I dreamed a dream

I dreamed a dream
Studio album by Susan Boyle
Publication (s)	November 23, 2009
admission	July - September 2009
Label (s)	Syco, Columbia
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	12
running time	43min 51s
production	Steve Mac
chronology - I dreamed a dream The Gift (2010)
Single releases November 15, 2009 Wild horses April 15, 2010 I dreamed a dream June 20, 2010 You'll see August 15, 2010 Amazing grace

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

I dreamed a dream   DE 3 December 18, 2009 (9 weeks)   AT 7th December 18, 2009 (11 weeks)   CH 1 December 06, 2009 (16 weeks)   UK 1 05.12.2009 (39 weeks)   US 1 12/12/2009 (59 weeks)

Singles

I dreamed a dream   CH 37 December 06, 2009 (4 weeks)   UK 37 05.12.2009 (4 weeks)   US 62 12/12/2009 (1 week) Wild horses   UK 9 05.12.2009 (5 weeks)   US 98 12/12/2009 (1 week)

I Dreamed a Dream is Susan Boyle's first studio album released on November 23, 2009 and is also the name of the associated single . It was certified seven times platinum in the UK and four times multi-platinum in the US , and sold around eight million copies in the first two months of its release.

Emergence

Already during the current 2009er edition of the British talent show Britain's Got Talent it was Simon Cowell offered a recording contract, regardless of whether they win or not. After finishing second, she signed a deal with Cowell's label Syco . Initially, it was planned to record a selection of Broadway hits with an orchestra in the Czech Republic . The reason for this was that her final contribution I Dreamed a Dream was a recording of the title of the same name from the musical Les Misérables . In July 2009 Boyle recorded the first demos in a studio in Edinburgh , from which producer Steve Mac was so enthusiastic that instead of the planned musical recordings, an album with cover versions should be created. The actual recordings for I Dreamed a Dream took place in London in August and September . Susan Boyle chose the twelve cover versions herself, with a focus on ballads . In the handwritten liner notes for the album, she explains what the respective title means for her personally.

success

The album is the best-selling album of 2009 worldwide and sold around 6.2 million times in the first four weeks of its release alone. With an average of 1.55 million albums sold per week, it set the sales record previously held by Michael Jackson for his album Thriller . Never before has an album been pre-ordered from the online mail order company Amazon.com as often as I Dreamed a Dream . It reached the top ten of the album charts in numerous countries around the world and was number 1 in the charts in countries such as Great Britain, the USA, Canada , Australia , Greece , Ireland , Switzerland and the Netherlands .

Reviews

The reviews were mixed. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic describes the album as "sleepy, reserved and cozy". The album will satisfy those listeners who are taken with Boyle's voice or her story, but not those who expect more. Katja Scherle from laut.de blames Susan Boyle's personality in particular for ensuring that it is a good album and sums it up that it is "hideously sappy and touchingly beautiful". BBC Music's Adrian Edwards writes that with this album Boyle succeeded in transforming her talent show star into a first-class recording artist who is worthy of the prestigious record label.

Track list

1. Wild Horses ( Jagger , Richards ) - 4:55
2. I Dreamed a Dream ( Boublil , Kretzmer, Schonberg ) - 3:10
3. Cry Me a River (Hamilton) - 2:42
4. How Great Thou Art ( Traditional ) - 3:12
5. You'll See ( Ciccone , Foster ) - 4:42
6. Daydream Believer ( Stewart ) - 3:19
7. Up to the Mountain ( Griffin ) - 3:31
8. Amazing Grace (Traditional) - 3:35
9. Who I Was Born to Be (Jansson, Larsson, Lundgren, Mae) - 4:09
10. Proud (Hector, Hill, Mac ) - 3:22
11. The End of the World (Dee, Kent) - 3:15
12. Silent Night (Traditional) - 2:59

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Sources chart placements: DE ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. / AT / CH / UK US (Retrieved June 7, 2010) 
2. ↑ Why Susan Boyle was snubbed by the Brit Awards. BBC News , January 18, 2010, accessed July 24, 2010 . 
3. ^ Susan Boyle - Record Deals - Simon Cowell. (No longer available online.) Britain's Got Talent, April 14, 2009, archived from the original on March 27, 2010 ; accessed on July 24, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ Record deal for singing star Susan. Evening Times, July 17, 2009, accessed July 24, 2010 . 
5. ↑ Caroline Sullivan: Susan Boyle: I Dreamed a Dream. The Guardian , November 19, 2009, accessed July 24, 2010 . 
6. ↑ No one sold more albums than Susan Boyle. Netzeitung , January 29, 2010, archived from the original on January 3, 2010 ; Retrieved July 24, 2010 . 
7. ↑ Matthias Thibaut: Overnight to a global media star. Time online November 25, 2010, accessed July 24, 2010 . 
8. ^ Adrian Edwards: Susan Boyle: I Dreamed a Dream Review. BBC Music, accessed July 24, 2010 . 

Web links

• I Dreamed a Dream at Allmusic (English)
• I Dreamed a Dream at laut.de