go"Cory Batten, Kent Blazy, Rory Feek3:34
7."I Need a Man"Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo3:28
8."What Do I Have to Do"Trey Bruce, Leah Crutchfield3:34
9."Your Cheatin' Heart"Hank Williams2:57
10."Try"Ed Hill, Luke Laird, Lindsey3:32
11."You Can't Take It Back"Shawanda, Brad Warren, Brett Warren3:31

Personnel[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

Album[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
"My Roots Are Showing" 87 57
2009 "Dawn of a New Day" 90
"Try"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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