Hear My Cry (album)

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Hear My Cry
Hear My Cry Sonique.jpg
Studio album by
Sonique
Released15 February 2000
RecordedSeptember 1998 – January 2000
Genre
Length59:07
Label
Sonique chronology
Serious Sounds of Sonique – In the Mix & on the Mic
(2000)		Hear My Cry
(2000)		 Club Mix
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Hear My Cry is the debut studio album by British singer Sonique, released on 15 February 2000. It features the singles "It Feels So Good", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, "I Put a Spell on You" and "Sky". [2] The album has sold over half a million copies in the UK alone. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Feels So Good"
  • Sonique
  • Linus Burdick
  • Simon Belofsky
  • Graeme Pleeth
4:00
2."I Put a Spell on You" Jay Hawkins 3:32
3."Are You Ready?"
  • Sonique
  • Johnny Turnbull
  • Fritz Catlin
  • Sketch Martin
4:30
4."Cold and Lonely"
  • Sonique
  • Belofsky
  • John Kettle
4:44
5."Drama" (featuring Calvin Richardson)
4:41
6."Move Closer"
  • Sonique
  • Ric Salmon
  • Robin Barter
4:44
7."Can't Get Enough"Sonique4:30
8."Hear My Cry"Sonique5:18
9."Empty (Hideaway)"
  • Lukas Burton
  • Amanda Goseine
  • Kent Brainerd
3:41
10."Love Is on Our Side"
3:23
11."Sky"
4:26
12."Learn to Forget"Graeme Dickson3:40
13."It Feels So Good" (Can 7 Soulfood Club Mix)
  • Sonique
  • Burdick
  • Belofsky
  • Pleeth
7:58
14."Sky" (Sonique Remix)
  • Sonique
  • Nowels
 

Note

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Hear My Cry
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [25] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [26] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Platinum300,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [28] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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