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- Summary: The Britain’s Got Talent runner-up releases her debut album produced by Steve Mac.
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Pop, Vocal
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Top Track
I Dreamed A Dream | |
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I dreamed a dream in time gone by When hope was high and life worth living I dreamed that love would never die I dreamed that God would be... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 8
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Mixed: 5 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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On an album without humor or melodrama, a devotional spirit reigns.
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For fans of Boyle's original Britain's Got Talent clip, the result might be a bit of a letdown, especially in snoozily competent versions of 'Daydream Believer' and Madonna's 'You'll See,' which offer none of her jarred-lightning charm.
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There are some lovely vocal performances here and some well-appointed and understated arrangements. But not one of Boyle’s versions transcends the original or adds much of an emotional shading, other than a consistent undercurrent of melancholy that makes the album feel increasingly drab.
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Boyle is perfectly comfortable singing actual hymns like 'Amazing Grace,' though her take on them is pretty much on a level with any local church's choir star. She's at her worst when she pushes harder; she doesn't know how to build drama, and her throat seems to constrict as she reaches for bigger notes.
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The earnest piano arrangements and Boyle's tender but colourless readings of 12 familiar songs 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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I Dreamed a Dream finds Ms. Boyle casting about for some kind of musical identity.
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Because the songs are so riddled with cliches and are largely too familiar, and because the music is so tepid and tasteful to a fault, the album simply isn't able to overcome that lack of depth.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 14
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Mixed: 4 out of 14
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Negative: 2 out of 14
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SamlDec 3, 2009Absolutely ¡AMAZING!
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JordanFDec 5, 2009By far some of the best music I've heard in quite a while. Thanks Susan.
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Feb 14, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 8, 2010
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LarCDec 7, 2009
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ZekePDec 6, 2009
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DavidIDec 3, 2009
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