Dreams (Philip Bailey album)

Summary

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

Dreams
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 1999
RecordedNovember 1998-March 1999
GenreJazz
Length47:20
LabelHeads Up International
ProducerPhilip Bailey, Robert Brookins, Eric Huber, Morris Pleasure
Philip Bailey chronology
Life and Love
(1995)
Dreams
(1999)
Soul on Jazz
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
All About Jazz(favourable)[2]
Philadelphia Daily News(favourable)[3]

Overview edit

Dreams features guest appearances by artists such as Grover Washington Jr., George Duke, Kirk Whalum, Gerald Veasley, Marcus Miller, 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 edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waiting for the Rain"Eric Huber4:15
2."Moondance"Van Morrison5:00
3."Dream Like I Do"Eric Huber4:50
4."Something"Eric Huber3:34
5."Make It with You"David Gates4:15
6."Sail Away"Philip Bailey, Eddie del Barrio, Roxanne Seeman, Maurice White3:45
7."The Masquerade Is Over"Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel5:35
8."Are We Doing Better Now"Philip Bailey, Sir Bailey, Robert Brookins4:55
9."Something to Remind You"Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny5:45
10."Strength to Love You"Philip Bailey, Sir Bailey, Robert Brookins5:26

Personnel edit

Musicians


Production

  • Robert Brookins – producer, engineer
  • Eric Huber – producer, engineer
  • Morris Pleasure – producer
  • Dave Love – executive producer
  • Gerald Albright – engineer
  • Rick Braun – engineer
  • Wayne Holmes – engineer
  • Denny Jiosa – engineer
  • Mark Knox – engineer
  • Scott Noll – engineer
  • Joe Primeau – engineer
  • Reed Ruddy – engineer
  • Martin Walters – engineer
  • Peter White – engineer
  • Erik Zobler – engineer
  • Peter Figen – photography

References edit

  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.