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Dream with Me 
Studio album by Jackie Evancho Released June 3, 2011
(see Release history)Genre Classical Length 54:56 Standard edition
70:00 Deluxe editionLabel Columbia/143/Syco/Sony Classical Jackie Evancho chronology O Holy Night
(2010)Dream with Me
(2011)Heavenly Christmas
(2011)Dream with Me, Jackie Evancho's second full-length album (her first on a major label), was released on June 3, 2011 on digital download format and on June 14, 2011 in the standard CD format.[1] It was produced by 16-time Grammy award winner David Foster[2][3] and features duets with Barbra Streisand and Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle.[4] The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart,[5] reached #1 on the Billboard's US Classical Chart,[6] and was certified gold by the RIAA.[7] The singer promoted the album on talk shows, in a PBS special and through a national concert tour with symphony orchestras throughout the U.S. and elsewhere.
Contents
Promotion
Evancho promoted the album on numerous U.S. talk shows. A deluxe edition of Dream With Me was announced on Evancho's official site on May 26, 2011 and is available at the Target site. It features four exclusive bonus tracks: "Someday", "Mi Mancherai", "The Impossible Dream" and "A Time For Us".[8][9]
Evancho taped all of the songs from the CD for her solo concert debut in a televised special, which aired June 14, 2011 on PBS stations.[10][11] The broadcast was part of the PBS Great Performances series, co-produced by SYCO/Columbia. The concert was taped at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, and was co-hosted by David Foster, who played the piano in the orchestra for many of the selections, while Conrad Tao played piano and violin in some selections.[12] The performances are available as a CD/DVD, Dream With Me In Concert.[11] Allmusic noted: "the concert version ... sounds nearly identical (outside of the waves of applause) to the studio album ... but the accompanying DVD, which features the heavily choreographed performance, as well as an extensive photo gallery and interviews with both Evancho and Foster, should provide enough eye and ear candy to appease fans of the gifted young vocalist until a proper follow-up appears.[13]
In July 2011, the singer began the her first official tour across the United States, to promote the album.[14] It consists of a series of often sell-out performances with symphony orchestras, beginning with the Sun Valley Orchestra on July 31,[15] followed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on August 5,[16] the Ravinia Festival Orchestra on August 7, the Omaha Symphony Orchestra on August 26,[17] the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on August 31[12] and her hometown Pittsburgh Opera on October 16. Conductor Antony Walker took the opportunity to introduce her fans (many of whom were newcomers to opera) to the Pittsburgh Opera's chorus and soloists, who performed several numbers from Verdi, Bizet and Puccini along with Evancho's repertoire.[18] Evancho made her New York City concert debut at Avery Fisher Hall with songs from the album on November 7, 2011.[12][19]
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[20]Allmusic gave the album 3-1/2 stars out of a possible five, commenting: "Dream with Me hits all of the right notes, though there are few surprises or big moments to be found ... resulting in a solid "official" debut from a rising star at the dawn of her career."[21]
In the US, the album debuted at #2 on the US Billboard 200 chart[5] selling 161,000 copies. The only album ahead of it was Bad Meets Evil's EP Hell: The Sequel.[22] Dream With Me debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart, reached #1 on the Billboard's US Classical Chart,[6] and was certified gold by the RIAA.[7]
The video, Dream With Me: In Concert, topped the "Top Music Videos" chart in two of its first four weeks.[23]
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "When You Wish Upon a Star" Leigh Harline, Ned Washington 3:41 2. "Nella Fantasia" Ennio Morricone, Chiara Ferrau 4:18 3. "A Mother's Prayer (with Susan Boyle)" David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager 4:28 4. "Nessun Dorma" Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni 3:13 5. "Angel" Sarah McLachlan 5:22 6. "O mio babbino caro" Giacomo Puccini, Christopher Todd Landor 2:20 7. "Somewhere (featuring Barbra Streisand)" Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim 3:51 8. "All I Ask of You" Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Richard Stilgoe 3:55 9. "Ombra mai fu" George Frideric Handel[24] 3:34 10. "Lovers" Shigeru Umebayashi 5:01 11. "Imaginer" Walter Afanasieff, Lara Fabian 4:56 12. "The Lord's Prayer" Albert Hay Malotte 3:40 13. "To Believe" Matthew Evancho 4:28 14. "Dream With Me" David Foster, Linda Thompson, Jackie Evancho 2:09 Total length:54:56 Target Deluxe Edition[25] No. Title Length 15. "Someday" 3:56 16. "Mi Mancherai (Il Postino)" 4:04 17. "The Impossible Dream" 3:50 18. "A Time For Us" 3:14 Total length:70:00 Notes
- Track listing and credits from album booklet except for composer for track 9 which it incorrectly states is traditional.[26]
- All tracks are produced by David Foster.
