Dream of You (Sharon Corr album)

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Dream of You
Sharon Corr - Dream of You.jpg
Studio album by
Released10 September 2010
Genre
Length46:54
Label Rhino
Producer Billy Farrell
Sharon Corr chronology
Dream of You
(2010)
The Same Sun
(2013)
Singles from Dream of You
  1. "It's Not a Dream"
    Released: 28 August 2009
  2. "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"
    Released: 6 September 2010
  3. "So Long Ago"
    Released: December 2010
  4. "Over It"
    Released: 25 June 2011
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Dream of You is the debut solo album by Sharon Corr, who found success earlier with her siblings in The Corrs. The album was released on 10 September 2010 in Ireland and 13 September 2010 in the United Kingdom. [2]

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Background

The first single, "It's Not a Dream", was released a year earlier on 28 August 2009 and peaked at No. 29 on the Irish Singles Chart. On 6 September 2010, Corr's cover of The Korgis song "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" was released as the second single. The album cover art and track listing was revealed on 30 July 2010 through Corr's official website. [3] A third single, "So Long Ago", was released to radio in December 2010.

To promote the album, Corr embarked on the Dream of You Tour in August 2011. The album was digitally re-released with two bonus tracks, including the promotional radio single "Over It", on 26 July to coincide with this. Another bonus track, "Someone Else's Lover", was made available from the official store of Corr's website.

Track listing

All songs written by Sharon Corr, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Our Wedding Day" (instrumental)Traditional2:18
2."Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"James Warren3:13
3."It's Not a Dream" 4:08
4."Mná na hÉireann" (featuring Jeff Beck) Seán Ó Riada 5:45
5."Buenos Aires" (featuring Álex Ubago) 3:53
6."So Long Ago" 3:35
7."Smalltown Boy"
5:03
8."Cooley's Reel" (instrumental)Traditional3:19
9."Butterflies" 4:22
10."Dream of You" 3:49
11."Real World" 3:55
12."Love Me Better" 3:39
Digital download bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Over It" 2:59
14."Jenny's Chickens"Traditional2:44
Official store bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Someone Else's Lover"3:06

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
Ireland10 September 2010 Warner Music CD, digital download
Brazil, [4] France [5] 13 September 2010
United Kingdom Rhino Records
Italy [6] 14 September 2010Warner Music
Spain [7] 21 September 2010
Australia, [8] Germany, [9] Netherlands [10] 24 September 2010
Poland [11] 4 October 2010

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