Dreams (Grace Slick album)

Dreams
Studio album by Grace Slick
Released	March 18, 1980
Recorded	1979 at The Hit Factory, New York City; RCA Studios, New York City; The Record Plant, Sausalito
Genre	Rock Psychedelic rock
Length	45:45
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Ron Frangipane
Grace Slick chronology
Dragon Fly (1974) Dreams (1980) Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! (1981)

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]

Dreams is Grace Slick's 1980 album. The album was recorded in NYC without any previous or current members of Jefferson Starship. Steve Price of Pablo Cruise plays drums on "Garden of Man." One single, "Seasons", was released in the States to promote the album. In the United Kingdom the track "Dreams" was lifted as a single. The album itself rose to #32 on the Billboard charts. It also reached #28 in the UK album Chart

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dreams"	Sean Delaney	5:04
2.	"El Diablo"	Gary Gegan	5:52
3.	"Face to the Wind"	Scott Zito	5:34
4.	"Angel of Night"	Zito	3:49
5.	"Seasons"	Grace Slick	3:23

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do It the Hard Way"	Slick	4:54
2.	"Full Moon Man"	Slick	5:05
3.	"Let It Go"	Slick	5:41
4.	"Garden of Man"	Slick	6:23

Singles

• "Seasons" (1980) #95 US
• "Dreams" (1980) #104 US

Personnel

• Grace Slick – vocals, piano on "Garden of Man"
• Ron Frangipane – conductor on "Dreams", "Seasons", "Let It Go", and "Garden of Man", Oberheim synthesizer player on "Dreams" and "Garden of Man"
• Frank Owens – solo piano on "Dreams"
• Scott Zito – lead guitars on "Face to the Wind" and "Let It Go", electric guitar on all other tracks except "Seasons", acoustic guitar on "El Diablo" and "Seasons", bottleneck guitar on "Do It the Hard Way", vocals on "Angel of Night"
• Sol Ditroia – rhythm electric guitar on "Face to the Wind", acoustic guitar on all other tracks except "Dreams" and "Angel of Night", guitar solo on "El Diablo"
• George Wadenius – 2nd lead electric guitar on "Face to the Wind", electric guitar on "Do It the Hard Way" and "Full Moon Man", acoustic guitar on all other tracks except "Dreams" and "Angel of Night"
• Neil Jason – electric bass on "dreams", guitarone on "El Diablo", Fender bass on "El Diablo", bass on all other tracks
• Allan Schwartzberg – drums
• Jim Malin – percussion on all tracks except "Dreams" and "Garden of Man"
• Joe D'Elia – piano on "Face to the Wind", "Seasons", "Do It the Hard Way", and "Let It Go", solo piano on "Full Moon Man"
• Geoff Farr – Oberheim synthesizer programmer on "Dreams" and "Garden of Man"
• Gene Orloff – concertmaster on "Dreams"
• Artie Kaplan – orchestra contractor on "Dreams", "Seasons", "Let It Go", and "Garden of Man", baritone saxophone on "Full Moon Man"
• Edward Walsh – Oberheim synthesizer on "El Diablo", "Face to the Wind", "Full Moon Man", "Let It Go", and "Garden of Man"
• Celebration Singers – chorus on "Seasons"
• Harry Lookofsky – concertmaster on "Seasons", "Let It Go", and "Garden of Man"
• Dave Tofani – tenor saxophone on "Full Moon Man"
• Phil Bodner – tenor saxophone on "Full Moon Man"
• Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone on "Full Moon Man"
• Joe Shepley – solo piccolo trumpet on "Let It Go"
• Steve Price – drums on "Garden of Man"
• George Devens – percussion on "Garden of Man"
• David Feiedman – percussion on "Garden of Man"

Production

• Ron Frangipane – producer, arrangements
• Ed Sprigg – engineer
• Jon Smith, Alex Kasbevaross – assistant engineers
• Grace Slick – album concept
• Gribbitt (Tim Bryant), J. J. Stelmach, RCA – art direction
• Ron Slenzak – cover photo
• Big Weasel (Skip) Johnson – management

References

1. ^ McCombs, Joseph (2011 [last update]). "Dreams - Grace Slick | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r49537. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 

External links

• (1980) Album notes for Dreams by Grace Slick [Vinyl inside sleeve]. New York City: RCA (AFL1-3544).