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Post by leslie on Jul 29, 2010 3:12:04 GMT 1
Hi Folks, Found what may be the cover and tracklist for "Dream of You" on play.com. This is not officially confirmed, so any or all of the below may change before the final release:  Tracklist according to Play.com: 1 Our Wedding Day 2 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime 3 Its Not A Dream 4 Mna Na Eireann 5 Buenos Aires 6 So Long Ago 7 Smalltown Boy 8 Cooley's Reel 9 Butterflies 10 Dream Of You 11 Real World 12 Love Me Better As I mentioned, this may not be the official tracklist & cover. It is the one posted on play.com on July 28th,2010: www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/15830899/Dream-Of-You/Product.htmlDiscuss!! |
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Post by Mathias on Jul 29, 2010 14:21:50 GMT 1
Thanks for posting!  Cover is just....WoW! It's perfect! Fits the *theme*.... Nice list....'Our Wedding Day' is the only song we didn't know about. Maybe a short intro instrumental? So we miss "Over It", "Ears Painted On", "Six Train", "Jenny's Chickens", "Salamanca" and didn't Sharon say she recorded (or wanted to) a Spanish song too with Alex Ubago?  |
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Post by DazedOblivion on Jul 29, 2010 15:07:40 GMT 1
First of all, it's a beautiful album cover. I really like it!
Regarding the track list and particularly the omission of tunes Mathias has listed, some of which were prominently featured in the EPK, I'm hoping we'll find out very soon what happened to these missing tracks. Would they really cut "Over It" or "Ears Painted On" from the album? Or will these appear on the bonus-track albums issued in a few lucky countries, or perhaps be part of some iTunes exclusive single or bonus-track album? I hope we'll have an answer soon.
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Post by cw on Jul 30, 2010 1:45:11 GMT 1
OK, Ireland's most mistreated husband has given us a small hint. He was asked whether the list we've seen is the official one and replied "Not quite! @mic_Schu see www.sharoncorr.com for the OFFICIAL running order & artwork. Should be up today."It hasn't shown up onsite yet but let's hope over the next 24 hours. Let's hope that at least EPO & hopefully Over It have survived. Whilst I have no doubt there will be some unspeakably beautiful tracks on this album, the above list seemingly gives an impression that the album has been dragged into an overtly "romantic" direction. Has this been a "call" made by Warner or the "pricetag" for the distribution deal .... that can only be idle speculation. Whilst I can certainly follow the reasoning, I cannot help but have distinct reservations as follows: - the commercial impacts. This can lead to "pigeon-holing" of both this album & Sharon not only by critics but also by media outlets that they may wish to target. Beautiful as that photo is, even that fit's this vibe. What the hell, this is Ireland's most photogenic female we're talking about & she looks great in anything. Throwing her into a beautiful dress, whilst aesthetically pleasing, is just playing to the accepted image of the Corr sister's as fashion plates. Why not a more casual image, jeans & T shirt even ... she'll still look just as good. - Shoot me down if you like ( or start looking up the recipe for Wombat Stew ) but Sharon has probably spoiled us by giving us insights & a full view of her as a musician & her personality. To be succint, we've came to look at this as an expression of her as an artist & just how broad her talents & artistic influences lie. During our Tweet session yesterday, Steve made a very important point about the emotional counterbalance of various numbers; Runaway vs INLYA. Songs like EPO & Over It provide that as well as a change in tempo. In short; IF Dream Of You has been reconstructed into an overtly 'romantic" vehicle; I can't help feeling that that Sharon (as an artist) is being portrayed & marketed as something considerably less than than we know she really is.Having said that, I will take immense pleasure in having this impression proven incorrect.UPDATE: EGTLS had it's world premiere on Terry Wogan's BBC Radio program. Here is the link: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00t5sjy/Weekend_Wogan_25_07_2010/Forward to 1hr 47min to hear it. Interesting ... the video clip may well be a big plus in selling this number but this song has just never "done it" for me. Don't hate it but don't love it either and whilst this IS undeniably my favourite version of the song, the song still remains "meh". Others may feel differently ... and justifiably so. FURTHER UPDATE. Sharon will be reappearing on Wogan's program on August 8 to be interviewed & play 3 numbers live |
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Post by elizabeth on Jul 30, 2010 3:42:57 GMT 1
I completely agree with you CW. I think the single is well executed but It doesn't do anything for me either. I think I understand the reason for releasing this as the first single. I've asked a couple of times for the reason and I haven't been given an answer. Then again they don't owe me an explaination. I just wanted to understand the strategy. I think she's one of the most photogenic people on the planet but the album cover is strange. I understand that she's supposed to look like she's dreaming but I think it would have been interesting to go in another direction.
