Dream, After Dream

Dream, After Dream
Soundtrack album by Journey
Released	December 10, 1980
Recorded	October 13–22, 1980
Genre	Progressive Rock
Length	35:22
Label	Columbia
Producer	Kevin Elson, Journey
Journey chronology
Departure (1980) Dream, After Dream (1980) Captured (1981)

Dream, After Dream, performed by American rock group Journey, is the soundtrack album to the Japanese film of the same title. Released in 1980 on Columbia Records, it was the seventh album-length recording by the group. The soundtrack, however, firmly overshadowed the film itself, which enjoyed little notoriety. The album is notable for being a significant departure from the pop rock which characterized the band's three preceding albums, harking back to their progressive rock beginnings and relying on complex musicianship and instrumentals.

Dream, After Dream features a full vocal on three of its nine tracks, "Destiny", "Sand Castles" and "Little Girl". "Little Girl" was later the B-side of the "Open Arms" single and was featured on Journey's Time³ collection. The track also appears as a bonus track on the 2006 reissue of Departure.

The album was the last to feature founding member Gregg Rolie.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Destiny"	Neal Schon, Steve Perry	8:54
2.	"Snow Theme"	Ross Valory	4:04
3.	"Sandcastles"	Gregg Rolie, Perry	4:44
4.	"A Few Coins"	Rolie, Schon, Steve Smith, Perry, Valory	0:40
5.	"Moon Theme"	Schon, Perry	4:35
6.	"When the Love Has Gone"	Schon	4:02
7.	"Festival Dance"	Rolie, Schon, Smith, Perry, Valory	0:57
8.	"The Rape"	Valory	2:11
9.	"Little Girl"	Schon, Perry, Rolie	5:48

Reviews

Dream, After Dream has been viewed as a major departure from the commercially successful, radio-friendly pop of their previous three albums. CD Universe wrote, "One of the most overlooked albums in Journey's catalogue... Dream, After Dream is a fine example of Journey's underrated musicianship, and recommended for devoted fans."^[1] Dave Marsh, normally an ardent detractor of the band, was even more enthusiastic, describing the album as "the band's finest recording of the 80's".^[2] Allmusic, while still positive, were less impressed, awarding the album three stars out of five.^[3]

Personnel

Journey is

• Steve Perry – lead vocals
• Neal Schon – guitars, vocals
• Ross Valory – bass guitar, vocals
• Steve Smith – drums, percussion
• Gregg Rolie – keyboards, piano, harmonica, vocals

Additional musicians

• Trombone: Eiji Arai, Yasuo Hirauchi, Tadataka Nakazawa, Sumio Okada
• Trumpet: Toshio Araki, Yoshikazu Kishi, Kenji Yoshida, Takatoki Yoshioka
• Violin: Takashi Fukumori, Hachiro Ohmatsu, Kiyoshi Ohsawa, Masatsugu Shinozaki
• Cello: Hiroto Kawamura, Kazuo Okamoto
• Horn: Masayuki Yamashiro
• Strings and horns arranged and conducted by Matthew A. Schon

Production

• Produced by Kevin Elson and Journey
• Engineers: Kevin Elson, Akira Fukada, Geoff Workman
• Mixing: Kevin Elson

References

1. ^ Dream, After Dream review. CD Universe. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
2. ^ Marsh, Dave. "Great, Forgotten Records". New Book of Rock Lists. Sidgwick & Jackson. 1994.
3. ^ Dream, After Dream review. Allmusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.