Dami Im | ||||
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Released | 15 November 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
Length | 38:29 | |||
Label | Sony | |||
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Singles from Dami Im | ||||
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Renowned for Sound | [1] |
Dami Im is the second studio album by Dami Im, the winner of the fifth season of The X Factor Australia , released through Sony Music Australia on 15 November 2013. The album debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 70,000 copies. It was preceded by the lead single "Alive", which debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified Platinum for selling 70,000 copies. Im became the first X Factor Australia contestant in ARIA Charts history to follow up a number one single with a number one album. [2]
Dami Im debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart with 23,355 copies sold in its first week, becoming the first number-one album by an X Factor Australia contestant. [3] It was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association in its second week for shipments of 70,000 copies. [4] As of 2013, the album has sold 78,000 in Australia. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Alive" |
| DNA Songs | 3:56 |
2. | "One" | Bono | Dorian West | 3:43 |
3. | "Purple Rain" | Prince | Dorian West | 3:16 |
4. | "Don't Leave Me This Way" |
| Dorian West | 3:50 |
5. | "Roar" | Dorian West | 3:45 | |
6. | "Bridge over Troubled Waters" | Paul Simon | Dorian West | 3:35 |
7. | "Wrecking Ball" |
| Dorian West | 3:23 |
8. | "Hero" |
| Dorian West | 3:34 |
9. | "And I'm Telling You" | Dorian West | 2:55 | |
10. | "Best of You" | Dorian West | 3:27 | |
11. | "Saving All My Love for You" | Dorian West | 3:05 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] | 1 |
South Korea (Gaon International) [7] | 9 |
Chart (2013) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] | 17 |
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) [9] | 4 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [4] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Australia [10] [11] | 15 November 2013 | Sony Music Australia | |
United States [12] | 27 September 2014 | Sony Music | |
South Korea [13] [14] | 22 November 2013 | Sony Music Korea | |
26 November 2013 | CD |
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