Dream Soldier

Dream Soldier
Studio album by Des'ree
Released	31 March 2003
Genre	R&B, soul, pop
Length	46:01
Label	Epic, 550, Sony Soho Square
Producer	Kevin Bacon, Jonathan Quarmby, Stargate
Des'ree chronology
Endangered Species (2000) Dream Soldier (2003)
Singles from Mind Adventures
"It's Okay" Released: 24 March 2003

Dream Soldier is the fourth album by British soul singer-songwriter Des'ree. It was released on 31 March 2003 on the Sony Soho Square record label, and features the UK top 75 single, "It's Okay". The album was a commercial failure in comparison to her previous three studio albums, entering and peaking at number 178 on the UK Albums Chart.^[1] It is currently Des'ree's final studio album as she has not released any new material since the album's release.

Singles

Only one single was released from Dream Soldier due to the commercial performance of the album. "It's Okay", which featured a radio mix by Stargate was released on 24 March 2003.^[2]

Track listing

Worldwide edition^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Okay" (Stargate Radio Edit)		3:27
2.	"Why?"		4:19
3.	"Righteous Night"		4:12
4.	"Doesn't Matter"		4:16
5.	"Human"		4:15
6.	"Cool Morning"		4:16
7.	"Something Special"		4:28
8.	"Love Beautiful"		4:14
9.	"Nothing to Lose"		3:53
10.	"Fate"		5:16
11.	"It's Okay"		3:35

Japanese bonus track[4]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Holding on for Dear Life"	5:40

Credits

Production

• Arranged by Will Malone (tracks: 1 to 5, 8, 9)
• Engineered by Alex Scannell, Simon Changer
• Strings engineered by Alex Scannell (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 9)
• Mastered by Ray Staff
• Mixed by Jonathan Quarmby (tracks: 2 to 11), Kevin Bacon (tracks: 2–11), Stargate (track: 1)
• Producer Des'ree (tracks: 2 to 11), Jonathan Quarmby (tracks: 2–11), Kevin Bacon (tracks: 2–11), Stargate (track: 1)

Personnel

• Backing vocals – Chris Ballin (tracks: 1, 3, 11), Derek Green (tracks: 1, 3, 11), Des'ree (tracks: 1 to 4, 9 to 11)
• Bass – Kevin Bacon (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10)
• Guitar – Mark Sheridan (tracks: 1, 3, 4 to 6, 9, 10)
• Keyboards – Jonathan Quarmby (tracks: 1 to 10)
• Strings – The London Metropolitan Orchestra (tracks: 1 to 9)

Charts

The album stayed on the UK Albums Chart for three weeks, peaking at 178. The single, "It's Okay", peaked on the UK Singles Chart at 69. Both the album and single failed to chart in the US. Des'ree has not returned to recording/releasing music since this album's release. Following the commercial and critical failure of Dream Soldier, Des'ree was dropped by her label, Sony Music.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[1]	178

References

1. "Zobbel.de: Chart Log UK: Asher D – Dyverse". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
2. "It's Okay (CD 1): Des'ree: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
3. "Dream Soldier: Des'ree: Amazon.co.uk". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
4. "Supernatural". Last.fm. Retrieved 29 December 2011.