Awakening (Promise album)

Awakening is the third studio album by Canadian recording artist Promise Shepherd, it was released on June 28, 2011.The album features guest appearances from The World Famous Tony Williams, Jhené Aiko, J. Ivy and others. The album was released by Duck Down Music.^[1]

Awakening
Studio album by Promise
Released	June 28, 2011
Recorded	2010-2011
Genre	hip hop
Length	59:10
Label	Duck Down Music, E1 Entertainment Distribution
Producer	E. Jones, B20, Jordan Manswell, Scena, The Arcitype, Realblazemusic, LordQuest, Ric Notes, King P, Genesis, Dave Orrett
Promise chronology
'More Than Music' (2008) Awakening (2011)
Singles from Awakening
"Against The Odds (featuring Jhené Aiko)" Released: June 21, 2011

Track listing

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Wake"	P. Shepherd, O. Lee, E. Jones	E. Jones	2:34
2.	"Clark Kent"	P. Shepherd, J. Robinson, J. Manswell	J. Manswell	3.53
3.	"Something Better"	P. Shepherd, O. Lee, B. Tombe	B20	3:57
4.	"HereAfter" (featuring Ebrahim and Greg Sczebel)	P. Shepherd, R. Miller, C. Meesan	Scena	3:40
5.	"Everyone Knows" (featuring Peter Katz and The World Famous Tony Williams)	P. Shepherd, J. Young, W. Hashmi, I. Martins, G. Munro, J. Record	Realblazemusic	3:50
6.	"Back When (Things Were Simple)"	P. Shepherd, G. Munro, J. Fulop	The Arcitype	4:05
7.	"Against The Odds" (featuring Jhené Aiko)	P. Shepherd, J. Chilombo, J. Young, W. Hashmi	Realblazemusic	4:05
8.	"Gonna Make It"	P. Shepherd, J. Fulop	The Arcitype	4:23
9.	"Somebody Else" (featuring Slakah the Beatchild)	P. Shepherd, J. Nuamah, B. Joseph, B. Tombe	LordQuest	3:04
10.	"Don't + Daddy's Girl -interlude-"	P. Shepherd, J. Young, W. Hashmi, R. Del Mundo, G. Ransome	Realblazemusic, Ric Notes	6:41
11.	"Daddy's Girl"	P. Shepherd, M. Lodge	King P	3:10
12.	"Down"	P. Shepherd, C. Connell, O Lunan	Genesis	3:26
13.	"HeartStrings"	P. Shepherd, C. Connell, Y. Watts	Genesis	3:33
14.	"Daydreamin'"	P. Shepherd, B. Tombe	B20	3:48
15.	"Memories" (featuring Liya)	P. Shepherd, C. Connell, G. Munro	Genesis	3:57
16.	"Skin Deep"	P. Shepherd, J. Richardson, G. Munro, D. Orrett	Dave Orrett	5:29
Total length:				59:10

Personnel

• Executive producer: Promise Shepherd
• Recording engineer/vocal producer: Promise
• Mixing: Promise, Tariq Adi
• Mastering: Proof Of Purchase Mixing, Burlington
• Art Direction, Design and Photography: RMe, MsUnderstood Photography
• Additional Vocals: O'Sound, Regular Robb, Josh Record, Grier Munro, Liya, Brendan Philip, Omar "Oh!" Lunan, Yonatan Watts, Duane Forrest, J. Ivy, Luke Weaver

Awards

• 2012 CGMA Covenant Award for Hip-Hop/Rap Album of the Year
• 2013 Glass Awards Nominee for Hip-Hop/Rap Album of the Year

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
2. "PROMISE TPTHK". Gospelflava.com. Retrieved 2003-01-01.