Album
Dreamer
1974 · Funk / Soul, Blues
6 collectors on Gatefold own this
Dreamer is a Soul & Funk album by Bobby Bland, originally released in 1974. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
About
<i>Dreamer</i> isn't just the turning point in Bobby Bland's career, when he fully assumed the "Sinatra Of The Blues" mantle. It's also an important turning point for the blues itself. These tracks are slick, upscale, and urban but welling up from the soul of a man who came up hard and hasn't let go of the hurt. They're about having everything except happiness, made brutally real by the tension between the Cadillac-smooth arrangements and Bland's honey-mustard voice. The deep pain that simmers throughout this album is as real as anything you will hear, but Bland's gift has always been his ability to open a wound and soothe it at the very same time.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City3:51
- A2I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)3:15
- A3Lovin' On Borrowed Time3:19
- A4The End Of The Road3:06
- A5I Ain't Gonna Be The First To Cry3:36
Side B
- B1Dreamer4:09
- B2Yolanda3:43
- B3Twenty-Four Hour Blues3:59
- B4Cold Day In Hell2:43
- B5Who's Foolin' Who4:18
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- warm
- melancholic
- soulful
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ben BenayGUITAR
- Dean ParksGUITAR
- Ed GreeneDRUMS
- Ernie WattsHORNS SAXOPHONE
- Ginger BlakeBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Jim HornHORNS SAXOPHONE
- John KelsonHORNS TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Julia TillmanBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Julia Tillman WatersBACKING VOCALS
- Larry CarltonGUITAR
- Lew McCrearyHORNS TROMBONE
- Maxine WillardBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Maxine Willard WatersBACKING VOCALS
- Michael OmartianARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR, PIANO, ORGAN, CLARINET, SYNTHESIZER ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR, PIANO, ORGAN, CLAVINET, BLUES HARP
- Paul HubinonHORNS TRUMPET
- Pete ChristliebHORNS SAXOPHONE
- The Sid Sharp StringsSTRINGS
- Tony TerranHORNS TRUMPET
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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