''If You're Dreaming'' is the second

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by American musician

Anna Burch Anna Burch () is an American singer-songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. Career Burch spent her early years as a touring musician as part of Frontier Ruckus, until she decided to take a break from music to attend grad school in Chicago. Her music ...

. It was released on April 3, 2020 under

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Critical reception

''If You're Dreaming'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 74, based on 12 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 17 reviews. Aimee Cliff from

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said of the album: "The Detroit singer-songwriter’s second album is sparser, lonelier, and more patient, allowing the candor of her lyrics to shine through."

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Personnel

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Sam Evian Sam Griffin Owens, known professionally as Sam Evian, is an American songwriter, instrumentalist and producer based in New York. He has released three full-length albums and one 7" single. History In 2016, Sam Evian signed with Saddle Creek Re ...

– Producer

References

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