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I Dreamed A Dream

Susan Boyle

I Dreamed A Dream

And lo, it came true. A debut album. For real. In the shops and everything.

ADM rating[?]

5.0

Label
Sony
UK Release date
23/11/2009
  1. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Sure, everything here is drenched in syrupy strings and lush middle-of- the-road production values but, wow, the lass can really interpret a song
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  2. 7.0 |   The Observer

    In a world where Leona Lewis does Snow Patrol, curveball covers are no surprise, but Boyle's spartan version of the Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses" is no travesty. Gospel-tinged and shivery, "Up to the Mountain" is a bigger shock
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  3. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    The camera may not have loved her on her initial TV appearance but, on this evidence, the recording studio does seem to. I Dreamed A Dream is certainly better than it needed to be for such a sure commercial thing
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  4. 4.0 |   Scotland on Sunday

    ...works best when Boyle's voice is stretched on the gospel-tinged Up To The Mountain
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  5. 4.0 |   The Independent

    ...karaoke is the key to Boyle's approach, which is why the best performances here remain the title-track and "Cry Me a River"
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  6. 4.0 |   The Scotsman

    Is it not time she was given some new songs written for her to tackle?
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  7. 4.0 |   The Guardian

    ...will undoubtedly be bliss to fans of musical theatre; anyone else will be gnawing the sleeve in frustration after five minutes
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  8. 4.0 |   The Times

    The cosy, closing rendition of Silent Night shows that her future is assured in the Christian market, where she should maintain a profile long after the Cowell-hyped bubble has burst
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  • 1. Wild Horses N/A
  • 2. I Dreamed a Dream N/A
  • 3. Cry Me a River N/A
  • 4. How Great Thou Art N/A
  • 5. You'll See N/A
  • 6. Daydream Believer N/A
  • 7. Up to the Mountain N/A
  • 8. Amazing Grace N/A
  • 9. Who I Was Born to Be N/A
  • 10. Proud N/A
  • 11. The End of the World N/A
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