The Impossible Dream
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The Impossible Dream is the debut album from The X Factor UK series 2 runner-up Andy Abraham
. It was released on 20 March 2006 and entered the UK Album Chart on 26 March 2006 at #2 selling 176,689 copies in its first week.
Andy Abraham
Andrew Abraham is an English singer. He was the runner-up in the second UK series of TV talent show The X Factor in 2005 to Shayne Ward, and also represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.Before applying for The X Factor, Abraham was a refuse collector...
. It was released on 20 March 2006 and entered the UK Album Chart on 26 March 2006 at #2 selling 176,689 copies in its first week.
Track listing
- "Hang UpHang Up"Hang Up" is the debut single from Andy Abraham. It was released in the UK on 27 March 2006. It is a new original track from his debut album, The Impossible Dream. It failed to make a major impact in the charts after charting at a disappointing #63 in the UK. In Ireland however it charted at...
" 3:46 - "Me and Mrs Jones" 4:46
- "When a Man Loves a WomanWhen a Man Loves a Woman (song)"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. It was listed 54th in the List of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time...
" 3:13 - "Sticky Situation" 2:57
- "Can't Take My Eyes Off YouCan't Take My Eyes off You"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a 1967 single by Frankie Valli. The song was among Valli's biggest hits, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold record. It was Valli's biggest "solo" hit until he hit #1 in 1975 with "My Eyes Adored You"...
" 3:27 - "Greatest Love of AllGreatest Love of All"The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed and originally recorded by George Benson for the 1977 Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest. The song was later popularized by Whitney Houston. Creed wrote the lyrics in the midst of her struggle with breast cancer...
" 3:32 - "Where Would I Be" 4:06
- "All Around the World" (Northern LineNorthern Line (band)Northern Line were a British based boy band, consisting originally of Dan Corsi, Andy Love, Michael Sharpe and Ian Mason, with the later addition of Zak Lichman in the line-up changes.The all-male vocal group were signed with Global Talent Ltd...
cover) 2:57 - "UnforgettableUnforgettable (song)"Unforgettable" is a popular song written by Irving Gordon. The song's original working title was "Uncomparable". The music publishing company asked Irving to change it to "Unforgettable". The song was published in 1951....
" 3:42 - "When I Fall in LoveWhen I Fall in Love (song)"When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young and Edward Heyman . It was introduced in the film One Minute to Zero. The song has become a standard, with many artists recording it, though the original hit version was by Doris Day.Doris Day's recording was made on June 5, 1952...
" 3:51 - "Lately" 4:14
- "If You Ever Go Away" 4:09
- "No One Could Love You Half as Much as Me" 3:41
- "Impossible DreamThe Impossible Dream (The Quest)"The Impossible Dream " is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. It was written for the 1965 musical Man of La Mancha...
" 5:12
Chart performance
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... http://acharts.us/album/17075 |
2 |
Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
1 |
World | 7 |