diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d604782..d22d96e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ set(SOURCES
 )
 set(HEADERS
     include/component/AppComponent.hpp
+    include/controller/AlbumController.hpp
     include/controller/CoverArtController.hpp
     include/controller/LoginController.hpp
     include/controller/SongController.hpp
@@ -37,9 +38,13 @@ set(HEADERS
     include/database/GenreRepository.h
     include/database/SongRepository.h
     include/database/YearRepository.h
+    include/dto/AlbumDto.hpp
+    include/dto/ArtistDto.hpp
     include/dto/CoverArtDto.hpp
+    include/dto/GenreDto.hpp
     include/dto/LoginResultDto.hpp
     include/dto/SongDto.hpp
+    include/dto/YearDto.hpp
     include/manager/AlbumManager.h
     include/manager/ArtistManager.h
     include/manager/CoverArtManager.h
diff --git a/include/controller/AlbumController.hpp b/include/controller/AlbumController.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..892d028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/controller/AlbumController.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#ifndef COVERARTCONTROLLER_H_
+#define COVERARTCONTROLLER_H_
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <limits>
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "oatpp/core/data/stream/ChunkedBuffer.hpp"
+#include "oatpp/core/data/stream/FileStream.hpp"
+#include "oatpp/core/macro/codegen.hpp"
+#include "oatpp/core/macro/component.hpp"
+#include "oatpp/web/mime/multipart/InMemoryPartReader.hpp"
+#include "oatpp/web/mime/multipart/Reader.hpp"
+#include "oatpp/web/server/api/ApiController.hpp"
+
+#include "database/AlbumRepository.h"
+#include "dto/AlbumDto.hpp"
+#include "manager/AlbumManager.h"
+#include "model/Models.h"
+#include "type/Scopes.h"
+#include "type/AlbumFilter.h"
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
+namespace controller
+{
+    class AlbumController : public oatpp::web::server::api::ApiController
+    {
+    public:
+        AlbumController(std::string p, OATPP_COMPONENT(std::shared_ptr<ObjectMapper>, objectMapper))
+            : oatpp::web::server::api::ApiController(objectMapper), m_exe_path(p)
+        { }
+
+        AlbumController(const model::BinaryPath& bConf, OATPP_COMPONENT(std::shared_ptr<ObjectMapper>, objectMapper))
+            : oatpp::web::server::api::ApiController(objectMapper), m_bConf(bConf)
+        { }
+
+        #include OATPP_CODEGEN_BEGIN(ApiController)
+
+        // endpoint for retrieving all album records in json format
+        ENDPOINT("GET", "/api/v1/album", albumRecords, 
+            REQUEST(std::shared_ptr<IncomingRequest>, request))
+        {
+            std::cout << "starting process of retrieving album" << std::endl;
+            database::AlbumRepository albRepo(m_bConf);
+            auto albsDb = albRepo.retrieveRecords();
+            auto albums = oatpp::data::mapping::type::List<dto::AlbumDto::ObjectWrapper>::createShared();
+
+            for (auto& albDb : albsDb) {
+                auto alb = dto::AlbumDto::createShared();
+                alb->id = albDb.id;
+                alb->title = albDb.songTitle.c_str();
+                alb->year = albDb.year;
+
+                albums->pushBack(alb);
+            }
+
+            return createDtoResponse(Status::CODE_200, albums);
+        }
+
+        // endpoint for retrieving single album record by the album id in json format
+        ENDPOINT("GET", "/api/v1/album/{id}", albumRecord, 
+            PATH(Int32, id)) {
+
+            database::AlbumRepository albRepo(m_bConf);
+            model::Album albDb(id);
+
+            OATPP_ASSERT_HTTP(albRepo.doesAlbumExist(albDb, type::AlbumFilter::id) , Status::CODE_403, "album does not exist");
+
+            std::cout << "album exists" << std::endl;
+            albDb = albRepo.retrieveRecord(albDb, type::AlbumFilter::id);
+
+            auto album = dto::AlbumDto::createShared();
+            album->id = albDb.id;
+            album->title = albDb.songTitle.c_str();
+            album->year = albDb.year;
+
+            return createDtoResponse(Status::CODE_200, album);
+        }
+
+        #include OATPP_CODEGEN_END(ApiController)
+    private:
+        std::string m_exe_path;
+        model::BinaryPath m_bConf;
+        const long m_dataSize = std::numeric_limits<long long int>::max();
+    };
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/include/controller/SongController.hpp b/include/controller/SongController.hpp
index 80fa93f..3e94d8b 100644
--- a/include/controller/SongController.hpp
+++ b/include/controller/SongController.hpp
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ namespace controller
             PATH(Int32, id)) {
 
             database::SongRepository songRepo(m_bConf);
-            model::Song songDb;
-            songDb.id = id;
+            model::Song songDb(id);
 
