Sweet Dream (Jethro Tull song)
"Sweet Dream" is a song recorded by the English progressive rock band Jethro Tull. It was a UK Top Ten hit single, reaching number 7. The song is a non-album single originally recorded during the sessions of their second album Stand Up,[1] but appeared as a bonus track with several other non-album songs on remastered versions of that album. The song appears on many of their compilation albums. In England, the single was the first release on Chrysalis Records.
| "Sweet Dream" | ||||
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 Jethro Tull Sweet Dream German 7 Single | ||||
| Single by Jethro Tull | ||||
| from the album Stand Up | ||||
| B-side | "Seventeen" | |||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis, Island, Reprise, Fontana | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Anderson | |||
| Producer(s) | Ian Anderson | |||
| Jethro Tull singles chronology | ||||
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The song was included on the 1972 Warner/Reprise sampler album The Whole Burbank Catalog. This was the first US release.
Composition
The song is in the key of E minor.
Music video
In 1981, a music video was made for the Slipstream tour. Ian Anderson is dressed up like a vampire and it shows clips from old horror films.
Charts
The song made number 7 in the UK.
Personnel
- Jethro Tull
- Ian Anderson – flute, 12-string guitar, lead vocals
- Glenn Cornick – bass guitar
- Martin Barre – electric guitar
- Clive Bunker – drums, percussion
- Additional musician
- David Palmer - arranged and conducted orchestra