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Track Listings
| 1. You Have To Be There |
| 2. Unchained Melody |
| 3. Enjoy the Silence |
| 4. Both Sides Now |
| 5. Lilac Wine |
| 6. Mad World |
| 7. Autumn Leaves |
| 8. This Will Be The Year |
| 9. Return |
| 10. Someone To Watch Over Me |
Editorial Reviews
Susan Boyle's third album, 'Someone To Watch Over Me,' sees Susan and world acclaimed producer Steve Mac reunited to present a sensational and contemporary album that will span the generations. Featuring breathtaking renditions of 'Unchained Melody' and 'Both Sides Now', Susan fearlessly takes on iconic songs 'Enjoy The Silence' and 'Mad World' giving them a new identity. Original material includes 'This Will Be The Year' by Emeli Sande and Naughty Boy with Josh Kear and 'Return' by Steve Mac and Wayne Hector.
The album heralds a new era of music for Susan Boyle. New material and classics combined with a variation of tempos from the ethereal to the dramatic, the music is stripped back and showcases the voice the world fell in love with.
Susan's song choices were inspired by the life stories and inner most thoughts from people who wrote letters to her from around the globe.
"There are certain songs that I liked that resonated with the letters that people had written and sent to me." Susan said, "I knew that s what my record needed to be about. They wrote about grief, love, happy and sad times, it was all deeply moving and the songs mirror the emotion and life experience."
Comprised of her signature big numbers as well as the unexpected this album will cement her credibility in the music world.
The album heralds a new era of music for Susan Boyle. New material and classics combined with a variation of tempos from the ethereal to the dramatic, the music is stripped back and showcases the voice the world fell in love with.
Susan's song choices were inspired by the life stories and inner most thoughts from people who wrote letters to her from around the globe.
"There are certain songs that I liked that resonated with the letters that people had written and sent to me." Susan said, "I knew that s what my record needed to be about. They wrote about grief, love, happy and sad times, it was all deeply moving and the songs mirror the emotion and life experience."
Comprised of her signature big numbers as well as the unexpected this album will cement her credibility in the music world.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
142 of 150 people found the following review helpful
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Barbra Streisand called Susan's voice "like a poet singing". On this album she displays that unique ability to inhabit and interpret a song like no one else on the music scene today. Her voice goes from soft and smoky to a soaring cry of need in "Unchained Melody", she is bluesy and softly sexy in "Lilac Wine". In "Both Sides Now", she has given us a freshly interpreted song with insights into a life of someone who has seen it all and still doesn't understand "life" or "love". In "Return", one of the songs written just for her, she soars with longing and emotion. "This Will be the Year", another original shows us a woman who will always prevail. "You Have to Be There" resonates with everyone who has had a crisis of faith, but in the end, embraces hope and trust. I was skeptical about "Mad World" and "Enjoy the Silence". Neither one would have been a choice to listen to. That said, Susan shows her considerable emotive talents in these two songs perfectly. "Autumn Leaves" is about grief and sadness, true, but as in YHTBT, ends with the hopeful knowledge that loved ones never completely leave us. I would have loved "Someone to Watch Over Me" to be longer. If I have any disappointment in the album, that would be it. Miss Boyle has grown incredibly in vocal prowess and technique in a scant 2 1/2 years. Her versatility, her range, her emotive abilities, all these shine in this incredible album. Billboard says she "has arrived". Personally, I believe she had already "arrived" by selling 14 million albums in 14 months, but I agree that, with this album, she is firmly set as a professional singer who is here to stay for a very long time. And all we who are music lovers are the better for it.
65 of 69 people found the following review helpful
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I believe Susan has taken some remarkable strides with Someone To Watch Over Me. I like the versatility of her voice and the way she changes it to suit the mood of the song she's singing. That effect alone just pulls me into the song, and I can get lost in it. I like having an album in which all the songs aren't the same. I have a pretty wide range in my taste in music, and I think Susan must also. In this album, there is a little bit of everything, and I like that. I was also pleased that the production was held back this time compared to the last two albums. Susan's voice is stunning, and in this album, the listener can actually hear her and not miss a single beautiful note.
Yep, there are covers on this album. I like covers! I like to hear songs that are familiar to me and different interpretations of them. "Both Sides Now" was a song I never liked at all. With Susan's interpretation, it sounds like a completely different song, and I'm loving it. I also like "Mad World" and "Enjoy the Silence" -- a little bit off balance and edgy. And "Unchained Melody"...I don't care if it's been done a lot, it's still one song I love, and Susan's rendition is fantastic. There are two original songs on this album that were written for Susan, "Return" and "This Will Be The Year". She does an incredible job with both of them. It seems to me that now days the trend is for the artist to write his/her own material. Good or bad? Some songs artists write are good -- some so poor I could do a better job without half trying. Collaboration appears to be used pretty loosely.
