Dreams (Philip Bailey album)

Dreams is an album by Philip Bailey released on Heads Up International Records in 1999. The album peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[4][5]

Dreams
Studio album by Philip Bailey
Released	June 22, 1999
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:20
Label	Heads Up International
Producer	Philip Bailey, Robert Brookins, Eric Huber, Dave Love
Philip Bailey chronology
Life and Love (1995) Dreams (1999) Soul on Jazz (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(favourable)[2]
Philadelphia Daily News	(favourable)[3]

Overview

Dreams features guest appearances by artists such as Grover Washington Jr., George Duke, Kirk Whalum and Gerald Albright. On the album, Bailey covered Pat Metheny's "Something to Remind You", Bread's "Make It with You" and Earth, Wind & Fire's "Sailaway" which was featured on the band's 1980 album Faces.[6][7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Waiting for the Rain"	Eric Huber	4:15
2.	"Moondance"	Van Morrison	5:00
3.	"Dream Like I Do"	Eric Huber	4:50
4.	"Something"	Eric Huber	3:34
5.	"Make It with You"	David Gates	4:15
6.	"Sail Away"	Philip Bailey, Eddie del Barrio, Roxanne Seeman, Maurice White	3:45
7.	"The Masquerade Is Over"	Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel	5:35
8.	"Are We Doing Better Now"	Philip Bailey, Sir Bailey, Robert Brookins	4:55
9.	"Something to Remind You"	Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny	5:45
10.	"Strength to Love You"	Philip Bailey, Sir Bailey, Robert Brookins	5:26

Personnel

• Philip Bailey – lead and backing vocals
• Robert Brookins – keyboards
• Eric Huber – keyboards
• Joe McBride – piano
• Morris Pleasure – keyboards, piano
• Steve Scalfati – keyboards, guitar
• Pat Metheny – guitar
• Peter White – guitar
• Douglas Barnett – bass
• Marcus Miller – bass
• Gerald Veasley – bass
• Mark Ivester – drums
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Gerald Albright – saxophone
• Everette Harp – soprano saxophone
• Donald Hayes – saxophone
• Grover Washington, Jr. – saxophone
• Kirk Whalum – saxophone
• Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Darnell Alexander – backing vocals

References

1. Widran, Jonathan. "Philip Bailey: Dreams". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Edelstein, Paula (July 1, 1999). "Philip Bailey: Dreams". allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz.
3. Hunter Jr., Al (September 3, 1999). "Bailey finds truth in falsetto; Vertu returns to Forever". newspapers.com. Philadelphia Daily News.
4. Philip Bailey: Dreams. Heads Up International. 1999.
5. "Philip Bailey: Dreams (Top Jazz Albums)". billboard.com.
6. "Philip Bailey: Dreams". secondhandsongs.com.
7. Woodard, Joseph. "Philip Bailey". jazztimes.com. Jazz Times.