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I Dreamed a Dream is the debut album from Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 23 November 2009 by Syco Music in the UK, and by Columbia Records in the US one day later.

I Dreamed a Dream became Amazon.com's best-selling album in pre-sales on 4 September 2009, three months before the scheduled release. It is currently at its fourth week at the top of the album chart[10] In Britain, Boyle's debut album was confirmed as the fastest selling UK debut album of all time selling 411,820 copies beating the previous fastest selling debut of all time, Spirit by Leona Lewis. It also outsold the rest of the top 5 albums combined. I Dreamed a Dream debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 701,000 copies sold in its first week, breaking the record for the highest debut ever for a new solo female artist in the Soundscan era.[11] I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest opening sales week of 2009 in the United States, beating out Eminem's Relapse which sold 608,000.[12]

Background and conception

Following Boyle's participation, and being declared runner-up, in the third series of Britain's Got Talent, Boyle began the production of the album. The songs were chosen by herself.[13] The album brings "I Dreamed a Dream", the song that she sang at BGT, "Cry Me a River", that she recorded in 1999 for a charity CD,[14][15] and "You'll See", a 1995 song by Madonna. It also contains "Who I Was Born to Be", written by Audra Mae.

The first single from the album was "Wild Horses", a song originally recorded by The Rolling Stones. Boyle explained why she decided to cover the song: "How could you help but be drawn in by this haunting theme? It conjures up memories of childhood amongst Council Estates, poverty and struggle in the first verse. Irony and bitterness – One of my personal favourites and an emotional release."[1]

Different studios were used, the orchestra was recorded at the Air Studios, in London, the chorus at Sphere Studios, assisted by Ronan Phelan, and the final mixing was made at the Rokstone Studios, also in London.

Publicity

On 23 November, Boyle hosted a live performance on the Today Show, a popular American morning news show on the NBC television network. The performance took place outside the Today Show studios on Rockefeller Plaza, New York;[16] Boyle sang "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Wild Horses",[16] she also sang "Cry Me a River" for the first time since 1999. After the show, Boyle attended a lunch with fans where she received a quilt hand-made by them. Over one hundred people from 28 countries including UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Poland, Japan and Antarctica got together to design and create the quilt.[17]

Critical reception

Initial critical response to I Dreamed a Dream was average. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 57, based on seven reviews.[18]

Track listing

[19]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Wild Horses"Mick Jagger, Keith RichardsThe Rolling Stones4:55
2."I Dreamed a Dream"Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert KretzmerPatti LuPone, from Les Misérables3:11
3."Cry Me a River"Arthur HamiltonJulie London2:43
4."How Great Thou Art"Carl BobergChristian Hymn3:13
5."You'll See"Madonna, David FosterMadonna4:43
6."Daydream Believer"John StewartThe Monkees3:20
7."Up to the Mountain"Patty GriffinPatty Griffin3:32
8."Amazing Grace"John NewtonChristian Hymn3:35
9."Who I Was Born to Be"Audra Mae, Mark Linn-Baker Johan Fransson, Tobias Lundgren, Tim LarssonOriginal composition4:10
10."Proud"Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Andy HillBritannia High3:22
11."The End of the World"Arthur Kent, Sylvia DeeSkeeter Davis3:16
12."Silent Night"Josef Mohr, Franz Xaver GruberChristian Christmas Hymn3:00
13."Wings to Fly[20] (Japanese bonus track)"Kunihiko MuraiAkai Tori3:57

Commercial performance

According to the Daily Mail, I Dreamed a Dream sold approximately 134,000 copies in the United Kingdom on its first day of release alone, and approximately 300,000 copies by Friday, 27 November.[21][22] It sold 411,820 copies by the end of its first week of release, becoming the fastest selling debut album in its first week there having the largest first week sales of any debut album in UK chart history.[23][24] In its second week, it managed to sell 303,708 copies, remaining at #1 on the chart. In its third week, it managed to sell 274,148 copies, and 352,612 copies in its fouth week, remaining at #1 on the chart for four weeks consecutive.

The album debuted at #1 in Australia, selling 36,474 in the first week of release and has been certified 7x Platinum (490,000 units shipped). In New Zealand, the album was certified 3x Platinum for shipping over 45,000 copies after just one week of release while debuting at number 1; after just three weeks of release the album was certified 8x Platinum (120,000 units shipped).[25] It has also become the highest-selling debut album in New Zealand history.[26] It debuted at #5 on the Japanese Oricon weekly comprehensive charts with the first week sales of around 36,000 copies.[27]

In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with approximate sales of 701,000 copies. It also became the best sales week for an album in the United States for 2009, beating Eminem's Relapse which sold 608,000 copies.[24] In its second week, I Dreamed a Dream held on to the top spot and sold approximately 527,000 copies, and in its third weeks, the album sold approximately another 582,000 copies, bringing her total United States sales over to 1.8 million copies and making it the fastest-selling debut album to achieve platinum status in the United States. The album has sold over 3.5 million copies in it's first three weeks worldwide, and over five million to date.[28]

Charts, sales and procession

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
JLS by JLS
 Irish Albums Chart number-one album
27 November 2009 - 17 December 2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian Albums Chart number-one album
3 December 2009 - present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Vinagre y Rosas by Joaquín Sabina
 Argentinian Albums Chart Number-one albums of 2009
29 November 2009 - present
Preceded by Australian Albums Chart number-one album
29 November 2009 - present
Preceded by UK Album Charts number-one album
29 November 2009 - present
Preceded by
The System Is A Vampire by Shapeshifter
 New Zealand Albums Chart number-one album
30 November 2009 - present
Preceded by Switzerland Albums Chart (album) number-one album
13 December 2009 - present
Preceded by U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
03 December 2009 - present

Credits and personnel

See also

References

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