Chart-topping performer Susan Boyle is preparing for the wrath of rock fans by tackling classic tunes by the likes of Pink Floyd and John Lennon for her new album.

Boyle has stamped her mark on Floyd's Wish You Were Here as well as Lennon's hit Imagine, which has gone on to become a global peace anthem, for her sixth release Hope.

She admitted that some of the choices on her album were "a risk" - and she knows there will be criticism but she hopes that people would like her "personal take".

"I hope I have done them justice in my own way," said the singer who found fame on Britain's Got Talent. "John Lennon's Imagine was one of the hardest to record, not because of the music or the vocals but because I wanted to do his song justice. Of course the die-hard Lennon fans will probably criticise but I hope that people like my personal take on the song.

"I themed this album around inspiration and hope because those are two elements we all need in our life to drive us forward and inspire us to go out and capture our dreams - they worked for me."

Also on the album, to be released on November 24, are Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon And Garfunkel, and Sarah McLachlan's song Angel.

Boyle, who has previously covered Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones during her five-year recording career, is preparing to tour the USA for the first time next month.