Wake Up Dreaming

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Wake Up Dreaming
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 22, 2014
Recorded2013–2014
StudioiMusic Workshop
Wong Chuk Hang (Hong Kong)
Sterling Studio (New York City)
Abbey Road Studios
Studio-A (London)
Jiu Zi Tian Cheng Studio
China Conservatory of Music Studio (Beijing)
Peter Mixman Studio (Kuala Lumpur)
Genre Mandopop
Length39:38
Label Universal Music
Producer Andrew Tuason
Jacky Cheung chronology
Private Corner
(2010)
Wake Up Dreaming
(2014)
Singles from Wake Up Dreaming
  1. "The Rest of Time"
    Released: October 27, 2014
  2. "Tears of Time"
    Released: December 3, 2014
  3. "You Said it"
    Released: December 21, 2014

Wake Up Dreaming is a Mandarin studio album by Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung. It was released on December 22, 2014.

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Background and release

The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London in August 2014, with Cheung being the first Mandopop singer to produce music at Abbey Road. [1] [2] Wake Up Dreaming sold over 10,000 on its first day of release in China and was the most popular album in 2014. [3]

Track listing

All songs produced by Jacky Cheung and Andrew Tuason. All music arranged by Tuason unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranged byLength
1."To Love in the Rest of Life 用餘生去愛 " (from McBeth Rest of Time) Albert Leung Samuel Jean
McAyla Beatley
Catherine Martin
Scott Effman
Lukas Nathanson
 4:14
2."Tears Of Time 時間有淚 [4] " Keith Chan Siu-kei Ethan SuJohnny Yim3:37
3."You said it 你說的"Xiao AnXiao An 4:38
4."Fall In Love With You 我愛上你"Keith Chan Siu-keiFrederik Cornelis
Elisa Smekens
 3:20
5."I Just Want To Sing 我只想唱歌"Riley LamXiao An 3:16
6."The Accused 控訴"Xiao AnXiao An 4:37
7."Wake Up Dreaming 我醒著做夢"Albert Leung Harry Mikael Sommerdahl
Jasmine Baird
 4:03
8."It's Not Too Late 來得及"Abrahim Chan Lindy Robbins
Toby Gad
David Archuleta
 3:43
9."Vain Ease 白自在"Riley LamAmir Masoh 3:38
10."Not bad 不錯"Keith Chan Siu-keiLindy Robbins
Marco Marinangeli
Jeffrey B. Franze
Anthony Chue4:01

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