The album's single "Happy" garnered popularity on Christian radio in the U.S., and Woods received a Dove Award nomination in 2007, as well.
[2] She has lived in a variety of locations, including Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, and Texas; she spent a portion of her childhood growing up in Bermuda, as well.
[2] Gotee Records manager TobyMac was visiting the area for an interview, and heard her song on the local station Love 101.
After Caribbean Hour host Arnold Kelly played a few of Woods' songs for him, TobyMac obtained her contact info and called her as soon as he returned to the United States.
[6] Her debut Gotee Records album, Introducing Ayiesha Woods, was produced by Chris Stevens, Otto Price, Ric Robbins and David Mullen.
[15] After taking a Sabbatical to start a family, Woods recorded and released an album entitled "It's Time" September 9, 2014 on her Independent Label Original Peace Music Group.
[citation needed] Ayiesha Woods grew up in a variety of cultures including the Bermuda locale, which has given her music a Caribbean and dancehall sound.
[3] Her debut album Introducing Ayiesha Woods has been labeled as having "something for everyone",[3] and critics have compared her singing voice to Tracy Chapman and Tasmin Archer.
[17] Love Like This is also a multi-genre project, "subtly adding jazz infusions" on the song "Take Me There",[16] although Christian Music Today's review said that it was "not as soulful" as her previous album.
[18] Her music includes rock influences ("Big Enough") as well as the contemporary worship style in her songs "Love Like This", "Refine Me", and her originally-independent track "What You Do to Me".