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Post by magnficentfan on Jul 30, 2010 18:33:31 GMT 1
Hi Folks, Found what may be the cover and tracklist for "Dream of You" on play.com. This is not officially confirmed, so any or all of the below may change before the final release: Tracklist according to Play.com: 1 Our Wedding Day 2 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime 3 Its Not A Dream 4 Mna Na Eireann 5 Buenos Aires 6 So Long Ago 7 Smalltown Boy 8 Cooley's Reel 9 Butterflies 10 Dream Of You 11 Real World 12 Love Me Better As I mentioned, this may not be the official tracklist & cover. It is the one posted on play.com on July 28th,2010: www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/15830899/Dream-Of-You/Product.htmlDiscuss!! When I Tweeted Sharon about it yesterday, she said that it was "pretty much [it] but not official" - so whatever that means, LOL! It sounds like the cover is right, but maybe that's not the correct sequence of tracks. Actually, I kind of have a feeling it's not... I'm going to say that Mna Na Eireann is not track 4, it's probably not followed by Buenos Aires, and if Love Me Better is more of a rock track, then that's not the final song. I like the cover; I think Sharon looks gorgeous. It looks like it's where the BH photo shoot left off - which is cool. I'm guessing the idea is that the photos aren't going to stray too far from "Sharon of the Corrs" - at least not at first. Then - maybe - after a while they can do more musician-like photos rather than model photos. -- Marie |
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Post by magnficentfan on Jul 30, 2010 18:38:51 GMT 1
Nice list....'Our Wedding Day' is the only song we didn't know about. Maybe a short intro instrumental? You know, that thought crossed my mind, too. But I can't imagine an album opening with a song with that title for some reason... So we miss "Over It", "Ears Painted On", "Six Train", "Jenny's Chickens", "Salamanca" and didn't Sharon say she recorded (or wanted to) a Spanish song too with Alex Ubago? The only one I'm really surprised about it is "Six Train." Being that Sharon has performed "Over It" and "Ears Painted On" quite a bit before, I had a feeling that they may not make it on the album. If there wasn't as much of a gap from the time she started playing them until now, they may have made it on. But I would think that there's a very good chance that they'll surface as bonus tracks or B-sides. Oh, and Sharon said at some point that "Salamanca" was an instrumental that wasn't going to be on the album. -- Marie |
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Post by magnficentfan on Jul 30, 2010 19:01:32 GMT 1
Whilst I have no doubt there will be some unspeakably beautiful tracks on this album, the above list seemingly gives an impression that the album has been dragged into an overtly "romantic" direction. Could be, but we haven't heard all of the tracks yet. What I'm hoping is that there isn't too much glossy sheen over the bare bones of the music. I was hoping for a bit more of a rock sound, because, out of all of the Corrs - Sharon's got an inner rock child.  And it would be really nice to see her embrace that, both on the album as well as on stage. She's too talented to let her music be watered down with studio tricks. - the commercial impacts. This can lead to "pigeon-holing" of both this album & Sharon not only by critics but also by media outlets that they may wish to target. Beautiful as that photo is, even that fit's this vibe. What the hell, this is Ireland's most photogenic female we're talking about & she looks great in anything. Throwing her into a beautiful dress, whilst aesthetically pleasing, is just playing to the accepted image of the Corr sister's as fashion plates. Why not a more casual image, jeans & T shirt even ... she'll still look just as good. Yeah, that's what I was alluding to in my earlier post. I love the cover, love the picture. And if the album is going in a romantic, AC direction, then it's perfect. But if it's a start - get people who are fans (not necessarily die-hards) to give the album more than a passing glance - and then segue into more of a rock n roll image, then I can see it. In short; IF Dream Of You has been reconstructed into an overtly 'romantic" vehicle; I can't help feeling that that Sharon (as an artist) is being portrayed & marketed as something considerably less than than we know she really is. I agree 100%. Having watched the Corrs DVDs through the years, I always felt that Andrea was the natural frontwoman, and that, while Sharon was a good singer, she was better suited to harmonies and backing vocals. And then, in 2004, I got to see the band at Jones Beach. That was the first time I saw Sharon sing live - she performed "No "Frontiers" as a solo. I can very clearly remember turning to my friend who was next to me and saying, "Holy crap, I had NO IDEA she could sing like that!!!!" And to this day, I've yet to find a clip of a live recording that accurately shows what Sharon sounds like live. She's truly fantastic, and she can belt out a song like you wouldn't believe! I would LOVE to see her just let go and really rock on stage, without all of these computer enhancements (if you want to call them that.) She's more than capable. -- Marie |
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Post by Nyoman on Jul 30, 2010 21:52:53 GMT 1
Looks like the Cover and tracklisting might be official.... Link : Sharon Corr.com |
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Post by Mathias on Jul 30, 2010 22:15:18 GMT 1
Looks like the Cover and tracklisting might be official.... Link : Sharon Corr.comCould be? Now it is official! Few songs changed positions in the tracklist, but that's about it... |
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Post by DazedOblivion on Jul 30, 2010 23:05:39 GMT 1
Well.... is it the same or different than above? (I can't get to SharonCorr.com at the moment).
