Impossible Dream (Aaron Lazar album)
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| Impossible Dream | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 23, 2024 |
| Recorded | 2024 |
| Studio | East West, Power Station, Luminous, Timberlake, Big Orange Sheep |
| Length | 40:45 |
| Label | Lexicon Classics |
| Producer | Kitt Wakeley, Jonathan Estabrooks, Aaron Lazar, David Das, Patrick Conlon, Christina Giacona |
Impossible Dream is a studio album by American actor and singer Aaron Lazar and includes duets with artists such as Josh Groban, Neil Patrick Harris, Leslie Odom Jr, and Loren Allred, among others. It was released on August 23, 2024, by Studio Seven Media and charted at #2 on Billboard's Classical Crossover Album chart in September, 2024.[1][2][3] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album" in November, 2024.[4]
On August 23, 2024 Aaron Lazar, recently diagnosed with ALS, released the album "Impossible Dream," produced by Kitt Wakeley, Jonathan Estabrooks, Aaron Lazar, David Das, Patrick Conlon and Christina Giacona. Record sales proceeds will benefit the ALS Network. Broadway singers and actors Josh Groban, Kelli O’Hara, Leslie Odom, Jr., Neil Patrick Harris, Kate Baldwin, Norm Lewis, and Loren Allred sing duets with Lazar and the title track features singers Sting, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Kristin Chenoweth, among others. It was developed by Studio Seven Media and Emitha LLC[5]
"Let Your Soul Be the Pilot", the album's first single release, won an HIMA Award for "Best Adult Contemporary Song" and the album charted at #2 on Billboard's Classical Crossover Albums chart.[6][7][1]
The title track, "Impossible Dream", features singers Sting, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kristin Chenoweth, Liz Callaway, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Shoshana Bean, Joanna Gleason, Brian d'Arcy James and Adrienne Warren. Also featured on the track are Shoshana Bean, Christy Altomare, Christiane Noll, Adam Jacobs, Mike Love, Betsy Wolfe, Marc Kudisch, Max von Essen, Tony Yazbeck, Jessica Phillips, Jill Paice, Mike Minarik Anthony Fedorov, Aaron Gleason, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Chris Sarandon, Corey Cott, Elena Shaddow, Erin Davie, Graham Rowat, Jon Armour, Mia Moravis, Michael Berresse, Phillip James Griffith, Kris Angelis, Nicole Zuraitis, Emily Drennan, Vivian Fang Liu, Radhika Vekaria, Dele Olasiji, Sangeeta Kaur, Matt B, Anita Lerche, Zak Resnick, Reese Levine, Sarah Duvall, Courtney Reed, Dan Cooney, Travis Leland, David Coolidge, Matty Miller, Gianee Martinez, and Fiona O'Brien.[8][2][9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'd Give It All for You" (duet with Kate Baldwin) |
| 5:15 | |
| 2. | "When You Believe" (duet with Norm Lewis) |
| 3:28 | |
| 3. | "I Am Loved" (duet with Rebecca Luker) |
| 4:04 | |
| 4. | "Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again" (duet with Leslie Odom Jr.) |
| 3:42 | |
| 5. | "Make Our Garden Grow" (duet with Kelli O'Hara) |
| 4:20 | |
| 6. | "Fight the Dragons" (duet with Neil Patrick Harris) |
| 5:01 | |
| 7. | "You'll Never Walk Alone" (duet with Loren Allred) |
| 4:19 | |
| 8. | "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" (duet with Josh Groban) |
| 4:58 | |
| 9. | "The Impossible Dream" |
| 6:00 | |
| Total length: | 40:45 | |||
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