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| Description  = Studio album by [[Amy Lee]]
| Description  = Studio album by [[Amy Lee]]
| Cover        = Dream_Too_Much.jpg
| Cover        = Dream_Too_Much.jpg
| Released    = September 30 2016
| Released    = September 30, 2016 <small>(Amazon)</small> <br> November 9, 2018 <small>(Apple Music & Spotify)</small>
| Recorded    =  
| Recorded    = 2016; [[Spaceway Productions]]
| Genre        = Children's music
| Genre        = Children's music
| Length      = 27:31
| Length      = 27:31
| Label        = Amy Lee Music
| Label        = Amy Lee Music
| Producer    = Will B. Hunt
| Producer    = [[Will "Science" Hunt|Will B. Hunt]]
| Last album  = ''[[Recover, Vol. 1]]''<br />(2016)
| Last album  = ''[[Recover, Vol. 1]]''<br />(2016)
| This album  = '''''Dream Too Much'''''<br />(2016)
| This album  = '''''Dream Too Much'''''<br />(2016)
| Next album  =  
| Next album  = ''[[Love Exists Single|Love Exists]]''<br />(2017)
| Misc        =  
| Misc        =  
  {{Singles
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'''''Dream Too Much''''' is [[Amy Lee]]'s first children's album that was released exclusively through Amazon on September 30, 2016. The album is available digitally and on CD and was released under Amy's own label: ''Amy Lee Music''.
'''''Dream Too Much''''' is a children's album by [[Amy Lee]] that was released exclusively through Amazon on September 30, 2016. The album is available digitally and on CD and was released under Amy's own label: ''Amy Lee Music''.
 
The bass player on the album, Jeremy Hull, posted to Facebook that he'd been working with Amy Lee on "her upcoming kids' album" on April 15, 2016. The post was taken down some hours later as the album hadn't yet been announced by Amy.
 
The album was officially announced on August 17, 2016 through an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone.<ref name="rollingstone" /> The pre-order link was posted confirming that there will be twelve tracks and the official audio for the self-titled single was released on YouTube at the same time.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6lcZCY9G1k "AMY LEE - "Dream Too Much" Official Audio"]. ''YouTube''.</ref>
 
The album was originally going to feature four or five tracks as a sixtieth birthday present for Amy's father, [[John Lee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with Amy Lee of Evanescence|url=https://www.axs.com/interview-with-amy-lee-of-evanescence-105712|work=AXS|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160901145554/http://www.axs.com/interview-with-amy-lee-of-evanescence-105712#slide=1|archivedate=September 1, 2016|date=August 31, 2016}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk_aLfUp0nI "AMY LEE - "Dream Too Much" EPK"]. August 17, 2016. ''YouTube''.</ref> But then Amy's manager approached her about an opportunity from Amazon to make a children's album, and Amy accepted as they had already begun the project.<ref>[https://rockmommy.com/2016/09/09/evanescences-amy-lee-opens-up-about-motherhood-the-childrens-album-her-toddler-helped-her-write-and-prepping-for-tour/ "Evanescence’s Amy Lee Opens up About Motherhood, the Children’s Album Her Toddler Helped Her Write, and Prepping for Tour"]. September 9, 2016. ''Rockmommy''.</ref>


==Concept and recording==
==Concept and recording==
With inspiration from her two-year-old son Jack, the album started as a studio-time present to her father, a guitar player and one-time Gong Show champion, who always played music in the Lee home<ref name="rollingstone">http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescences-amy-lee-details-kids-album-dream-too-much-w434313</ref>.
With inspiration from her two-year-old son Jack, the album started as a studio-time present to her father, a guitar player and one-time Gong Show champion, who always played music in the Lee home<ref name="rollingstone">Weingarten, Christopher R. (August 17, 2016). [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescences-amy-lee-details-kids-album-dream-too-much-w434313 "Evanescence’s Amy Lee Details Kids Album ‘Dream Too Much’"]. ''Rolling Stone''.</ref>.
{{quote|Dad has always been talking about making some kid songs for Jack to have later in life. [My husband suggested,] 'You guys should just do it, get in the studio together, you've never been in the studio together, you're both musicians.<ref name="rollingstone"/>}}
{{quote|''Dad has always been talking about making some kid songs for Jack to have later in life. [My husband suggested,] 'You guys should just do it, get in the studio together, you've never been in the studio together, you're both musicians.'''<ref name="rollingstone"/>}}


Lee and her father joined forces in Fort Worth, Texas, for a few sessions that promptly grew into a project that enveloped much of her family. Her dad played ukulele, dobro and banjo; Lee teamed with sisters Carrie and Lori for some Andrews Sisters–style harmonies; her uncle Tom plays guitar, bass and harmonica; and her son Jack even makes a cameo<ref name="rollingstone"/>.
Lee and her father joined forces in Fort Worth, Texas, for a few sessions that promptly grew into a project that enveloped much of her family. Her dad played ukulele, dobro and banjo; Lee teamed with sisters Carrie and Lori for some Andrews Sisters–style harmonies; her uncle Tom plays guitar, bass and harmonica; and her son Jack even makes a cameo<ref name="rollingstone"/>.


