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'I Dreamed A Dream' Goes On Sale On 23rd November 2009
Susan Boyle's debut album at number one - three months before it's released

4th September 2009

Susan Boyle tops US charts before her album even released. Whitney Houston probably less than thrilled.


Susan Boyle was celebrating topping the charts last night – three months before her album is released.

The Britain’s Got Talent sensation headed the pre-sale ratings on Amazon.com just hours after her CD was officially announced.

I Dreamed A Dream goes on sale on November 23. But already tens of thousands of copies have been ordered, meaning Boyle is ahead of giants like Whitney Houston and The Beatles in pre-sales.

Some fans even complained they were not allowed to order a dozen copies. It is thought Amazon may be limiting the amount each customer buys in America.

One said: “The moment has finally come. Susan’s CD is going to be brilliant and I can’t wait.”

The singer’s management also gave out the first picture from her album shoot last night – showing her in the mountains of the Ardkinglas Estate in Cairndow, Argyll.

The photo, or one similar, will be on the cover of the album.

Susan’s life is now back on track following her breakdown after coming second in the BGT final.

As she began preparing to go on the road to promote the CD both she and her cat Pebbles yesterday got a makeover. The Scots singer, 48, was booked in for a private shopping treat at Harrods in London.

She bought six designer dresses worth tens of thousands of pounds before heading off to Suzanne Neville’s nearby boutique.

And Pebbles didn’t miss out either. She was taken for the full works at a top pet pampering store.

A source close to the singer said: “Susan was very excited.

“She had never been to Harrods and they treated her like royalty. She was ushered into a private area and given personal shoppers.”

Source; Mirror.co.uk


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Susan Boyle's Debut Album Is Amazon's Bestseller

September 05, 2009

Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream' wins over Whitney Houston's 'I Look to You' and 'The Twilight Saga's New Moon' soundtrack.

Though Susan Boyle's first studio album "I Dreamed a Dream" will not arrive in America until November 24, the record has reached the top spot on Amazon's bestselling chart. The CD becomes the bestseller due to an overwhelming number of pre-orders on the digital retail.

Commenting on Susan's album, Simon Cowell previously told People, "Susan is ecstatic, she can't believe it. She's in the recording studio this week, which she's loving. She couldn't be happier." The "American Idol" judge added, "She's so good, the album is not just going to be show tunes. We're going to take our time with this."

Following right behind the "Britain's Got Talent" album's effort at number two on the chart is Whitney Houston's comeback album "I Look to You". Other studio projects which manage to sit on the Top Ten of Amazon's Bestseller in music are Jay-Z's "The Blueprint 3" and "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" soundtrack among others.

Source; AceShowbiz.com


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Susan Boyle’s Debut Album Tops Online Charts
Despite not even having been released

7th of September 2009

Susan Boyle is poised for huge success, judging by early signs. Although her debut album, the one she’s been working on with music mogul Simon Cowell ever since she was done with Britain’s Got Talent, is not even released yet, it’s already topping all the charts. Fans are dying to hear Boyle’s first musical effort, and they made it possible for her to soar in the charts, People magazine reports.

According to numbers cited by the mag, in just days after the announcement, Boyle’s debut material was already at number one, with countless fans rushing to preorder it on sites like Amazon.com. In doing so, they literally helped the unlikely star, as she’s often dubbed in the media, the “Angel,” become an even bigger sensation than she already was, crushing competition from some of the most long-standing names in the music industry.

“The Scottish star’s debut album, ‘I Dreamed A Dream,’ has sensationally topped the online-retail charts, quite a feat considering her record is not even being released until Nov. 24. Thousands of eager fans have already pre-ordered the record on Amazon.com, just days after the release was announced. That’s resulted in Boyle’s climbing to the top of the charts, beating heavy hitters Whitney Houston and the Beatles to the top spot.” People magazine writes.

A representative for the singer tells the same publication that she was so happy when she heard the news she decided to treat herself to a shopping trip to Harrods. Then, she hit Suzanne Neville on Knightsbridge’s Beauchamp Place, where she met with the designer in view of a dress she’d wear on an upcoming television appearance. Clearly, chances are high not even she expected this kind of amazing reaction from the fans, even if she was fully aware of her unbelievable talent.

As it happens, the love millions around the globe feel for Boyle is also due to the passion she puts in her singing and her being still a very genuine and lovable person. “When you sing a song, you’re telling a story. That’s what I was doing when I sang ‘I Dreamed a Dream.’ But that wasn’t me singing about becoming a singer. It was about the position I was in after my mother died. I did the audition for her because she always wanted me to make something of my life, but I had to wait a bit because her death prevented me from singing for a while. I couldn’t put my heart into it. So I was singing about wanting things to be like they were before she went. You know, it was a double-edged sword because it was about what I wanted to do, but it was also about wanting to turn back to when she was with me. Powerful stuff.” Susan was saying for Harper’s Bazaar a while ago.

Source; News.Softpedia.com


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Susan Boyle’s Debut Album Sales Beat Whitney and Beatles

4th September 2009

Susan Boyle’s debut album has hit the top spot in the U.S. charts – and the record hasn’t even been released

The overnight sensation has pipped both Whitney Houston and The Beatles to the post in pre-sales, topping the charts three months ahead of her debut album’s release date on 23 November.

Britain’s Got Talent singer Boyle has hit the jackpot, leading the way in pre-sale ratings on amazon.com, only hours after the album’s official release on the site.

