Electric Dreams (John McLaughlin album)

Electric Dreams is the sixth solo album by English jazz guitarist John McLaughlin and his "One Truth Band", released in 1979. Between his fourth and fifth solo albums he spent several years active with the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Electric Dreams
Studio album by John McLaughlin
Released	1979
Recorded	November-December 1978
Studio	Sound Mixer Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	38:40
Label	Columbia
Producer	John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin chronology
Electric Guitarist (1978) Electric Dreams (1979) Belo Horizonte (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B–[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

While performing with Miles Davis, Davis had titled a song on the album Bitches Brew after McLaughlin. McLaughlin returns the favour here, naming a song "Miles Davis".

Track listing

All songs by John McLaughlin unless otherwise noted.

1. "Guardian Angels" – 0:51
2. "Miles Davis" – 4:54
3. "Electric Dreams, Electric Sighs" – 6:57
4. "Desire and the Comforter" – 7:34
5. "Love and Understanding" – 6:36
6. "Singing Earth" (Stu Goldberg) – 0:37
7. "The Dark Prince" – 5:15
8. "The Unknown Dissident" – 6:16

Personnel

• John McLaughlin – Electric Guitar, 6 + 12 + 13 String Acoustic Guitars and Banjo
• L. Shankar – Acoustic and Electric Violin
• Stu Goldberg – Electric Piano, Moog Synthesizer with Steiner Parker Modifications, Prophet Synthesizer, Hammond Organ
• Fernando Saunders – Fender Bass, Acoustic Bass, Vocals on "Love and Understanding"
• Tony Thunder Smith – Drums, Vocals
• Alyrio Lima – Percussion, Amplified Chinese Cymbals
• David Sanborn – Alto Saxophone on "The Unknown Dissident"

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Billboard Jazz Albums	14[5]
1979	Billboard Pop Albums	147[5]

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. "Electric Dreams – John McLaughlin | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
2. Kolosky, Walter (17 November 2002). "John McLaughlin w/ The One Truth Band: Electric Dreams". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 7 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 135. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. "Electric Dreams – John McLaughlin | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.