{{quote|We've been saying, even if we're the only ones who ever heard it ... it was worth it because it means so much to us as a family and we love it. So, I'm very proud of it and it was very fulfilling to be able to do that together. ... I'm always looking for ways that I can expand myself creatively and this was a surprise. This kind of came out of a very random place and a very pure place. It was just for ourselves and it turned into something really beautiful.<ref name="rollingstone"/>}}
{{quote|''We've been saying, even if we're the only ones who ever heard it ... it was worth it because it means so much to us as a family and we love it. So, I'm very proud of it and it was very fulfilling to be able to do that together. ... I'm always looking for ways that I can expand myself creatively and this was a surprise. This kind of came out of a very random place and a very pure place. It was just for ourselves and it turned into something really beautiful.''<ref name="rollingstone"/>}}


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==Release and promotion==
Before the album sessions, Amy recorded a version of ''[[Amie]]'' by Pure Prairie League with her father and uncle, but it wasn't included on the album.<ref name="aol">{{cite web|title=Amy Lee Of Evanescence Discusses Her Children's Album, "Dream Too Much"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1382&v=jqiOKFu35UI&feature=youtu.be|date=October 3, 2016|work=YouTube}}</ref>


==Tracklist==
==Release and Promotion==
The album was released exclusively through Amazon and is available on digital and CD formats. In 2018, the album was added to Spotify and Apple Music.<ref>Lee, Amy (November 9, 2018). [https://twitter.com/amyleeev/status/1060914803395317760 "So happy to announce that DREAM TOO MUCH, The super fun kids album I made with my dad, uncle, sisters and brother (and even Jack!) is now available on @Spotify and @AppleMusic"]. ''Twitter''.</ref>
 
==Track List==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| writing_credits = yes
| writing_credits = yes
| total_length    = 27:31
| extra_column    = Producer(s)
| extra_column    = Producer(s)


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| length7        = 2:08
| length7        = 2:08


| title8          = [[Hello, Goodbye]]
| title8          = [[Hello Goodbye|Hello, Goodbye]]
| note8          = The Beatles cover
| note8          = The Beatles cover
| writer8        = John Lennon, Paul McCartney
| writer8        = John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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| title10        = [[The End of the Book]]
| title10        = [[The End of the Book]]
| writer10        = Amy Lee, Lori Lee, John Lee, Josh Hartzler
| writer10        = Amy Lee, Lori Lee, John Lee, [[Josh Hartzler]]
| extra10        = Will B. Hunt
| extra10        = Will B. Hunt
| length10        = 2:58
| length10        = 2:58
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==Credits==
==Credits==
*[[Amy Lee]] - voice, piano, harp, composing
[[File:Dream Too Much painting by Amy Lee.jpg|200px|thumb|right|On the right Amy's painting. On the left the final version made out of paper and yarn by Caitlin Larson.]]
*Jack Lion Hartzler - piccolo cameo, inspiration source
*[[Amy Lee]] - vocals, keys, mallet percussion and harp
*[[Will "Science" Hunt|Will B. Hunt]] - producer
*[[John Lee]] - vocals, ukulele, guitar, banjo and dobro
*[[John Lee]] - voice, ukulele, guitar , banjo
*[[Lori Lee|Lori Lee Bulloch]] and [[Carrie Lee]] - vocals
*[[Carrie Lee]] - second voice
*[[Tom Lee]] - guitar, bass, harmonica and vocals
*[[Lori Lee]] - second voice
*[[Will "Science" Hunt|Will B. Hunt]] - drums and percussion, producer, engineer, mixing
*Tom Lee - guitar, bass, harmonica
*Jeremy Hull - bass<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BEOnWBlpN0Q/ "Currently at Spaceway... Upright Bass for Amy Lee and the gang."]. April 15, 2016. ''Instagram''.</ref>
*Jeremy Hull - bass<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BEOnWBlpN0Q/</ref>
*[[Dave Eggar]] - cello
*Additional vocals on ''Hello, Goodbye'' by [[Robby Lee]] and [[Jack Lion Hartzler]]
*Reese Murphy - additional engineering
*Don Grossinger - mastering
*Album cover by Caitlin Larson based on artwork by Amy Lee
 
Amy Lee's thanks in the album booklet:
{{quote|''Having a dream is just the beginning, and I want to give a very special thanks to all of the wonderful, hard working people who helped it come true.''
 
