A.W.O.L. (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = A.W.O.L.
Type = studio
Artist = AZ


Released = September 6, 2005
Recorded = 2005
Genre = East Coast hip hop
Length = 54:33
Label = Quiet Money Records
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kjfwxq9sldae link]
*HipHopDX.com Rating|3|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.604/title.az-awol link]
Last album = "Final Call"
(2004)
This album = "A.W.O.L."
(2005)
Next album = "The Format"
(2006)

"A.W.O.L." is the fifth 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.

Track listing

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.