''Dream Too Much'' is a children's album and the debut solo

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, lead singer of the American rock band

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. The album was written with multiple members of her

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, and was released through

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on September 30, 2016. Videos for each song were released via

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, with the animated music video for "Dream Too Much" being inspired by her two-year-old son.

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. However, her manager was approached by Amazon to do a full children's album, and she accepted it. Aside from the original songs written for the album, Lee also covered Ben King's " Stand By Me" (1961) and "

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" (1967) by

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. A writer with ''Loudwire'' noted the broader reach of these songs which could appeal to adult listeners as well.

Track listing

References

{{Authority control Amy Lee albums Self-released albums 2016 debut albums Children's music albums by American artists