Land of Dreams

Land of Dreams is also the title of a fantasy novel by James P. Blaylock

Land of Dreams
Studio album by Randy Newman
Released	September 1988
Recorded	?
Genre	Rock
Length	40:18
Label	Reprise
Producer	James Newton Howard, Jeff Lynne, Mark Knopfler, Tommy LiPuma
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Randy Newman chronology
Trouble in Paradise (1983) Land of Dreams (1988) Randy Newman's Faust (1995)

Land of Dreams is a 1988 album by Randy Newman full of vignettes of his childhood in New Orleans. The most well-known song on the album is "It's Money That Matters", which rose to the top of the Mainstream Rock chart for two weeks, to become Newman's only number one hit on any U.S. chart.

Prior to the album's release, the song Something Special would be chosen to become the closing title music for the 1987 MGM production Overboard starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, and the piano bridge from the song "Dixie Flyer" would subsequently often be utilized as break or filler music on public radio and public television.

Track listing

All songs written by Randy Newman.

1. "Dixie Flyer" – 4:10
2. "New Orleans Wins The War" – 3:27
3. "Four Eyes" – 3:34
4. "Falling In Love" – 3:00
5. "Something Special" – 3:07
6. "Bad News From Home" – 2:45
7. "Roll With The Punches" – 3:29
8. "Masterman And Baby J" – 3:27
9. "Red Bandana" – 2:35
10. "Follow The Flag" – 2:15
11. "It's Money That Matters" – 4:04
12. "I Want You To Hurt Like I Do" – 4:07

Personnel

• Randy Newman - Piano, Vocals
• Adrienne Howell - Background vocals
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Trombone
• Bob Hilburn, Jr. - Background vocals
• Carlos Vega - Drums
• Dan Higgins - Flute, Piccolo, Tenor saxophone
• Dana Drum - Background vocals
• David Paich - Synthesizer
• Dean Parks - Guitar
• Deborah Neal - Background vocals
• Guy Fletcher - Synclavier
• Buzz Feiten - Guitar
• James Newton Howard - Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Jeannie Novak - Background vocals
• Jeff Lynne - Keyboards, Background vocals
• Jeff Porcaro - Drums
• Jerry Hey - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• John "J.R." Robinson - Drums
• Karen Verkoelen - Background vocals
• Kevin Maloney - Synthesizer, Background vocals
• Larry Fast - Synthesizer
• Leland Sklar - Bass
• Lenny Castro - Percussion
• Marc Russo - Saxophone
• Mark Knopfler - Guitar, Vocals
• Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer
• Michael Landau - Guitar
• Mike Campbell - Guitar
• Nathan East - Bass
• Neil Stubenhaus - Bass
• Nicole Jones - Background vocals
• Phil Jones - Drums
• Robbie Weaver - Synthesizer
• Steve Lukather - Guitar
• Tom Petty - Guitar, Background vocals
• Twila Rice - Background vocals