Break of Dawn (formerly titled Milk & Honey) is the fourth studio album from Bay Area vocalist Goapele after a five-year-long hiatus.

The first single, "Milk & Honey," was leaked on the Internet July 10, 2009, while the video directed by David Telles went into rotation on August 4, 2009, and was shot with the Red One Camera.

On August 28, 2011, Goapele released the third single, "Play," a sensual song produced by Dan Electric & Teddy Thunderbolt.

Break of Dawn was recorded at the Zoo in Downtown Oakland, California,[2] home of Goapele’s Skylight Studios.

Production-wise, tracks with Kanye West, Drumma Boy (Young Jeezy, T.I., Ludacris, Plies, Yung Joc, Rick Ross, Gorilla Zoe, Twista, E-40, Rocko, Juvenile, Yo Gotti, Monica, Paul Wall, 8Ball & MJG, Lil Jon), Dan Electric, Mike Tiger, Bobby Ozuna (Raphael Saadiq, John Mayer, Erykah Badu), Malay (John Legend, Mary J. Blige), Jeff Bhasker (The Game, Kanye West, Ludacris, T.I), Kerry "Krucial" Brothers ( Alicia Keys, Mario, Keshia Cole, Nas) and other musicians were confirmed.