Hear My Cry (album)

Hear My Cry is the debut studio album by British singer Sonique, released on 15 February 2000. It features the singles "It Feels So Good", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, "I Put a Spell on You" and "Sky".[2] The album has sold over half a million copies in the UK alone.[3]

This article is about the music album. For the Polish documentary film, see Hear My Cry (1991 film).

Hear My Cry
Studio album by Sonique
Released	15 February 2000
Recorded	September 1998 – January 2000
Genre	Trance electronica house
Label	Serious Universal
Sonique chronology
Serious Sounds of Sonique – In the Mix & on the Mic (2000) Hear My Cry (2000) Club Mix (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "It Feels So Good"
2. "I Put a Spell on You"
3. "Are You Ready?"
4. "Cold and Lonely"
5. "Drama" (featuring Calvin Richardson)
6. "Move Closer"
7. "Can't Get Enough"
8. "Hear My Cry"
9. "Empty (Hideaway)"
10. "Love Is on Our Side"
11. "Sky"
12. "Learn to Forget"
13. "It Feels So Good (Can 7 Soulfood Club Mix)"
14. "Sky (Sonique Remix)"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 9 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 70 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 11 French Albums (SNEP)[7] 120 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 17 Irish Albums (IRMA)[9] 45 Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 30 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 20 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 12 Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 23 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 11 UK Albums (OCC)[16] 6 US Billboard 200[17] 67

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 88 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 75 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 42

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21]	Gold	50,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22]	Gold	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Platinum	300,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "SONIQUE - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company".
3. "Sing365.com". Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Sonique – Hear My Cry" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sonique – Hear My Cry" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
6. "Sonique: Hear My Cry" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
7. "Lescharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sonique – Hear My Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
9. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Sonique". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
10. "Italiancharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
11. "Charts.nz – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Sonique – Hear My Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
17. "Sonique Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
18. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
19. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
20. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
21. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
22. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Sonique; 'Hear My Cry')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
23. "British album certifications – Sonique – Hear My Cry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 25, 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Hear My Cry in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.