The Dream (Hailey Whitters album)

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The Dream
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
Genre Country [1]
Length43:24
Label Pigasus
Producer Hailey Whitters
Hailey Whitters chronology
Black Sheep
(2015)
The Dream
(2020)
Raised
(2022)
Singles from The Dream
  1. "The Days"
    Released: March 22, 2019 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Paste 8.3/10 [4]

The Dream is the second studio album by American country musician Hailey Whitters. It was released on February 28, 2020 under her own label, Pigasus Records. [5]

Contents

Accolades

Accolades for The Dream
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Paste Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
22
[6]
Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's Best Country and Americana Albums of 2020
6

Commercial performance

The album sold 300 copies in the US in its first week. [7]

Track listing

The Dream track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ten Year Town"3:18
2."The Days"3:14
3."Red Wine & Blue"4:18
4."Dream, Girl"3:19
5."Loose Strings"3:05
6."Heartland"3:31
7."Janice at the Hotel Bar"4:35
8."Happy People"3:03
9."The Devil Always Made Me Think Twice"4:11
10."All the Cool Girls"3:37
11."The Faker"3:49
12."Living the Dream"3:24

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