Do You Hear What I Hear? - (featuring Amber Stassi)
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Don't Dream It's Over
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First Noel, The
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O Holy Night
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Away in a Manger
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Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
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Auld Lang Syne
10)
O Come All Ye Faithful
Following her hugely successful debut album ‘I Dreamed A Dream’, Susan Boyle returns with her highly anticipated seasonal album ‘The Gift’.
‘The Gift’, sees Susan Boyle and world acclaimed producer Steve Mac reunited to present a breathtaking seasonal album. Featuring yule time favourites ‘The First Noel’ and ‘O Holy Night’, Susan also fearlessly takes on iconic pop songs including ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ and ‘Perfect Day’ giving them a new identity.
The album features a duet between Susan and winner of the International Susan Search, Amber Stassi. They perform a stunning rendition of ‘Do You Hear What I Hear’.
Susan surprised the world with her powerful, heart stopping voice when she walked onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage in April 2009. She catapulted to international stardom overnight with 500 million YouTube hits, and smashed music records around the world.
Tracks:
1. Perfect Day
2. Hallelujah
3. Do You Hear What I Hear (Duet with Amber Stassi)
4. Don’t Dream It’s Over
5. The First Noel
6. O Holy Night
7. Away in A Manger
8. Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace
9. Auld Lang Syne
10. O Come All Ye Faithful
Performer Notes
Personnel: John Parricelli (guitar); Eddie Hession (accordion); Steve Mac (piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer); Dave Arch (piano); Chris Laws (drums); Joanna Forbes, Sarah Ryan, Ann de Renais, Jenny O'Grady, Grace Davidson, Mae McKenna (background vocals).
If ever there was an ideal candidate for a holiday album it's Susan Boyle, the reality TV show contestant who caused a sensation with her pretty, old-fashioned performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" in 2009. If ever there was a genre that calls for old-fashioned prettiness it's the holiday album, a genre that cares not for the whims of fashion, a genre where predictability is cherished. For the most part, The Gift is indeed predictable in its sound -- a continuation of the glassy, stately march of I Dreamed a Dream -- and songs, relying on carols, not secular seasonal tunes. Well, that's not entirely true. There is a very, very large exception to that rule and that is the inclusion of Lou Reed's "Perfect Day," Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," and Neil Finn's "Don't Dream It's Over." These three modern standards are given the same somnolent treatment as the rest of the record and popped right into the thick of The Gift without explanation. Of course, since they sound like as the rest of the record, they don't necessarily stand out, they merely meld into the album, providing an appropriately tasteful soundtrack to any holiday occasion you may choose. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Professional Reviews
Billboard (p.36) - "This time out Boyle even takes on 'Don't Dream It's Over,' which she and producer Steve Mac turn into a hushed, lush recitation..."
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Following her hugely successful debut album ‘I Dreamed A Dream’, Susan Boyle returns with her highly anticipated seasonal album ‘The Gift’.
‘The Gift’, sees Susan Boyle and world acclaimed producer Steve Mac reunited to present a breathtaking seasonal album. Featuring yule time favourites ‘The First Noel’ and ‘O Holy Night’, Susan also fearlessly takes on iconic pop songs including ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ and ‘Perfect Day’ giving them a new identity.
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