''Thank you Steve Boom, Griff Morris, Chris Graham, Jamie Fullen, Mary Tastet, Caitlin Larson, Kate Scarpa & everyone at Amazon for your amazing support!''
 
''Thank you [[Jordan Berliant]], Jodi Emond, Corey Crossfield, Mark Gorlick, Michelle McAdams, Will Botwin and everyone at [[Revelation Management Group|Revelation]] and Red Light management. Thank you for believing in me and encouraging me and doing all the many things you do to make it happen! I also want to thank Steve Baron and Rick Mozenter. I'm so proud of my team. Thank you Will Hunt for your brilliant production, for bringing our sound to life and for your sincere, true friendship (you too, Tab!) A big thank you to my whole family, for making me who I am and inspiring this album. I am so grateful to have such big, strong, music-filled roots, and so much support. Thank you Mimi for inspiring me to play the piano, and paint, and for coming to the studio to listen! Thank you Josh for empowering and enabling me to make music I love and raise our sweet boy at the same time. And most of all, thanks to my baby Jackie. You inspire me every single day, and this music is all for you. I love you!''}}
 
==See also==
*[[Dream Too Much. The movie!]]
 
==Buy/Stream ''Dream Too Much''==
*[https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Much-Amazon-Music-Original/dp/B01K3U6EEC Amazon]
*[http://a.co/d/aXVeeJh Dream Too Much: The Movie]
*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dream-too-much/1441171048 Apple Music]
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/3NKPBxSVIaCahsyNEiJ4xI Spotify]


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Dream Too Much
Studio album by Amy Lee
Released September 30, 2016 (Amazon)
November 9, 2018 (Apple Music & Spotify)
Recorded 2016; Spaceway Productions
Genre Children's music
Length 27:31
Label Amy Lee Music
Producer Will B. Hunt
Amy Lee chronology
Recover, Vol. 1
(2016) 		Dream Too Much
(2016) 		Love Exists
(2017)
Singles from Dream Too Much
  1. "Dream Too Much"
    Released: September 7, 2016
  2. "If You're a Star"
    Released: September 22, 2016
  3. "The End of the Book"
    Released: December 23, 2016
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Dream Too Much is a children's album by Amy Lee that was released exclusively through Amazon on September 30, 2016. The album is available digitally and on CD and was released under Amy's own label: Amy Lee Music.

The bass player on the album, Jeremy Hull, posted to Facebook that he'd been working with Amy Lee on "her upcoming kids' album" on April 15, 2016. The post was taken down some hours later as the album hadn't yet been announced by Amy.

The album was officially announced on August 17, 2016 through an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone.[1] The pre-order link was posted confirming that there will be twelve tracks and the official audio for the self-titled single was released on YouTube at the same time.[2]

The album was originally going to feature four or five tracks as a sixtieth birthday present for Amy's father, John Lee.[3][4] But then Amy's manager approached her about an opportunity from Amazon to make a children's album, and Amy accepted as they had already begun the project.[5]

Concept and recording

With inspiration from her two-year-old son Jack, the album started as a studio-time present to her father, a guitar player and one-time Gong Show champion, who always played music in the Lee home[1].

Vin1.jpg Dad has always been talking about making some kid songs for Jack to have later in life. [My husband suggested,] 'You guys should just do it, get in the studio together, you've never been in the studio together, you're both musicians.'[1] Vin2.jpg


Lee and her father joined forces in Fort Worth, Texas, for a few sessions that promptly grew into a project that enveloped much of her family. Her dad played ukulele, dobro and banjo; Lee teamed with sisters Carrie and Lori for some Andrews Sisters–style harmonies; her uncle Tom plays guitar, bass and harmonica; and her son Jack even makes a cameo[1].

Vin1.jpg We've been saying, even if we're the only ones who ever heard it ... it was worth it because it means so much to us as a family and we love it. So, I'm very proud of it and it was very fulfilling to be able to do that together. ... I'm always looking for ways that I can expand myself creatively and this was a surprise. This kind of came out of a very random place and a very pure place. It was just for ourselves and it turned into something really beautiful.[1] Vin2.jpg


  • Amy and Jack, the main source of inspiration for this album

    Amy and Jack, the main source of inspiration for this album

  • Amy and her sisters during the recording session at Spaceway Productions.

