Dream Too Much
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dream Too Much
| type = studio
| artist = Amy Lee
| cover = Dream_Too_Much.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2016|09|30}}
| recorded = 2016
| venue =
| studio = Spaceway Productions
| genre = Children's music{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Much-Amazon-Music-Original/dp/B01K3U6EEC/ |title=Dream Too Much (An Amazon Music Original) |website=Amazon |date=September 30, 2016 |access-date=March 17, 2017}}
| length = {{duration||27|31}}
| label = Amazon
| prev_title = Recover, Vol. 1
| prev_year = 2016
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Dream Too Much is a children's album{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/evanescences-amy-lee-details-kids-album-dream-too-much-247253/|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Details Kids Album 'Dream Too Much' |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Christopher R. |last=Weingarten |date=August 17, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2017}} by Amy Lee, lead singer of the American rock band Evanescence. The album was written with multiple members of her immediate family,{{cite news |url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-dream-too-much-kids-album-motherhood-more/ |title=Evanescence's Amy Lee on 'Dream Too Much' Kids Album, Motherhood + Making Her Son Proud |work=Loudwire |first=Graham |last=Hartmann |date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2017}} and was released through Amazon Prime on September 30, 2016.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7476154/evanescence-amy-lee-dream-too-much-childrens-album-2016 |title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Is Releasing a Children's Album |magazine=Billboard |first=Chris |last=Payne |date=August 17, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://www.axs.com/evanescence-s-amy-lee-dreams-up-dream-too-much-104930 |title=Evanescence's Amy Lee dreams up 'Dream Too Much' |publisher=AXS |first=Vanessa |last=Vallon |date=August 18, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2017}} Videos for each song were released via Amazon Video,{{cite news |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2016/12/23/evanescences-amy-lee-shares-longform-video-for-dream-too-muc.html |title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Shares Longform Video for "Dream Too Much" Album |work=ABC News Radio |first=Drew |last=Reynolds |date=December 23, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2017}} with the animated music video for "Dream Too Much" being inspired by her two-year-old son.{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-amy-lee-releases-dream-too-much-video/ |title=Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Releases 'Dream Too Much' Video |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=September 7, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2016/09/07/amy-lee-music-video-dream-too-much-son-jack-lion/ |title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Debuts 'Dream Too Much' Video 'Inspired' By 2-Year-Old Son |work=People |first=Jeff |last=Nelson |date=August 7, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2017 |archive-date=October 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005162149/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2016/09/07/amy-lee-music-video-dream-too-much-son-jack-lion/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.fuse.tv/2016/09/evanescence-amy-lee-dream-too-much-video |title=Amy Lee's 'Dream Too Much' Music Video Is Here, With Smiling Muffins and Everything |work=Fuse |first=Emilee |last=Lindner |date=September 8, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2017}}
Background
Lee revealed that she had initially thought that she would not have enough time to work on music as a mother, but noticed that motherhood gave her "a showering of inspiration and fuel". Thus, Lee revealed that except for the everyday errands, she still had time to be creative and record music for Dream Too Much. Lee said the album was going to feature only four or five songs as a sixtieth birthday present for her father, John Lee.{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk_aLfUp0nI|title=AMY LEE - "Dream Too Much" EPK |work=YouTube |date= August 17, 2016 }} However, her manager was approached by Amazon to do a full children's album, and she accepted it.{{cite news |url=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/ |title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Opens up About Motherhood, the Children's Album Her Toddler Helped Her Write, and Prepping for Tour |work=Rocky Mommy |first=Marisa Torrieri |last=Bloom|date= September 9, 2016 }}
Aside from the original songs written for the album, Lee also covered Ben King's "Stand By Me" (1961) and "Hello, Goodbye" (1967) by The Beatles. A writer with Loudwire noted the broader reach of these songs which could appeal to adult listeners as well.
Track listing
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| title3 = Bee and Duck
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| title4 = I'm Not Tired
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| title5 = Little Bird
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| title6 = Alice
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| title7 = Rubber Duckie
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| title8 = Hello, Goodbye
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| title9 = Donkey and Chicken
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| title10 = The End of the Book
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| title11 = If You're a Star
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| title12 = Goodnight My Love
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References
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