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1	Da Sermon (Intro) Producer – Lord Finesse	2:16
2	Time Ta Bounce Featuring – Doo-Wop From Da Bounce Squad*Producer – Lord FinesseWritten-By – K. Parker*, O. Credle*, R. Hall*	1:22
3	True And Livin' Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Gordon WilliamsWritten-By – R. Hall*Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse	4:42
4	O' Lord Featuring – O.C.Producer – Lord Finesse	1:22
5	Brainstorm / P.S.K. (No Gimmicks Remix) Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Troy HightowerFeaturing – KRS-One, O.C.Producer – Lord FinesseWritten-By – A. Barnes*, O. Credle*, R. Hall*Written-By, Performer – KRS-One, Lord Finesse, O.C.	4:46
6	Taking It Lyte Featuring – MC LyteProducer – Lord FinesseWritten-By – Lord Finesse, MC Lyte	1:06
7	Gameplan Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals] – Melanie "Missy" CoakleyPerformer – Lord Finesse, MarqueeRecorded By, Mixed By – Chris "Conman" Conway*Written-By – R. Hall*Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse	5:10
8	Words From Da Ak Featuring – AkinyeleProducer – Lord FinesseWritten-By – K. Parker*, R. Hall*	1:34
9	Flip Da Style Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway*Written-By – R. Hall*Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse	3:43
10	Showtime Featuring – ShowbizProducer – Lord Finesse	1:04
11	Speak Ya Peace Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway*Featuring – A.G.*, Diamond*, MarqueeProducer – Myke Loe*Written-By – A. Barnes*, J. Kirkland*, M. Ferguson*, R. Hall*Written-By, Performer – AG, Diamond*, Lord Finesse, Marquee	4:55
12	Food For Thought Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway*Written-By – R. Hall*Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse	4:05
13	Da Kid Himself Featuring – Kid CapriProducer – Lord Finesse	0:45
14	Hip 2 Da Game Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Troy HightowerEngineer [Recording Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway*, Gordon WilliamsWritten-By – R. Hall*Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse	4:03
15	No Gimmicks Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Tony SmaliosEngineer [Recording Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway*Featuring – KRS-OneProducer – Lord FinesseWritten-By – K. Parker*, R. Hall*Written-By, Performer – KRS-One, Lord Finesse	5:46
16	Actual Facts Featuring – Grand Puba, Large Professor, Sadat X	5:09

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Penalty Recordings
• Copyright (c) – Penalty Recordings
• Manufactured By – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
• Distributed By – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
• Recorded At – Chung King Studios
• Mixed At – Chung King Studios
• Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
• Mixed At – Soundtrack Studios
• Recorded At – Giant Recording Studios
• Mixed At – Giant Recording Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Recorded At – Power Play Studios
• Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Published By – Technician Tunes
• Published By – BDP Music
• Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
• Published By – Organismz Music
• Published By – Brooklyn Based Music
• Published By – Top Billin' Music
• Published By – Quee Creations
• Published By – Dusty Fingers Music
• Published By – One Four One Music
• Published By – 327 Music

Credits

• A&R [A&R Supervision] – Lord Finesse, Martin Moor
• Art Direction – Sandy Lawrence
• Concept By, A&R [A&R Direction] – Lord Finesse
• Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Michael Ambrosio
• Design [Logo Design] – Eric Orr
• Engineer [Edit Engineer] – Tim Donovan
• Executive-Producer – Lord Finesse, Neil Levine
• Executive-Producer [Associate Executive Producer] – Keir Worthy
• Management [Legal Representation] – Ward White IV, Esq.*
• Mastered By – Tom Coyne
• Other [Grooming] – Markita Ferguson
• Other [Styling] – Keir Worthy, Sandy Lawrence
• Photography By – MoB*

Notes

Track 1 to 10, 12 to 15 produced [...] for Funkyman Productions.
Track 11 produced [...] for Dangerous Minds Productions.

Track 3, 7, 9, 12, 14 recorded at Chung King Studios, New York, NY.
Track 3, 7, 9, 12, 14 mixed at Chung King Studios, New York, NY.
Track 5 recorded at Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY.
Track 5 mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY.
Track 11 recorded at Giant Studios, New York, NY.
Track 11 mixed at Giant Studios, New York, NY.
Track 12 recorded at Power Play Studios, Long Island City, NY.
Track 15 recorded at Power Play Studios, L.I.C., NY.
All tracks mastered at Sterling Sound.

Track 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13 *Indicates Interludes. All Interludes mixed at Chung King Studios, New York, NY. Except for "Da Sermon", "Time Ta Bounce" and "Showtime" mixed at Giant Studios, New York,NY. "Words From Da AK" mixed at Powerplay Studios, Long Island City, NY.

Publisher:

Track 3: Technician Tunes (ASCAP).
Track 5: Technician Tunes (ASCAP), BDP Music (Adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.) (ASCAP), Organismz Music (BMI)
Track 6: Technician Tunes (ASCAP), Brooklyn Based/Top Billin' Music (ASCAP).
Track 7: Technician Tunes (ASCAP).
Track 9: Technician Tunes (ASCAP).
Track 11: Technician Tunes (ASCAP), Quee Creations (ASCAP), Dusty Fingers Music (BMI), One Four One Music (ASCAP), 327 Music (ASCAP).
Track 12: Technician Tunes (ASCAP).
Track 14: Technician Tunes (ASCAP).
Track 15: Technician Tunes (ASCAP), BDP Music (Adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.) (ASCAP)

"Food For Thought" contains elements from You Remind Me performed and written by Patrice Rushen courtesy of Elektra/Warner Special Products. Used by permission.

"Gameplan" contains samples from San Juan Sunset performed and written by Eumir Deodato courtesy of Warner Special Products. Used by permission.

Wrong credits on back cover. Writers credited for track #5 are actually those for track #11.

Track 16 is only mentioned on the sticker on the jewelcase but nowhere else on the back cover or booklet.

- KRS-One appears courtesy of Jive Records.
- Kid Capri appears courtesy of Columbia Records.
- MC Lyte appears courtesy of First Priority/Atlantic Records.
- Diamond appears courtesy of Mercury Records.
- Akinyele appears courtesy of Loud/RCA Records.
- Notorious B.I.G. appears courtesy of Bad Boy Entertainment.

℗ & © 1995 Penalty Recordings, Manufactured and Distributed by Tommy Boy Music, Inc. Printed in Canada.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 7 08047-3035-2 7
• Barcode (Scanned): 708047303527
• Matrix / Runout: [SRC Logo] 43 3035-2 RE-1 SRC##01 M1S3
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PREP3037, PREP3035, PREPV3037	Lord Finesse	The Awakening ‎(LP, Album, RE, Unofficial)	Penalty Recordings , Penalty Recordings , Penalty Recordings	PREP3037, PREP3035, PREPV3037	Unknown
PREP 3035, PREP 3039	Lord Finesse	The Awakening ‎(LP, Album + LP + , Promo, Ltd)	Penalty Recordings, Penalty Recordings	PREP 3035, PREP 3039	US	1995
FLELP-404	Lord Finesse	Awakenings ‎(LP, Unofficial)	FLE	FLELP-404	Unknown
PREPC 3035 SR	Lord Finesse	The Awakening ‎(Cass, Album, Promo)	Penalty Recordings	PREPC 3035 SR	US	1995
PREPCD3038	Lord Finesse	The Awakening - Clean Mixes ‎(CD, Album, Promo, Cle)	Penalty Recordings	PREPCD3038	US	1996

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