Dawn of a New Day (Crystal Shawanda album) explained
| Dawn of a New Day |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Crystal Shawanda |
| Cover: | DawnofaNewDay.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | June 24, 2008 (CAN)
August 19, 2008 (US) |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 38:25 |
| Label: | RCA Nashville |
| Producer: | Scott Hendricks |
| Next Title: | I'll Be Home for Christmas |
| Next Year: | 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]
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 |
|---|
| 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
Notes and References
- Web site: June 2, 2008 . HearSomethingCountry.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080602084339/http://hearsomethingcountry.com/artists/shawanda.html . 2008-06-02.
- Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 376. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