Proving the Scot is anything but a one-hit wonder, Boyle’s first album, I Dreamed A Dream, has already received tens of thousands of orders, leapfrogging world renowned artists in pre-sale orders.

So furious is the stampede for copies that Amazon are reportedly limiting the amount of records each customer buys Stateside.

Meanwhile, Susan is back on form after suffering a breakdown following her overnight success on the back of her runner-up status on Britain’s Got Talent.

The 48-year-old was this week treated to a private shopping trip to Harrods where she picked up six designer dresses to wear in the coming weeks, promoting her album.

A source told The Mirror: ‘Susan was very excited. She had never been to Harrods and they treated her like royalty. She was ushered into a private area and given personal shoppers.’

Source; MarieClaire.co.uk

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23rd November 2009; Just Can't Wait For The Big Day!!

Back in about a week's time!
Seems he is going to keep us in suspenders for a week as well! I hope he enjoyes his week in Vegas! :D :D

Suspenders are good :lol: :lol:

They're crap!!!!!

BUT!!!

Add black deep-lace-top stockings with seams down the back to suspenders & they're absolutely fabulous.

:twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted:

Image Image Image Image Image

:twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted:

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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
23rd November 2009; Just Can't Wait For The Big Day!!

Back in about a week's time!
Seems he is going to keep us in suspenders for a week as well! I hope he enjoyes his week in Vegas! :D :D

Suspenders are good :lol: :lol:

They're crap!!!!!

BUT!!!

Add black deep-lace-top stockings with seams down the back to suspenders & they're absolutely fabulous.

:twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted:

Image Image Image Image Image

:twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted:


.......... and Susan Boyle :shock:

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toots wrote:
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
toots wrote:
Smoked Glass wrote:
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
23rd November 2009; Just Can't Wait For The Big Day!!

Back in about a week's time!
Seems he is going to keep us in suspenders for a week as well! I hope he enjoyes his week in Vegas! :D :D

Suspenders are good :lol: :lol:

They're crap!!!!!

BUT!!!

Add black deep-lace-top stockings with seams down the back to suspenders & they're absolutely fabulous.

:twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted:

Image Image Image Image Image

:twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted: ..... :twisted:

.......... and Susan Boyle :shock:

Singing in the background while I'm ..... now that would be ecstacy!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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I can't decide which image is more disturbing

bloodnock wrote:
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Me wearing suspenders would look like a pair of pork link sausages trying to cram themselves into the cut off fingers of a pair of black marigold gloves....Not a pretty picture :oops:


OR........

Brummie Cabbie wrote:
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Add black deep-lace-top stockings with seams down the back to suspenders & they're absolutely fabulous.


toots wrote:
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.......... and Susan Boyle :shock:


Brummie Cabbie wrote:
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..... now that would be ecstacy!!!


:wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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How much will she make out of it? Not a deal if Simon Cowell has got anything to do with it.


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How much will she make out of it? Not a deal if Simon Cowell has got anything to do with it.

She won't have to worry about the next penny for the rest of her life, that's for sure.

And good luck to her!!!

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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Nigel wrote:
How much will she make out of it? Not a deal if Simon Cowell has got anything to do with it.

She won't have to worry about the next penny for the rest of her life, that's for sure.

And good luck to her!!!


Did she get that job haunting houses then?

Good for her!


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Saltmarket wrote:
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Nigel wrote:
How much will she make out of it? Not a deal if Simon Cowell has got anything to do with it.

She won't have to worry about the next penny for the rest of her life, that's for sure.

And good luck to her!!!


Did she get that job haunting houses then?

Good for her!


I thought she got the job at Wookey Hole. :wink:

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grandad wrote:
Saltmarket wrote:
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Nigel wrote:
How much will she make out of it? Not a deal if Simon Cowell has got anything to do with it.

She won't have to worry about the next penny for the rest of her life, that's for sure.

And good luck to her!!!


Did she get that job haunting houses then?

Good for her!


I thought she got the job at Wookey Hole. :wink:


No, that's just her old nickname.

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toots wrote:
I can't decide which image is more disturbing

bloodnock wrote:
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Me wearing suspenders would look like a pair of pork link sausages trying to cram themselves into the cut off fingers of a pair of black marigold gloves....Not a pretty picture :oops:


OR........

Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Quote:
Add black deep-lace-top stockings with seams down the back to suspenders & they're absolutely fabulous.


toots wrote:
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.......... and Susan Boyle :shock:


Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Quote:
..... now that would be ecstacy!!!


:wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:



Id say the Susan Boyle Image is the most disturbing....especially with the pair of Hairy oobit catterpillars that she wears instead of proper Eyebrows...


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Susan Boyle to perform for pope during UK tour

11.06 on 10.06.2010 (AP)

LONDON — The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland says singing sensation Susan Boyle will likely perform for Pope Benedict XVI on his tour of Britain later this year.

A spokesman said Thursday that negotiations are still taking place, but Boyle is expected to sing at an open-air papal Mass in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park on Sept. 16.

Benedict's four-day trip will be the first papal visit to Britain since Pope John Paul II in 1982.

His itinerary also includes an address in Parliament and the beatification of 19th-century Catholic convert Cardinal John Henry Newman.

Forty nine-year-old Boyle became an overnight sensation after her appearance last year on a TV talent show was viewed millions of times on the Internet. Her debut album became a global best-seller.

Source; http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... gD9G8BHH00

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