Hope (Susan Boyle album)

Hope
Studio album by Susan Boyle
Released	21 October 2014
Genre	Adult contemporary
Label	Syco, Sony Music
Producer	Cliff Masterson, Steve Anderson, Ash Howes, Ken Watts, Kennedy Aitchison
Susan Boyle chronology
Home for Christmas (2013) Hope (2014) TBA (2016)

Hope is the sixth studio album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 21 October 2014 in North America by Syco Music.^[1] The album contains renditions of classic ballads and uptempo songs themed around inspiration and hope as Boyle sees those as the "two elements we all need in our life to drive us forward and inspire us to go out and capture our dreams- they worked for me after all." Boyle furthermore said of the album, "I have really enjoyed making this album. I had a huge input in music suggestions and finally have been able to record one of my all time favourites, "Angel," originally by Sarah Mclachlan. I also am pleased to be able to sing some uptempo songs that show variation in my repertoire."^[1]

The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, becoming Susan Boyle's sixth consecutive top 20 album there.

The album spent 35 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wish You Were Here"	Roger Waters, David Gilmour	Cliff Masterson, Steve Anderson, Ash Howes^[a]	3:42
2.	"I Can Only Imagine"	Bart Millard	Masterson, Anderson, Howes^[a]	3:34
3.	"Angel"	Sarah McLachlan	Masterson, Anderson, Howes^[a]	4:27
4.	"Abide with Me"	Traditional	Masterson, Anderson	2:22
5.	"Imagine"	John Lennon	Masterson, Anderson, Howes^[a]	3:25
6.	"Will the Circle Be Unbroken?"	Traditional	Masterson, Anderson	4:06
7.	"Bridge over Troubled Water"	Paul Simon	Masterson, Anderson, Howes^[a]	4:53
8.	"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)"	Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion	Masterson, Anderson, Howes^[a]	4:00
9.	"Oh Happy Day"	Edwin Hawkins	Masterson, Anderson, Howes^[a]	3:26
10.	"You Raise Me Up" (live) (featuring Lakewood Church Choir)	Rolf Løvland, Brendan Graham	Ken Watts, Kennedy Aitchison	3:47

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 11 Irish Albums (IRMA)[4] 33 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 6 Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[7] 13 US Billboard 200[8] 16

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] Gold 7,500^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 60,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
North America[1]	21 October 2014	CD, digital download	Syco Music, Columbia
Australia[11]	24 October 2014		Syco Music, Sony Music
Germany[12]	21 November 2014
United Kingdom[13]	24 November 2014

References

1. "SYCO/COLUMBIA RECORDS TO RELEASE HOPE, INSPIRATIONAL SIXTH ALBUM FROM TOP SELLING INTERNATIONAL ARTIST SUSAN BOYLE". Columbia Records. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
2. "AsOne Album Debuts #1 Billboard Top Inspirational Albums". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Susan Boyle – Hope". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
4. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 48, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
5. "Charts.org.nz – Susan Boyle – Hope". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
7. "Susan Boyle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 1 November 2014.
8. "Susan Boyle – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Susan Boyle. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
9. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart (12 January 2015)". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
10. "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
11. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/hope/id916264969
12. https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/hope/id916264969
13. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hope/id916264969