Susan Boyle inspired the world earlier this year with her undiscovered vocal gifts on Britain’s Got Talent. Now, Integrity Music will partner with Sony Music to release her debut CD, culminating her journey from former church volunteer to global recording artist.
Boyle’s CD I Dreamed a Dream will be released on November 23 with Integrity Music distributing the record to Christian retail.
Boyle surprised the world with her powerful, heart stopping voice when she walked onto the “Britain's Got Talent” stage. I Dreamed A Dream is a collection of gospel, standards and classic pop songs and is expected to be one of the biggest-selling records of the year, already setting records as the largest CD pre-order in the history of the Amazon.com.
I Dreamed a Dream was produced Steve Mac (Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, Il Divo). The 12-song disc demonstrates Susan Boyle's extensive musical ability and reflects her inspiring story. Featuring her now-signature songs “I Dreamed a Dream” and “Cry me a River” and soaring renditions of gospel hymns “How Great Thou Art” and “Amazing Grace,” the album also includes her unique interpretation of pop songs like Rolling Stones “Wild Horses” and The Monkees “Daydream Believer”. “Who I Was Born To Be” is an original recording written specially for Boyle, while the plaintive and reverent “Silent Night” is sure to become a new, old Christmas favourite.
The 48-year-old Boyle lived an anonymous life in her small village in Scotland, caring for her aging mother and volunteering at Our Lady of Lourdes church. Boyle always wanted to be a singer, but her music performances were confined to singing in church and karaoke at pubs in her village. Boyle has said that her mother had encouraged her to audition for “Britain’s Got Talent”, but it was only after her death in 2007 that Boyle determined to seek a musical career in honour of her mother.
The rest of the story is already legendary. Boyle shot to worldwide recognition following her audition appearance on “Britain's Got Talent” in April 2009 singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from “Les Miserables”. Her performance was quickly posted on YouTube and went viral, reaching 100 million viewers around the world in less than two weeks. That video has been viewed by 300 million people. That she placed second on the “Britain’s Got Talent” final was of no consequence as the singer had already triumphed at winning the hearts of the world.
Boyle will spend a great deal of time in the US around the release of her debut. Some of her appearances include “Today” show on November 23, “The View” on Nov. 27 and “Dateline” on November 27.
The complete track listing for I Dreamed A Dream with comments from Boyle:
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Integrity Music to retail Susan Boyle's debut album to Christians
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