Dream Girl (album)

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Dream Girl
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Studio album by
Released25 October 2019
Length41:51
Label Honeymoon
Anna of the North chronology
Lovers
(2017)
Dream Girl
(2019)
Believe
(2020)
Singles from Dream Girl
  1. "Leaning On Myself"
    Released: 6 February 2019
  2. "Used to Be"
    Released: 10 April 2019
  3. "Thank Me Later"
    Released: 12 June 2019
  4. "Playing Games"
    Released: 16 August 2019
  5. "Dream Girl"
    Released: 18 September 2019
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Dream Girl is the second studio album by Norwegian singer Anna of the North, released on 25 October 2019 by Honeymoon Records. The project follows her 2017 album, Lovers , as well as features on Tyler, the Creator's singles, "Boredom", and "911 / Mr. Lonely".

Track listing

Dream Girl track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dream Girl"
Patrick Wimberly 2:31
2."Leaning On Myself"
3:17
3."Time to Get Over It"
  • Lotterud
  • Bastian Langebæk
  • Thomas Havelock
Henrik Haraldsen Sveen2:52
4."My Love"
Wimberly3:41
5."Lonely Life"
  • Lotterud
  • Langebæk
  • Havelock
Wimberly3:39
6."Interlude"
  • Lotterud
  • Askjell Solstrand
Solstrand1:12
7."Thank Me Later"
  • Lotterud
  • Langebæk
  • Havelock
  • Sveen
  • Benjamin Miller
3:24
8."Used to Be"
  • Lotterud
  • Langebæk
  • Havelock
Langebæk3:48
9."What We Do"
  • Lotterud
  • Langebæk
  • Havelock
Luke Smith 4:10
10."Playing Games"
  • Lotterud
  • Lister
  • Record
  • Lister
  • Sveen
3:23
11."When R U Coming Home"
  • Wimberly
  • Whiting
3:37
12."Reasons" (featuring Charlie Skien)
  • Lotterud
  • Andreas Høvset
  • Solstrand
Solstrand2:53
13."If U Wanna"
  • Lotterud
  • Sivert Hjeltnes Hagtvet
  • Viljar Losnegård
  • Hagtvet
  • Losnegård
3:17
Total length:41:51

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References

  1. Walker, Sophie (25 October 2019). "Anna of the North - 'Dream Girl' - Album Review". DIY . Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. "Dream Girl - Anna of the North". Mojo . 1 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.