Awake by Don'dré
All thanks and praise be to God, the Creator of all I know. You not only give the victory
over my obstacles and protect me from the evil of my own heart, You restore me when I
fall and humble me when I get full of myself.
Mom, you've been an ever so encouraging and optimistic force about everything I do,
carried me when I couldn't make it on my own; I couldn't have wished for a better mother
if I tried. Belinda and Denise, you imagine my dreams FOR me, talk about them t the dinner
table, and DARE me to make them come true. You three are my life support, and I love you
more than words could ever say.
To the greatest BFF crew on the planet; Billye, Krysta, Patiya, Jackee, Talina, Jennipher and Sierra.
You guys lift me up daily in prayer, tell me when I need to check myself, and give PhD level
counseling to me free of charge; I don't know what I'd do without you.
To the Alpha Unit; gentlemen who I trust with my very life. You're there when no one else is,
finding ways to dig me out of the quicksand of despair and failure, making me laugh about my
tragedies, and being honest with me the whole way. This is for you as much as it is for me.
Sinfonians, OverDose, LBs... This is what We do!
Big ups to my brothers in the game with me; Dion Wofford, Darien Omar, Timotheus Treadwell,
Daniel Garrett, Dave Felton, and Phil Beale... Thanks for lighting the path for me.
Much love to my MDW crew, Kenwood Alumni, CCC compadres, RMU buddies and AAMU family,
thanks for cheering me on all the time. All my surrogate moms; Aunt Alice, Dawn, Maria and
Carolyn, thanks for taking care of me. My Shiloh family, Friendship family, Hope CC and Powerhouse
I love you and you know it.
My brothers Marcus, Michael, Dion and Thaddeus, you set a great example and I'd follow you
guys through the fire.Thanks to Joseph McCoy, Jay Georgio, and Wesley Keys; this album has its
flavor because of you.
And to you, the fans; you're the reason why I released this album. So I can encourage you to
take one more step, take one more breath, try one more time. Work hard, play hard, Love hard.
Tracklist
| 1. | Just Want It To Last | 4:43 |
| 2. | Not Forever | 4:08 |
| 3. | We'll Dance | 3:42 |
| 4. | What's Your Angle | 3:49 |
| 5. | So Much Better | 4:40 |
| 6. | Awake | 4:00 |
| 7. | My Journey (feat. Wesley Keys) | 4:33 |
| 8. | I Would Stay | 4:00 |
| 9. | The Best Man | 3:10 |
| 10. | Somebody | 3:37 |
| 11. | Don't Worry | 3:44 |
Credits
Spoken Word: Wesley Keys
Photography: Jay Georgio
A&R: Joseph McCoy
Stylists: Britt Burwell, Norm Craig
License
All rights reserved.
Native son of Chicago, birthed in music, formally trained, Godly inspired and organically matured. My motivation is to create music out of emotions so that its more than just a tune, but an inspiration. A theme to life. A call to action. I'ma keep going til I can't, and I hope people come along for the ride.