I Dreamed a Dream
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Average customer review:Track Listing
- Wild Horses
- I Dreamed A Dream
- Cry Me A River
- How Great Thou Art
- You'll See
- Daydream Believer
- Up To The Mountain
- Amazing Grace
- Who I Was Born To Be
- Proud
- The End of The World
- Silent Night
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1 in Music
- Released on: 2009-11-23
- Number of discs: 1
Editorial Reviews
CD Description
I Dreamed a Dream is the highly anticipated album from a global phenomenon whose dream has become reality. She captured the hearts of millions and became a worldwide YouTube phenomenon with over 300 million hits. Susan surprised the world with her powerful, heart stopping voice when she walked onto the Britain's Got Talent stage. I Dreamed a Dream, the album, crafted by world acclaimed producer Steve Mac, demonstrates Susan Boyle's extensive musical ability. Featuring her signature songs, "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Cry me a River" the album also includes a haunting rendition of Rolling Stones "Wild Horses", Madonna's "You'll See", The Monkees "Daydream Believer" and "Who I Was Born To Be" an original recording written specially for Susan.
Customer Reviews
I was gobsmacked
I was very apprehensive about her album as i thought they have her sing pap and we'd never hear from the dear lady again! However it's a little twee in places but I think the album's worth buying just for her version of "Cry Me a River' whoever selected that song was a genius! each time i hear it I go nah it's not her. However "Up to the Mountain" will have grown men crying as it's just so moving. Not all of the songs are for me but it's far better than Leona Lewis's debut album which I found hard to listen to despite her having a great song. "Amazing Grace" is done quite well as you can hear her scottish twang coming thru in the song perfect! I'd love to have heard a couple of slightly uptempo tracks as I think she'd love to do a big band number. " Who was I born to be" grows on me and I'm glad they let you hear her voice and not drown it out with the instrumentation. "Proud" I thought it was Eva Cassidy singing it or one of those US country singers. She's not the worlds best singers but she sings very well within her range but this might sound a bit far fetched but there's something quite spiritual about her voice that sort of makes your stomach get butterflies. I know this will sell by the truckload and I wish the lady the very best for the future. It's a tremendous debut album better than some of the tosh Cowell and co have rushed out. Like I said the album will make a grown man cry!!
As for those who gave it 1star it just shows how small-minded and poisonous you really are oh please keep those snakes ( the UK press) well away from her.
Wow! This is a seriously good album.
This is a seriously good album from a lady with loads of vocal talent - this is going to be a global smash hit. Susan's performances are just sublime and the arrangements are perfect. 'Wild Horses' is simply wonderful, but there is much more. Susan has a great range, but her smoky, bluesy lower register comes to the fore here ('Cry Me River' is superb). 'How Great Thou Art' has a purity that Enya would be proud of. The joy goes on - there is not a duff track on this album. I predict it will go straight to No. 1 in the charts on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond. A MUST buy (and I really mean that!)
Fabulous Album!
Ghee, what a superb album! An emotional roller-coaster. It a pleasure listening to it. If the album has a fault, and it does, it is the difficulty at distinguishing the words of the lyric in Wild Horses but, the music is good and her voice too. Beyond this, her articulation is crystal clear on the other songs and the control of her voice is outstanding. The rendition of I Dreamed A Dream is superb and so too is How Great Thou Art. She sings Amazing Grace as if it was a prayer. What a powerful and haunting voice she has. To those who are upset by her candidness of her background then what has this to do with her singing ability? You can bet you're bottom dollar when Hollywood hears her story it will be on the silver screen. It is a great rags-to-riches tale which we all love. From a woman who has spent her life in a village setting and who speaks its vernacular it is astounding how clear and precise her diction is when singing. She has been brought up to believe that she is of low intelligence (her own admission) but any who stigmatised her with this label are fools indeed; all that they have served to do is too hinder her progress. To anyone who enjoys and appreciates good music then Susan Boyle's album is a worthy buy!




