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Hear My Cry
Studio album by
Released15 February 2000
RecordedSeptember 1998 – January 2000
Genre
Length59:07
Label
Sonique chronology
Serious Sounds of Sonique – In the Mix & on the Mic
(2000)
Hear My Cry
(2000)
Club Mix
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Hear My Cry is the debut studio album by British singer Sonique, released on 15 February 2000. It features the singles " It Feels So Good", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, " I Put a Spell on You" and " Sky". [2] The album has sold over half a million copies in the UK alone. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." It Feels So Good"
  • Sonique
  • Linus Burdick
  • Simon Belofsky
  • Graeme Pleeth
4:00
2." I Put a Spell on You" Jay Hawkins3:32
3."Are You Ready?"
  • Sonique
  • Johnny Turnbull
  • Fritz Catlin
  • Sketch Martin
4:30
4."Cold and Lonely"
  • Sonique
  • Belofsky
  • John Kettle
4:44
5."Drama" (featuring Calvin Richardson)
4:41
6."Move Closer"
  • Sonique
  • Ric Salmon
  • Robin Barter
4:44
7."Can't Get Enough"Sonique4:30
8."Hear My Cry"Sonique5:18
9."Empty (Hideaway)"
  • Lukas Burton
  • Amanda Goseine
  • Kent Brainerd
3:41
10."Love Is on Our Side"3:23
11." Sky"
4:26
12."Learn to Forget"Graeme Dickson3:40
13."It Feels So Good" (Can 7 Soulfood Club Mix)
  • Sonique
  • Burdick
  • Belofsky
  • Pleeth
7:58
14."Sky" (Sonique Remix)
  • Sonique
  • Nowels
 

Note

  • Track 14 is a bonus track on some releases.

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Hear My Cry
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [25] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [26] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom ( BPI) [27] Platinum 300,000^
Summaries
Europe ( IFPI) [28] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "SONIQUE - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company".
  3. ^ "Sing365.com". Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 260.
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  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sonique – Hear My Cry" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sonique – Hear My Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Sonique". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Sonique Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 52. 23 December 2000. p. 9. OCLC  29800226. Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via American Radio History.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  23. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  24. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  25. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN  84-8048-639-2.
  26. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Hear My Cry')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  27. ^ "British album certifications – Sonique – Hear My Cry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  28. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022.