# Both Ways — Donovan Woods

- **Artist:** [Donovan Woods](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)
- **Format:** ALBUM
- **Release Date:** 2018-04-20
- **Record Label:** Meant Well
- **Total Tracks:** 12
- **MusicList Registry URL:** https://musiclist.ca/releases/both-ways
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/7N2zsLq0Nd5FQQEEZYzoq2

## The Story of the Release

Both Ways is the fifth studio album by acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Donovan Woods, released on April 20, 2018 on Meant Well. Produced in Toronto by James Bunton and mastered by David Travers-Smith, the album features twelve literary folk-pop narratives that won the 2019 Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and earned a spot on the Polaris Music Prize Longlist.

## Canadian Press & Critical Reception

> "Both Ways stands as Donovan Woods' most ambitious and emotionally compelling release to date, blending folk delicacy with layered sonic architecture."
> — **Spill Magazine** by Gerrod Harris (2018-04-20) [Read Article](https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-donovan-woods-both-ways/)

> "Woods delivers conversational, heart-wrenching vignettes with understated precision, anchored by James Bunton's spacious production."
> — **Exclaim!** by Sarah Greene (2018-04-17) [Read Article](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/donovan_woods-both_ways)

## Complete Track-by-Track Liner Notes & Credits

### 01. Good Lover
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

### 02. Another Way
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

### 03. Burn That Bridge
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

### 04. Truck Full of Money
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

### 05. Our Friend Bobby
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

### 06. I Ain't Ever Loved No One
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Rose Cousins**: Featured Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/rose-cousins)

### 07. I Live a Little Lie
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

### 08. Easy Street
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

### 09. I Don't Belong to You
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

### 10. Read About Memory
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

### 11. Great Escape
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

### 12. Next Year
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Donovan Woods**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/donovan-woods)

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