| Dream a Dream | ||||
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| Released | 17 October 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Crossover, Christmas carol | |||
| Label | Sony Classical (U.S.) | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Dream a Dream is the third album by Welsh soprano Charlotte Church, released in 2000. The album is principally a collection of Christmas carols but also includes the non-Christmas title track "Dream a Dream", Church's first foray into a more pop-influenced genre, composed by James Shearman and Simon Greenaway based on the melody from Fauré's "Pavane" with lyrics by Sam Babenia.
Dream a Dream was also the biggest-selling holiday album of 2000 in the United States with sales of 1,077,000 according to Nielsen/SoundScan.[2] On 6 December 2000, Dream a Dream was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the U.S.[3] By 5 December 2008, the album had accumulated total sales of 1,630,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan.[4]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Paul Grein. "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Chart Watch. Yahoo. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ "RIAA Searchable Database – Gold & Platinum Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chart Watch Extra: The Top 40 Christmas Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.