In Defense of My Own Happiness (The Beginnings)

In Defense of My Own Happiness (The Beginnings)
Studio album by
Joy Oladokun
ReleasedJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
Genre
Length32:24
Label
Producer
Joy Oladokun chronology
Carry
(2016) 		In Defense of My Own Happiness (The Beginnings)
(2020) 		In Defense of My Own Happiness
(2021)
Singles from In Defense of My Own Happiness (The Beginnings)
  1. "Sunday"
    Released: June 19, 2019
  2. "Too High"
    Released: April 14, 2020
  3. "Unwelcoming"
    Released: April 28, 2020
  4. "Bad Blood"
    Released: May 13, 2020
  5. "Breathe Again"
    Released: May 27, 2020
  6. "Who Do I Turn To?"
    Released: June 5, 2020
  7. "Mercy"
    Released: June 19, 2020

In Defense of My Own Happiness (The Beginnings) (stylized in all lowercase and originally titled In Defense of My Own Happiness (Vol. 1)) is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun. The ten-track album was released on July 17, 2020 through White Boy Records and re-released by Amigo Records and Verve Forecast Records under its current title on March 30, 2021.[3] It was promoted by eight singles. A sequel to the album, titled simply In Defense of My Own Happiness was released on June 4, 2021 and included "Sunday" and "Breathe Again" from volume one. A "complete edition" was released on July 9, 2021 collecting both volumes.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference lobf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Commander, Loundes (July 16, 2020). "ON HAPPINESS AND HUMANNESS: A CONVERSATION WITH JOY OLADOKUN". Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "in defense of my own happiness (the beginnings) by Joy Oladokun on Tidal". Tidal. Retrieved June 8, 2021.