Epiphany (Manafest album)

As the album was Manafest's first step out of an independent status, the release only garnered a few glances from professional music sites and reviews. They were however, generally positive.

About.com applauded the album and stated: "On his debut release with BEC Recordings, Manafest brings a variety of beats to the table. Some serious rock licks back him up on some cuts, while he goes a little old school on others and then shifts to a more modern hip-hop sound on a few more. Lyrically, Manafest covers ground from witnessing to others to the pressures of living in the 21st century to living for God. Overall, this is a strong debut and it makes a big statement for this young artist." Paul Portell of Jesus Freak Hideout went on to say that "Manafest's debut may take more than a listen or two to fully appreciate his talent and attempts at songwriting. If you're a music fan that isn't too picky on diversity within the confines of an individual project that fuses rock and hip-hop together, then Epiphany is the project for you."

The album was awarded "Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year" for the 27th GMA Canada Covenant Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.gmacanada.ca/covenant-awards-archives/ |title=Covenant Awards Archives |publisher=GMACanada.ca |accessdate=March 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218065318/http://www.gmacanada.ca/covenant-awards-archives/ |archivedate=December 18, 2014 }} The same year, the song "Let It Go", off the album, also won "Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year". The following year, the music video for the song "Rodeo" was nominated for "Video of the Year".

{{track listing

| headline = Album release

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Rodeo

| length1 = 3:14

| writer1 = Chris Greenwood, Chris Stacey

| title2 = Skills

| note2 = featuring Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch

| length2 = 3:10

| writer2 = Greenwood, Trevor McNevan, Adam Messinger

| title3 = What I Got to Say

| length3 = 3:59

| writer3 = Greenwood, Gerhard Thomas, Messinger

| title4 = Rockin' Me

| length4 = 3:10

| writer4 = Greenwood, Stacey

| title5 = Not Ready to Die

| length5 = 3:15

| writer5 = Greenwood, Thomas, Messinger

| title6 = U Don't Know Me

| length6 = 3:58

| writer6 = Greenwood, Stacy

| title7 = Quit Thuggin'

| length7 = 1:21

| writer7 = Greenwood, Mark Morley

| title8 = Let It Go

| length8 = 4:03

| writer8 = Greenwood, Thomas, Messinger, Aubrey Noronha, Nasri Atweh

| note8 = featuring Bre

| title9 = Changes

| length9 = 2:50

| writer9 = Greenwood, Messinger

| title10 = Manafesto

| length10 = 3:09

| writer10 = Greenwood, Morley

| title11 = Stressed Out

| length11 = 3:39

| writer11 = Greenwood, Messinger

| title12 = My Life

| length12 = 3:39

| writer12 = Greenwood, Stacey

| title13 = Be Yourself

| length13 = 7:36

| writer13 = Greenwood, Josh Macintosh

| note13 = hidden track: "Jimmy"

| total_length = 47:03

| extra1 = Chris Stacey, Manafest

| extra2 = Adam Messinger

| extra3 = That Brotha Lokey

| extra4 = Stacey, Manafest

| extra5 = That Brotha Lokey

| extra6 = Stacey

| extra7 = Relic the Oddity

| extra8 = That Brotha Lokey

| extra9 = Messinger, Manafest

| extra10 = Relic the Oddity

| extra11 = Messinger, Manafest

| extra12 = Stacey

| extra13 = Manafest, Josh Macintosh

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title14 = Jimmy

| length14 = 4:05

| title15 = Mind Master

| length15 = 2:51

| note15 = 2000 Demo, featuring Jusachyl

| title16 = Like a Dream

| length16 = 3:20

| note16 = 2005 Demo

| title17 = Let It Go

| length17 = 4:01

| note17 = Spirit Mix

}}

• Track 3, 6, 9, 10, 11 & 12 originally on My Own Thing.

• Manafest - lead vocals, executive producer
• Trevor McNevan - additional vocals on track 2
• Aubrey "Bre" Noronha - additional vocals on track 8
• Jusachyl - additional vocals on track 15
• Aisha Jess - backing vocals on track 8
• Chris Stacey - opening vocals on track 1
• Relic the Oddity (Mark Morley) - scratching on track 10
• Melanie Greenwood - graphic design, photography

• {{YouTube|75Ii2bT2wsU|Rodeo}}
• {{YouTube|5ZiWkJDAbBk|What I Got to Say}}

;Lyric videos

• {{YouTube|fvXTQhkrPb8|Skills}}

• Epiphany was released on July 19, which also happens to be Manafest's birthday.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/newreleasetoday/posts/10152331542408661 |title=Manafest's birthday - New Release Tuesday announcement |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=March 7, 2015}}
• The hidden track on track 13 entitled "Jimmy" was later released on the iTunes deluxe edition of Epiphany as its own track.
• The deluxe edition bonus track "Mind Master" was a demo song created in 2000, a year before Manafest's debut EP Misled Youth.
• The song "Let It Go" is not to be confused with Manafest's 2015 single "Let Go", featuring Dave Stovall of Wavorly.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-go-single/id956154364 |title="Let Go" Single on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |accessdate=March 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113547/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-go-single/id956154364 |archivedate=April 2, 2015 }}
• In second verse of the song "Manafesto", Manafest makes a reference to his old nickname "Speedy" from his days as a skater when he states "They call me speedy, so I'm easy on the breaks".{{cite web|url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/manafest-christian-music-news-the-meaning-behind-the-name-3536/ |title=Manafest Explains the Meaning Behind the Name 'Manafest' |publisher=BC News: BREATHEcast |date=July 5, 2012 |access-date=September 22, 2017}}

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