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Post by DazedOblivion on Jul 30, 2010 23:17:00 GMT 1
Marie, can you explain your point about "Over It" and "Ears Painted On"? I don't quite follow the connection you make about certain tracks getting yanked because they have been performed before. Don't a lot of artists perform music in concert - test it out, if you will - before putting it on the next album? Should those tracks be cast aside and never see the light of day as a studio recording, simply because the songs were played at a few gigs? I like both songs and feel that they shouldn't have been left off the album.
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Post by Nyoman on Jul 30, 2010 23:34:23 GMT 1
Could be? Now it is official! I know. I'm just hoping a little change that at least one of her other missing tracks would be include on the album, for the fan's sake.  Well.... is it the same or different than above? (I can't get to SharonCorr.com at the moment). Yes, it's definitely the same, Steve. Like Mathias was saying, the only different is the position of the songs. Here's the official tracklist : 1. Our Wedding Day 2. Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime 3. So Long Ago 4. Mná Na h’Éireann 5. It’s Not A Dream 6. Smalltown Boy 7. Buenos Aires 8. Cooley’s Reel 9. Butterflies 10. Dream Of You 11. Real World 12. Love Me Better |
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Post by DazedOblivion on Jul 31, 2010 18:05:25 GMT 1
Thanks, Nyo! Yeah, I was at work and sharoncorr.com is blocked. Am I disappointed? Yes. I really loved some of the tunes that aren't there on the now-confirmed standard album set list. Gavin tweeted today: Remember, 2 b commerically successful, 1 must first b commercial. These r da rules of da game & that is how more creative gems r then heard. I have trust that Sharon and Gavin have thought it all through and made the most of all viable options available to them given the constraints of "the game." I don't claim to understand the way the game is played; I'd love to have a 20-track album including the edgy "Ears Painted On" and the quirky but beautiful "Over It' with some of the 20 being connecting little instrumental violin pieces much like "Along With The Girls". But that's just the imagination of a fan that doesn't know any better about da game. I do have faith that they have it more under control than it may appear at this particular moment. So far, when I've doubted, Team Sharon has always come through and proven my doubts unfounded. I hope that these "creative gems", whose exclusion we fans lament, will not be allowed to fall by the wayside forever, but will have a chance to be heard, as Gavin is intimating. Certainly, we can celebrate what WILL be on the album, irregardless of what got left off. The tracks ON the list are worth getting excited about. I can't wait to hear them! |
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Post by magnficentfan on Jul 31, 2010 18:49:41 GMT 1
Marie, can you explain your point about "Over It" and "Ears Painted On"? I don't quite follow the connection you make about certain tracks getting yanked because they have been performed before. Don't a lot of artists perform music in concert - test it out, if you will - before putting it on the next album? Should those tracks be cast aside and never see the light of day as a studio recording, simply because the songs were played at a few gigs? I like both songs and feel that they shouldn't have been left off the album. Those songs were first played months ago - going on a year ago. Not only did Sharon play both songs at several performances, she played "Over It" extensively at UK radio promo stops - almost as if it was going to be the 2nd single to be relased in the near future. And, as we all know, that never happened. So to put songs on an album that were first aired almost a year ago might have been seen as not such a wise decision. It could leave people scratching their heads as to why the album wasn't released sooner. By putting newer (or other) songs on there, the logical assumption is that the album needed more work before it was released and those songs ("Over It" in particular) were just tracks to get it out there that Sharon is embarking on a solo career. Had there not been as much lag time, I don't think this would have been an issue in the least. And if the songs weren't on the album if the album came out much sooner, then I would assume that they didn't make it because there ae "better" songs. And, yes, I'm aware that artists "test out" live songs sometimes, but as far as I know, it's when the album will be coming out imminently. BTW, I in no way know what happened. I"m strictly giving my opinion and as to why I wasn't surprised in the least when I saw the omission. But, honestly, in light of all of the clamoring for these songs by the fans, I have a feeling they'll get released. They just may end up being B-sides or bonus tracks. I just hope that if that's the case, everyone can get ahold of them. And I think I'm one of the few who isn't that disappointed that "Over It" and "Ears Painted On" didn't make the cut!  The way I look at it is - we have live versions available on YouTube of those two songs. If they were put on the album, then two other songs that we haven't heard yet wouldn't have made it! -- Marie |
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Cover is just....WoW! It's perfect! Fits the *theme*....
And it would be really nice to see her embrace that, both on the album as well as on stage. She's too talented to let her music be watered down with studio tricks.
The way I look at it is - we have live versions available on YouTube of those two songs. If they were put on the album, then two other songs that we haven't heard yet wouldn't have made it!