Dream Too Much

Dream Too Much
Studio album by Amy Lee
Released	September 30 2016
Recorded	2016
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
"Dream Too Much" Released: September 7, 2016 "If You're a Star" Released: September 22, 2016 "The End of the Book" Released: December 23, 2016

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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.

The album was announced on August 17, 2016 through an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone.. The pre-order link was posted confirming the album will be released September 30th, and that there will be twelve tracks, which will be a mix of original songs and covers. The official audio for the first single of the same title was released on YouTube.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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  Will Hunt, the producer.

Tracklist

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

Credits

• Amy Lee - voice, piano, harp, composing
• Jack Lion Hartzler - piccolo cameo, inspiration source
• Will B. Hunt - producer
• John Lee - voice, ukulele, guitar , banjo
• Carrie Lee - second voice
• Lori Lee - second voice
• Tom Lee - guitar, bass, harmonica
• Jeremy Hull - bass