Dreams of a Love

"Don't Fall in Love"
Dreams of a Love
Studio album by the Ferrets
Released	October 1977
Recorded	19 July 1976 – 15 August 1977
Studio	Armstrong Studios, South Melbourne
Genre	Pop; pop-rock;
Label	Mushroom; Festival;
Producer	Willie Everfinish; the Ferrets;
The Ferrets chronology
Singles from Dreams of a Love
	"Don't Fall in Love"; Released: June 1977; "Janie May"; Released: October 1977;

Dreams of a Love is the debut studio album by Australian pop-rock band, the Ferrets. Released in October 1977, it peaked at number 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart. Its production was started by Ian "Molly" Meldrum under the pseudonym, Willie Everfinish – after almost a year the group, assisted by audio engineers Tony Cohen and Ian MacKenzie, finalised the work.

Background

The Ferrets had formed in 1975 and early in the following year they recorded a demo tape, which they sent to Ian "Molly" Meldrum, talent coordinator for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) pop music TV series, Countdown. Meldrum had them signed to Mushroom Records and started producing their debut album, Dreams of a Love, in July 1976.[1][2]

After nearly a year, production of the album was still incomplete, so the Ferrets took over — assisted by recording engineers, Tony Cohen and Ian MacKenzie — Meldrum was attributed as "Willie Everfinish".[3] In June 1977 they released "Don't Fall in Love" as a single, which they performed on Countdown, it peaked at No. 2 on the Kent Music Report singles chart.[1][4] Dreams of a Love followed in October and achieved gold record status.[1] The album cover depicted a model, Wendy Bannister, holding a snarling ferret at her shoulder.[1]

Track listing

LP/Cassette[5]

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prelude"	The Ferrets	0:45
2.	"You Belong with Me"	Martin Falls, William Miller, David Springfield (a.k.a. David Schofield)	3:43
3.	"Bye Bye Baby"	Springfield	2:37
4.	"Lies"	Kenneth Firth, Ian Davis	4:25
5.	"Killing Ourselves"	Frank Howson, Schofield	3:40
6.	"Janie May"	Falls, Miller	4:23
7.	"Dreams of a Love" (featuring The National Boys Choir)	Falls, Miller	6:03

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Old Dog"	Firth	3:31
2.	"El Quicko"	Firth	4:04
3.	"Dont Fall in Love"	Firth, Davis	3:13
4.	"The Children Play" (featuring The National Boys Choir)	Falls, Miller	3:28
5.	"Just Like the Star" (featuring The National Boys Choir)	Falls, Miller, Schofield	5:37
6.	"Magic in the Sand"	Miller	3:08

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[4]	20

Personnel

The Ferrets

Philip Eizenberg – guitar
Kenneth Firth – bass guitar, backing vocals
William "Billy" Miller – lead vocals, guitar, strings (arranger)
David Springfield – guitar
Rick Brewer – drums, percussion
Jane Miller – backing vocals, keyboards
Pam Miller – backing vocals

Additional musicians

Kevin Kasey – choir conductor
David Springfield – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Clarke – flute (track 13)
Brian Godden – banjo (track 6)
Chris Harold – synthesiser (tracks 7, 12)
Nicky Hopkins – piano, voice (track 3)
Peter Jones – strings arranger (tracks 1, 7, 9, 12–13)
Bobby Keys – saxophone (track 2)
Ian Mason – synthesiser (track 7)
Ian Mawson – piano (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 11), organ (track 12)
National Boys Choir – choir vocals (tracks 7, 11–12)
Manny Paterakis – percussion (track 7)
Peter Whitford – percussion (tracks 5, 9, 11)

Recording details

Audio engineer – Tony Cohen, Ian McKenzie
Producer – Willie Everfinish, the Ferrets

Art works

Artwork – Bill Burrows, Mushroom Art, Steve Malpass
Illustration – George Lazerides
Photograph, cover – Derek Hughes

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References

McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Broderick Smith'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004.
"The Ferrets". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Archived from the original on 30 July 2003. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
"The quirks that made it work". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 5 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
"The Ferrets Dreams of a Love". Discogs. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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[McFarlane-1] McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Broderick Smith'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004.

[Holmgren-2] "The Ferrets". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Archived from the original on 30 July 2003. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

[SMH-3] "The quirks that made it work". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 5 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2007.

[Kent-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.

[5] "The Ferrets Dreams of a Love". Discogs. Retrieved 3 October 2017.