Susan Boyle's debut album, already the most pre-ordered album in history, was recorded during the summer of 2009 shortly after her literal overnight leap from obscurity to superstardom. The songs performed on "I Dreamed A Dream" were personally selected by Susan and veteran producer Steve Mac. These are songs that resonated with her, that pricked something within that she felt ready to unleash through music. "It was important that I could feel everything I was singing," she says, cutting straight to the core of why music can be such a useful release.