My Favorite Dream
album by John Legend
My Favorite Dream is the first children's album and tenth studio album by American singer John Legend. It was released on August 30, 2024, through John Legend Music Inc. and Republic Records. The album includes the single "L-O-V-E". It follows up his 2022 album Legend (2022).
The album is entirely produced by Sufjan Stevens.
Background and conception
My Favorite Dream marks Legend's first entry into children's music. Legend stated his idea for the album came from learning the Fisher-Price song "Maybe" on the piano. Chrissy Teigen, his spouse, uploaded a video of Legend playing and singing "Maybe" to one of their children. The warm reception from Legend's fans inspired him to start creating children's music: "I kind of took it as a challenge, not to just cover some songs kids already knew and loved, but to try to create something new.
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