Dreams (Evermore album) explained

Dreams
Type:studio
Artist:Evermore
Cover:EvermoreDreams.png
Recorded:November 2003 – May 2004 at Laundry Room Studio, Seattle
Genre:Rock
Length:53:17
Label:East West, Warner
Producer:Barrett Jones, John Alagía Jon Hume
Prev Title:My Own Way EP
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Real Life
Next Year:2006

Dreams is the debut album by Evermore, released on 27 September 2004 in Australia, 8 October 2004 in New Zealand and 23 May 2006 in the US. The album peaked at No. 15 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart,[1] and received platinum accreditation in 2005.[2] The album was nominated for four ARIA Music Awards in 2005. It reached No. 30 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart for albums.[3]

The first single off the album was "It's Too Late", which was released on 2 August 2004, where it debuted at No. 38 on the ARIA Singles Chart, eventually reaching No. 15 in November 2004.[1] The single was also the seventh-most played song in Australia in 2005. The second single "For One Day" was released on 14 February 2005, debuting on the ARIA Singles Chart at No. 20.[1] [4] The single was also nominated for Single of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards. A third single "Come to Nothing" was released on 23 May 2005.

In the 2004 Triple J Hottest 100, "It's Too Late" came in at No. 14 and "For One Day" at No. 57.[5]

In 2005, "Into the Ocean (Calling You)" was adopted as the soundtrack theme for Ghost Hunt, a New Zealand paranormal television show. In 2006, a Dirty South remix of "It's Too Late" reached No. 1 on the Australian Club Charts and remained in the top 50 for 24 weeks.[6]

Critical reception

Dreams received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
Australia27 September 2004East West, WarnerCD, Digital download5046751482
New Zealand8 October 2004
USA23 May 2006Zealous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evermore – Dreams . Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien . Hung . Steffen . 24 May 2015 .
  2. Australia. album. 2005. 24 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Evermore – Dreams . New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien . Hung . Steffen . 24 May 2015 .
  4. Web site: Australia's Official Music Charts . ARIA Charts . 14 February 2012.
  5. Web site: 2004 | history | triple j hottest 100 – 2008 | triple j . Abc.net.au . 26 December 2008 . 14 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224003051/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2004.htm . 24 December 2012 . dead .
  6. Web site: 31 July 2006 . The ARIA Report . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 856 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue572.pdf . 20 February 2002 . 24 May 2015 . dead .
  7. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. PDF. 97.