    Amy and her sisters during the recording session at Spaceway Productions.

  • John and Tom Lee. The father and uncle of Amy played an important role during the recordings.

    John and Tom Lee. The father and uncle of Amy played an important role during the recordings.

  • Will Hunt, the producer.

    Will Hunt, the producer.

Before the album sessions, Amy recorded a version of Amie by Pure Prairie League with her father and uncle, but it wasn't included on the album.[6]

Release and Promotion

The album was released exclusively through Amazon and is available on digital and CD formats. In 2018, the album was added to Spotify and Apple Music.[7]

Track List

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King cover)Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike StollerWill B. Hunt 2:18
2. "Dream Too Much"  Amy Lee, Lori LeeWill B. Hunt 3:05
3. "Bee and Duck"  Amy LeeWill B. Hunt 0:36
4. "I'm Not Tired"  Amy Lee, Lori LeeWill B. Hunt 2:15
5. "Little Bird"  Amy Lee, John LeeWill B. Hunt 3:23
6. "Alice"  Amy LeeWill B. Hunt 0:47
7. "Rubber Duckie" (Sesame Street cover)Jeff MossWill B. Hunt 2:08
8. "Hello, Goodbye" (The Beatles cover)John Lennon, Paul McCartneyWill B. Hunt 2:59
9. "Donkey and Chicken"  Amy LeeWill B. Hunt 1:23
10. "The End of the Book"  Amy Lee, Lori Lee, John Lee, Josh HartzlerWill B. Hunt 2:58
11. "If You're a Star"  Amy Lee, John Lee, Josh HartzlerWill B. Hunt 2:56
12. "Goodnight My Love" (Jesse Belvin cover)George Motola, John MarascalcoWill B. Hunt 2:43
Total length:
 27:31

Credits

On the right Amy's painting. On the left the final version made out of paper and yarn by Caitlin Larson.

Amy Lee's thanks in the album booklet:

Vin1.jpg Having a dream is just the beginning, and I want to give a very special thanks to all of the wonderful, hard working people who helped it come true.

Thank you Steve Boom, Griff Morris, Chris Graham, Jamie Fullen, Mary Tastet, Caitlin Larson, Kate Scarpa & everyone at Amazon for your amazing support!

Thank you Jordan Berliant, Jodi Emond, Corey Crossfield, Mark Gorlick, Michelle McAdams, Will Botwin and everyone at Revelation and Red Light management. Thank you for believing in me and encouraging me and doing all the many things you do to make it happen! I also want to thank Steve Baron and Rick Mozenter. I'm so proud of my team. Thank you Will Hunt for your brilliant production, for bringing our sound to life and for your sincere, true friendship (you too, Tab!) A big thank you to my whole family, for making me who I am and inspiring this album. I am so grateful to have such big, strong, music-filled roots, and so much support. Thank you Mimi for inspiring me to play the piano, and paint, and for coming to the studio to listen! Thank you Josh for empowering and enabling me to make music I love and raise our sweet boy at the same time. And most of all, thanks to my baby Jackie. You inspire me every single day, and this music is all for you. I love you!

Vin2.jpg


See also

Buy/Stream Dream Too Much

Note

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Weingarten, Christopher R. (August 17, 2016). "Evanescence’s Amy Lee Details Kids Album ‘Dream Too Much’". Rolling Stone.
  2. ↑ "AMY LEE - "Dream Too Much" Official Audio". YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Interview with Amy Lee of Evanescence". AXS. August 31, 2016. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20160901145554/http://www.axs.com/interview-with-amy-lee-of-evanescence-105712#slide=1.
  4. ↑ "AMY LEE - "Dream Too Much" EPK". August 17, 2016. YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Evanescence’s Amy Lee Opens up About Motherhood, the Children’s Album Her Toddler Helped Her Write, and Prepping for Tour". September 9, 2016. Rockmommy.
  6. ↑ "Amy Lee Of Evanescence Discusses Her Children's Album, "Dream Too Much"". YouTube. October 3, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1382&v=jqiOKFu35UI&feature=youtu.be.
  7. ↑ Lee, Amy (November 9, 2018). "So happy to announce that DREAM TOO MUCH, The super fun kids album I made with my dad, uncle, sisters and brother (and even Jack!) is now available on @Spotify and @AppleMusic". Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Currently at Spaceway... Upright Bass for Amy Lee and the gang.". April 15, 2016. Instagram.
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