If I Can Dream (album)
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| Compilation album by Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ||||
| Released | October 30, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Orchestral pop | |||
| Length | 49:46 | |||
| Label | RCA, Legacy | |||
| Producer | Nick Patrick, Don Reedman (also exec.), Mauro Dirago, Priscilla Presley (exec.) | |||
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| Singles from If I Can Dream | ||||
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If I Can Dream is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley (1935–77). It was released on October 30, 2015 by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings. The album features archival vocal recordings of Elvis accompanied by new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It also features duets with Canadian singer Michael Bublé and Italian trio Il Volo. If I Can Dream was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, and it was produced by Nick Patrick and Don Reedman.
The album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, giving Elvis a record-equalling 12th UK number one. As of September 2016, the album had sold 1.6 million copies worldwide. A second album featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Wonder of You was released on October 21, 2016.
On March 15, 2016, the Daily Mail reported that arena shows in the cities of Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Birmingham, London and Manchester have been already organized where the singer's voice, backed by the live accompaniment from Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, will play to an estimated audience of at least 100,000 people. This will follow the extraordinary success of the album which has sold more than a million copies in the UK. This undertaking will also be backed by Priscilla Presley, who will also participate in the proceedings and was co-executive producer of the album.
This is the album I think he always would have wanted to do. The label would have never allowed him to have an orchestra. And if it was up to [manager] Colonel Parker, he would have had Elvis just singing — no background, no nothing. I think we have given him the freedom here to experiment with all the orchestras he would have loved in the pieces."
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