Dreams and All That Stuff
Dreams and all that stuff is the eighth album by guitarist Leo Kottke. It is the only completely instrumental album Kottke released on Capitol. It peaked at #45 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts, his highest position achieved on the Pop Albums charts.
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 Cover photo airbrushed over a photo of Monument Valley, Utah | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Sound 80, Minneapolis, MN | |||
| Genre | Folk, New Acoustic, American Primitive Guitar | |||
| Length | 30:03 | |||
| Label | Capitol (ST-11335) | |||
| Producer | Denny Bruce | |||
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It was re-issued on CD by BGO Records (CD132) in 1992 and One Way Records (S21-18462) in 1996.
Reception
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| Allmusic |   |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album "The shifting moods make this album, appropriately enough, a rather dreamlike experience... Kottke's own tunes are reasonably memorable, though the virtuosity tends to overshadow the music itself at times."[1]
Track listing
All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.
Side one
- "Mona Ray" (Leo Kottke, Michael Johnson) – 3:40
- "When Shrimps Learn to Whistle" – 3:28
- "Twilight Property" – 3:11
- "Bill Cheatham" (P.D.; arranged by Kottke and Hand) – 1:45
- "Vertical Trees" – 2:34
Side two
- Medley: "San Antonio Rose" / "America the Beautiful" (Bob Wills, Ward-Bates, P.D.; Bourne Co.; arranged by Kottke) – 2:03
- "Constant Traveler" – 3:50
- "Why Ask Why?" (Norman Gimbel, Ken Lauber) – 2:09
- "Taking a Sandwich to a Feast" – 2:45
- "Hole in the Day" – 2:50
- "Mona Roy" – 1:48
Personnel
- Leo Kottke – 6 & 12-String Guitar
- Mike Johnson – duet guitar on "Mona Ray"
- Bill Berg – percussion
- Bill Peterson – bass
- Bill Barber – synthesizer, piano
- Cal Hand – steel guitar, dobro
- Herb Pilhofer – piano on "Why Ask Why?"
- Jack “Birthday Party” Smith – piano on "Mona Roy"
Production notes
- Denny Bruce – producer
- Paul “Shorty” Martinson – engineer
- Bob Berglund – mastering
- John Van Hamersveld – album design, photography
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References
- Eder, Bruce. "Dreams and All That Stuff > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
External links
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