             OATPP_ASSERT_HTTP(songRepo.doesSongExist(songDb, type::SongFilter::id) , Status::CODE_403, "song does not exist");
 
@@ -140,8 +139,7 @@ namespace controller
             PATH(Int32, id)) {
 
             database::SongRepository songRepo(m_bConf);
-            model::Song songDb;
-            songDb.id = id;
+            model::Song songDb(id);
             songDb = songRepo.retrieveRecord(songDb, type::SongFilter::id);
 
             std::ifstream fl(songDb.songPath.c_str(), std::ios::in | std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ namespace controller
                 std::ostreambuf_iterator<char>(buf));
             fl.close();
 
-            // TODO: no need to make this shared
+            // TODO: no need to make this shared. Why? Because it already is. Sharing shared? Like wetting water
             auto rawSong = std::make_shared<oatpp::String>(oatpp::String(buf.str().data(), (v_int32)buf.str().size(), true));
         
             auto response = createResponse(Status::CODE_200, *rawSong);
diff --git a/include/dto/AlbumDto.hpp b/include/dto/AlbumDto.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56e6b21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/dto/AlbumDto.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef ALBUMDTO_H_
+#define ALBUMDTO_H_
+
+#include "oatpp/core/data/mapping/type/Object.hpp"
+#include "oatpp/core/macro/codegen.hpp"
+
+namespace dto
+{
+    #include OATPP_CODEGEN_BEGIN(DTO)
+
+    class AlbumDto : public oatpp::data::mapping::type::Object
+    {
+        DTO_INIT(AlbumDto, Object)
+
+        DTO_FIELD(Int32, id);
+        DTO_FIELD(String, title);
+        DTO_FIELD(Int32, year);
+    };
+
+    #include OATPP_CODEGEN_END(DTO)
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/dto/ArtistDto.hpp b/include/dto/ArtistDto.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08f9392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/dto/ArtistDto.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef ARTISTDTO_H_
+#define ARTISTDTO_H_
+
+#include "oatpp/core/data/mapping/type/Object.hpp"
+#include "oatpp/core/macro/codegen.hpp"
+
+namespace dto
+{
+    #include OATPP_CODEGEN_BEGIN(DTO)
+
+    class ArtistDto : public oatpp::data::mapping::type::Object
+    {
+        DTO_INIT(ArtistDto, Object)
+
+        DTO_FIELD(Int32, id);
+        DTO_FIELD(String, artist);
+    };
+
+    #include OATPP_CODEGEN_END(DTO)
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/dto/GenreDto.hpp b/include/dto/GenreDto.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7235a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/dto/GenreDto.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef GENREDTO_H_
+#define GENREDTO_H_
+
+#include "oatpp/core/data/mapping/type/Object.hpp"
+#include "oatpp/core/macro/codegen.hpp"
+
+namespace dto
+{
+    #include OATPP_CODEGEN_BEGIN(DTO)
+
+    class GenreDto : public oatpp::data::mapping::type::Object
+    {
+        DTO_INIT(GenreDto, Object)
+
+        DTO_FIELD(Int32, id);
+        DTO_FIELD(String, category);
+    };
+
+    #include OATPP_CODEGEN_END(DTO)
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/dto/YearDto.hpp b/include/dto/YearDto.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cb102a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/dto/YearDto.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef YEARDTO_H_
+#define YEARDTO_H_
+
+#include "oatpp/core/data/mapping/type/Object.hpp"
+#include "oatpp/core/macro/codegen.hpp"
+
+namespace dto
+{
+    #include OATPP_CODEGEN_BEGIN(DTO)
+
+    class YearDto : public oatpp::data::mapping::type::Object
+    {
+        DTO_INIT(YearDto, Object)
+
+        DTO_FIELD(Int32, id);
+        DTO_FIELD(Int32, year);
+    };
+
+    #include OATPP_CODEGEN_END(DTO)
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/model/Models.h b/include/model/Models.h
index 3b1486b..b3f78bb 100644
--- a/include/model/Models.h
+++ b/include/model/Models.h
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ namespace model
 {
     struct Song
     {
-        int id;
+        Song() = default;
+        Song(const int id) : id(id) { }
+
+        int id; 
         std::string title;
         std::string artist;
         std::string album;
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@ namespace model
 
     struct Album
     {
+        Album() = default;
+        Album(const int id) : id(id) { }
+
         int id;
         std::string title;
         int year;
@@ -55,6 +61,9 @@ namespace model
 
     struct Cover
     {
+        Cover() = default;
+        Cover(const int id) : id(id) { }
+
         int id;
         std::string songTitle;
         std::string imagePath;
@@ -96,6 +105,7 @@ namespace model
         BinaryPath(const char *p) : path(std::move(p)) { }
         BinaryPath(std::string& p) : path(std::move(p)) { }
         BinaryPath(const std::string& p) : path(std::move(p)) { }
+
         std::string path;
     };
 }