Dear Mr. Fantasy

"Dear Mr. Fantasy" is a rock song by Traffic from their 1967 album, Mr. Fantasy. An extended live version (10:57) of the song also appears on the 1971 Traffic album Welcome to the Canteen. The lyrics were written by Jim Capaldi, while the music was written by Steve Winwood and Chris Wood.[1]

"Dear Mr. Fantasy"
Song by Traffic
from the album Mr. Fantasy
ReleasedDecember 1967
GenreRock
Length5:44
LabelIsland
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Jim Capaldi
Producer(s)Jimmy Miller

Steve Winwood played the song at Eric Clapton's 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival and the song appears on the festival DVD. The song was included on the setlist of Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton's joint tour in 2009. A live recording appears on the album Live from Madison Square Garden.

Cover versions

The song has been covered by the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Big Sugar and by Crosby, Stills, & Nash. Crosby, Stills, and Nash added two new stanzas to their version's lyrics.

The song was performed throughout the 1980s and 1990s by the Grateful Dead with keyboardist Brent Mydland on vocals. Phil Lesh and Friends, Gov't Mule and Widespread Panic occasionally cover the song. It also appeared on The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. American hard rock band Tesla recorded it for the album Real to Reel (2007) and the Chicano rock band Los Lobos has played the song live, segueing into it from one of their own compositions.

Personnel

References
  1. Black, Johnny (May 1997). Feature: Steve Winwood Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Mojo.
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