Prelude to a Dream is the debut album of American child singer Jackie Evancho, released on November 15, 2009.[1][2] Evancho was nine years old when the album was released. The album consists mainly of covers of classical crossover songs such as Andrea Bocelli's "Con te partirò" and "The Prayer", Josh Groban's "To Where You Are" and Martina McBride's "Concrete Angel", and also included some classical pieces and a rendition of "Amazing Grace", among other selections.
After Evancho's success on America's Got Talent, the album debuted in August 2010 on the Billboard 200 at #121 and at #2 on iTunes and the Billboard Classical Albums Chart.[3] It sold 4,000 copies that week.[4] Evancho's parents withdrew the album in September 2010, however, citing Evancho's vocal progress since its release.[5]
[edit] Track listing [6]
- Everytime — 3:42
- Concrete Angel — 4:03
- Teaching Angels How to Fly (original song written for this album by James Breedwell) — 5:18
- Starry Starry Night (Vincent) — 4:43
- Think of Me — 3:09
- Memory — 3:53
- To Where You Are — 3:52
- The River of Dreams — 4:23
- Dark Waltz — 4:21
- The Prayer — 4:30
- Amazing Grace — 4:43
- Ave Maria (Schubert) — 4:52
- O Mio Babbino Caro — 4:04
- Con Te Partiro — 3:54
[edit] America's Got Talent and impact
On August 10, 2010, Evancho performed on a special YouTube edition of America's Got Talent. She was selected to perform after submitting an audition clip on YouTube of "Panis Angelicus" that received the most viewer votes of any submission. After singing "O Mio Babbino Caro" on the show, Evancho received a standing ovation and was awarded a trip to Universal Studios in Florida for being the favorite act from YouTube.[7] The broadcast concluded at 11:00 p.m. At the time, Amazon ranked Prelude to a Dream as #141,918 of all MP3 albums. As of 9:00 a.m. on August 11, 2010, the album was ranked #128 overall and #1 in both the "Classical" and "Pop" categories, and #5 in the "Christian and Gospel" category. That evening, at the end of the results show, it topped the latter category as well and reached #34 overall.[citation needed]
Evancho's parents withdrew Prelude to a Dream from distribution in September 2010. Evancho's father, Mike Evancho, gave the following reason for the withdrawal: "Because the CD was recorded about a year and half ago and her current voice no longer sounds like what it did then ... we decided to withdraw Prelude to a Dream and will be concentrating on new material as part of her progress."[5] The CD has become a collector's item, and an autographed copy received a final winning bid of over $3,933.83 in 2012.[8]
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[edit] References
- ^ track list and release date amazon.com
- ^ Dowd, Jason (November 3, 2009). "Prelude to a Dream - Review". The Expressionist. http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/11/03/prelude-to-a-dream-review/. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Classical Albums, Week of August 28, 2010". Billboard.com. August 11, 2010. http://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-albums#/charts/classical-albums?chartDate=2010-08-28. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ a b Caulfield, Keith. "Got Talent Kid Jackie Evancho Makes Chart Impact", billboard.com news, August 19, 2010, accessed January 20, 2012
- ^ a b Sciullo, Maria. "Jackie Evancho: Little girl with the big voice", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 30 August 2010, accessed January 20, 2012
- ^ album track listing Amazon.com Retrieved 10-30-2011
- ^ Jackie Evancho's youtube audition, August 10, 2010, accessed December 19, 2011
- ^ "Authentic Jackie Evancho Autographed Prelude to a Dream CD", eBay, February 25, 2012
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums, Week of August 28, 2010", Billboard.com, accessed January 20, 2012
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