{"product_id":"2442085","title":"Amy Speace - Amy Speace - The American Dream [cd] [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught halfway between modern folk music, timeless roots-rock, and classic pop, \u003cstrong\u003eAmy Speace\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream \u003c\/i\u003eis an album about balance and transition. It's also the eighth solo record from an award-winning songwriter who's spent most the 21st century on the move, playing 150 shows a year, forever keeping her eyes glued to the road ahead. With \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, she gives herself the grace to glance\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebackward, too, writing reflective songs that turn glimpses of her past -- a childhood bike ride with friends, an artistic awakening as a 20something New Yorker, a painful divorce -- into fuel for chasing down a bolder, brighter present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything begins with the album's title track, whose jangling guitars and heartland hooks find Speace exploring new ground. Set during the bicentennial era of the mid-1970s, 'The American Dream' captures its narrator as a young girl in the middle of a carefree summer, surrounded by a world that feels weightless and infinite. It's the sort of anthemic song that begs to be played in a moving car, the windows rolled down, sunlight streaming through the windshield. Even so, there's a sense of foreboding to the way Speace sings 'Hold tight to the American dream' during the chorus, as though she's warning her own protagonist about the stark wake-up call that awaits. As the rest of the \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream \u003c\/i\u003eunfolds, it covers similar territory, measuring the distance between our dreams and our reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePain. Poetry. Resilience. Resolve. It's all part of \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e. Amy Speace leaves no stone unturned, writing about her own heartbreak with a beauty that's palpable, turning personal experience into universal songs about the dreams we all share: to be happy, to be loved, to be fulfilled. Dreamy, indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomecoming Queen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere Did You Go\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlad I'm Gone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis February Day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething Bout A Town\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlready Gone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst United Methodist Day Care Christmas Show\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Break Things\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargot's Wall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove Is Gonna Come Again\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54419507282305,"sku":"2442085","price":11.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/0613527550394.jpg?v=1750562284","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2442085","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}