I Dreamed a Dream (album)

I Dreamed a Dream
Studio album by
Susan Boyle
Released23 November 2009
Recorded1999, July–September 2009
Genre
Length43:00
Label
ProducerSteve Mac
Susan Boyle chronology
I Dreamed a Dream
(2009) 		The Gift
(2010)
Singles from I Dreamed a Dream
  1. "Wild Horses"
    Released: 15 November 2009
  2. "I Dreamed a Dream"
    Released: 15 April 2010
  3. "You'll See"
    Released: 20 June 2010
  4. "Amazing Grace"
    Released: 15 August 2010

I Dreamed a Dream is the debut studio album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 23 November 2009 by Syco Music in the United Kingdom, and by Columbia Records in the United States one day later. In the standard edition, 11 out of the 12 songs that appear on the album are cover songs, plus the original composition "Who I Was Born to Be". It quickly became the world's biggest selling album of 2009, according to IFPI. The album had sold around 10 million copies worldwide since its debut.[1][2]

The album entered the UK album chart at number 1 and became the fastest-selling debut album ever in the UK, selling 411,820 copies, beating the record previously set by Spirit by Leona Lewis and outselling the rest of the top five albums combined during its first week on sale. The album remained at the top spot for four weeks, becoming the biggest selling album in the UK in 2009.[3] In the U.S., I Dreamed a Dream debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with 701,000 copies sold in its first week, breaking the record for the highest debut by a new solo female artist in the SoundScan era (post 1991).[4] I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest opening sales week of 2009 in the U.S., beating out Eminem's Relapse which sold 608,000.[5] It was the second-biggest selling album of 2009 in the U.S., with 3.1 million copies sold, right behind Taylor Swift's Fearless at 3.2 million copies.[6] In only six weeks of sales, it became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009.[7]

  1. ^ Kisiel, Ryan (18 January 2010). "Tragedies, feuds and public tantrums: Is the dream finally over for Susan Boyle?". News.com.au. Retrieved 25 February 2017. Releases first album I Dreamed A Dream through Simon Cowell's label. Sells 10 million copies worldwide.
  2. ^ Balbiani, Carolina (1 April 2021). "La nueva vida de Susan Boyle, la mujer que emocionó al mundo con su voz, terminó en un psiquiátrico y ganó 35 millones de euros" (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream". Archive.is.
  4. ^ "Susan Boyle's Debut Smashes U.S. Chart Records". MTV News. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Susan Boyle Sees 'Dream' Soar To No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009's Top-Selling Album". Billboard. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  7. ^ News Desk, BWW (20 January 2010). "'American Idol's' Future "Guaranteed" Sans Cowell". broadwayworld.com.