A.W.O.L. (album)

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A.W.O.L.
A.W.O.L. cover
Studio album by AZ
Released September 6, 2005
Genre Hip Hop
Length 54:33
Label Quiet Money Records
Professional reviews
AZ chronology
Final Call
(2004)
A.W.O.L.
(2005)
The Format
(2006)

A.W.O.L. is an album by rapper AZ. It was recorded after Final Call, an album that was shelved because of a two month early leak on the Internet. While people thought A.W.O.L. would be worse than Final Call, the disc was a surprise underground hit when it came out. Because of constant record label problems, A.W.O.L. is the first AZ album which was released on his own Quiet Money Records imprint. In a couple of months after the release, A.W.O.L. 1.5, which included a bonus disc featuring a cappella and instrumental versions to the songs on A.W.O.L., was released.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "So Sincere (Intro)" Heatmakerz AZ
2 "Never Change" Heatmakerz AZ
3 "New York" Emile AZ, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon
4 "Can't Stop" Frado AZ
5 "Still Alive" Vinny Idol AZ
6 "AZ's Chillin'" Fizzy Womack AZ
7 "City Of Gods" Disco D AZ
8 "Street Life" J-Hen AZ, Begetz, Half-A-Mil
9 "Bedtime Story" Baby Paul, Jimi Kendrix AZ
10 "The Come Up" DJ Premier AZ
11 "Envious" Moss AZ, Bounty Killer
12 "A.W.O.L." Vinny Idol AZ
13a "Live Wire" Buckwild AZ
13b "Magic Hour" Tone Mason AZ, CL Smooth
13c "The Truth" DJ Absolut AZ, Ralo

[edit] Album singles

Single cover Single information
"AZ's Chillin'"
"The Come Up"
"Still Alive"

[edit] Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Independent Albums
2005 A.W.O.L. #73 #17 #5

[edit] Trivia

  • The tracks "Live Wire", "Magic Hour", and "The Truth" were all featured on AZ's Final Call album. The album was shelved, however, due to piracy.
  • A special 2-disc edition of the album was released called A.W.O.L. 1.5. It contained "Live Wire", "Magic Hour", and "The Truth" as bonus tracks and disc 2 contained all the tracks' instrumentals as well as a cappella versions.