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Dreams (1980)
Where the lyrics of Dreams take you, and where it was really made.
Grace Slick's second solo album was made with no Jefferson Starship members, and its single 'Seasons' reached No. 17 in the Netherlands.
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Recorded at The Hit Factory (1980)
Recording site Record Plant Studios — The album credits The Hit Factory in New York City as one of its recording studios. The pin sits at city-centre level, so the exact building is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recorded at The Record Plant (1980)
Recording site Plant Recording (Sausalito) — The album credits The Record Plant in Sausalito, California as one of its recording studios. The pin sits at city-centre level, so the exact building is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Second solo album by Grace Slick
- Released by RCA Records in March 1980 (18 March 1980)
- Recorded in New York; no previous or current Jefferson Starship member took part
- Album concept by Slick; Ron Frangipane produced and arranged the record
- Engineer Ed Sprigg; assistant engineers Jon Smith and Alex Kasbevaross
- Cover photo by Ron Slenzak; art direction by Gribbitt (Tim Bryant), J. J. Stelmach and RCA
- LP version has nine tracks: five on side A, four on side B
- US catalogue number AFL1-3544
Background
- Unlike the previous album Manhole, no Jefferson Starship member appears on this one
- Management credited to Big Weasel Johnson
- Studios listed as The Hit Factory (New York City), The Record Plant (Sausalito, California) and RCA Studio (New York City)
Recording
- Track credits: 'Dreams' by Sean Delaney, 'El Diablo' by Gary Gegan, 'Face to the Wind' and 'Angel of Night' by Scott Zito, the rest by Slick
- Ron Frangipane conducted the orchestra and played Oberheim synthesizer on several tracks
- Joe D'Elia played piano and Allan Schwartzberg played drums across much of the album
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Dreams | 5:08 |
| 2 | El Diablo | 5:58 |
| 3 | Face to the Wind | 5:32 |
| 4 | Angel of Night | 3:51 |
| 5 | Seasons | 3:27 |
| 6 | Do It the Hard Way | 4:59 |
| 7 | Full Moon Man | 5:08 |
| 8 | Let It Go | 5:43 |
| 9 | Garden of Man | 6:33 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing, October 30, 1939) is an American musician and painter.
- Early in her career she performed with the Great Society, a band she formed in San Francisco in 1965.
- She was a prominent figure in San Francisco's psychedelic scene from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
Career
- Slick became lead singer of Jefferson Airplane in late 1966 after Signe Toly Anderson left the band.
- Surrealistic Pillow (1967) included "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love", both top-ten US Billboard hits.
- She formed Jefferson Starship with Paul Kantner in 1974 and released several solo albums, including Dreams.
- With Starship she sang co-lead on two number-one hits, "We Built This City" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".
- She retired from music in 1990 and continues to work as a visual artist.
- In 1996 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Jefferson Airplane.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard charts
- Album peaked at No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart
- One single, 'Seasons', was released in the United States to promote the record and peaked at No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100
- 'Seasons' fared much better in the Netherlands, peaking at No. 17
- Slick performed 'Seasons' on the Dutch music show TopPop
- 'Dreams' was issued as a single in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 50 on the chart
- 'Dreams' reached No. 104 in the United States on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart
Records
- Billboard charts: album peak No. 32
- UK Albums Chart: album peak No. 28
- US Hot 100: 'Seasons' peak No. 95
- Netherlands: 'Seasons' peak No. 17
- US Bubbling Under Hot 100: 'Dreams' peak No. 104
- UK singles chart: 'Dreams' peak No. 50
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Recorded in New York without any previous or current Jefferson Starship members
- Unlike the previous album Manhole, no Jefferson Starship member appears here
- Ron Frangipane served as producer and arranger while also conducting the orchestra
- Cover photo by Ron Slenzak; album concept credited to Grace Slick
- Credits list 'Dreams' under Sean Delaney and 'Garden of Man' under Slick, both on the LP track list
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org
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