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Playlist shows why Susan Boyle's CD will top the charts

Wow! Fantastic lineup of tunes for Scottish songstress' debut album

By
NIALL O'DOWD,
IrishCentral.com Publisher

Published Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 5:57 PM
Updated Friday, October 9, 2009, 9:50 PM

 

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I have just received the playlist for Susan Boyle's debut CD (thanks Lonni and Carole) and I have one word to say: Wow!

Here it is: 

1.   Wild Horses
2.   I Dreamed A Dream
3.   Cry Me A River
4.   How Great Thou Art
5.   You'll See
6.   Daydream Believer
7.   Up to The Mountain
8.   Amazing Grace
9.   Who I Was Born To Be
10. Proud
11. The End Of The World
12. Silent Night

If you think "Wild Horses" will be the highlight then think again. No question for me "How Great Thou Art" will be a blockbuster, perfectly tailored to her unique soaring voice, one of the great uplifting hymns of our time.

"Amazing Grace" is another song that is perfectly suited to Susan's pitch. Her forte, in my opinion, is belting out with that great big voice one of the great anthems of our time. "Amazing Grace," with its mystical, ethereal quality, is a perfect fit.

There is a gospel/anthem feel to the CD which dovetails perfectly with Susan's big voice and incredibly inspirational story. The one song I would quibble with would be "Daydream Believer," made famous by the Monkees - not exactly in the legendary mold, but the title alone could describe her incredible life story.

"Silent Night" is another evergreen standard, but with Susan's range is a small song compared to some of the others. The song is so synonymous with Christmas that it will undoubtedly become a standard this year. The single of it, I predict, will be the No. 1 song in Britain and the U.S. this holiday season (if they release it as such).

Susan is such a feel-good figure that she will be a perfect match for the Christmas season of cheer and good will.

There are two known quantities in the CD, "Cry me a River," the great Ella Fitzgerald standard which Susan has already performed, and, of course, Andrew Lloyd Weber's ''I Dreamed a Dream" which created the whole commotion to begin with.

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