Hear My Cry
Studio album by
Sonique
Released15 February 2000
RecordedSeptember 1998 – January 2000
Genre
Length59:07
Label
Sonique chronology
Serious Sounds of Sonique – In the Mix & on the Mic
(2000) 		Hear My Cry
(2000) 		Club Mix
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Hear My Cry is the debut studio album by British singer Sonique, released on 15 February 2000. It features the singles "It Feels So Good", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, "I Put a Spell on You" and "Sky".[2] The album has sold over half a million copies in the UK alone.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Feels So Good"
  • Sonique
  • Linus Burdick
  • Simon Belofsky
  • Graeme Pleeth
4:00
2."I Put a Spell on You"Jay Hawkins3:32
3."Are You Ready?"
  • Sonique
  • Johnny Turnbull
  • Fritz Catlin
  • Sketch Martin
4:30
4."Cold and Lonely"
  • Sonique
  • Belofsky
  • John Kettle
4:44
5."Drama" (featuring Calvin Richardson)
4:41
6."Move Closer"
  • Sonique
  • Ric Salmon
  • Robin Barter
4:44
7."Can't Get Enough"Sonique4:30
8."Hear My Cry"Sonique5:18
9."Empty (Hideaway)"
  • Lukas Burton
  • Amanda Goseine
  • Kent Brainerd
3:41
10."Love Is on Our Side"
3:23
11."Sky"
4:26
12."Learn to Forget"Graeme Dickson3:40
13."It Feels So Good" (Can 7 Soulfood Club Mix)
  • Sonique
  • Burdick
  • Belofsky
  • Pleeth
7:58
14."Sky" (Sonique Remix)
  • Sonique
  • Nowels
 

Note

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Hear My Cry
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Platinum 300,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[28] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "SONIQUE - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company".
  3. ^ "Sing365.com". Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 260.
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  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sonique – Hear My Cry" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sonique – Hear My Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Sonique". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Sonique Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 52. 23 December 2000. p. 9. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via American Radio History.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  23. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  24. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  25. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  26. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Hear My Cry')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  27. ^ "British album certifications – Sonique – Hear My Cry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  28. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022.


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