Barlow's first album, Sings, was released in 1998. She has received seven nominations for Canada's Juno Awards with her album Seule ce soir winning for best Jazz Vocal Recording in 2013 and Clear Day winning the same award in 2016. Seule ce soir also won Album of the Year – Jazz Interpretation at the 2013 ADISQ Awards. Barlow was also nominated for the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award at the 2016 Juno Awards.
Barlow was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2008 National Jazz Awards. She has named as influences Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, and Stevie Wonder.
Barlow has voiced various characters for animated television series, including Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon, Courtney, Laurie and Ellody in the Total Drama series, Chrissy in 6teen, Mrs. Ridgemount in Stoked, Bunny in Almost Naked Animals and Theresa Falcone (MacDougall) in Fugget About It.
Born in Toronto to parents who were professional musicians, Barlow grew up in recording studios and by age seven had begun a career singing television and radio commercials.
She was encouraged by her parents to sing and study several instruments including piano, cello, clarinet, and violin. Barlow studied voice at the Etobicoke School of Arts and music theory and arranging at Humber College.
Barlow's grandfathers were ventriloquist Cy Leonard and actor Bob Homme (who played The Friendly Giant). Her father is award-winning jazz drummer Brian Barlow (aka Brian Leonard). Her mother, Judy Tate, is a composer, arranger and singer. Her uncle was Richard Homme, a Canadian jazz bassist who died 6 May 2011.
All I Do Is Dream Of You
Emilie-Claire Barlow Lyrics
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the whole night through
With the dawn I still go on
Dreamin of you
You’re every thought, you’re everything
You’re every song I ever sing
Summer, winter, autumn, and spring
And were there more than twenty-four hours in day
Well They’d be spent in sweet content dreaming a way
When skies are grey, when skies are blue
Morning, noon, and night-time too
All I do the whole day through is dream of you
The lyrics to Emilie-Claire Barlow's song "All I Do Is Dream Of You" speak of a love that is all-consuming, with the singer revealing that they dream of their loved one "the whole night through" and even as dawn approaches, they cannot shake their thoughts of that special someone. The singer characterizes their loved one as their "every thought" and "everything" - they are at the forefront of their mind, and even pervade every song that the singer sings. The all-encompassing nature of the love is further emphasized by the singer's declaration that it persists through all of the seasons - summer, winter, autumn, and spring.
The singer also describes a feeling of contentment that comes with dreaming of their loved one - they suggest that even if there were more than twenty-four hours in a day, they would spend them in sweet contentment, lost in their dreams of their loved one. The love is so strong that it pervades all moments of the day - from morning to noon to night-time, the singer cannot help but dream of their beloved.
Overall, the lyrics reveal a love that is all-consuming, all-encompassing, and cannot be shaken from the singer's thoughts.
Line by Line Meaning
All I do is dream of you
I spend every moment of my life lost in thoughts and dreams of you
the whole night through
Day and night, even in my sleep, I'm dreaming of you
With the dawn I still go on
Even when the sun rises, my thoughts and dreams of you continue
Dreamin of you
You are always on my mind
You're every thought, you're everything
You are in every aspect of my life and every thought I have
You're every song I ever sing
Every song that comes out of me is about you
Summer, winter, autumn, and spring
I think of you in every season and every time of year
And were there more than twenty-four hours in day
If there were any more hours in the day, I would still use them to continue dreaming of you
Well They'd be spent in sweet content dreaming a way
I would spend every extra hour dreaming about you with a deep sense of satisfaction
When skies are grey, when skies are blue
No matter the weather or the circumstance, I think of you and dream about you
Morning, noon, and nighttime too
Throughout every part of the day, my thoughts and dreams of you never cease
All I do the whole day through is dream of you
I spend every second of the day thinking about you and dreaming of what our future could be like together
Contributed by Eli J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.