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| Released | 21 October 2014 | |||
| Label | Syco, Columbia, Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Cliff Masterson, Steve Anderson, Ash Howes, Ken Watts, Kennedy Aitchison | |||
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Hope is the sixth studio album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 21 October 2014 in North AmericabySyco Music and Columbia Records.[1] The album contains renditions of classic ballads and uptempo songs themed around inspiration and hope as Boyle sees those as the "two elements we all need in our life to drive us forward and inspire us to go out and capture our dreams; they worked for me after all." Boyle furthermore said of the album, "I have really enjoyed making this album. I had a huge input in music suggestions and finally have been able to record one of my all time favourites, 'Angel', originally by Sarah Mclachlan. I also am pleased to be able to sing some uptempo songs that show variation in my repertoire."[1]
The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, becoming Susan Boyle's sixth consecutive top 20 album there. The album spent 35 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.[2] It has sold 115,000 copies in the United States as of November 2016.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Wish You Were Here" | Roger Waters, David Gilmour | Cliff Masterson, Steve Anderson, Ash Howes[a] | 3:42 |
| 2. | "I Can Only Imagine" | Bart Millard | Masterson, Anderson, Howes[a] | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | Masterson, Anderson, Howes[a] | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Abide with Me" | Traditional | Masterson, Anderson | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Imagine" | John Lennon | Masterson, Anderson, Howes[a] | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" | Traditional | Masterson, Anderson | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | Masterson, Anderson, Howes[a] | 4:53 |
| 8. | "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" | Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion | Masterson, Anderson, Howes[a] | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Oh Happy Day" | Edwin Hawkins | Masterson, Anderson, Howes[a] | 3:26 |
| 10. | "You Raise Me Up" (live) (featuring Lakewood Church Choir) | Rolf Løvland, Brendan Graham | Ken Watts, Kennedy Aitchison | 3:47 |
Charts[edit]
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| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| North America[1] | 21 October 2014 | CD, digital download | Syco Music, Columbia |
| Australia[13] | 24 October 2014 | Syco Music, Sony Music | |
| Germany[14] | 21 November 2014 | ||
| United Kingdom[15] | 24 November 2014 |