Release history
Region Date Format Label Edition(s) Worldwide June 3, 2011 Digital download Sony Music Entertainment Standard June 14, 2011 CD Columbia Records Standard and deluxe Locations and studios
Recording locations and studios included:
- Chartmaker Studio - (Malubu, CA)
- Blue Studio - (Malubu, CA)
- The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios - (Los Angeles, CA)
- Westlake Recording Studios - (Hollywood, CA)
- Universal Mastering Studios - (New York, NY)
Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
positionCanadian Albums Chart 5 Irish Albums Chart (IRMA) 15 UK Albums Chart (Official Charts Company) 4 US Billboard 200 2 US Billboard Top Classical Albums 1 US Billboard Top Digital Albums 9 References
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004UB2WAQ
- ^ PBS Great performances About the Program. Retrieved 9 July 2011
- ^ "New Album Dream With Me To Be Released June 14". JackieEvancho.com. March 29, 2011. http://www.jackieevancho.com/news/new-album-dream-with-me-to-be-released-june-14/. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Jackie Evancho Set To Release 'Dream With Me'". Scoop. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1104/S00138/jackie-evancho-set-to-release-dream-with-me.htm. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Dream with Me - Jackie Evancho", Billboard 200, accessed October 19, 2011
- ^ a b "Dream with Me - Jackie Evancho", Billboard Classical Albums, accessed October 19, 2011
- ^ a b Micco, Cindy Cusic. "Jackie Evancho's CD Certified Gold with 500,000 Sales", Pine-Richland Patch, July 29, 2011, accessed October 19, 2011
- ^ "Target announces Dream With Me: Deluxe Edition". http://www.jackieevancho.com/us/news/target-announces-dream-me-deluxe-edition. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Dream with Me (Deluxe) - Only at Target". http://www.target.com/Dream-Me-Deluxe-Only-Target/dp/B004Z0VDKM. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "PDF Press Release for Great Performances". http://www.thirteen.org/pressroom/pdf/gp/FINALJackieEvancho-DreamwithMeinConcert.pdf. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Production Announcement for Jackie Evancho: Dream with Me in Concert". http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/jackie-evancho-dream-with-me-in-concert/production-announcement/1112/. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ a b c DVD release and symphony performances, PR Newswire, http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sycocolumbia-records-announce-the-release-of-dream-with-me-in-concert-starring-11-year-old-soprano-prodigy-jackie-evancho-127720243.html, retrieved 15 August 2011
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Dream With Me In Concert: Review", accessed October 19, 2011
- ^ Carpenter, Mackenzie (02 June 2011), "Jackie Evancho coming home to sing", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11153/1150934-100.stm, retrieved 04 September 2011
- ^ Plasse, Sabina Dana, "Future classical musical stars to play symphony benefit", Idaho Mountain Express, http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005137770, retrieved 15 October 2011
- ^ "11-year-old to perform with Atlanta symphony", News-Times, 12 July 2011, http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/11-year-old-to-perform-with-Atlanta-symphony-1461977.php, retrieved 15 October 2011
- ^ von Kampen, Todd (27 August 2011), Soprano, 11, sings beyond her years (concert review), Omaha World-Herald, http://www.omaha.com/article/20110827/GO/708279866, retrieved 10 September 2011
- ^ Tady, Scott (16 October 2011), "Evancho, 11, thrills sold-out opera crowd", Beaver County Times, http://www.timesonline.com/entertainment/local_entertainment/evancho-thrills-sold-out-opera-crowd/article_b43d7986-0030-5eb8-8077-eabca5f36d6e.html, retrieved 17 October 2011
- ^ "Jackie Evancho: Dream With Me", Lincoln Center program, Playbill, November 7, 2011
- ^ [1]
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Dream With Me: Review", accessed October 19, 2011
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666234/eminem-royce-da-5-9-hell-the-sequel.jhtml
- ^ Grein, Paul. "Week Ending Oct. 9, 2011. Albums: Beam Me Up", Chart Watch, October 12, 2011
- ^ Track listing Allmusic.com The album booklet incorrectly states "traditional" Retrieved 24 September 2011
- ^ [2]
- ^ (2011) Album notes for Dream With Me by Jackie Evancho [Booklet]. Columbia Records (Cat no. 88697 87061 2).
Studio albums Prelude to a Dream · Dream with MeEPs Singles "Pie Jesu"Concerts America's Got Talent: Live Tour · Jackie Evancho TourAssociated acts America's Got TalentRelated articles Barbra Streisand · Susan Boyle · Sarah Brightman · David Foster · The Company You Keep (film)Categories:- Jackie Evancho albums
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