''Dreams'' is the debut album by
Evermore, released on 27 September 2004 in Australia, 8 October 2004 in New Zealand and 23 May 2006 in the
US. The album peaked at No. 15 on the Australian
ARIA Albums Chart
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,
and received
platinum
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Platinu ...
accreditation in 2005.
The album was nominated for four
ARIA Music Awards
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in 2005. It reached No. 30 on the
Official New Zealand Music Chart
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for albums.
The first single off the album was "
It's Too Late", which was released on 2 August 2004, where it debuted at No. 38 on the
ARIA Singles Chart
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, eventually reaching No. 15 in November 2004.
The single was also the seventh-most played song in Australia in 2005. The second single "
For One Day" was released on 14 February 2005, debuting on the
ARIA Singles Chart
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at No. 20.
The single was also nominated for Single of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards. A third single "
Come to Nothing
"Come to Nothing" is the third single by Evermore, taken from their debut album, ''Dreams''. It was released in May 2005 and peaked at No. 51 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It appeared as a split single on CD with two live music videos by ...
" was released on 23 May 2005.
In the
2004 Triple J Hottest 100, "It's Too Late" came in at No. 14 and "For One Day" at No. 57.
In 2005, "Into the Ocean (Calling You)" was adopted as the soundtrack theme for ''
Ghost Hunt'', a New Zealand paranormal television show. In 2006, a Dirty South remix of "It's Too Late" reached No. 1 on the
Australian Club Charts and remained in the top 50 for 24 weeks.
Critical reception
''Dreams'' received generally favorable reviews from critics.
Track listing
Personnel
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Jon Hume
Jon Hume is an Australian-born New Zealand musician, songwriter and record producer based between Los Angeles and Nashville who has written and produced songs for JP Cooper, Galantis, Bebe Rexha, Guy Sebastian, Sofi Tukker, Dean Lewis, Icona P ...
– vocals, guitars
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Peter Hume – keyboards, piano, bass, vocals
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Dann Hume
Dann Hume (born 1 September 1987) is a New Zealand musician, music producer, mix engineer and songwriter. Hume began his career with his two brothers (with Peter Hume and Jon Hume) who make up the alternative rock band, Evermore since 1999.
B ...
– drums, percussion, vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications
Release history
References
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Evermore (band) albums
2004 debut albums
Albums produced by John Alagía