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| Released | 1 February 2019 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 53.09 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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My Wildest Dreams is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Claire Richards, released on 1 February 2019, through Sony Music Entertainment. The album was preceded by three singles; "On My Own", "End Before We Start", "Shame On You" and one promotional single, "Deep Waters".
In July 2015, the singer released an acoustic version of "One for Sorrow". The acoustic version of the track was recorded for an event honouring Steps' producer Pete Waterman. The track was arranged and produced by Steve Anderson with whom Claire was working on her debut album. [4] On 5 September 2015, Richards released a solo version of "Deeper Shade of Blue" which she announced via her Facebook page. [5] [ non-primary source needed ] On 1 January 2017, Richards once again reunited with Steps in a performance at G-A-Y on New Year's Eve to celebrate twenty years since their debut. [6] On 6 March 2017, Steps confirmed that their fifth studio album, Tears on the Dancefloor , would be released on 21 April 2017 in the United Kingdom and be preceded by the lead single, "Scared of the Dark", on 10 March; they also announced the Party on the Dancefloor Tour, which took place in November and December 2017. [7] The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart missing out on the top spot to Ed Sheeran's ÷ . [8] On 27 October 2017, a reissue of the album, Tears on the Dancefloor: Crying at the Disco was released and peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom. [9] The group embarked on their Summer of Steps tour in 2018. [10]
On 4 August 2018, Richards announced the release of her debut single "On My Own" and unveiled the album cover. [11] [ non-primary source needed ] The album was available to pre-order on 6 August 2018 as the standard edition, deluxe edition, a personal limited signed edition and a My Wildest Dreams Boxset which includes a CD, signed postcard set and candle and revealed the album to be released on 2 November 2018. [12] [ non-primary source needed ] On 13 August 2018, "My Wildest Dreams Tour" was announced. [13] [ non-primary source needed ] On 8 October 2018, Richards announced on her official Facebook page that the album was pushed back with a new release date. [14] [ non-primary source needed ] The album is available in a standard edition [15] and a deluxe edition that features three extra tracks. [16]
"On My Own" was released as the album's lead single on 6 August 2018. [17] The music video was released on 10 August 2018. [18] An acoustic version of the song was released on 24 August 2018 [19] and a remix EP featuring six remixes was released 31 August 2018 to promote the single further. [20]
"End Before We Start" was released as the album's second single on 21 September 2018. [21] The music video was released on 1 October 2018. [22] A remix EP featuring two remixes was released on 5 October 2018. [23]
"My Heart Is Heading Home (This Christmas)" was released alongside a remix EP on 23 November 2018. It peaked on the UK iTunes chart at number 68. [24] It featured only on the deluxe version of the album.
The third official single from the album, "Shame On You" was released alongside the video for the song on 4 January 2019. [2] "7 Billion" was released in March 2019 as the final single. [3]
"Deep Waters" was released as an instant gratification track on 7 September 2018. [25] [ unreliable source ]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "On My Own" |
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| 3:25 |
| 2. | "End Before We Start" |
| Anderson | 3:29 |
| 3. | "7 Billion" |
| Angelo | 3:25 |
| 4. | "These Wings" |
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| 3:38 |
| 5. | "Deep Waters" |
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| 3:46 |
| 6. | "Liar" |
| 4:05 | |
| 7. | "Brave" |
| 3:55 | |
| 8. | "Shame on You" |
| 3:33 | |
| 9. | "Ruins" |
| 3:40 | |
| 10. | "My Wildest Dreams" |
| Anderson | 3:51 |
| 11. | "For Now" |
| Ashurst | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Don't Leave Me in This Love Alone" | Diane Warren | Anderson | 4:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Forever Ends with You" |
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| 3:54 |
| 14. | "If I Didn't Have You" |
| 4:10 | |
| 15. | "My Heart Is Heading Home (This Christmas)" |
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| 4:45 |
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| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC) [26] | 7 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [27] | 9 |
| Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 1 February 2019 |
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| Sony Music | [15] [16] |
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