Dreams (Grace Slick album)

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Dreams is a studio album by Grace Slick. It was released in 1980 on RCA Records.

Background

The album features a psychedelic rock sound, with flamenco elements on "El Diablo".

It was recorded in New York 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 United States to promote the record. In the United Kingdom, the track "Dreams" was issued as a single.

Charts

The album reached #32 on the Billboard charts. It also attained the number 28 position on 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, # 17 Netherlands.
• "Dreams" (1980) #104 US, # 50 UK.

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

External links

• Dreams (Vinyl inside sleeve). Grace Slick. New York City: RCA. 1980. AFL1-3544.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)