Susan doesn't have to write her own material for me to respect what she does.
There are also songs on this album I was completely unfamiliar with, so they are new to me. I'd never heard "You Have to Be There" the ABBA song from Katrina, "Autumn Leaves" by Paolo Nutini and "Lilac Wine". So, for me, this was like three new, wonderful songs!
I would have preferred that Susan had sung all of "Someone to Watch Over Me" because she sings it so beautifully, and that the album would have been longer with maybe a couple of uptempo songs added. But, for me, these are minor things. The sheer artistry of this album far outweighs a few minor faults I might find. This is indeed a wonderful album.
Yep, there are covers on this album. I like covers! I like to hear songs that are familiar to me and different interpretations of them. "Both Sides Now" was a song I never liked at all. With Susan's interpretation, it sounds like a completely different song, and I'm loving it. I also like "Mad World" and "Enjoy the Silence" -- a little bit off balance and edgy. And "Unchained Melody"...I don't care if it's been done a lot, it's still one song I love, and Susan's rendition is fantastic. There are two original songs on this album that were written for Susan, "Return" and "This Will Be The Year". She does an incredible job with both of them. It seems to me that now days the trend is for the artist to write his/her own material. Good or bad? Some songs artists write are good -- some so poor I could do a better job without half trying. Collaboration appears to be used pretty loosely.
Susan doesn't have to write her own material for me to respect what she does.
There are also songs on this album I was completely unfamiliar with, so they are new to me. I'd never heard "You Have to Be There" the ABBA song from Katrina, "Autumn Leaves" by Paolo Nutini and "Lilac Wine". So, for me, this was like three new, wonderful songs!
I would have preferred that Susan had sung all of "Someone to Watch Over Me" because she sings it so beautifully, and that the album would have been longer with maybe a couple of uptempo songs added. But, for me, these are minor things. The sheer artistry of this album far outweighs a few minor faults I might find. This is indeed a wonderful album.
63 of 68 people found the following review helpful
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Susan continues to surprise us with her ability to take songs from diverse genre, reach deep within her soul, and pour out a fountain of emotion, creating something that captures the song's essence so we hear it new as we listen over and over. She just as adeptly swoons us with a saucy 40's-like bar room ballad "Lilac Wine," then mesmerizes us with haunting yet innocent versions of the 80's new wave classics "Mad World" by Tears for Fears and "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode. She cries with emotion and hope as she pleads with God, "You have to Be There," and dreams of her love's "Return." There's nothing Karaoke about this collection. Susan sings from the heart, with a passion that makes each song new. Bravo Susan, I'm hooked!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
LOVED IT!!
My absolute favorite is the first song on the album, "You Have To Be There." I can't listen to it without tearing up. It is so HER, and it is so relatable. Read more
Published 13 hours ago by Lonestar fan
GOOD MUSIC
VERY GOOD MUSIC... This Was a christmas present I gave. the person that got the cd thank me over,and over. Read more
Published 1 day ago by annettem
Anti-climatic
Boring and Anti-climatic. I'm glad I borrowed this CD instead of buying it. So sad. She is fantastic but these songs are just horrible and boring.
Published 9 days ago by Coelus
Susan Does It Again
Good overall selection of songs but I would love to see more numbers on Susan Boyle's next CD! This was too short as was her first. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Elizabeth R. Miller
FANTABULOUS
This is a fabulous album! ! I have listened to the album several times and each time I get more drawn in. Read more
Published 1 month ago by O. Chowbay
A+ opinion
Susan Boyle sings like angels, and when you listen this album and analize the lirics, you fall in love with it. Thank you Susan for this magnificent piece!
Published 1 month ago by A+
Enjoyable
We are enjoying the new Susan Boyle CD, she has such a talent and each song gives you such a good feeling that there are still many excellent singers today. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Satisfied customer
Short and Sweet
I eagerly awaited this CD because I love, love, love her first CD. So thankfully I have more of Susan to listen to. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tina H
very nice present
Gave the CD as a gift and the person receiving it was ever so pleased and was gratified with it.Shr was one happy camper.
Published 2 months ago by Nancy Brown
It's Just My Opinion...
Don't ge me wrong, in spite of being made fun of endlessly by the likes of Grham Norton, catty jokes about her looks (personally I think she's just fine), and all the other crap... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rick K
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