Dawn of a New Day is the debut studio album by Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 country music

Country music

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 singer Crystal Shawanda

Crystal Shawanda

Crystal Shawanda is a Canadian country music artist. CMT documented her rise to fame in the six-part series Crystal: Living the Dream, which aired in February 2008. Signed to RCA Records in 2007, she released her debut single, "You Can Let Go," in Canada in January 2008...

. It was released in Canada on June 24, 2008 and in the United States on August 19. It has produced four singles so far in "You Can Let Go," "What Do I Have to Do," "My Roots Are Showing" and the title track. The first two have charted in the Top 10 on the Canadian country charts. The former has also charted in Top 25 on the Hot Country Songs

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 charts in the United States. Meanwhile, "What Do I Have to Do" was only released in Canada, and "My Roots Are Showing" was released across North America, where it reached the Top 20 in Canada. The fourth single, the title track, has also reached the Top 10 in Canada.

Track listing

1. "Evolution" (Franne Golde, Marv Green, Kasey Livingston, Andrew Williams) - 4:36
2. "My Roots Are Showing" (Robin Lee Bruce, Christi Dannemiller, Whitney Duncan
   Whitney Duncan
   Whitney Duncan is an American country music artist, who was the fifth place finalist on the fifth season of Nashville Star. She has released one studio album and has charted on the U.S...
   
   ) - 3:33
3. "Tender Side" (Crystal Shawanda, Mark Selby, Tia Sillers) - 3:02
4. "Baby You're Back" (John Rich
   John Rich (musician)
   John Rich is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist...
   
   , Sharon Vaughn
   Sharon Vaughn
   Sharon Vaughn is a musician, songwriter and producer. She has had over two hundred cuts including several number one hits. She has also been nominated for The Nashville Songwriters Federation "Hall Of Fame". Vaughn was formerly married to songwriter Bill Rice, and later to Howard Bellamy of The...
   
   , Gretchen Wilson
   Gretchen Wilson
   Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party...
   
   ) - 3:03
5. "Dawn of a New Day" (Shawanda, Jamie Paulin, Jeremy Stover, Dewayne Strobel) - 3:33
6. "You Can Let Go
   You Can Let Go
   "You Can Let Go" is the debut single by Canadian country music artist Crystal Shawanda. It was released in Canada in January 2008 and the U.S. in February 2008. Since its release, the song has become the fastest rising debut Canadian country single ever...
   
   " (Cory Batten, Kent Blazy
   Kent Blazy
   Kent Blazy is an American country music songwriter. His credits include several singles for Garth Brooks , as well as singles by Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless and Chris Young.-Biography:Kent Blazy was raised in Lexington, Kentucky...
   
   , Rory Lee Feek
   Rory Lee Feek
   Rory Lee Feek is an American country music singer and songwriter. In his career, he has written singles for Clay Walker, Blake Shelton, Tracy Byrd and other artists. He and his wife, Joey Martin Feek, comprise the duo Joey + Rory, who placed third on the first season of the CMT talent show Can You...
   
   ) - 3:36
7. "I Need a Man" (Brett James
   Brett James
   Brett James Cornelius is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Signed to Career Records as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year...
   
   , Hillary Lindsey
   Hillary Lindsey
   Hillary Lindsey is a country music singer-songwriter. As a songwriter, she has written songs with or for Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, and Tim McGraw. One of her compositions, Underwood's Number One hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel",...
   
   , Aimee Mayo
   Aimee Mayo
   Aimee Mayo is an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Lonestar, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Kellie Pickler. Mayo owns her own publishing company, Little Blue Typewriter Music.-Biography:Aimee Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama...
   
   ) - 3:28
8. "What Do I Have to Do" (Trey Bruce
   Trey Bruce
   Trey Bruce is an American country music songwriter. Bruce has co-written three songs that became Number One singles on the Billboard country charts: "Look Heart, No Hands", "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" and "Whisper My Name" by Randy Travis, and "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" by Diamond Rio...
   
   , Leah Crutchfield) - 3:34
9. "Your Cheatin' Heart
   Your Cheatin' Heart
   "Your Cheatin' Heart" is a song written and recorded by the American country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams in 1952, but released after his death in 1953.. It is often considered one of his greatest songs, and one of the great songs of country music...
   
   " (Hank Williams) - 2:57
10. "Try" (Ed Hill, Luke Laird
    Luke Laird
    Luke Laird is an American country music songwriter. He is best known for co-writing singles recorded by Carrie Underwood....
    
    , Lindsey) - 3:32
11. "You Can't Take It Back" (Shawanda, Brad Warren, Brett Warren) - 3:31

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart	39
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	16
U.S. Billboard 200	81