Born to Be Free (Sonique album)

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Born to Be Free
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Studio album by
Released20 May 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Genre Dance-pop
Label UMVD
Sonique chronology
Club Mix
(2001)
Born to Be Free
(2003)
On Kosmo
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Born to Be Free is an album released by the British DJ and singer Sonique in 2003. The album contains the singles "Alive" and "Can't Make Up My Mind".

Contents

Lacking promotion, the album reached number 142 on the UK Albums Chart and remains uncertified; this was seen as a disappointment given the success of Sonique's platinum-selling previous album, Hear My Cry , which reached number 6.

Track listing

  1. "Alive"
  2. "Hold Me Now"
  3. "Can't Make Up My Mind"
  4. "Magic"
  5. "Love Washes Away"
  6. "Will You Want Me"
  7. "Freefalling (Mum's Favourite)"
  8. "Right Here You an' I"
  9. "Seriously"
  10. "You're the Reason"
  11. "Born to Be Free"
  12. "Please"
  13. "I'm Gonna Love You"
  14. "Can't Make Up My Mind" (Sonique Beatmix)

Charts

Chart performance for Born to Be Free
Chart (2003)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [2] 97
UK Albums (OCC) [3] 142

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References

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