Bombs Away Dream Babies

Infobox Album
Name = Bombs Away Dream Babies
Type = Album
Artist = John Stewart


Released = May 1979
Recorded =
Genre = Rock, Pop
Length = 35:36
Label = RSO Records
Producer = John Stewart, Lindsey Buckingham
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:uisxlf0egcqp link]
Last album = "Fire In The Wind"
(1977)
This album = "Bombs Away Dream Babies"
(1979)
Next album = "John Stewart In Concert"
(1980)

"Bombs Away Dream Babies" is an album released by John Stewart on the RSO label in 1979. The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard pop chart.

While Stewart had performed and recorded as a solo act and as the member of various groups for nearly 20 years, "Bombs Away Dream Babies" represented his first, and only, major commercial success.

The album is a fairly straightforward rock-pop album with tinges of the folk that had been Stewart's staple genre.

The appearance of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks added to the commercial success of the album as well as contributing greatly to the overall sound of the album. Buckingham's guitar work is understated by his usual standards but integral to the sound achieved while his vocals are a solid counter-point to Stewart's rugged baritone. Nicks' recognisable vocals add weight to the hits "Gold" and "Midnight Wind".

"Gold" reached #5 on the pop chart, while "Midnight Wind" and "Lost Her in the Sun" made #28 and #34 respectively.

Track listing

All compositions by John Stewart.
# "Gold" – 4:26
# "Lost Her in the Sun" – 3:51
# "Runaway Fool of Love" – 2:32
# "Somewhere Down the Line" – 2:52
# "Midnight Wind" – 4:30
# "Over the Hill" – 3:13
# "The Spinnin' of the World" – 1:42
# "Comin' Out of Nowhere" – 2:03
# "Heart of the Dream" – 3:21
# "Hand Your Heart to the Wind" – 3:56

Personnel

* John Stewart – Vocals, Guitar, Kalimba
* Lindsey Buckingham – Guitar, Vocals
* Stevie Nicks – Vocals
* Brian Garofalo – Bass, Vocals
* Chris Whelan – Bass, Vocals
* David Jackson – Acoustic Bass
* Michael Botts – Drums
* Richard Slosser – Drums
* Gary Weisberg – Drums
* Russ Kunkel – Drums
* Joey Carbone – Keyboards
* Wayne Hunt – Keyboards, Vocals
* Mary Torrey – Vocals
* Buffy Ford Stewart – Vocals
* Christine DeLisle – Vocals
* Mary Kay Place – Vocals
* Joey Harris – Vocals
* Croxey Adams – Vocals
* Dave Guard – Vocals
* Deborah Tompkins – Vocals
* Catherine Guard – Vocals

Additional personnel

* Rich Fitzgerald - executive producer
* Riley Kathryn - album coordination
* Herbert W. Worthington III - photography, album design
* Jack Upston - logo design
* Seth Terry - layout
* Dave Guard - album title

External links

* [http://www.chillywinds.com John Stewart's Official Website]