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Only When I Sleep
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Wikipedia article
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"'Only When I Sleep'" is a song by Celtic folk rock band the Corrs, released in September 1997 as the first single from their second album, 'Talk on Corners' (1997). The song focuses on being in love with someone in your dreams, not anyone in reality. The track was also included on The Corrs' album 'Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection' in 2006. The single managed to peak at number 10 on the Irish Singles Chart, number 34 on the Australian Singles Chart, and number 58 on the UK Singles Chart.
Critical reception
Alan Jones from 'Music Week' described the song as "a classy and sonically pleasing ballad performed in a style midway between Roxette and Heart. The family's pleasing harmonies are a plus, as is the vaguely Irish fiddling. An invaluable trigger to sales of their upcoming album 'Talk On Corners'."
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Only When I Sleep" was shot at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles, and is of a more glamorous style than the previous videos. The hotel used to be very popular in the early days of Hollywood, and famous stars like Charlie Chaplin, Sarah Bernhardt, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks or Cecil B. DeMille but also politicians like Theodore Roosevelt and Winston Churchill stayed here. It is abandoned today but still used as a filming location of many films, TV shows (e.g. 'The X-Files') and other music videos.
Director Nigel Dick met Jim by chance at the airport of L.A. He has been directing music videos for many other artists, including R.E.M., Cher, Oasis, Tears for Fears and Alice Cooper.
Track listings
* 'UK CD single'
# "Only When I Sleep" (radio edit) 3:50
# "Only When I Sleep" (LP version) 4:23
# "Remember" 4:02
# "Only When I Sleep" (instrumental) 4:23
* 'UK cassette single'
# "Only When I Sleep" (radio edit) 3:50
# "Remember" 4:02
* 'French and Benelux CD single'
# "Only When I Sleep" (radio edit) 3:50
# "Only When I Sleep" (LP version) 4:23
# "Only When I Sleep" (instrumental) 4:23
Personnel
Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.
'The Corrs'
* Andrea Corr lead vocals, tin whistle
* Caroline Corr vocals, drums, bodhrn
* Sharon Corr vocals, violin
* Jim Corr vocals, guitar, keyboards
* The Corrs writing, co-production
'Production'
* John Shanks writing
* Paul Peterson writing
* Oliver Leiber writing, production
* Bob Clearmountain mixing
* John Hughes management
* Brenda Rotheiser art direction
* Blinkk photography
Charts
Release history
Cover versions
In 1999, the song was covered by Tinkara Kova and released on her second album 'Koek neba'.
In 2004, the song was covered by Lee Eun-ju and used in her final film, 'The Scarlet Letter'.
References
Category:The Corrs songs
Category:1990s ballads
Category:1997 singles
Category:1997 songs
Category:143 Records singles
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Lava Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Nigel Dick
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Songs written by John Shanks
Category:Songs written by Oliver Leiber
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